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Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy S5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
January 2012 February 2014
Status
Available - Q1 2012 Available April 2014
Colors
Silver, Black Black, White, Blue, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 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
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.05% 69.63%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 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, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 21 h
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