Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia acro HD SOI12 vs Sony Xperia A

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced September 2011 May 2012 May 2013
Status Released - October 2011 Available - Q4 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White White, Black, Rouge Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
126 x 66 x 11.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1x
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - 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, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 220 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 11 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 61.13% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED 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 And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, 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@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE Rev. A+, up to 9.2 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 11 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 1900 mAh (CDMA mode) 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 330 h Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)