Phone Comparison - Samsung I929 Galaxy S II Duos vs Sony Xperia S vs XOLO 8X-1000

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony XOLO
Announced December 2011 January 2012 August 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - Q1 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors Black Silver, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.8 x 68.9 x 9.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.71 x 0.38 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
140 x 70 x 7.9 mm
(5.51 x 2.76 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.52 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (206 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 62.05% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Sony Exmor R Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1750 mAh 1920 mAh
Stand by - Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 352 h (2G)
Up to 321 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 36 min (3G)