Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia S vs Motorola Moto E vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola Nokia
Announced January 2012 May 2014 June 2014
Status Available - Q1 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Silver, Black Black, White Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 302 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 63.10% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1980 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
- Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)