Phone Comparison - Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia L vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced January 2012 March 2013 November 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm
(4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.25 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.79% 60.81% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16GB storage, 768 MB RAM, 2GB ROM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 17 h