Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Aspen vs Samsung Galaxy 551

Sony Ericsson Aspen
sony ericsson aspen
Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced February 2010 October 2010
Status Available - July 2010 Available - Q4 2010
Colors Iconic Black, White Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117 x 60 x 12.5 mm
(4.61 x 2.36 x 0.49 in)
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory N/A 160 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.4 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 25.31% 47.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smart Contrast Auto focus,
Video Yes, VGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 225 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS feeds HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB RAM, 256MB ROM, 100MB storage 160 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 560 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)