| Nokia E71 | Sony Xperia ZL |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony |
| Model | E71 | Xperia ZL |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 127 gram | 151.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 114 x 57 x 10 | 131.60 x 69.30 x 9.80 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel, autofocus, digital zoom | 13.1 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging, HDR |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | Pulsed LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | QCIF (128 x 96 pixels), 2x digital zoom | 1080p |
| Display size | 2.36 inches | 5.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 320 | 1080 |
| Display height | 240 | 1920 |
| PPI | 169.49 | 440.58 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8064 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 320 |
| Memory | 110MB. Expandable up to 8 GB with microSD | 2 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage. Expandable with microSD card up to 64 GB |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh Li-Po | 2370 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 408 | 500 |
| Talktime (m) | 630 | 600 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |