Sony Xperia
U
vs. Motorola
DEFY+

Motorola DEFY+ Plus

5.2

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Motorola DEFY+

Reasons to buy the Motorola DEFY+

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Wifi hotspot
Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices
Memory card
Memory card
Micro SD
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,700 mAh
Talk time
Average talk time
7.2 hours
Screen size
Small screen
3.7"
Sony Xperia U

5.0

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Sony Xperia U

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia U

Number of cores
Average number of processor cores
Dual core
Size
Really small
54x112x12 mm
Weight
Light-weight
110 g
Standby time
Average standby time
19.7 days
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
4 GB
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
279 PPI
Thickness
Thick
12 mm

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Overview

Size 7.5 vs 9.6
Motorola DEFY+ Plus Winner: Motorola DEFY+
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  • The DEFY+ is waterproof, great for shooting photos and video at the beach
Battery 4.0 vs 4.5
Motorola DEFY+ Plus Winner: Motorola DEFY+
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  • Around 30% higher capacity battery, 1,700 mAh vs 1,320 mAh
  • Around 30% more talk time per battery charge, 7.2 hours vs 5.6 hours
Storage 1.9 vs 1.5
Sony Xperia U Winner: Sony Xperia U
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  • 4x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 4 GB vs 1 GB
Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8
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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
Screen 5.9 vs 5.8
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  • Very small screens
Processing power 4.8 vs 4.6
Too close to call
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Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Network 5.8 vs -
Missing information
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
Photo & Video 6.2 vs -
Missing information
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Web browsing 9.5 vs -
Missing information
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 5.0 vs 5.2

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Size

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Weight 110 g vs 118 g Light weight
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Thickness 12 mm vs 13 mm Average thickness
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Size 54x112x12 mm vs 59x107x13 mm The Xperia U is fairly small, but the DEFY+ is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs Yes The DEFY+ is waterproof, great for shooting photos and video at the beach

Battery

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Talk time 5.6 hours vs 7.2 hours The DEFY+ has average talk time per battery charge, but the Xperia U's talk time is really poor
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Standby time 19.7 days vs 16 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,320 mAh vs 1,700 mAh The DEFY+ has average battery capacity, but the Xperia U's is really low
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Technology Lithium Polymer vs Lithium Polymer

Storage

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Memory card None vs Micro SD The DEFY+ 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 4 GB vs 1 GB The Xperia U's has an average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the DEFY+ is below average

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

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

Screen

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Screen size 3.5" vs 3.7" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 854x480 vs 854x480 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 279 PPI vs 264 PPI The Xperia U has a sharp screen, but the DEFY+ 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 Single core The Xperia U has 2 cores while the DEFY+ has 1
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RAM 524 MB vs 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

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 2.59 mbps vs Unknown
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Upload speed 1.13 mbps vs Unknown
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Network latency 179 ms vs Unknown
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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 No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

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 0.3 MP vs None
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs Unknown
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Video out Micro USB vs Unknown

Web browsing

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

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