Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia SP
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | Available - April 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2012 | Available - April 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye | Black, White, Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) |
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 110 g (3.88 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400MP [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) | 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, video light | Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | HSPA+, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM | 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1320 mAh | 2370 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 260 h (2G) Up to 472 h (3G) |
Up to 635 h (2G) Up to 734 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) |
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) Up to 19 h (3G) |