Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080 vs Sony Xperia UL

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080
samsung galaxy grand i9080
Sony Xperia UL
sony xperia ul
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced December 2012 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
135 x 71 x 10.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.20% 71.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 10 min Up to 15 h 10 min