Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia S Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia ZL

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Sony Xperia ZL or Sony Xperia S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia ZL Sony Xperia S
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Release date 2013, January 2012, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.73 in 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm | 5.04 x 5.04 x 2.52 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
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Colors Black, White, Red White, Black, Silver
Battery 0 mAh, 1750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Stand by time - Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 25 h
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Screen

Technology TFT LED-backlit LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.3" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.6% 62.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -12 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 1.3 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro - Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 220
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 539 397
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1379 704
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 939

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 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 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.30 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, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-TV launcher
-HDMI port
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-TrackID music recognition
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

- Also known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi, Sony Ericsson Arc HD

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