Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Core Lite LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
133.1 x 70 x 9.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.76 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 63.24% 67.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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