Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2012 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - August 2012 Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue White, Black, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 62.92% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2050 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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