Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia P vs Samsung Galaxy Express

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced January 2012 February 2012 January 2013
Status Available - Q1 2012 Released - May 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Silver, Black Silver, Black, Red White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 DB8500 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 8 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 60.92% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 100 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1305 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)