Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Asus
Announced Available - April 2013 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 306 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 67.83% 64.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio -
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2200 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
- Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 28 h (3G)