Sony Live with Walkman vs. Samsung Galaxy Ace 4.5 Tie Sony Live with Walkman Reasons to buy the Sony Live with Walkman Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash HD movies 720p @ 30fps Average speed processor 1.0 GHz Not very sharp screen 179 PPI 4.5 Tie Samsung Galaxy Ace "The image quality is good, considering the small size of the lens. The camera manages to capture colours nicely." techtree.com | talking about the Galaxy Ace's camcorder "Overall, the striking similarity with Apple's iPhone is what could make this phone attractive from a design standpoint." phonearena.com | talking about the Galaxy Ace's form-factor Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Ace Long talk time 11.2 hours Really small 59x112x11 mm Small screen 3.5" Small battery capacity 1,350 mAh Thin 12 mm Long standby time 26.7 days

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Overview

Processing power 4.6 vs 3.3 Winner: Sony Live with Walkman [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 30% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz Battery 4.0 vs 5.2 Winner: Samsung Galaxy Ace [details] Around 50% more talk time per battery charge, 11.2 hours vs 7.6 hours More than 10% higher capacity battery, 1,350 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Around 10% more standby time, less frequent charging, 26.7 days vs 25 days Photo & Video 6.2 vs 5.7 Winner: Sony Live with Walkman [details] Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate, 720p @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 @ 20fps Size 7.3 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Light weight Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Screen 4.8 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Low resolution screens Very small screens Lower quality display of text, images and video Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Web browsing - vs 3.9 Missing information [details] Network - vs 5.7 Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Sensors - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Overall 4.5 vs 4.5

Processing power

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	0.8 GHz	The Live with Walkman's has an average speed processor, but the Galaxy Ace is slower than most
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	512 MB	vs	278 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Talk time	7.6 hours	vs	11.2 hours	The Galaxy Ace has good talk time, but the Live with Walkman is average
	Standby time	25 days	vs	26.7 days	Long standby time
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,350 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Photo & Video

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	None
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	320 x 240 @ 20fps	Poor movies
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Size

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Weight	115 g	vs	113 g	Light weight
	Thickness	14 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	56x106x14 mm	vs	59x112x11 mm	The Galaxy Ace is fairly small, but the Live with Walkman is not far behind
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Screen

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.5"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	480x320	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	179 PPI	vs	164 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Storage

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	320 MB	vs	158 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	2,241 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Live with Walkman can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	2.47 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	0.51 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	176 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

	Sony Live with Walkman			Samsung Galaxy Ace
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Yes
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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