Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced February 2013 Available - April 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.6 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 66.67% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2370 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)