- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple iPhone 5
- Apple iPhone 4
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Motorola RAZR XT910
- Sony Xperia U
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.7"
- 1 GHz
Released October, 2011
by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)The screen size and resolution are more than adequate, the QWERTY keyboard is great.
by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The browser relies on hardware graphic acceleration to provide smoother graphics (and video) and animation and the JavaScript engine has been retooled as well.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Sony Xperia pro compared to the Nokia Lumia 710
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Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)It's quite an efficient keyboard too, and beautifully backlit.
1.4 GHz
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Overall, we found little to frown about the smartphone's build quality.
screen size
3.7"
3.7"
Xperia pro by Abes (Apr, 2012)The screen is large enough that you can simply use the on screen keyboard but it is really nice to have a full qwerty keyboard to slide out and complete different fields on web pages.
Lumia 710 by CarrieScreen Size: The 3.7 screen size is good, but I am spoiled by the DVP's larger screen size.
screen resolution
Xperia pro by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)Reading documents is quite comfortable on the high-resolution screen and panning is blazing fast.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.51 GB | 0.6 GB |
processor
Lumia 710 by Chris-D-Meadows--Chris-M (Nov, 2012)I know its a single core processor, but it is fast.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8.1 MP | 9 MP |
Xperia pro by Abes (Apr, 2012)I have 2 small kids and since I never carried my good camera this allows me to capture all those great moments in a high quality format.
Lumia 710 by c|net (Jan, 2012)Frankly, I wasn't expecting much from the phone's 5-megapixel camera, but was pleasantly surprised by the shots I snapped.
Performance Real world tests of Sony Xperia pro vs Nokia Lumia 710
cpu speed
Lumia 710 by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)All WP7 phones use more or less the same hardware (slight differences in CPU clock speed are possible), so any WP7 will run on any WP7 phone.
talk time
414 min
414 min
Xperia pro by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)You can expect 37 hours between charges with an hour of 3G calls, and hour of video playback and an hour of web browsing each day.
Lumia 710 by c|net (Jan, 2012)Nokia claims the Lumia 710 will offer up to 16 days of standby time and 7 hours of talk time.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Nokia Lumia 710
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Android 2.3 Gingerbread) | vs | No (Windows Phone 7.5 Mango) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Has a keyboard | Slide-out QWERTY keyboard | vs | None |
| Type with confidence on a physical keyboard | |||
| Much bigger app store | 700,000 apps (Android Market) | vs | 100,000 apps (Windows Phone Marketplace) |
| 7x more apps; find an app for virtually any task | |||
| Outputs video to TV | HDMI | vs | None |
| About half of smartphones can output to TVs; the modern day slide projector, great for sharing your photos & videos | |||
| Significantly more highly reviewed by consumers | 86.44% | vs | 73.03% |
| Around 20% more highly reviewed by consumers | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 8.1 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| More than 60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,500 mA·h | vs | 1,300 mA·h |
| Around 20% more battery capacity | |||
Advantages compared to the Sony Xperia pro
| Significantly faster processor | 1.4 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Records higher definition video | 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps | vs | 1280 x 720 @ Unknown |
| 30x higher definition video | |||
| Store more stuff | 7.81 GB | vs | 0.32 GB |
| Around 24.5x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards | |||
| Lighter | 126 g | vs | 140 g |
| 10% lighter | |||
| Thinner | 12 mm | vs | 14 mm |
| Around 10% thinner | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Sony Xperia pro | Nokia Lumia 710 | ||
 |   Rated by 5 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Gaby-Nehme (Jun, 2012)  Rated 100% by by Abes (Apr, 2012) Rated 80% by by Nancy-A.-Kearney (Jul, 2012)  |  Rated by 174 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by Sergio (Mar, 2013) Rated 100% by by R.-Jalal (Jan, 2012) Rated 60% by by lsab (Feb, 2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPhone 5 Most built-in storage |
 | 2 | Apple iPhone 4 Longest battery life during active use |
 | 4 | Motorola RAZR XT910 Better than usual battery capacity |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia J 6-way tie: Supports Flash |
 | 7 | Nokia Lumia 620 Rated the best by consumers |
 | 8 | Sony Xperia neo V 4-way tie: Uses standard video out connectors |
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October 16, 2012
Which is the best buy
Hey guys, i want to buy one among these two: xperia pro or lumia 710. which one should i go for..?
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