Sony
Xperia ray
vs. Samsung
Galaxy S

Updated (June, 2011): Compare the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S

5.7

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Samsung Galaxy S

"With push email turned on and regular use, we got through two days from the Galaxy S’ 1,500mAh battery, surprising indeed for a modern touchscreen smartphone."
slashgear.com | talking about the Galaxy S's battery
"Nonetheless, it’s one of the best panels we’ve seen on a mobile device of late."
slashgear.com | talking about the Galaxy S's screen

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S

Video out
Video output
Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Talk time
Long talk time
13.4 hours
Screen type
Vivid screen
Super AMOLED
Network latency
Average latency
171 ms
Internal storage
Lots of internal storage
16 GB
Screen size
Average sized screen
4.0"
Standby time
Long standby time
31.2 days
Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
3.0
Upload speed
Average upload speed
0.95 mbps
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

5.5

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Sony Xperia ray

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia ray

Flash
Has a camera flash
Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light
Size
Really small
53x111x9 mm
Camera resolution
High resolution
8 MP
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
295 PPI
Weight
Light-weight
100 g
Browser benchmark
Average web browser performance
878 ms
Download speed
Slower download speed
2.46 mbps

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Overview

Photo & Video 6.2 vs 1.7
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Winner: Sony Xperia ray
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  • Features a camera flash for taking photos with less light
Sensors 7.8 vs 10.0
Samsung Galaxy S Winner: Samsung Galaxy S
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Storage 1.5 vs 3.3
Samsung Galaxy S Winner: Samsung Galaxy S
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  • More than 54.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 300 MB
Battery 4.2 vs 5.6
Samsung Galaxy S Winner: Samsung Galaxy S
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  • More than 2x more talk time per battery charge, 13.4 hours vs 6.5 hours
  • More than 70% more standby time, less frequent charging, 31.2 days vs 17.9 days
Network 5.4 vs 6.2
Samsung Galaxy S Winner: Samsung Galaxy S
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  • Around 40% less network latency, 171 ms vs 278 ms
  • Typically faster data transfer and lower power consumption connecting to other bluetooth devices, 3.0 vs 2.1
  • Around 2.5x faster actual upload speeds, 0.95 mbps vs 0.39 mbps
Screen 5.9 vs 6.5
Samsung Galaxy S Winner: Samsung Galaxy S
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  • The Galaxy S has a OLED screen, which are generally brighter and more vivid, Super AMOLED vs TFT LCD
  • More than 50% larger screen, 4.0" vs 3.3"
Web browsing 9.3 vs 9.3
Too close to call
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Size 7.6 vs 7.4
Too close to call
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  • Both the Xperia ray and Galaxy S are quite small
  • Light weight, with the Xperia ray being particularly light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Processing power 4.6 vs 4.6
Too close to call
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  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Overall 5.5 vs 5.7

Photo & Video

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Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Camera 8 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs No The Xperia ray has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera 0.3 MP vs 0.3 MP
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out None vs Proprietary The Galaxy S has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Sensors

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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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 Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs Yes

Storage

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Memory card Micro SD vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 300 MB vs 16 GB The Galaxy S has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Xperia ray is below average

Battery

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Xperia ray
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Galaxy S
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Talk time 6.5 hours vs 13.4 hours The Galaxy S has good talk time, but the Xperia ray is average
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Standby time 17.9 days vs 31.2 days The Galaxy S has good standby time, but the Xperia ray is average
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Battery capacity 1,500 mAh vs 1,500 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Network

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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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 2.46 mbps vs 2.13 mbps Somewhat slow actual download speeds
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Upload speed 0.39 mbps vs 0.95 mbps The Galaxy S has average actual upload speeds, but the Xperia ray's is slow
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Network latency 278 ms vs 171 ms The Galaxy S has average network latency, but the Xperia ray's is worse than most
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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 3.0 The Galaxy S has average bluetooth support, but the Xperia ray's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Screen

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Screen size 3.3" vs 4.0" The Galaxy S has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Xperia ray is very small
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Screen resolution 854x480 vs 800x480 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 295 PPI vs 232 PPI The Xperia ray has a sharp screen, but the Galaxy S is average
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Screen type TFT LCD vs Super AMOLED The Galaxy S has an OLED screen which are generally very bright and vivid, the Xperia ray doesn't
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Web browsing

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Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Browser benchmark 878 ms vs 1,072 ms Average speed web browsers
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

Size

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Weight 100 g vs 118 g Light weight, with the Xperia ray being particularly light
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Thickness 9 mm vs 10 mm Average thickness
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Size 53x111x9 mm vs 64x122x9 mm Both the Xperia ray and Galaxy S are quite small
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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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

Processing power

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Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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Frequency 1.0 GHz vs 1.0 GHz Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
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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 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Keyboard & keypad

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Xperia ray
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Samsung Galaxy S Samsung
Galaxy S
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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

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