Sony Xperia U vs Nokia Lumia 525
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Nokia |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | November 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2012 | Available - January 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye | Yellow, orange, white, black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) |
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 110 g (3.88 oz) | 124 g (4.37 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 3.5 inches [Similar] | 4.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar] | 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 55.77% | 59.47% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 | Microsoft Windows Phone 8 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400MP [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) | 8 GB ROM |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, video light | Yes, 720p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | No [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 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM | 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1320 mAh | 1430 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 260 h (2G) Up to 472 h (3G) |
Up to 336 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) |
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G) Up to 10 h 36 min (3G) |