Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced March 2010 February 2011 January 2012
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2011 Available - April 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm
(4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 205 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 400 MB 8 GB/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 59.72% 58.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB/16GB storage, 768 MB RAM, 2GB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB

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 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)