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Sony Xperia M2 vs Samsung Galaxy A9

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
February 2014 Expected Announcement - November 2015
Status
Available - May 2014 Rumored - December 2015
Colors
Black, White, Purple Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
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Weight
148 g (5.22 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
Scratch-Resistant Glass -

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.25% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) [Similar] Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 510 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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