Phone Comparison - Nokia N97 vs Sony Xperia L

Nokia N97
nokia n97
Sony Xperia L
sony xperia l
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced November 2008 March 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - May 2013
Colors White, Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
(4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in, 3.46 cc )
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 137 g (4.83 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes 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, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 32 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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) 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
408 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)