Nokia N97 vs Sony Xperia SL
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| Announced | |
| November 2008 | August 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2009 | Released - September 2012 |
| Colors | |
| White, Black | White, Black, Gray |
| 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 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in) |
| Weight | |
| 150 g (5.29 oz) | 144 g (5.08 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 220 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 128 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB storage | 32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 16GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Carl Zeiss optics | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, VGA@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [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, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM | 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 16GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh (BP-4L) | 1750 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 432 h (2G) 408 h (3G) |
Up to 420 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) Up to 6 h (3G) |
Up to 8 h 30 min |