Sony Xperia M vs Sony Xperia SP Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M

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Sony Xperia M or Sony Xperia SP Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M Sony Xperia SP
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Release date 2013, June 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm | 4.88 x 4.88 x 2.44 in 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm | 5.14 x 5.14 x 2.64 in
Weight 115 g | 4.06 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
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Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow (single sim model only) Black, White, Red
Battery 1750 mAh,  Removable Li-Po 2370 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 552 h (2G) / Up to 454 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h 18 min (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 39 h 24 min
Stand by time - Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 39 h
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Screen

Technology TFT TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 4.6" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 57.3% 66.6%
Screen resolution 480 x 854 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.8 -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications VGA VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)/ 4.2.2 - C2004/C2005 models, upgradable to 4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 - Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 201
GeekBench 4 Single Core 368 745
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 593 1094
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 296 926

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - C2004/C2005
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C5303 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) - C5306
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.84 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Also known as Sony C1904, C1905, C2004, C2005; Sony Xperia M dual with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Sony Xperia SP HSPA C5302, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5303, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5306

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