Sony Xperia
Sola
vs. Sony Xperia
U

Sony Xperia Sola

5.2

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Sony Xperia Sola

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia Sola

Memory card
Memory card
Micro SD
NFC
NFC Support
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
Size
Really small
59x116x9 mm
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
8 GB
Screen size
Small screen
3.7"
Thickness
Thin
10 mm
Weight
Light-weight
107 g
Sony Xperia U

5.1

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Sony Xperia U

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia U

Video out
Video output
Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
279 PPI

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Overview

Storage 2.4 vs 1.9
Sony Xperia Sola Winner: Sony Xperia Sola
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  • 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
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Size 7.6 vs 7.5
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  • Fairly small
  • Light weight
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2
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  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
Screen 5.8 vs 5.9
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  • Very small screens
Processing power 4.8 vs 4.8
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Battery 4.0 vs 4.0
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  • Short talk time
  • Lower capacity batteries
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Network - vs 5.8
Missing information
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
Web browsing - vs 9.5
Missing information
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 5.2 vs 5.1

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Storage

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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
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Internal storage 8 GB vs 4 GB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Sensors

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

Size

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

Music

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

Photo & Video

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Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera None vs 0.3 MP
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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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

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

Processing power

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

Battery

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

Keyboard & keypad

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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

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

Web browsing

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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 658 ms
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

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