Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia Z

Samsung Galaxy Ace
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Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)