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Sony Xperia SL vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
August 2012 May 2012
Status
Released - September 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors
White, Black, Gray Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE (regional)
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] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.05% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1750 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 420 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)
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