Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SL vs Samsung Galaxy Axiom R830

Sony Xperia SL
sony xperia sl
Samsung Galaxy Axiom R830
samsung galaxy axiom r830
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2012 November 2012
Status Released - September 2012 Released - November 2012
Colors White, Black, Gray Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
121.7 x 63.8 x 11.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.51 x 0.47 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 136.1 g (4.8.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 58.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps No
Edge Up to 237 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h Up to 252 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 8 h