Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 August 2011
Status Available - November 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Black White, Blue Gradient, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 1 GB storage (320 MB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 56.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)