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Sony Ericsson Aspen vs Samsung Galaxy 551

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced
February 2010 October 2010
Status
Available - July 2010 Available - Q4 2010
Colors
Iconic Black, White Silver Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
117 x 60 x 12.5 mm
(4.61 x 2.36 x 0.49 in)
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.4 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
25.31% 47.59%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
N/A 160 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Geo-tagging, Smart Contrast Auto focus,
Video
Yes, VGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 85 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 225 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS feeds HTML

User Memory

Internal
256MB RAM, 256MB ROM, 100MB storage 160 MB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 560 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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