For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia SP or the Xperia Z, 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 1280 pixels resolution. The Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Sony Xperia SP comes with 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm dimensions and weighs 155 grams. The Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 146 grams.

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 Micro SD card.

The Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android Jelly Bean operating system. The Sony Xperia SP has 1 GB of RAM whereas the Xperia Z has 2 GB 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 Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia SP comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 19 hours on 3G or music play of about 39 hours. The Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia SP 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $299.95 and the Xperia Z 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $419.95 in Australia.

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