Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SL vs Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 January 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Released - September 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors White, Black, Gray Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
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 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 75.43% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2370 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h Up to 500 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)