Sony Xperia Sola Competitors

As well as being compared against other androids, the Sony Xperia Sola is also often compared to iOSs, windows phones and phones. The Sony Xperia Sola's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Xperia U and the Xperia J) and Samsung (such as the Galaxy Ace 2 and the Galaxy S Advance )

compared to Android competitors

Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony Xperia Sola compared to other android competitors include: it supports adobe flash, built in compass, supports NFC and has a memory card slot (micro SD vs none).

However, on average it no built in wifi hotspot and lacks video output (none vs micro USB).

Sony Xperia U similar age $240 Significant advantages of the Xperia U (vs the Sola) Video output: Micro USB vs None Significant disadvantages of the Xperia U (vs the Sola) Lacks a memory card slot: None vs Micro SD Lacks NFC common strengths of the Xperia U and Sola Both support Adobe Flash Fairly small: 54x112x12 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Light weight: 110 g vs 107 g Compare the Xperia U vs the Sola Sony Xperia J 5 months newer $285 Significant advantages of the Xperia J (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the Xperia J (vs the Sola) No compass common strengths of the Xperia J and Sola Both support Adobe Flash Fairly small: 61x124x9 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Compare the Xperia J vs the Sola Sony Xperia go similar age $280 - $316 Significant advantages of the Xperia go (vs the Sola) Waterproof Significant disadvantages of the Xperia go (vs the Sola) Significantly lower PPI screen: 164 PPI vs 264 PPI common strengths of the Xperia go and Sola Both support Adobe Flash Fairly small: 60x111x9 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both support NFC for wireless transactions Compare the Xperia go vs the Xperia Sola Sony Xperia P similar age $350 - $518 Significant advantages of the Xperia P (vs the Sola) Video output: Micro HDMI vs None Higher resolution movies: 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Significant disadvantages of the Xperia P (vs the Sola) Lacks a memory card slot: None vs Micro SD common strengths of the Xperia P and Sola Both support Adobe Flash Both support NFC for wireless transactions Fairly small: 59x122x10 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Compare the Xperia P vs the Xperia Sola Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 similar age Significant advantages of the Ace 2 (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the Ace 2 (vs the Sola) No support for Adobe Flash Dull screen: LCD vs TFT LCD common strengths of the Ace 2 and Sola Both support NFC for wireless transactions Fairly small: 62x118x10 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Light weight: 122 g vs 107 g Compare the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs the Sony Xperia Sola Samsung Galaxy S Advance similar age Significant advantages of the Galaxy S Advance (vs the Sola) OLED screen: Super AMOLED vs TFT LCD Significant disadvantages of the Galaxy S Advance (vs the Sola) No support for Adobe Flash Lacks NFC common strengths of the Galaxy S Advance and Sola Fairly small: 63x123x9 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Light weight: 120 g vs 107 g Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Compare the Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs the Sony Xperia Sola

compared to iOS competitors

Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony Xperia Sola compared to iOS competitors include: it supports adobe flash, is newer (march, 2012 vs june, 2010), has a TFT LCD screen which is generally brighter and more vivid (TFT LCD vs LCD), is significantly lighter (107 g vs 140 g) and has slightly longer standby time (19.6 days vs 8.3 days).

However, on average it slightly fewer apps available (android app market vs iPhone app store), slightly sharper screen (264 PPI vs 329 PPI), has significantly shorter talk time (6 hours vs 14 hours), older bluetooth support (2.1 vs 4.0) and has much less internal storage (8 GB vs 64 GB).

Apple iPhone 4 1 year older $267 Significant advantages of the iPhone 4 (vs the Sola) Video output: Proprietary vs None Significantly more internal storage: 32 GB vs 8 GB Significantly more talk time: 14 hours vs 6 hours Significant disadvantages of the iPhone 4 (vs the Sola) No support for Adobe Flash Lacks a memory card slot: None vs Micro SD No FM radio built in common strengths of the iPhone 4 and Sola None found Compare the Apple iPhone 4 vs the Sony Xperia Sola Apple iPhone 4S 5 months older $415 - $500 Significant advantages of the iPhone 4S (vs the Sola) Much more internal storage: 64 GB vs 8 GB Video output: Proprietary vs None Significantly newer bluetooth support: 4.0 vs 2.1 Significant disadvantages of the iPhone 4S (vs the Sola) No support for Adobe Flash Lacks a memory card slot: None vs Micro SD No FM radio built in common strengths of the iPhone 4S and Sola None found Compare the Apple iPhone 4S vs the Sony Xperia Sola

compared to Windows Phone competitors

Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony Xperia Sola compared to windows phone competitors include: it much more apps available (android app market vs windows phone marketplace), has a TFT LCD screen which is generally brighter and more vivid (TFT LCD vs LCD), is slightly lighter (107 g vs 124 g), is slightly smaller (59x116x9 mm vs 61x115x11 mm) and has slightly longer standby time (19.6 days vs 2.5 days).

However, on average it is older (march, 2012 vs february, 2013), has a slightly smaller screen (3.7" vs 4.3"), has slightly shorter talk time (6 hours vs 10 hours), has slightly less battery capacity (1,320 mAh vs 1,700 mAh) and older bluetooth support (2.1 vs 3.0).

Nokia Lumia 520 1 year newer $251 Significant advantages of the Lumia 520 (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the Lumia 520 (vs the Sola) Many fewer apps available: Windows Phone Marketplace vs Android App Market Lacks a camera flash Much slower wifi: 802.11 (0 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) common strengths of the Lumia 520 and Sola Light weight: 124 g vs 107 g Fairly small: 119x64x9 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both have memory card slots: Micro SDHC, Micro SD, Micro SDXC vs Micro SD Compare the Nokia Lumia 520 vs the Sony Xperia Sola Nokia Lumia 620 9 months newer $282 Significant advantages of the Lumia 620 (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the Lumia 620 (vs the Sola) Many fewer apps available: Windows Phone Marketplace vs Android App Market No FM radio built in common strengths of the Lumia 620 and Sola Light weight: 127 g vs 107 g Fairly small: 61x115x11 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both have memory card slots: Micro SD vs Micro SD Compare the Nokia Lumia 620 vs the Sony Xperia Sola HTC 8S 6 months newer $251 - $343 Significant advantages of the 8S (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the 8S (vs the Sola) Many fewer apps available: Windows Phone Marketplace vs Android App Market No FM radio built in common strengths of the 8S and Sola Light weight: 113 g vs 107 g Fairly small: 120x63x10 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both have memory card slots: Micro SD vs Micro SD Compare the HTC 8S vs the Sony Xperia Sola Nokia Lumia 720 1 year newer $435 Significant advantages of the Lumia 720 (vs the Sola) Significantly higher capacity battery: 2,000 mAh vs 1,320 mAh Significant disadvantages of the Lumia 720 (vs the Sola) Many fewer apps available: Windows Phone Marketplace vs Android App Market Much slower wifi: 802.11 (0 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) No FM radio built in common strengths of the Lumia 720 and Sola Fairly small: 127x67x9 mm vs 59x116x9 mm Both have memory card slots: Micro SDHC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD vs Micro SD Compare the Nokia Lumia 720 vs the Sony Xperia Sola

compared to Phone competitors

Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony Xperia Sola compared to phone competitors include: it much more apps available (android app market vs nokia ovi store), supports adobe flash, is newer (march, 2012 vs october, 2011), multitasking and has an app store (android app market vs none).

However, on average it has slightly shorter talk time (6 hours vs 12 hours), takes significantly lower resolution photos (5 MP vs 12.1 MP), has slightly less internal storage (8 GB vs 16 GB), doesn't include an FM transmitter and lacks video output (none vs mini HDMI).

Sony Xperia M 1 year newer Significant advantages of the Xperia M (vs the Sola) None found Significant disadvantages of the Xperia M (vs the Sola) None found common strengths of the Xperia M and Sola None found Compare the Xperia M vs the Sola Nokia Lumia 800 4 months older $315 - $637 Significant advantages of the Lumia 800 (vs the Sola) Significantly faster processor: 1.4 GHz vs 1.0 GHz Significant disadvantages of the Lumia 800 (vs the Sola) No support for Adobe Flash Runs one app at a time Lacks an appstore: None vs Android App Market common strengths of the Lumia 800 and Sola Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Compare the Nokia Lumia 800 vs the Sony Xperia Sola Nokia N8 1 year older $457 Significant advantages of the N8 (vs the Sola) Includes an FM transmitter Much higher resolution camera: 12.1 MP vs 5 MP Video output: Mini HDMI vs None Significant disadvantages of the N8 (vs the Sola) Many fewer apps available: Nokia Ovi Store vs Android App Market No support for Adobe Flash Lacks a wifi hotspot common strengths of the N8 and Sola Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Compare the Nokia N8 vs the Sony Xperia Sola