Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia TX vs Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71

Sony Xperia TX
sony xperia tx
Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71
acer iconia tab b1-a71
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer
Announced August 2012 January 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz)) 320 g (11.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -
4G Network - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX531u [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.42% 54.07%
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] VGA, 640x480 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps No
Edge Up to 237 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps -
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2710 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
-