Sony Xperia
U
vs. Sony
Live with Walkman

Sony Xperia U

4.8

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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
Number of cores
Average number of processor cores
Dual core
Size
Really small
54x112x12 mm
Screen resolution
Average resolution screen
854x480
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
4 GB
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,320 mAh
Thickness
Thick
12 mm
Weight
Light-weight
110 g
Screen size
Small screen
3.5"
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

4.5

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Sony Live with Walkman

Reasons to buy the Sony Live with Walkman

Memory card
Memory card
Micro SD, Micro SDHC
Talk time
Average talk time
7.6 hours
Standby time
Long standby time
25 days

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Overview

Screen 5.9 vs 4.8
Sony Xperia U Winner: Sony Xperia U
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  • Around 60% crisper display of text, images and video, 279 PPI vs 179 PPI
  • More than 2.5x higher resolution screen, 854x480 vs 480x320
  • Around 10% larger screen, 3.5" vs 3.2"
Storage 1.9 vs 1.5
Sony Xperia U Winner: Sony Xperia U
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  • Around 13x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 4 GB vs 320 MB
Size 7.5 vs 7.3
Too close to call
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  • Light weight
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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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
Too close to call
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  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
Processing power 4.8 vs 4.6
Too close to call
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Battery 4.0 vs 4.0
Too close to call
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  • Lower capacity batteries
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Network 5.9 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
Sensors 7.8 vs -
Missing information
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Web browsing 9.5 vs -
Missing information
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 4.8 vs 4.5

Screen

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
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Live with Walkman
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Screen size 3.5" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 854x480 vs 480x320 The Xperia U's screen has average resolution, but the Live with Walkman's screen is very low resolution
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Screen PPI 279 PPI vs 179 PPI The Xperia U has a sharp screen, but the Live with Walkman is poor
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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

Storage

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Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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Memory card None vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC The Live with Walkman 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 320 MB The Xperia U's has an average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Live with Walkman is below average

Size

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Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
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Live with Walkman
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Weight 110 g vs 115 g Light weight
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Thickness 12 mm vs 14 mm Average thickness
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Size 54x112x12 mm vs 56x106x14 mm The Xperia U is fairly small, but the Live with Walkman is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
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Live with Walkman
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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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Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
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Live with Walkman
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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 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 Micro USB vs None The Xperia U has a Micro USB video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Processing power

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
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Live with Walkman
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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 Live with Walkman has 1
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RAM 524 MB vs 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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Talk time 5.6 hours vs 7.6 hours The Live with Walkman 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 25 days The Live with Walkman has good standby time, but the Xperia U is average
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Battery capacity 1,320 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Polymer vs Unknown

Keyboard & keypad

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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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

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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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

Sensors

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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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 Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No

Web browsing

Sony
Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony
Live with Walkman
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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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