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Sony Xperia Tipo
ST21aPantech Discover
P9090| Global Score | |
| 50.4 | 55.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Pantech |
| Android 4.0.4 | Android 4.0 |
| 2012-06-13 | 2013-01-07 |
| 4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 inches | 5.28 x 2.70 x 0.36 inches |
| 3.51 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 250.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 180 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.29 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 2,5 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 |
| 3.42 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 12.60 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 470 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 430 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Pantech Discover has a general score of 55.2, which is just a bit better than the Xperia Tipo's 50.4 global score. The Pantech Discover construction is much thinner but way heavier than Xperia Tipo, and they were released only 7 months apart. These devices have Android OS, but the Pantech Discover has an older 4.0 version and Xperia Tipo has Android 4.0.4.
Pantech Discover has a way better looking display than Sony Xperia Tipo, because it has a way bigger display, a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720 and a way higher pixel amount per display inch. The Pantech Discover has a more powerful CPU than Xperia Tipo, because it has a much better 400 megahertz graphics processor, a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Pantech Discover features a way better camera than Xperia Tipo, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera and a much better (Full HD) video quality. Pantech Discover has a much better storage to install games and applications than Xperia Tipo, and although they both have a SD memory slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Pantech Discover also has 13,5 GB more internal memory.
Pantech Discover counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia Tipo, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Pantech Discover is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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