Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 vs Sony Xperia ZL

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced October 2011 January 2011 January 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - March 2011 Available - March 2013
Colors Black Black, Silver White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
110.5 x 57.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 in )
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset 800 MHz, Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
GPU No Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 278 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 3.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 48.14% 75.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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, 2592x1936 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 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, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 158 MB storage, 278 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1350 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 610 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h