Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced January 2012 Available - April 2013 April 2013
Status Available - Q1 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Silver, Black Black, White, Red White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
167.6 x 88 x 8 mm
(6.6 x 3.46 x 0.31 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE (available in GT-I9205)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320 Mali-T604
RAM 1 GB N/A 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super Clear LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 66.67% 74.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, CMOS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, CMOS, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2370 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G)