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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
October 2011 May 2012
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors
Black Black, White, Pink, Orange
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 95 g (3.35 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.65 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72% 60.65%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
No [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No TBD
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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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