Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia V vs Sony Xperia E

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced March 2012 August 2012 December 2012
Status Available - Released May 2012 Released - December 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Pink Black, Pink, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
4G Network - LTE 800 / 2600 -
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 225 Adreno 200
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.3 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 60.63% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
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 Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, FWVGA
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh 1750 mAh 1530 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)