Sony Xperia S vs Meizu M9

Comparing the Sony Xperia S vs Meizu M9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Meizu M9 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 Meizu M9 offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Xperia S the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia S and Meizu M9 feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Meizu M9 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia S offers a higher battery capacity with 1750 mAh, while Meizu M9 offers 1370 mAh, making Sony Xperia S better for longer battery life.

Storage: Meizu M9 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia S offers 32 GB, making Meizu M9 the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia S

(Discontinued)

Meizu M9

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2012

01 Jan, 2011

User Ratings

4.6/5

(603 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

N/A

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

1 GHz, Samsung

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

N/A

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

960x640 px (HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi

330 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %

54.71 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

128 mm

113 mm

Width

64 mm

59 mm

Thickness

10.60 mm

11.20 mm

Weight

144 grams

123 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

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

1280x720 @ 30

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

1370 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

8 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

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

Music

N/A	Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 FLAC APE OGG AMR and AAC and 3.5mm Audio Jack

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

N/A

Games

N/A

3D Games

Browser

N/A

Yes

Phone Book

N/A	Practically Unlimited

SMS

N/A

Yes

MMS

N/A

Yes

Email

N/A	Yes Push e-mail