Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia neo L vs Sony Xperia U

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced March 2012 March 2012 February 2012
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - June 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
121 x 61.1 x 12.2 mm
(4.76 x 2.41 x 0.48 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 131.5 g (4.62.0.18 oz) 110 g (3.88 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 205 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 1 GB storage (300 MB user available) 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 59.59% 55.77%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 80 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 1 GB storage (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32GB No
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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh 1500 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 575 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 53 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 9 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)