Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Sony Xperia M5

Nokia Lumia 900
nokia lumia 900
Sony Xperia M5
sony xperia m5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced January 2012 August 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, cyan Black, White, Gold
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)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)