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Sony Xperia sola
MT27iSamsung Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710| Global Score | |
| 55.5 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.4, 2.3.7 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.4 |
| 2012-03-13 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 inches | 5.11 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 3.77 ounces | 4.60 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 149.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 265 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Exynos (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.2 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 470 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a score of 60.8, which is just a bit better than Xperia sola's general score of 55.5. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Epic 4G Touch has newer 4.1.2 version and Xperia sola has Android 4.0.4. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch body is somewhat heavier but a little bit thinner than the Xperia sola, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Xperia sola has a bit sharper display than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 854 x 480 resolution and a higher count of pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch has just a bit better performance than Xperia sola, and although they both have 2 processing cores, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia sola, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch also has 16 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch features a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia sola, because it has a 36% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch takes much clearer videos and photos than Xperia sola, because it has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a way better 1920x1080 video resolution.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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