Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T LTE vs Sony Xperia L vs Samsung Galaxy Core Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced October 2012 March 2013 October 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Silver Black, White, Red White, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
129.7 x 66 x 9.5 mm
(5.11 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 132.5 g (4.66.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3502 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT30at
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LT30a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LT30at - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.44% 60.81% 61.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 1750 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 320 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 9 h