Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia J vs Samsung Galaxy 551

Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2012 October 2010
Status Available - October 2012 Available - Q4 2010
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB 160 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 47.59%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus,
Video Yes, VGA Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 160 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)