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Nokia N97 vs Sony Xperia L

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Sony
Announced
November 2008 March 2013
Status
Available - June 2009 Available - May 2013
Colors
White, Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
(4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in, 3.46 cc )
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight
150 g (5.29 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
52.01% 60.81%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video
Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 32 Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Class 32 Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

User Memory

Internal
32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh (BP-4L) 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 432 h (2G)
408 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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