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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
February 2013 May 2013
Status
Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Black, White/Silver Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
345 g (12.17 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.0 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.56% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity
4600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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