Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Sony Xperia J vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony HTC
Announced February 2012 August 2012 September 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - October 2012 Released - November 2012
Colors Black Black, White, Gold, Pink Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 200 Adreno 225
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 57.92% 60.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
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