Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia Sola

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
Sony Xperia Sola
sony xperia sola
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 March 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - Released May 2012
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Red
Form Factor 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)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS 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
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 8 GB (5 GB user accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM Yes, microSD

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 55.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
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
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM Yes, microSD

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 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)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)