Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Lava Pixel V1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Lava
Announced January 2014 July 2015 July 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - July 2015
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold White Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165.2 x 83.8 x 7.7 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.3 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
76.31 x 152.08 x 8.5 mm
(3 x 5.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU - Adreno 405 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.55% 73.99% 71.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS; recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, 13 MP SW Interpolation
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.4µm Pixel Size, F2.0 Aperture, 5P Largan Lens, Blue Glass Filter, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP - 8 MP via SW Interpolation [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3050 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by Up to 1071 h (2G)
Up to 1046 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
- Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G)