Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs Nokia XL vs Panasonic P81

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Panasonic
Announced June 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
7.9 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 64.48% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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