Monday 18 March 2013
This comparison pits a smartphone Windows Phone cheap Sony Xperia U Android and its counterpart, the Nokia Lumia 710
Sony Xperia U vs Nokia Lumia 710
We take a look at the Sony Xperia U to see how it performs against the Nokia Lumia 710.
Form
Sony Xperia U - 112x54x12mm, 110g
Nokia Lumia 710 - 119x62.4x12.5mm, 125.5g
Nokia and Sony still offer interesting designs and this is a trend that continues with these two models. Xperia U follows the style of the Xperia range with a chunkier form factor than previous models marketed the Xperia Sony Ericsson.
Thin and curved edges were replaced by large flat surfaces provide better traction and a more solid feel to the device. The build quality and materials are also adding even better attraction for this device. The rear panel is slightly curved, the entire width and length of the phone.
Like the other models Xperia Xperia U has a transparent bar on the bottom of the handset, with icons for the capacitive controls sit just above. Xperia U has some features that do not agree with the Xperia Xperia P and S. Firstly, the transparent bar will change color depending on the theme of the phone and it will light up on incoming calls.
The other function of the U is Xperia plug below the transparent bar is removable and can be replaced by a number of color. The only criticism we make for the screen size as 3.5 inches are a bit lost in a sea of plastic.
The Lumia 710 offers a more soft and curved. As might be expected, build quality might not be the same level as the Lumia 800, but it is still very good for a cheap phone
Generally, we prefer the appearance of the Lumia 710.
Winner - Nokia Lumia 710
Display
Sony Xperia U has a fairly low capacitive screen LCD backlit LED with a scratch-resistant glass. It sports a resolution of 854x480 pixels, which gives a pixel density of 280 pixels by impressive inch (ppi), which combined with Sony Bravia Mobile give a very clear image quality and bright.
The Lumia 710 uses a slightly larger screen 3.7-inch capacitive LCD with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, which is not too far behind the Xperia U at a density of 252ppi pixel. It is equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass for durability and comes with Nokia ClearBlack coating to provide better contrast and visibility.
The screen of Nokia is very good, but the color reproduction is a little weak. The touchscreen Xperia U is really good for such a price.
Winner - Sony Xperia U
Storage
Sony Xperia U has 4GB of onboard storage 8 GB against the Lumia 710, while the two combined have 512 MB of RAM and has no slot for micro SD card. This is not great in both cases, but the Lumia 710 has at least the merit of having more storage.
Winner - Nokia Lumia 710
Processor
Sony has opted for an ARM Cortex-A9 dual core 1GHz chipset on the ST Ericsson U8500 NovaThor with a graphics processing unit Mali-400MP. This makes the Xperia U catchy, thanks in part to the talents of Sony optimize things. Applications work well and load quickly, multi-task is run without infancy and there is no noticeable slowdown in general.
The Lumia 710 uses a Scorpion processor Qualcomm Snapdragon single core clocked at 1GHz MSM8255 chipset with the Adreno 205 GPU. As usual, it is optimized for the Microsoft software and offers a smooth performance on an equal footing with the Xperia U.Despite differences in hardware, the performance offered by each of them is equally impressive.
Winner - Equality
OS
Sony has promised that the Xperia U will be upgraded to version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this year, but in the meantime, it is not a bad experience on Gingerbread. The superposition of the Timescape interface is still very well implemented and does not affect performance.
Windows Phone on the Lumia 710 works as well as the other models in the range. It is a platform well optimized, fast and stable. One of the most notable features is People Hub, which compiles your contacts, social networks, e-mail, SMS, instant messaging and rich media in a multipurpose space.
You can keep an eye on what your friends are and get in touch with several people through multiple channels simultaneously. You also have control over the information which is a priority for the use of contact groups.
Windows Phone has not many applications available in Google Play for Android, but they are generally of better quality. If social networking or easily keep in touch with your friends is your priority, then the Lumia 710 is for you.
However, Android has its strengths, it is versatile and customizable than Windows Phone with a much wider choice of applications.
Do you know whats up with this version of Lumia. Because they are not giving support any more for this OS.
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