Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia tipo dual vs Micromax A88 Canvas Music

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Micromax
Announced February 2012 June 2012 May 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Serene black, Classic silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
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Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i2
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a2
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225AA Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX531
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB (1.93 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.2 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.77% 52.10% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, VGA Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.93 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 260 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 5 h