Sony
Live with Walkman
vs. Samsung
Galaxy Ace

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

4.5

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Sony Live with Walkman

Reasons to buy the Sony Live with Walkman

Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Movie format
HD movies
720p @ 30fps
Frequency
Average speed processor
1.0 GHz
Screen PPI
Not very sharp screen
179 PPI
Samsung Galaxy Ace

4.5

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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

Talk time
Long talk time
11.2 hours
Size
Really small
59x112x11 mm
Screen size
Small screen
3.5"
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,350 mAh
Thickness
Thin
12 mm
Standby time
Long standby time
26.7 days

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Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung Galaxy Ace Galaxy Ace vs Galaxy Y

Overview

Processing power 4.6 vs 3.3
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Winner: Sony Live with Walkman
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 30% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Battery 4.0 vs 5.2
Samsung Galaxy Ace Winner: Samsung Galaxy Ace
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  • 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
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Winner: Sony Live with Walkman
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  • 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
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  • 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
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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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
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 512 MB vs 278 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

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

Photo & Video

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

Size

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

Music

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

Screen

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

Storage

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

Keyboard & keypad

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

Web browsing

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 2,241 ms
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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
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs 2.47 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 0.51 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 176 ms
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

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

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