Sony Xperia L vs Samsung Google Nexus S

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Samsung
          Announced
          March 2013 December 2010
          Status
          Available - May 2013 Available - December 2010
          Colors
          Black, White, Red Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
          (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
          123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
          (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
          Weight
          137 g (4.83 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 305 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB No

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          60.81% 58.46%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, WVGA@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB No

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 1500 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 498 h (2G)
          Up to 454 h (3G)
          Up to 713 h (2G)
          Up to 428 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 9 h (3G)
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

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