Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Huawei MediaPad

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
Huawei MediaPad
huawei mediapad
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei
Announced May 2012 Q3 2011
Status Available - September 2012 Available
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange shadow black, classic brown, passion pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
190 x 124 x 10.5 mm
(7.48 x 4.88 x 0.41 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 390 g (13.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - S7-301u
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - S7-302u or HSDPA 900 / 2100 / AWS - S7-303u
4G Network LTE 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 5.8 GB storage, 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 60.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 5.8 GB storage, 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 6 h