Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Beam vs Sony Xperia acro HD SOI12

Samsung Galaxy Beam
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Sony Xperia acro HD SOI12
sony xperia acro hd soi12
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2012 May 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Black White, Black, Rouge
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
126 x 66 x 11.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 11 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.32% 61.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A+, up to 9.2 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 11 GB storage, 1 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 1900 mAh (CDMA mode)
Stand by Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min