Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia Neo leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Xperia Neo
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Z500
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia Neo
GSM / HSPA
Z500
GSM
2G bands
Xperia Neo
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z500
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500i, GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500a
3G bands
Xperia Neo
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Z500
-
Speed
Xperia Neo
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Z500
-
GPRS
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Class 10
EDGE
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Class 6
Announced
Xperia Neo
2011, February. Released 2011, March
Z500
2004, March
Status
Xperia Neo
Discontinued
Z500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia Neo
116 x 57 x 13 mm (4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Z500
93 x 49 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.93 x 0.94 in)
Weight
Xperia Neo
126 g (4.44 oz)
Z500
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
Xperia Neo
Mini-SIM
Z500
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia Neo
LED-backlit LCD,
Z500
CSTN, 65K colors
Size
Xperia Neo
3.7 inches, 37.7 cm2 (~57.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Z500
Resolution
Xperia Neo
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Z500
128 x 160 pixels
Protection
Xperia Neo
Scratch-resistant glass
Z500
-
Other
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Second external display 4096 colors Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia Neo
Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Z500
-
Chipset
Xperia Neo
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Z500
-
CPU
Xperia Neo
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Z500
-
GPU
Xperia Neo
Adreno 205
Z500
-
Card slot
Xperia Neo
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Z500
No
Internal
Xperia Neo
320MB 512MB RAM
Z500
-
Phonebook
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Xperia Neo
8 MP, AF
Z500
VGA
Features
Xperia Neo
LED flash
Z500
-
Video
Xperia Neo
720p@30fps
Z500
Yes
Single
Xperia Neo
Yes
Z500
-
Video
Xperia Neo
Z500
-
Other
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
No
Loudspeaker
Xperia Neo
Yes
Z500
No
3.5mm jack
Xperia Neo
Yes
Z500
No
Alert types
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
WLAN
Xperia Neo
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Z500
No
Bluetooth
Xperia Neo
2.1, A2DP
Z500
No
Positioning
Xperia Neo
GPS, A-GPS
Z500
No
Radio
Xperia Neo
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Z500
No
USB
Xperia Neo
microUSB 2.0
Z500
Sensors
Xperia Neo
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Z500
Browser
Xperia Neo
HTML, Adobe Flash
Z500
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Other
Xperia Neo
ANT+ HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player TrackID music recognition Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Z500
Push to talk (VoIP service) Exchangeable covers Organizer
Messaging
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Java
Java
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Xperia Neo
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Z500
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia Neo
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 260 h
Talk time
Xperia Neo
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 10 h
Music play
Xperia Neo
Up to 31 h
Z500
-
Colors
Xperia Neo
Blue Gradient, Red, Silver
Z500
SAR EU
Xperia Neo
1.10 W/kg (head)
Z500
0.84 W/kg (head)
Price
Xperia Neo
About 110 EUR
Z500
-
SAR
Xperia Neo
-
Z500
1.45 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)