Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Core Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2011 June 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 56.5 x 14.2 mm
(4.17 x 2.22 x 0.56 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
129.7 x 66 x 9.5 mm
(5.11 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 132.5 g (4.66.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3502 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 - WT19i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - WT19a
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 - -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.07% 60.05% 61.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 428 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 320 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 35 min (3G)
- Up to 9 h