Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced Available - April 2013 April 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Red White, Blue White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 203 Vivante GC1000
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.3 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 60.19% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features 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 Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited N/A
Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 1800 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 9 h -