Phone Comparison - Nokia 603 vs Sony Xperia L vs Sony Xperia M Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced October 2011 March 2013 June 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, white (front panel)/ black, white, fuchsia, green, yellow Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 57.1 x 12.7 mm, 74 cc
(4.47 x 2.25 x 0.5 in, 2.91 cc)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 109.6 g (3.84.0.21 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian Belle OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU 2D/3D graphics HW accelerator with OpenVG1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB (340 MB user available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 60.81% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash fixed focus LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB (340 MB user available), 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (BP-3L) 1750 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 460 h (2G)
Up to 490 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up 16 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)