Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia A vs Samsung Galaxy Pop SHV-E220

Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
Samsung Galaxy Pop SHV-E220
samsung galaxy pop shv-e220
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced May 2013 January 2013
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - February 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink, Mint White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
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Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.65 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.57% -
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 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection
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 Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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