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Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia U

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

512 MB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

3.5" (8.89 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1750 mAh

8.5 h talktime (3G)

1320 mAh

5.6 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

8 GB

Non Expandable

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General
Launch Date

May 7, 2012 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

CPU

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics

Adreno 220

Mali-400

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %

55.71 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 128 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 10.60 mm

Height: 112 mm
Width: 54 mm
Thickness: 12 mm

Weight

144 grams

110 grams

Colours

Black, Silver, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

1750 mAh

1320 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 5.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 420 Hours(3G) / Up to 450 Hours(2G)

Up to 472 Hours(3G) / Up to 260 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

32 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

User Available Storage

Up to 4 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 1.3 W/kg, Body: 1.07 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass