Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY+ vs ZTE Blade III vs Sony Xperia U

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola ZTE Sony
Announced August 2011 September 2012 February 2012
Status Available - September 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3620 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 200 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.65% 58.43% 55.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, @30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1700 mAh 1600 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min - Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)