Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia S

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia S across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Xperia S the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia S offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia S the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S Advance features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia S's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S Advance and Sony Xperia S feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia S offers a higher battery capacity with 1750 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Xperia S better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia S offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 2 GB, making Sony Xperia S the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia S receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance has a rating of 4.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

₹5,999

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia S

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

N/A	21 Feb, 2012

Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor	Snapdragon S3
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)
768 MB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED	LCD
480x800 px	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

12.1 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh

1750 mAh

Storage

2 GB

32 GB

User Ratings

4/5

(1,480 ratings)

4.6/5

(603 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

Adreno 220

RAM

768 MB

1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.62 %

62.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

123.2 mm

128 mm

Width

63 mm

64 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

10.60 mm

Weight

120 grams

144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

12.1 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

1750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.33(3G) / Up to 15(2G)

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.3 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)

N/A