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Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung I9000 Galaxy S

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung I9000 Galaxy S , Sony Xperia Z

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S 2010 year of release, cpu 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8, screen 4", with resolution 480x800. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" inch 5" inch
Screen area 45.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 58.0% 69.8%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 233 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13.1 MP, Single
Camera specs 5 MP, AF 13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2.2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread); TouchWiz UI 3 Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Hummingbird Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 320 20101
GeekBench 4 Single Core 538
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1331
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930
General specs Release date 2010, March 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 122.4 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm 139 Х 71 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 119 g 146 g
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 120 EUR 270 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front/back glass, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner (only available for Brazilian market) - Also known as Samsung I9008 Galaxy S in China Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy I9000 Galaxy S
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia Z
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB