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Motorola DEFY+ vs Sony Xperia U

General Info

Manufacturer
Motorola Sony
Announced
August 2011 February 2012
Status
Available - September 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors
Black, White Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.65% 55.77%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3620 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, @30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1700 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 10 min Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
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