Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 I705

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 I705
samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 i705
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced May 2012 August 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
194 x 122 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 4.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 346 g (12.2 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MSM8960 Qualcomm [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 57.95%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps No
Edge Up to 237 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
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 8 GB storage, 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (3G)
Up to 192 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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