Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA vs Sony Xperia UL

Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA
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Sony Xperia UL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.7 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
135 x 71 x 10.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in)
Weight 130.1 g (4.59.0.04 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED 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 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.30% 71.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 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, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 15 h 10 min