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Samsung Galaxy Core LTE vs Sony Xperia M2

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
February 2014 February 2014
Status
Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight
137 g (4.83 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Scratch-Resistant Glass

Display

Type
Super PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.24% 64.25%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) [Similar]
GPU
- Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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