Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs Sony Xperia TX vs Sony Xperia ZL

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 August 2012 January 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz)) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.55 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 63.42% 75.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 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 Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1750 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h