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Nokia Lumia 900 vs Sony Xperia S

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Sony
Announced
January 2012 January 2012
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - Q1 2012
Colors
Black, cyan Silver, Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight
160 g (5.64 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
4G Network
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.10% 62.05%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 33 Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Class 33 Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
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