Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Sony Xperia Tipo

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
Sony Xperia Tipo
sony xperia tipo
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2011 June 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 52.10%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)