Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Sony Xperia Go

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
Sony Xperia Go
sony xperia go
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2011 May 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - July 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 110g (3.88oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 54.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1305 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)