Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Sony Xperia Acro S

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Sony Xperia Acro 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 Acro S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia Acro S the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Sony Xperia Acro S offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Acro S's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Acro S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Acro S better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Sony Xperia Acro S feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Sony Xperia Acro S offers 1910 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Sony Xperia Acro S offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Acro S receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy S3 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012
21 Aug, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4
Snapdragon S3
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
1910 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)
5/5
(2 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi
342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
61.25 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm
126 mm

Width

70.6 mm
66 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
11.9 mm

Weight

133 grams
147 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP57

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
1910 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 7.16(3G) / Up to 6.66(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
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