Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs Nokia Lumia 505

Sony Xperia Go
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Nokia Lumia 505
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced May 2012 December 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors White, Black, Yellow Black, White, Red, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] 800 MHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 53.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
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 No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1305 mAh 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)