Sony Xperia S vs Gfive A79

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Comparing the Sony Xperia S vs Gfive A79 across performance, display, camera and battery 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 Gfive A79 runs at 0.83 GHz, making Sony Xperia S the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia S offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Gfive A79 offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia S the larger display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Gfive A79 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Gfive A79 offers a higher battery capacity with 1850 mAh, while Sony Xperia S offers 1750 mAh, making Gfive A79 better for longer battery life.

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Sony Xperia S
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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2012
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon S3
N/A
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 832 MHz)
1 GB RAM
N/A

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD
N/A
720x1280 px (HD)
480x320 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1750 mAh
1850 mAh

Storage

32 GB
N/A

User Ratings

4.6/5
(603 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

Timescape UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion
832 MHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
N/A

RAM

1 GB
N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD
N/A

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x320 px

Pixel Density

342 ppi
144 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

128 mm
N/A

Width

64 mm
N/A

Thickness

10.60 mm
N/A

Weight

144 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1750 mAh
1850 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
G-Cloud