Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Sony Xperia UL

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
Sony Xperia UL
sony xperia ul
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony
Announced May 2012 May 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
135 x 71 x 10.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 71.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 15 h 10 min