We’ve been asked to do more comparisons than we have of late, and we’re happy to comply. Today, we bring you a match-up between the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Sony Xperia S. Take a look and decide which you prefer – if you can choose from between these great mobile phones!
Overview
The Samsung Galaxy S II was the blockbuster hit of 2011. This smartphone set sales records from the start and has hardly slowed with the change of year.
With all that this mobile phone brings, what will its sibling, the Samsung Galaxy S III offer this year? It boggles the mind.
Specifications
MobilePhones.org.uk staff try our best to find accurate information on your behalf, but the information provided may not be current or accurate. Whenever possible, we mention if its based on rumours or unofficial information.
Samsung Galaxy S II
Dimensions (inches): 4.96 x 2.60 x 0.35 / 4.13 ounces.
Display: 4.3 inches, touchscreen; WVGA 480 x 800 pixels
Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Speed: 1.2 GHz, dual core.
Memory: Internal 16 GB, expandable to 32 GB.
Battery: 3.7 V, Lithium Ion. Talk time: up to 8 hours; stand-by: up to 16 days.
Camera: Rear: 8 MP, autofocus. 4X zoom. / Video: HD 1080p @ 30 frames per second (fps). / Front: 2 MP.
Connectivity: 2G: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / 3G: UMTS: HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100. / 4G: HSPA+.
Additional features or capabilities include TTY/TTD compatibility, Hearing Aid (HAC) rating of H3, Bluetooth compatibility and voice-and-data simultaneously.
Sony Xperia S
Overview
If you will recall from a recent post, the Xperia S is a fully integrated model with NFC technology. The actual SmartTags that pair your device information with your environment – home, personal, etc. – are due out soon.
The Sony Xperia S has also been called the Sony Ericsson Nozomi and the Sony Ericsson Arc HD.
Dimensions: 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm / 144 g
Display: 4.3 inches / LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen / 720 x 1280 pixels at 342 ppi.
Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread; planned upgrade to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Speed:
Memory: 1 GB RAM / 32 GB internal only.
Battery: 1750 mAh/ 2G: Talk: up to 7.5 hours; standby: up to 450 hours. / 3G: Talk: up to 8.5 hours; standby: up to 420 hours. / Music play: up to 25 hours.
Camera: Rear: 12 MP / autofocus / LED flash / Video: 1080p at 30 fps. / Front: 1.3 MP, video at 720p and 30 fps.
Connectivity: 2G: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / 3G: HSDPA 900, 2100 – LT26i -or- HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 – LT26a / Data: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot / HSDPA / HSUPA / GPRS / EDGE
Features: Video recording sports continuous autofocus, touch focus, 3D sweep panorama and more. FM Stereo with RDS. MP3 / eAAC+ / WMA / WAV audio player; MP4 / H.263 / H.264 / WMV video player. Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Talk. Document viewer. SNS integration.
There you have the basic information and a few of the frills with the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Sony Xperia S. Which do you like better?
Let’s look at one more combined review comparison today, this time pitting the Samsung Galaxy S II against Samsung Galaxy I9070 S Advance. Let’s see how these Galaxy siblings compare, shall we?
Overview
Specifications
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Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance
Dimensions: 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm / 120 g
Display: 4.0 inches / Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen / 480 x 800 pixels at 233 ppi.
Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Speed: 1 GHz, dual core, ARM Cortex A9 CPU
Memory: 768 RAM / either 8 or 16 GB internal with expandable to 32 GB via microSD card.
Battery: 1500 mAh
Camera: Rear: 5 MP / 2592 x 1944 pixels / autofocus /LED flash / Video: 720p at 30 fps. / Front: 1.3 MP, video calling.
Connectivity: 2G: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / 3G: HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 / Data: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot / GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA / HSUPA
Features: Rear camera offers touch focus as well as autofocus. A-GPS. Stereo FM with RDS. MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ / AC3 / FLAC audio player; MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 video player. SNS integration. TV-out. Document editor. Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk, Picasa, YouTube. Swype predictive text. Image/video editor.
Samsung Galaxy S II
Dimensions (inches): 4.96 x 2.60 x 0.35 / 4.13 ounces.
Display: 4.3 inches, touchscreen; WVGA 480 x 800 pixels
Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Speed: 1.2 GHz, dual core.
Memory: Internal 16 GB, expandable to 32 GB.
Battery: 3.7 V, Lithium Ion. Talk time: up to 8 hours; stand-by: up to 16 days.
Camera: Rear: 8 MP, autofocus. 4X zoom. / Video: HD 1080p @ 30 frames per second (fps). / Front: 2 MP.
Connectivity: 2G: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / 3G: UMTS: HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100. / 4G: HSPA+.
Additional features or capabilities include TTY/TTD compatibility, Hearing Aid (HAC) rating of H3, Bluetooth compatibility and voice-and-data simultaneously.
Additional comments: Additional features for the Galaxy S II not listed.
What do you think? Do you like the S II or the S Advanced better?
Yesterday, we brought you news of a new mobile phone from Panasonic, called the Eluga. We didn’t have much information on this smartphone beyond its dust- and water-proof status, and we promised to update you on this benchmark smartphone when updates came to the fore. Instead of releasing more about the Eluga itself, we got wind of a step-up model that Panasonic will present next week during the Mobile World Congress 2012, starting on 27 February.
For the sake of this discussion, we’re referring to this anonymous model as the Panasonic Eluga Plus, but please remember that’s just our temporary name for it.
Overview
As noted on the Panasonic’s Eluga mobile phone, the ‘Eluga Plus’ mystery model carries a dust-proof and water-proof rating. We’re still amazed at that capability. But it brings respectable speed as well as a decent-sized screen and resolution in addition to that impressive notation.
The mobile is expected to debut in the European markets some time in March, but might be early in the second quarter, with additional distribution to follow.
We know little of the user features within this device, so forgive the skimpy information in that area. Let’s get on with what we do know, however.
Specifications
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Dimensions: thickness: 7.8 mm; weight: 103 g.
Display: 4.3 inches / OLED capacitive touchscreen with qHD / 960 x 540 pixels.
Operating System: Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, upgradeable this summer.
Speed: 1 GHz / dual core.
Memory: 1 GB RAM / 8 GB internal. External expansion unknown.
Battery: 1150 mAh / Talk: 4 hours / Standby: 300 hours.
Camera: Sorry; no info available on the camera specifications.
Connectivity: sorry; beyond WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, we have no idea – yet.
Features: IP57 ratings in both dust and water categories – excellent! No performance degradation noted in underwater operations, although duration of dunking is unknown. (We don’t recommend testing at home; depth limits are approximate to 3 metres at IP57 and duration is short.)
Integrated NFC technology.
Additional comments: We were disappointed to learn the smartphone wouldn’t have ICS right out of box, but it’s some consolation that the upgrade to the OS should be available this summer, according to Panasonic. Lighter than the Galaxy S II, but its technology doesn’t quite meet those same standards.
Overall opinion: From what little we know, including the mobile phone’s actual name, it looks like a pretty respectable smartphone worth consideration.
With the Mobile World Congress 2012 right around the corner, it’s not unusual for mobile device manufacturers to tease interest in models that will be presented during the world event. It’s often frustrating, but it’s understandable and typical. Information on a new Android tablet from Huawei follows this pattern: Just a little information has been leaked, but not enough information was given to satisfy cravings for information.
The new mobile tablet is reported to have a 10-inch screen with an aluminium backing. Rumours of a 10-inch Huawei Media Pad have floated for weeks, but without any kind of semi-official indication, we can only guess that this might be that model.
This mystery tablet by Huawei allegedly sports Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is an advance over many tablet models. The aluminium case brings lighter weight with a fair degree of durability, while trading an increase susceptibility to scratches. We think that’s a fair trade-off, however. After all, what good is a sleek plastic case that’s shattered or cracked if you bump it accidentally against a table or tumbles to the floor?
We know that the mystery tablet seems to have a rear camera with eight megapixels with auto-focus and a single LED flash. It probably has a front camera with 1.3 MP, but that’s a guess, based on others in the category.
Unfortunately, we found no information on available RAM, processor speed or internal memory, but it does have an external microSD slot, so that’s good news!
Lending credibility to the possibility of a 10-inch Media Pad tablet, the original Media Pad has a seven-inch screen with the tapered aluminium back plate. Huawei has hinted since the Media Pad’s 2011 release that they weren’t finished with the series.
We will review the Media Pad and the Media Pad S-701w for general reference later today.
In today’s Mobile News, we examine a disclaimed rumour by Microsoft and the answer to LG’s L quiz. Keep reading to find out more.
Errant Image Denial
Not long ago, an image of a Microsoft Office logo on an iPad was leaked. Since Microsoft had just released the OneNote app for iPad, the mobile industry blogosphere went crazy with speculation.
Today, a Microsoft spokesperson denied that the image was real, saying,
“The … story is based on inaccurate [rumours] and speculation.”
Microsoft followed up that statement made to ZNET that the image was, indeed, fake.
However, if you carefully examine the actual words, Microsoft never denied that the Microsoft Office package would not be on the new iPad – merely that the image was not real.
Microsoft has yet to confirm or deny the appearance of the Office package on an Apple iPad.
However, Win7 tablets using a beta version of Windows 8 OS have Microsoft Office included, so Microsoft does already have the popular PC package programmed for tablet use.
We’ll see if our guess of
“Yes, it will be included or a downloadable option”
…is correct in a few months, if not sooner.
LG Announces Its MWC Line-Up
Well, earlier today, LG gave the answer to yesterday’s L tease: LG will be presenting three Optimus L-series models at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barclelona in a few days.
The L series currently comprises the Optimus L3, the Optimus L5 and the Optimus L7. All three models will sport a metallic design with a back panel that looks like leather. (It’s not; it just looks like leather.) They will also present what LG calls its
“floating mass display”
…that is closer to the glass and appears as if it is floating.
All three models present a squared-corner appearance and are thin smartphones. The Optimus L3 sports a 3.2-inch display and has the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The Optimus L5 and L7 both have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich onboard, but the screen sizes differ. The L5 has a 4.0-inch display, while the Optimus L7 has a 4.3-inch screen.
Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?
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