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| Global Score | |
| 48.2 | 52.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | Android 2.3 |
| 2012-10-23 | 2012-05-30 |
| 4.75 x 2.56 x 0.45 inches | 4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow | Black, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 139.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 233 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.2 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.5 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1305mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 739 hours standby time 6.2 hours talk time | 520 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia advance is a bit better than the Nokia Lumia 510, having a 52.5 score against 48.2. The Xperia advance works with Android 2.3 OS, and Nokia Lumia 510 works with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. The Xperia advance is a somewhat thinner and lighter cellphone than Nokia Lumia 510, although both were only released with a couple months difference.
Xperia advance has a little better performance than Lumia 510, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Nokia Lumia 510 has a little bit better display than Xperia advance, because it has a bit larger screen, a greater pixels density and a much better resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
The Lumia 510 features a lot better camera than Xperia advance. Both of them have a 5 mega pixels back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same video resolution. Xperia advance has much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 510, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xperia advance also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB.
The Xperia advance counts with a battery duration that's just as good as the Nokia Lumia 510 one, although the Xperia advance also has a 1305mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Sony Xperia advance is also cheaper, making it an easy decision.
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