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Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy Beam

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
January 2012 February 2012
Status
Available - Q1 2012 Available - July 2012
Colors
Silver, Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.05% 57.32%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
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