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Sony Xperia V
LT25iAmazon Fire Phone
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-06-18 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 inches | 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 342 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1750mAh Battery | 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire Phone is just a bit better than the Xperia V, with a 69.6 score against 64.2. Amazon Fire Phone is a newer and thinner device than Xperia V, although it's also a lot heavier. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but Amazon Fire Phone has 4.2.2 version while Xperia V has Android 4.3 version.
Amazon Fire Phone counts with a display that's just as good as the Sony Xperia V one, because although the Amazon Fire Phone has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1280 x 720px, it also counts with a quite bigger display. The Amazon Fire Phone features a bit faster processor than Sony Xperia V, because it has more processing cores, a much better GPU running at 450 MHz and more RAM memory.
Amazon Fire Phone features a superior memory for games and applications than Xperia V, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory. The Amazon Fire Phone features a much longer battery performance than Xperia V, because it has 2400mAh of battery capacity.
Amazon Fire Phone takes better videos and photos than Xperia V, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back facing camera, the Amazon Fire Phone also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos.
Amazon Fire Phone not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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