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Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia L

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
January 2011 March 2013
Status
Available - February 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight
113 g (3.99 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.06% 60.81%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
158 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video
Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
158 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1350 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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