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Sony Xperia acro S
LT26wGoogle Nexus 4
8 GBE960
| Global Score | |
| 62 | 67.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.0.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2012-05-30 | 2012-10-29 |
| 4.96 x 2.60 x 0.47 inches | 5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 4.90 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 768 x 1280 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 342 pixels per inch | 318 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1910mAh Battery | 2100mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 290 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 15.3 hours talk time |
| 3.84 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 4 is slightly better than Xperia acro S, with a 67.3 score against 62. Although Google Nexus 4 and the Xperia acro S were released with only 5 months difference, Google Nexus 4 is noticeably thinner and a little lighter. These phones have Android OS, but Google Nexus 4 has a more recent 5.0 version and Xperia acro S has Android 4.0.4, providing some extra features and performance tweaks.
The Xperia acro S has a slightly better looking screen than Google Nexus 4, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Google Nexus 4 counts with a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia acro S, because it has a much better 400 megahertz graphics co-processor, 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Xperia acro S counts with a bit better camera than Google Nexus 4, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xperia acro S also has a back camera with a way better resolution. The Sony Xperia acro S counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 4, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 32 GB and 8 GB more internal memory.
Google Nexus 4 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Xperia acro S, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Google Nexus 4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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