Phone Comparison - Nokia E72 vs Sony Xperia SP

Nokia E72
nokia e72
Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2009 Available - April 2013
Status Available - October 2009 Available - April 2013
Colors White, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown, Amethyst Purple, W Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 58 x 10 mm, 65 cc
(4.49 x 2.28 x 0.39 in, 2.56 cc )
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 250 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.24% 66.67%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Yes
Edge Class 32, 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Nokia VoIP 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 250 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap 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-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (2G)
576 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
6 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)