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Sony Xperia J

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Sony Xperia J

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, October 2014, October. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm (4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 110.3 g (3.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB (2GB user available), 512MB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 480p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 607 h (2G) / Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 18 min (3G) Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.73 W/kg (head)     0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    
Models ST26i SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H
Price About 140 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895
Display Contrast ratio: 1359:1 (nominal) / 1.932:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 72dB Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -80.8dB / Crosstalk -80.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h Endurance rating 65h

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