| Manufacture | Sony | Nokia |
| Model | Xperia Sola | N79 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 107 gram | 97.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 116 x 59 x 9.9 | 110.00 x 49.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Symbian S60 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 2.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus, 16x digital zoom, face and smile detection, fast capture, geo tagging | 5 megapixel, 20x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | Yes |
| Display size | 3.7 inches | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 240 |
| Display height | 854 | 320 |
| PPI | 264.77 | 166.67 |
| Second Display | NA | VGA 640x480 |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 50 MB internal. Expandable up to 8GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, MP4, WAV, OTA, OGG vorbis | MP3, WMA, .AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1320 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 475 | 372 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML. HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | NA |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
