Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Nokia 208

Sony Xperia L
sony xperia l
Nokia 208
nokia 208
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced March 2013 July 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) -
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 2.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 30.56%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
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 -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C)
Capacity 1750 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)