Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Sony Xperia M

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Sony
Announced March 2010 September 2012 June 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - November 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 58.04% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No 28mm wide LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [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 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)