Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced February 2012 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Purple Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 305 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.8 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 64.25% 74.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2300 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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