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Sony Xperia Tipo vs Lava Iris 501

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Lava
Announced
June 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - August 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors
Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
Weight
99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
52.10% 60.39%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor
800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX531 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Class 12
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 620 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h
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