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Sony Xperia A vs Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
May 2013 June 2013
Status
Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors
Black, White, Pink, Mint Urban Grey, Dive Blue, Orange Flare
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight
141 g (4.97 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display TFT Capacitive touchscreen, Glove Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.6 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.57% 69.06%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm MDM9215 + APQ8064pro [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Drama Shot, Sound&Shot, Aqua mode, Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Animated photo, Rich ton
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., slow motion video capture
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h
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