Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy S5

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Samsung
          Announced
          January 2012 February 2014
          Status
          Available - Q1 2012 Available April 2014
          Colors
          Silver, Black Black, White, Blue, Gold
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
          (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
          142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
          (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 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
          4G Network
          - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - Fingerprint Sensor
          IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
          Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
          Heart Rate Sensor

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB 16/32 GB storage
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.05% 69.63%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 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, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 128 GB
          USB OTG
          Supported Supported

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 2800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 450 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Up to 390 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 21 h

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