Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo vs Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Sony
Announced February 2011 January 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Blue Gradient, Red, Silver Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in )
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 75.43% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2370 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 500 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)