Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced September 2012 February 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
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 185 g (6.53 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400MP Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 401.28% 55.77% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, Carl Zeiss optics, 3264 x 2448 pix 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging 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, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 33 Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct 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, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1320 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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)