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Sony Xperia Tipo Dual
Dual SIMST21a2
Sony Xperia sola
MT27i| Global Score | |
| 50.5 | 55.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.0.4, 2.3.7 |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-03-13 |
| 4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 inches | 4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.51 ounces | 3.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 180 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.29 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 2,5 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.42 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1320mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 470 hours standby time 6 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia sola has an overall score of 55.5, which is just a bit better than Xperia Tipo Dual's 50.5 overall score. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but the Xperia sola has a more recent 4.0.4 version and Xperia Tipo Dual has Android 4.0 version, providing the user some nice extra features. Even though Xperia sola and Xperia Tipo Dual were released with only a couple months difference, Xperia sola's design is a little heavier but also incredibly thinner than Xperia Tipo Dual.
The Sony Xperia sola counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Tipo Dual, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have a 512 MB RAM, the Sony Xperia sola also counts with 1 more processing cores. Xperia sola has a better screen than Xperia Tipo Dual, because it has a greater pixels number in each inch of display, a way higher resolution of 854 x 480 and a bigger screen.
Xperia sola has a greater camera than Sony Xperia Tipo Dual, because it has a much better 1280x720 (HD) video quality and a camera with a much better 5 mega-pixels resolution. The Xperia sola has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Tipo Dual, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Xperia sola also has 8 GB internal storage capacity.
Sony Xperia Tipo Dual has a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia sola, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1320mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Sony Xperia sola is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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