| Nokia 701 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | 701 | Xperia Pureness |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 131 gram | 70.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 117 x 57 x 11 | 102.00 x 43.00 x 13.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian Belle | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 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 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, face tracking, F/2.8, 2x digital zoom | NA |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.5 inches | 1.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | NA |
| Display width | 360 | 240 |
| Display height | 640 | 320 |
| PPI | 209.8 | 222.22 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 8 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 88 MB. Expandable up to 2 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1300 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 504 | 350 |
| Talktime (m) | 1020 | 510 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | NA |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |