Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
sony ericsson xperia x10
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced November 2009 May 2012
Status Available - March 2010 Available - May 2012
Colors Sensous Black, Luster White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 63 x 13 mm
(4.69 x 2.48 x 0.51 in )
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - X10a for Americas
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.77% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh (BST-41) 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)