| Sony Xperia SL | Samsung M5650 Lindy |
| Manufacture | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Xperia SL | M5650 Lindy |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 144 gram | 98.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 128 x 64 x 10.6 | 106.00 x 57.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| 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 | 12.1 megapixels, autofocus, f/2.4, 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer, smile shutter, geo tagging, 3 | 3 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | 1.3 megapixel, 720p video capture | NA |
| Display size | 4.3 inches | 2.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 256000 |
| Display width | 720 | 240 |
| Display height | 1280 | 320 |
| PPI | 341.54 | 142.86 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.7 GHz dual core Qualcomm MSM8260 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB. 27.8 GB internal storage. 25.8 GB available to user | 50 MB. Expandable up to 8 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis, FLAC | MP3, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1750 mAh | 960 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 420 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 510 | 180 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | | NA |
| Website | Website | Website |