Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Nokia Lumia 1020

Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
Nokia Lumia 1020
nokia lumia 1020
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced Available - April 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) [Similar]
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 2370 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)