Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia UL vs Sony Xperia M2

Sony Xperia UL
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Sony Xperia M2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony
Announced May 2013 February 2014
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 71 x 10.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (LTE)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h 10 min Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)