Phone Comparison - Sharp SH530U vs Sony Xperia Z

Sharp SH530U
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Sony Xperia Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sharp Sony
Announced October 2012 January 2013
Status Available October 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors Snowy White, Cherry Red Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.5 x 81 x 9.9 mm
(5.77 x 3.19 x 0.39 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168.8 g (5.93.0.28 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SXG531T [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 20 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.70% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 20 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 1950 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 560 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)