Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy 551 vs Sony Xperia J

Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced October 2010 August 2012
Status Available - Q4 2010 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 160 MB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.59% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 160 MB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)