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Samsung Galaxy Indulge
SCH-R910Sony Xperia U
ST25i| Global Score | |
| 50.1 | 55 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 2.2 | Android 4.0, 2.3.7 |
| -- | 2012-02-26 |
| 5.20 x 2.40 x 0.60 inches | 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches |
| 5.35 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 165 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.22 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 3 hours talk time | 260 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia U has a general score of 55, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Indulge's 50.1 global score. The Xperia U is a noticeably lighter and way thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy Indulge. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia U has 4.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Indulge has Android 2.2.
The Sony Xperia U has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Indulge, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Sony Xperia U also has a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a much better 854 x 480 resolution. The Xperia U counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Indulge, because it has a better 320 megahertz graphics co-processor and a greater number of cores.
Xperia U takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Indulge, because it has a much higher 5 megapixels resolution back facing camera. Xperia U features just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Indulge, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Indulge has a bit superior battery duration than Xperia U, because it has a 14% greater battery capacity.
The Xperia U not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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