Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced March 2013 Available - April 2013 March 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red White, Blue, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 -
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.6 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 66.67% 59.57%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSPA+, LTE HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2370 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)