Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy 551 vs Sony Xperia SP

Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced October 2010 Available - April 2013
Status Available - Q4 2010 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 160 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
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] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.59% 66.67%
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] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 160 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)