Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia U vs Nokia XL

Sony Xperia U
sony xperia u
Nokia XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced February 2012 February 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.77% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 1320 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)