For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia SP or the Nokia Lumia 720, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Sony Xperia SP comes with a 4.6-inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1,280 pixel resolution. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with a 4.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixel resolution.

The Sony Xperia SP comes with 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm dimensions and weighs 155 g. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm dimensions and weighs 128 g.

Hardware and Operating System

The Sony Xperia SP is equipped with a 1.7-GHz dual-core Krait processor and Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 32 GB using a microSD card.

The Nokia Lumia 720 is equipped with a 1-GHz dual-core processor and Qualcomm MSM8227 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

The Sony Xperia SP runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and has 1 GB of RAM. The Nokia Lumia 720 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to the WP8 Black version. The device has 512 MB of RAM.

Camera

The Sony Xperia SP sports an 8-MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera. The Nokia Lumia 720 sports a 6.1-MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia SP comes with a non-removable Li-ion 2,370 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 19 hours on 3G or music play of about 39 hours. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with a non-removable Li-ion 2,000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 13 hours and 20 minutes on 3G or music play of about 79 hours.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia SP is priced at around AU$289.95 and the Nokia Lumia 720 is priced at around AU$279.95 in Australia.

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