If you’re looking for a mid-range smartphone, picking options won’t represent a problem, as all the big names in the smartphone business try to provide devices for every pocket with features designed to amaze users. In this situation, one might get confused regarding what device to pick up, let’s say, between the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Sony Xperia Sp.
Here is a comparison between the two mentioned smartphones, to help you make up your mind if you are looking to buy one of them.
Sony Xperia Sp
Above the Xperia E and under the Xperia Z (which is the brand’s flagship), the Xperia Sp was introduced by Sony as their mid-level device.
Design and Display
This 10 mm aluminum cased device, which is comfortable to keep in your pocket, packs a 4.6 inch display, with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Though not a glass slab like other Xperia phones, the HD screen on the Sp comes with a few features. The device itself weighs around 155 grams.
Camera
With a VGA camera on the front and an 8MP camera on the rear, this device does a fair job for your everyday photos or video chatting.
Processor and operating system
With a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, the Xperia Sp only has 8 GB of internal storage, but with the possibility of boosting it up to 32 by using an microSD card. It runs Android Jelly Bean.
Battery Life.
It has an average battery life, with a 2370 mAh battery under the hood.
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
A clear upgrade from its predecessor, the Note 2 represents Samsung in the phablet market.
Design and Display
It packs a 1280×720, 5.5 inch LCD display that can be operated with the S-Pen. It weighs 183 grams, and it measures at 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm.
Camera
No more than 1.9 MP on the front camera and 8 MP on the rear camera for this device.
Processor and operating system
This phone’s 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, and 2 GB of RAM, along with its 16 GB of internal memory, are enough for it to run Jelly Bean 4.1 as its operating system. The option of adding extra storage space via microSD is also available for this device.
Battery life
Its huge 3,100 mAh battery allows it to guys up to two days without needing to charge.
If you like all that is Samsung, you will probably opt for the Note 2, but if you want to pick the best device out of the two, you would have to go with the Xperia Sp. The Note 2 is good, but not as good as the Xperia SP. The Note 2’s camera isn’t comparable to other Samsung device’s cameras when it comes to smoothness.
Price
On Amazon.com, the Note 2 has its price tag set around $340, while on the same site, the Xperia Sp is around $240.
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