Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| January 2012 | January 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q1 2012 | Coming Soon - January 2017 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Black | Black, White, Gold, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in) |
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 144 g (5.08 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.3 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 62.05% | 73.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] | 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 220 [Similar] | Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 86 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 237 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1750 mAh | 3600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 450 h (2G) Up to 420 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) Up to 8 h 30 min (3G) |
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