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Sony Xperia U
ST25aSamsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 55 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3.7 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2012-02-26 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.88 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 280 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.94 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 260 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 4 has a general score of 81.6, which is way better than the Sony Xperia U's 55 score. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy Note 4 has a more recent 5.0 version and Sony Xperia U has Android 4.0 version. Although the Galaxy Note 4 is extremely heavier than the Sony Xperia U, it's extremely thinner and also a lot newer.
The Galaxy Note 4 features a lot better display than Sony Xperia U, because it has a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a much better pixel count per screen inch and a lot larger display. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a much more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia U, because it has more RAM memory, a better graphics processor working at 500 megahertz and more CPU cores.
The Galaxy Note 4 has a greater camera than Xperia U, because it has a way better video resolution and a way more MP camera. Galaxy Note 4 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia U, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a much better battery performance than Xperia U, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity against 1320mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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