Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia A vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000

Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000
samsung galaxy note 10.1  n8000
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced May 2013 August 2012
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink, Mint Black, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.57% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2300 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Up to 1500 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 33 h 20 min