Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SL vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Sony Xperia SL
sony xperia sl
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
samsung galaxy note edge
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2012 September 2014
Status Released - September 2012 Available - Q4 2014
Colors White, Black, Gray Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Curved Edge screen

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 72.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 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, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min -