Sony Xperia Tipo vs Samsung Galaxy A9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2012 | Expected Announcement - November 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2012 | Rumored - December 2015 |
| Colors | |
| Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in) |
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| Weight | |
| 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | Adreno 510 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 470 h (2G) Up to 545 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h (2G) Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) |
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