Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia Sola vs Lava Iris 402

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Lava
Announced January 2012 March 2012 July 2013
Status Available - Q1 2012 Available - Released May 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Silver, Black Black, White, Red Crystal White, Grey and Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572
GPU Adreno 220 Mali-400 Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory No Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 55.03% 56.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes
Features 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1320 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)