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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
August 2014 May 2012
Status
Available - September 2014 Available - May 2012
Colors
Black, White, Golden Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
149 g (5.26 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 LTE (regional)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes -

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.27% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
VGA, 480p [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
2300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)
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