Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced February 2014 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Scratch-Resistant Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.25% 64.21% 65.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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