Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Micromax Canvas Gold A300 vs Micromax Canvas Xpress A99

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Micromax Micromax
Announced March 2013 June 2014 December 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 6,550 ($96.32) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Gold, White with Gold, Black with Gold Blue, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
- -
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications) 8 GB (5.85 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications), 2 GB R 8 GB (5.85 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2300 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 210 h Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 7 h