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Nokia Asha 306 vs Sony Xperia M

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Sony
Announced
June 2012 June 2013
Status
Available - July 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors
Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight
96 g (3.39 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network
N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
56K colors 16M colors
Size
3.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
43.44% 57.31%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
S40 Asha Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
- Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU
- Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
32 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
10 MB, 64 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
- Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

User Memory

Phonebook
Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes Practically unlimited
Internal
10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1700 mAh
Stand by
Up to 600 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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