Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy Beam

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Samsung
          Announced
          January 2012 February 2012
          Status
          Available - Q1 2012 Available - July 2012
          Colors
          Silver, Black Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
          (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
          124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
          (4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
          Weight
          144 g (5.08 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB 8 GB storage
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 32GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.05% 57.32%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
          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
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes Yes
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Class 12
          3G
          HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
          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
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, v2.0 microUSB
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 32GB
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 2000 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 450 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Up to 760 h (2G)
          Up to 760 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 20 h (2G)
          Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)

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