Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Samsung
Announced August 2011 May 2012 May 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink, Orange White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 56.5 x 14.2 mm
(4.17 x 2.22 x 0.56 in)
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 95 g (3.35 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 - WT19i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - WT19a
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 2100 LTE - GT-I9195
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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.07% 60.65% 66.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1500 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 428 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 35 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)