Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) vs Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray vs Blu Advance 4.0 L2 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4"
LED
LED
480x854
8
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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4"
TFT
TFT
480x800
3.1
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
1300
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
13 Advantages 
9 Advantages | 20 Common items in both devices |
| 512MB LPDDR2 |
| 16 million |
| 4" |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| EIS: Digital stabilization |
| (front) 0.3MP |
| +13 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Model | Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray ST18, SE Urushi | BLU Advance 4.0L2 Dual-Sim A030, Blu A030U |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA | USA |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Blu |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 4/1/2016 |
| Depth | 9.4 millimeters (0.37 inches) | 10.8 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53 x 111 millimeters (2.09 x 4.37 in) | 65.8 x 133.7 millimeters (2.59 x 5.26 in) |
| Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~51.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x854 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 245 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 (45nm) | 32bit: MediaTek MT6580 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | ARM Mali-400 MP1 500Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 1GB (300MB available) | 4GB (1.78GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/1700/1900 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BA700 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 7 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 440 hours (18.3 days) | 500 hours (20.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Gold, White, Pink • 4GB microSD included • Open ES 1.1 • Video stabilizer • PlayNow • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • SE Timescape • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Green, Pink • WiFi hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (ST18a) | Blu Advance 4.0 L2 (A030U) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |