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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
Editiorial reviews
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3.7 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
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A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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42
4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.5 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330
N/A
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB260 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.6 in2.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density294.0 ppi319.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesno
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFT
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.0 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB256 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

MaterialPlastic
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Plastic
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Green
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
yesno
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.16 in5.0 in4.06 in
Width2.64 in2.56 in2.05 in
Depth0.39 in0.34 in0.63 in
Weight4.97 oz4.55 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.02.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesno
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesno
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2040.0 mAh2600.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time620.0 h880.0 h403.0 h
Talk time13.0 h12.0 h3.5 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyes
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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