Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia Z

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
samsung galaxy ace 2
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2012 January 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 69.70%
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] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)