Sony Xperia neo L vs. Sony Xperia U 5.1 Winner Sony Xperia U Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia U Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations Really small 54x112x12 mm Average number of processor cores Dual core Light-weight 110 g Very sharp screen 279 PPI Average amount of internal storage 4 GB Average standby time 19.7 days 4.7 Runner-up Sony Xperia neo L Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia neo L Memory card Micro SD Average sized screen 4.0" Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh Average talk time 7.2 hours

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Overview

Music 4.0 vs 7.0 Winner: Sony Xperia U [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Battery 4.5 vs 4.0 Winner: Sony Xperia neo L [details] More than 10% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,320 mAh Around 30% more talk time per battery charge, 7.2 hours vs 5.6 hours Storage 1.5 vs 1.9 Winner: Sony Xperia U [details] 4x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 4 GB vs 1 GB Size 7.2 vs 7.5 Winner: Sony Xperia U [details] Around 20% smaller, 54x112x12 mm vs 61x121x12 mm Around 20% lighter, 110 g vs 131 g Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8 Too close to call [details] Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2 Too close to call [details] Both shoot high resolution HD movies Screen 5.9 vs 5.9 Too close to call [details] Processing power 4.6 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Network - vs 6.0 Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Web browsing - vs 9.5 Missing information [details] Both support Adobe Flash Overall 4.7 vs 5.1

Music

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	FM Radio	No	vs	Yes	With the Xperia U you can listen to music from your favorite radio 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

Battery

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Talk time	7.2 hours	vs	5.6 hours	The neo L has average talk time per battery charge, but the Xperia U's talk time is really poor
	Standby time	17.1 days	vs	19.7 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,320 mAh	The neo L has average battery capacity, but the Xperia U's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Lithium Polymer

Storage

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	None	The neo L has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	1 GB	vs	4 GB	The Xperia U's has an average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the neo L is below average

Size

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Weight	131 g	vs	110 g	The Xperia U is quite light, but the neo L is heavier
	Thickness	12 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	61x121x12 mm	vs	54x112x12 mm	The Xperia U is fairly small, but the neo L is not far behind
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Sensors

	Sony Xperia neo L			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

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	Unknown	vs	Micro USB

Screen

	Sony Xperia neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Screen size	4.0"	vs	3.5"	The neo L has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Xperia U is very small
	Screen resolution	854x480	vs	854x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	244 PPI	vs	279 PPI	The Xperia U has a sharp screen, but the neo L 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 neo L			Sony Xperia U
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Dual core	The Xperia U has 2 cores while the neo L has 1
	RAM	524 MB	vs	524 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Xperia neo L			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 neo L			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	2.67 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.16 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	173 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	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Web browsing

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

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