Sony Xperia S vs Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC

Comparing the Sony Xperia S vs Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC 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 Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC 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 Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia S the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia S features a LCD display compared to Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC's TFT, making Sony Xperia S the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC 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 Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Xperia S better for longer battery life.

Storage: Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Xperia S offers 32 GB, making Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia S

(Discontinued)

Vodafone Smart III 975 NFC

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2012

23 May, 2013

User Ratings

4.6/5

(603 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

MediaTek MT6575

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

N/A

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

Pixel Density

342 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %

57.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

128 mm

123.2 mm

Width

64 mm

64.4 mm

Thickness

10.60 mm

10.9 mm

Weight

144 grams

136 grams

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

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

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Mini

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

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

HDMI

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A	Vodafone Music