Sony Xperia Sola vs. Sony Xperia U 5.2 Tie Sony Xperia Sola Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia Sola Memory card Micro SD NFC Support Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications Really small 59x116x9 mm Average amount of internal storage 8 GB Small screen 3.7" Thin 10 mm Light-weight 107 g 5.1 Tie Sony Xperia U Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia U Video output Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices Very sharp screen 279 PPI

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Overview

Storage 2.4 vs 1.9 Winner: Sony Xperia Sola [details] Has a memory card slot to increase your phone's storage capacity, Micro SD vs None 2x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 8 GB vs 4 GB Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8 Too close to call [details] Size 7.6 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Fairly small Light weight Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2 Too close to call [details] Both shoot high resolution HD movies Screen 5.8 vs 5.9 Too close to call [details] Very small screens Processing power 4.8 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Battery 4.0 vs 4.0 Too close to call [details] Short talk time Lower capacity batteries Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Network - vs 5.8 Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Not the latest bluetooth support Web browsing - vs 9.5 Missing information [details] Both support Adobe Flash Overall 5.2 vs 5.1

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Sony Xperia Sola		Sony Xperia U

Storage

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	None	The Sola has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	8 GB	vs	4 GB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Sensors

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Size

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Weight	107 g	vs	110 g	Light weight
	Thickness	10 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	59x116x9 mm	vs	54x112x12 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	None	vs	Micro USB	The Xperia U has a Micro USB video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Screen

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Screen size	3.7"	vs	3.5"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	854x480	vs	854x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	264 PPI	vs	279 PPI	The Xperia U has a sharp screen, but the Sola is average
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Processing power

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Dual core	Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	524 MB	vs	524 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Talk time	6 hours	vs	5.6 hours	Short talk time
	Standby time	19.6 days	vs	19.7 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,320 mAh	vs	1,320 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Polymer

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	2.59 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.13 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	175 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	Yes	vs	No	The Sola supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used for wireless payments and other transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia Sola			Sony Xperia U
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	658 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support Adobe Flash

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