Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71
acer iconia tab b1-a71
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer
Announced May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA -
4G Network LTE 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX531u [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 54.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] VGA, 640x480 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps No
Edge Up to 237 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL -
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2710 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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