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| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.0.3 |
| 2013-02-25 | 2012-05-09 |
| 5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 inches | 5.16 x 2.72 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.52 ounces | 4.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.6 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 217 pixels per inch | 319 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 504 hours standby time 23.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia GX has a general score of 61.5, which is just a bit better than Nokia Lumia 720's global score of 55.9. The Xperia GX works with Android 4.0.3 OS, while Nokia Lumia 720 comes with Windows Phone 8 OS. The Xperia GX design is just a little bit lighter than the Nokia Lumia 720, but it is somewhat thicker and was released around 10 months before.
Xperia GX counts with a bit sharper screen than Lumia 720, because it has a better screen pixel density, a way higher resolution of 1280 x 720px and a quite larger screen. Sony Xperia GX has a bit more powerful CPU than Lumia 720, because although it has a weaker 400 MHz GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia GX also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory.
The Lumia 720 counts with a better camera than Xperia GX, although it has a way lower 1280x720 (HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with much less megapixels resolution. Nokia Lumia 720 counts with a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Xperia GX, because although it has just 8 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 64 GB.
The Lumia 720 features improved battery lifetime than Xperia GX, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1700mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Sony Xperia GX is also a lot cheaper.
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