Screen size
Xperia proWinner: 3.7"
Z500—
Quick verdict
Xperia pro leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Xperia pro
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Z500
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia pro
GSM / HSPA
Z500
GSM
2G bands
Xperia pro
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z500
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500i, GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500a
3G bands
Xperia pro
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MK16i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - MK16a
Z500
-
Speed
Xperia pro
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 pro
-
Z500
Class 10
EDGE
Xperia pro
-
Z500
Class 6
Announced
Xperia pro
2011, February. Released 2011, October
Z500
2004, March
Status
Xperia pro
Discontinued
Z500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia pro
120 x 57 x 15.3 mm (4.72 x 2.24 x 0.60 in)
Z500
93 x 49 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.93 x 0.94 in)
Weight
Xperia pro
142 g (5.01 oz)
Z500
110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard
Xperia pro
QWERTY
Z500
-
SIM
Xperia pro
Mini-SIM
Z500
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia pro
LED-backlit LCD,
Z500
CSTN, 65K colors
Size
Xperia pro
3.7 inches, 37.7 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Z500
Resolution
Xperia pro
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Z500
128 x 160 pixels
Protection
Xperia pro
Scratch-resistant glass
Z500
-
Other
Xperia pro
-
Z500
Second external display 4096 colors Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia pro
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Z500
-
Chipset
Xperia pro
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Z500
-
CPU
Xperia pro
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Z500
-
GPU
Xperia pro
Adreno 205
Z500
-
Card slot
Xperia pro
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Z500
No
Internal
Xperia pro
1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM
Z500
-
Phonebook
Xperia pro
-
Z500
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
Xperia pro
-
Z500
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Xperia pro
8 MP, AF
Z500
VGA
Features
Xperia pro
LED flash
Z500
-
Video
Xperia pro
720p@30fps
Z500
Yes
Single
Xperia pro
VGA
Z500
-
Video
Xperia pro
Z500
-
Other
Xperia pro
-
Z500
No
Loudspeaker
Xperia pro
Yes
Z500
No
3.5mm jack
Xperia pro
Yes
Z500
No
Alert types
Xperia pro
-
Z500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
WLAN
Xperia pro
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Z500
No
Bluetooth
Xperia pro
2.1, A2DP
Z500
No
Positioning
Xperia pro
GPS, A-GPS; GLONASS
Z500
No
Radio
Xperia pro
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Z500
No
USB
Xperia pro
microUSB 2.0
Z500
Sensors
Xperia pro
Accelerometer, proximity
Z500
Browser
Xperia pro
HTML, Adobe Flash
Z500
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Other
Xperia pro
ANT+ Type & Send feature HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player TrackID music recognition Organizer Office Suite Pro document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Z500
Push to talk (VoIP service) Exchangeable covers Organizer
Messaging
Xperia pro
-
Z500
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Xperia pro
-
Z500
Java
Java
Xperia pro
-
Z500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Xperia pro
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Z500
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia pro
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 260 h
Talk time
Xperia pro
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 10 h
Music play
Xperia pro
Up to 31 h
Z500
-
Colors
Xperia pro
Black, Silver, Red
Z500
SAR EU
Xperia pro
0.88 W/kg (head)
Z500
0.84 W/kg (head)
Price
Xperia pro
About 190 EUR
Z500
-
SAR
Xperia pro
-
Z500
1.45 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)