Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Sony Xperia C vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Nokia
Announced June 2012 June 2013 February 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black, White, Purple White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 65.86% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2390 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)