Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 306 vs Sony Xperia M

Nokia Asha 306
nokia asha 306
Sony Xperia M
sony xperia m
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2012 June 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 32 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)