Budget Android Phones - A comparison


This article mainly deals with the features and specifications of two low cost Android phones. Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300 and Sony Xperia Tippo.

Are you in search of low cost Android phones? You don't want to worry about this. In this article it is revealed. Most of the customers are willing to buy an Android phone. But the main problem is the price issue. Here we are revealing the features of two Android phones which are priced below Rs.10000. This article will be more helpful to those who were in search of budget Android phones.

Sony Xperia Tipo


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The Sony Xperia Tipo comprises of a TFT capacitive touchscreen with a true display color of 16M. The phone comes with a dimension of 103 x 57 x 13 mm i.e, it is 103mm long, 57mm wide and 13mm wide and the phone weighs 99.4g. The phone uses the latest Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Since Xperia Tipo is packed with 800 MHz Cortex-A5 processor, it results in more speed and efficiency in its processing. Adreno 200 is used as the Graphic Processing Unit(GPU) which gives more graphical support to the phone. Internal memory and RAM is the heart of the phone. In the case of Sony Xperia Tippo there is no need to be panic since it gives 2.9 GB internal storage (2.5 GB user available) and 512 MB RAM. The phone supports not only the internal memory but also the external memory. MicroSD card can be used as an external storage. The memory card can be expanded upto 32GB. Most of the audio and video formats like MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC and MP4/H.264/WMV are supported in this handset. The essential feature that is to be considered is its camera feature. Just like other smartphones it doesn't have a 5MP camera. But it has 3.15 MP camera in which images of normal quality images can be captured (2048 x 1536 pixels). As an additional feature the camera supports Geo-tagging facility. The phone doesn't support secondary camera. Connectivity features like 3G (HSDPA = 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA = 5.76 Mbps), 2G, Wi-Fi(Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS and microUSB 2.0 are supported in this device. The price of the phone is Rs.9499.

Special Highlights of Sony Xperia Tippo


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  • Runs on Android OS v4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich)

  • Runs over 800 MHz Cortex-A5 processor

  • Internal memory of 2.9GB and 512MB RAM

  • Supports microSD and expandable upto 32GB

  • 3.15 MP camera with Geo-tagging facility

  • The price of the phone is Rs.9499

  • Uses Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery with up-to 470 hours(2G) / 545 hours(3G) standby and 5 hours (2G) / 4 hours 30 min (3G) talktime

  • Supports 3G, 2G, Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS


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    Touch screen


    3.2 inch sized TFT capacitive touchscreen is used in this phone. It comes with a 16M true color display with 320 x 480 pixels and consists of 180 ppi pixel density. As protection Scratch resistant glass is used.

    Operating System


    New generation Android platform is used. The phone supports the Android OS v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). A new multimedia technology is used here, so the applications are more faster. It comprises of preloaded and inbuilt applications.

    Camera features


    The phone comes with a 3.15MP camera featured by Geo-tagging facility. The pictures captured on this phone have a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. It also supports video recording of VGA clarity.

    Memory and Processor


    This mobile functions at high speed, since it has an inbuilt memory of 2.9GB and it works over 800 MHz Cortex-A5 CPU and a GPU of Adreno 200. It also supports microSD card and can be expanded up to 32GB.

    Connectivity features


    The Sony Xperia Tippo has the latest connectivity features in it. It supports 2G, 3G (HSDPA -> 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA -> 5.76 Mbps), Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, USB support of microUSB v2.0.

    Battery


    It uses a powerful battery of Lithium-ion 1500mAh battery. The phone gives a Talk time of 5 hours at 2G and 4 hours 30 minutes at 3G range and gives a standby time of 470 hours at 2G and 545 hours at 3G.

    Additional features


    The Java applications can be supported using the Java MIDP emulator. The sensors used in this phone are Accelerometer, proximity and compass sensors. The phone comes with Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue colors.

    Pre Loaded Application


    The phone comprises of attractive inbuild apps. You can stay connected with your friends via Facebook. It also have preloaded applications such as document viewer, Google maps, Google talk, Youtube ,etc...

    In the Box


    The box comprises of Handset, Charger, Battery, Headset, USB cable, User guide, Warranty card.

    Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300


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    The Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300 comprises of a TFT capacitive touchscreen with a true display of 256K color. The phone comes with a dimension 103.7 x 57.5 x 12 mm i.e, it is 103.7mm long, 57.5mm wide and 12mm thick. The weight of the phone is 97g. The phone uses Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) to operate. Since Galaxy Pocket is packed with 832 MHz ARM 11 processor, it results a medium speed and efficiency in its processing. No Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) is used so it doesn't give a graphical support. Internal memory and RAM are the most important part of the phone that is mainly used for judging phone's performance. In the case of Samsung Galaxy Pocket there is no need to be panic since it gives 3GB internal storage and 384 MB RAM. The phone supports not only the internal memory, but also the external memory. MicroSD card can be used as an external storage. The memory card can be expanded up-to 32GB. Most of the audio and video formats like MP3/WAV/AAC and MP4/H.264/H.263 are supported in this handset. The essential feature that is to be considered is its camera feature. 2MP camera is used in this phone. The camera is not capable of capturing HD images. It only gives an average quality. As an additional feature the camera supports Geo-tagging facility. The phone doesn't support secondary camera. Connectivity features like 3G (HSDPA = 3Mbps, HSUPA, 2G, Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot), Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, GPS and microUSB 2.0 are supported in this device. The price of the phone is Rs 5949.

    Special Highlights of Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300



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  • Runs on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

  • Runs over 832 MHz ARM 11 processor

  • Internal memory of 3GB and 384MB RAM

  • Supports microSD and expandable upto 32GB

  • 2 MP camera with Geo-tagging facility

  • Uses Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery with up-to 800 hours(2G) / 500 hours(3G) standby and 17 hours (2G) / 5 hours 40 min (3G) talktime

  • Supports 3G, 2G, Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS

  • Price of the phone is Rs 5949


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    Touch screen


    2.8 inch sized TFT capacitive touchscreen is used in this phone. It comes with a 256K true color display with 240 x 320 pixels and consists of 143 ppi pixel density. Supports multi-touch facility.

    Operating System


    New generation Android platform is used. The phone supports the Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread). A new multimedia technology is used here, so the applications are more faster. It comprises of preloaded and inbuilt applications.

    Camera features


    The phone comes with a 2MP camera featured by Geo-tagging facility. The pictures captured on this phone have a resolution of 1600 x1200 pixels. It also supports video recording of QVGA@15fps.

    Memory and Processor


    The functions of this mobile are at high speed, since it has an inbuilt memory of 3GB and 384MB RAM. The runs 832 MHz ARM 11 CPU. It also supports microSD card and can be expanded up to 32GB.

    Connectivity features


    The Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300 has the latest connectivity features in it. It supports 2G, 3G (HSDPA -> 3.6 Mbps, HSUPA), Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, USB support of microUSB v2.0.

    Battery


    It uses a powerful battery of Lithium-ion 1200mAh battery. The phone gives a Talk time of 17 hours at 2G and 5 hours 40 minutes at 3G range and gives a standby time of 800 hours at 2G and 500 hours at 3G.

    Additional features


    The Java applications can be supported using the Java MIDP emulator. The sensors used in this phone are Accelerometer and compass sensors. The phone comes with only black color.

    Pre Loaded Application


    The phone comprises of attractive inbuild apps. You can stay connected with your friends via Facebook. It also have preloaded applications such as document viewer, Google maps, Google talk, Youtube ,etc...

    In the Box


    The box comprises of Handset, Charger, Battery, Headset, USB cable, User guide, Warranty card.

    Comparaison between Sony Xperia Tipo and Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300


    In order to make a better decision both the phone is to be compared. Even though the two phones are of low cost, we need to compare its features and need to find which one is better. When we compare the two phones it is clear that the screen size of Galaxy Pocket is too low as compared to that of Sony Xperia Tipo. Their dimension and weight are almost the same.
    In the case of processing speed and memory capacity both phones has almost the same feature. But the Sony Xperia Tipo has a RAM of 512MB and the Samsung Galaxy Pocket has only 384MB. So Xperia Tipo can process more efficiently than Galaxy Pocket.
    The Samsung Galaxy Pocket uses a 2MP camera where as Sony Xperia Tipo uses a 3.15MP camera. Both the phone supports almost the same connectivity features like 3G, 2G, Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS. When we go deeper, it is seen that Sony Xperia Tipo has more data speed (3G) than that of Samsung Galaxy Pocket.
    The Samsung Galaxy Pocket has more battery backup power than that of Sony Xperia Tipo since the standby and talk time is high. If we compare the two phones in the case of their price we can see that Sony Xperia Tipo is much costlier than Samsung Galaxy Pocket. From this comparison we can see that Sony Xperia is much better than Samsung Galaxy Pocket. So finally we can conclude that, if you prefer battery backup and phone's price, then it is better to choose Samsung Galaxy Pocket otherwise Sony Xperia Tipo is better.


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