The new Sony Xperia S smartphone looks destined to be a huge success with consumers thanks to some brilliant specification that includes a high quality display and a superb camera facility. Only time will tell whether this model can overtake the Samsung Galaxy S2 as the leading Android device. We look at both models to see what display technology is incorporated and also to check out the processing power available.
Samsung have always produced high quality mobile displays and several other manufacturers actually purchase Samsung screens for use in their own devices. The Galaxy S2 offers one of the very best screens available. The models makes use of a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display that produces a vivid image that many devices struggle to match. The phone works well in natural sunlight and the viewing angles are also very impressive which is ideal if you are sharing photos and video content with friends and family. The screen can show a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels which results in an impressive pixel density of 217 pixels per inch. The new Sony Xperia S uses the same size of screen but one which makes use of LED backlit technology rather than Super AMOLED. Technically the screen on the Samsung is capable of displaying a more vivid image but Sony have compensated for this by allowing their screen to show a superb resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. This has a positive effect on pixel density and enables the Xperia S to offer 342 pixels per inch. This makes it the first phone to exceed what the famous Retina Display on the iPhone 4S can offer. Multi Touch support is also more extensive than its rival and can register up to ten individual points of contact on the screen rather than the two that are recognised by the Galaxy S2 and numerous other models. Despite Samsung’s use of Super AMOLED technology they still cannot match the overall screen quality that is offered on the Sony Xperia S.
At its time of release the Samsung Galaxy S2 was the fastest phone available thanks to a powerful 1.2Ghz processor that forms part of the excellent Exynos chipset. This package also incorporates a high quality graphics processing unit in the shape of the Mali 400MP chip. This chip ensures that users can enjoy a superb gaming experience on the device. Despite not being the most powerful processor available the S2 still performs at great speeds thanks to the quality of the processor and the power efficiency of the software package that the phone uses. The Sony Xperia S uses a more powerful dual core 1.5Ghz Qualcomm processor together with a Adreno 200 graphics processing unit. Despite the model offering more processing power in actual use there is very little to choose between the two phones in terms of operation speeds. This does not reflect badly on Sony, the S2 has always been one of the leading handsets in this department and many models have tried to rival it and failed. What we are looking at here are two of the fastest phones currently available.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 was one of the most advanced handsets of 2011 and for this reason the model proved a huge success with consumers. As we move through 2012 several manufacturers are releasing models that eclipse what the S2 can offer and the Sony Xperia S is a great example of such a device.
The Sony Xperia S and the Samsung Galaxy S2 are available now.
