Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Lava Iris 501

Sony Xperia Tipo
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Lava Iris 501
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lava
Announced June 2012 January 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX531 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 60.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 620 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h