Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia J

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced June 2009 February 2012 August 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - May 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP Adreno 200
RAM 256 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 55.64% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)