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Sony Xperia L vs Nokia Lumia 1520

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Nokia
Announced
March 2013 October 2013
Status
Available - May 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black, White, Red Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight
137 g (4.83 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.81% 71.44%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features
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 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity
1750 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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