Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft Microsoft
Announced March 2013 March 2015 April 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 68.88% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 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, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)