Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia M Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced March 2012 February 2012 June 2013
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 4 GB
External Memory Yes, microSD No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 55.77% 57.31%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1320 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)