Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Xolo Q1000 vs Sony Xperia M

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung XOLO Sony
Announced April 2013 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors White, Blue Black, White Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
143.5 x 70.8 x 8.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Display, Scratch Resistant, Dragon Trail Glass, 5 Finger Touch Display TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 67.71% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, CMOS Sensor, BSI Sensor, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 346 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)