Phone Comparison - Samsung Star 3 vs Sony Xperia SP

Samsung Star 3
samsung star 3
Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102 x 58 x 11.5 mm
(4.02 x 2.28 x 0.45 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 20 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.35% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 20 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1000 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)