Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Sony Xperia A

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100
samsung galaxy note 8.0 n5100
Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)