Phone Comparison - Nokia E71 vs Sony Xperia S

Nokia E71
nokia e71
Sony Xperia S
sony xperia s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2008 January 2012
Status Available - July 2008 Available - Q1 2012
Colors White Steel, Grey Steel, Black, Red Silver, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 57 x 10 mm, 66 cc
(4.49 x 2.24 x 0.39 in, 2.6 cc )
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 369 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 110 MB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 8GB, hotswap No

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.70% 62.05%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio FM radio (E71 only); Visual ra Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Videocall camera [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 32, 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 110 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8GB, hotswap No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 410 h (2G)
480 h (3G)
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 30 min (2G)
4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)