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Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia M

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
February 2012 June 2013
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight
110 g (3.88 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
55.77% 57.31%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [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) 4 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
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
Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps
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, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1320 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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