Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia U

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced January 2011 March 2012 February 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - Released May 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Red Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400 Mali-400MP
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM Yes, microSD No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.7 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 55.03% 55.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM Yes, microSD No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1320 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)