Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia Go vs Samsung i897 Captivate

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced March 2012 May 2012 June 2010
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - July 2010
Colors Black, White, Red White, Black, Yellow Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 54.38% 58.07%
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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
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, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1305 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)