Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced February 2012 February 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Released - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP DB8500 Adreno 320
RAM 768 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 60.92% 66.67%
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 Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 100 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1305 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)