Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Sony Xperia SL vs Sony Xperia M Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced June 2012 August 2012 June 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Released - September 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue White, Black, Gray Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 144 g (5.08 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 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 220 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 62.05% 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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging 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, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 420 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)