An indepth comparison between:

Samsung Galaxy S4 Sony Xperia Sola

Documented by:
Johannessen, Jan Kenith J. Catamco, Raymark S. Paclibar, Joefel Albert M.

Subject and Schedule Instructor:

TechWrite22 MWF 2:30-3:30 Mr. Romeo Dela Victoria August 14, 2013

Table of Contents

SPECIFICATIONS
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Technical Specications Comparison

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PROS AND CONS

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Advantages and Disadvantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.1 2.2 PROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Sony Xperia Sola Advantages and Disadvantages

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PROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCES
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Web sources

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Technical Specications by comparison

Samsung Galaxy S4 PHONE 2G Network 3G Network 4G Network SIM Announced Status Dimensions Weight Type Size Multitouch Protection GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE (market dependent) Mirco-SIM 2013, March Available. Released 2013, April 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) 130 g (4.59 oz) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 1080x1920 pixels, 5 inches(441 ppi pixel density) Yes Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TouchWiz UI Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Yes Yes microSD, up to 64 GB 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes Yes - Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED ash Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording,geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 Mini-SIM 2012, March Available. Released 2012, May 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm (4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in) 107 g (3.77 oz) LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches ( 265 ppi pixel density) Yes, up to 4 ngers Scratch-resistant glass Floating touch display Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine Vibration; MP3 ringtones Yes Yes 3D surround sound enhancement microSD, up to 32 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM Up to 100 kbps Up to 296 kbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host 5 MP, 2592 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED ash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile image stabilization detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps No Sony Xperia Sola

GENERAL

BODY

DISPLAY

SOUND

Alert Types Loudspeaker 3.5mm jack Card slot Internal GPRS Edge Speed WLAN Bluetooth NFC Infrared port USB Primary Features

MEMORY

DATA

CAMERA Video Secondary

Technical Specications by comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Sony Xperia Sola

PHONE

OS Chipset CPU GPU Sensors Messaging Radio GPS Java Colors Other Features FEATURES

BATTERY

Stand-by Talk time Music Play

Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, via Java MIDP emulator White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue - Wireless charging (market dependent) - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link) - SNS Integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype) Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G) (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 62 h

Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Mali-400 Accelerometer, proximity, compass SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email Stereo FM radio with RDS Yes, with A-GPS support Black, White, Red - SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Non-removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G) Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Up to 40 h

PROS AND CONS Samsung Galaxy S4

Advantages and Disadvantages Pros:
Stunning screen 5inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 441 ppi Great camera Main(Rear): 13 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash and Zero Shutter Lag, BIS Sub (Front): 2 Mega pixel camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS Powerful Quad-core processor 1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor Great Memory 16 / 32 / 64GB memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB), 2GB RAM Slim Body 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, 130g

Cons:
Call quality Mediocre call quality Casing The casing is quite thin and is made of plastic. Usability Little bit of a learning curve on this phone.

PROS AND CONS Sony Xperia Sola

Advantages and Disadvantages Pros:
Measurably Narrower 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm (4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in) Aordability At least 70 Dual-Core Processor Despite its price, it is equipped with a Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor

Cons:
Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM Camera Average photo quality with 5 MP, 25921944 pixels, autofocus, with LED ash No Front camera Operating System Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) at launch

SOURCES Primary Sources:

Samsung Galaxy S4 Website http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/android/GT-I9505ZWABTU Sony Xperia Sola http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-sola/

Secondary Sources:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Full Specications %http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9500_galaxy_s4-5125.php Sony Xperia Sola Full Specications http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sola-4408.php Samsung Galaxy S4 Review(Pros/Cons) http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s4/4852-6452_7-35627724.html Sony Xperia Sola Review(Pros/Cons) http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Xperia-sola-Review_id3042 Wikipedia Pages) %http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_sola