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Google Pixel vs Sony Xperia U

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel , Sony Xperia U

Google Pixel 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Sony Xperia U 2012 year of release. cpu Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9. screen 3.5". with resolution 480x854. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 3.5" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 33.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 55.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 854 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 280 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 5 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm VGA
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) NovaThor U8500
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Mali-400
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789 9020
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 275
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 493
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848
General specs Release date 2016, October 2012, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 112 Х 54 Х 12 mm
Weight 143 g 110 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, Pink, Yellow
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 140 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h Stand by time- Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 45 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.62 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Sony 3D surround sound audio technology -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Previously known as Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel
  • Screen 5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia U
  • Internal memory 512 GB