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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Xperia SP

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
October 2011 Available - April 2013
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.65 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72% 66.67%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
No [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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