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Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
Available - April 2013 May 2013
Status
Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Black, White, Red Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.6 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.67% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [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 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity
2370 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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