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Sony Xperia U vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia U , T-Mobile MDA Basic

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 .

T-Mobile MDA Basic 2009 year of release. cpu 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S. screen 2.8". with resolution 240x320. Smartphone has 2 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology TFT TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 65K
Screen size 3.5" inch 2.8" inch
Screen area 33.8 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 55.8% 39.2%
Screen resolution 480 x 854 px 240 x 320 px
PPI /points per inch/ 280 PPI 143 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Camera specs 5 MP, AF 2 MP
Functions LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications VGA
Performance Operating system OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset NovaThor U8500 TI OMAP 850
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU Mali-400
External memory No microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Antutu 7 score 9020
GeekBench 4 Single Core 275
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 493
General specs Release date 2012, February 2009, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 112 Х 54 Х 12 mm 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight 110 g 110 g
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, Pink, Yellow Gray
Battery 1320 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 140 EUR
Battery life 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 Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 10
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS No
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host miniUSB
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.62 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Sony 3D surround sound audio technology -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Previously known as Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia U
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB