Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Sony Xperia U

Nokia Lumia 505
nokia lumia 505
Sony Xperia U
sony xperia u
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced December 2012 February 2012
Status Available - January 2013 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor 800 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% 55.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with 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 hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)