The Galaxy S Advance: a mid-range Android phone that falls somewhere between the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II.
The Sony Xperia S is the first smartphone to carry the new Sony brand. It combines a slick design with a large screen and has a 12-megapixel camera that certainly looks impressive on paper.
The Engine Room
1st: Sony Xperia S: 1.5GHz dual-core CPU
2nd:Galaxy S Advance: 1GHz, NovaThor U8500 chipset
Sony's first major release since dropping Ericsson sees the introduction of dual-core architecture in the form of a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, which should chuck out more than enough power to have the Xperia S humming along nicely. . It also comes loaded with an Adreno 220 graphics processing unit (GPU) which is a higher-end version of the Adreno mobile GPU family and should give a boost to interface and gaming graphics.
he Samsung Galaxy S is powered with 1GHz dual core Cortex-A9 while Xperia S is 1.5GHz Dual Core processor. The Galaxy S Advance is running on the NovaThor U8500 chipset which includes a Mali-400MP graphics processing unit (GPU) so performance should be well above its predecessor. This setup features the same GPU found in the Galaxy S2 so it's pretty potent stuff, the NovaThor chip isn't quite as good as the S2's Exynos but it's still a modern piece of high performance tech which will give good results.
The Design
1st: Sony Xperia S: 128x64x10.6mm, 144g
2nd: Galaxy S Advance: 123.2x63x9.7mm, 120g
Samsung took a design from Galaxy S which is over a year old now. However it still holds up quite well alongside the current crop of smartphones. The device is still one of the lighter and thinner handsets around and the simple slab-like design with slightly curved corners looks as contemporary as ever.
On the other hand The Sony Xperia S is definitely a desirable phone. It has a great, sleek look and we love the little design flourishes Sony has decided to give the Xperia S. The most obvious of these is the see-through strip near the bottom of the device. This is then met with an off-colour lip. The Xperia S is a much sharper looking piece of kit, although the device is the heavier and thicker than Galaxy S Advance.
Sony wins, however if you are worrying about the weight and a thickness then Galaxy S Advance is for you
The Display
1st:Sony Xperia S: 4.3-inch LED-backlit LCD screen, 720x1280, 342PPI
2nd:Galaxy S Advance: 4-inch Super AMOLED Multi-touch Capacitive screen, 800 x 480 pixels, 233ppi
The Galaxy S Advance uses a 4-inch and the same Super AMOLED capacitive multi-touch display as its predecessor, reinforced Gorilla Glass with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, giving a pixel density of 233 pixels-per-inch (ppi). A reasonably high figure still often unachieved by many current phones not based on a previous design.
Sony's Xperia S on the other hand is much more with a 4.3-inch LED-backlit still using LCD screen, operating at 720x1280 and with its pixel density of 342PPI, it's better than Apple's Retina Display-toting iPhone 4S. In addition the Xperia S also benefits from Sony's Mobile BRAVIA Engine, which tweaks the visuals to get even more from the screen and a scratch resistant coating and the multi-touch screen supports all 10 fingers should someone decide to release a Twister app at some point in the future.
Storage
1st:Galaxy S Advance: 8/16 GB onboard storage, MicroSD slot, 768MB RAM
2nd:Sony Xperia S: 16/32GB internal memory, 1GB RAM, No Micro SD slot
Samsung's Galaxy S Advance comes in two variants with either 8GB or 16GB of onboard space along with 2GB of ROM and 768MB of RAM. Samsung's handset also has MicroSD capability for up to an additional 32GB. Xperia S device benefits from Adreno 220 graphics, 1GB RAM and either 16 or 32GB of on-board storage space, but there's no space for micro SD expansion in the device.
Operating System
Tie:Sony Xperia S: Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
Tie: Galaxy S Advance: Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
Both handsets ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The Xperia S is scheduled to receive Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Google's latest build, sometime this year. However there is no word from Samsung on whether the Galaxy S Advance will get upgraded but we wouldn't be at all surprised as Samsung seems to be one of the more proactive manufacturers in rolling out system updates across its portfolio.
Camera
1st: Sony Xperia S: 12 MP rear, 1.3MP front, 720p, 4000 x 3000
2nd: Galaxy S Advance: 5MP, 2592 x 1944 pixel, 720p video capture, 1.3MP front-facing
The Xperia S features a 12-megapixel primary camera, with 4000 x 3000 and the Exmor-R sensor is a tremendous asset to the device, capturing high quality images in quick-time. The device also boasts an LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face & smile detection, 3D sweep panorama and image stabilisation, as well as 1080p video capture. 1.3-megapixel camera front , for all your video telephony needs, which can record in 720P.
The Galaxy S Advance features a 5-megapixel primary camera with a 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution and 720p video capture, with LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, autofocus and face and smile detection. There's also a 1.3-megapixel front-facing secondary camera.
Conclusion
1st: Sony Xperia S:
2nd: Galaxy S Advance
Samsung's re-boot of the Galaxy S, in the form of the Galaxy S Advance, The original Galaxy S originally was good when it launched, however based on the analysis Xperia S has more power, great camera and it will look great when it get Ice Cream Sandwich and the big let down of the Xperia S is the fact that it doesn’t come with microSD slot
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