Comparison of RugGear RG500 and Sonim Land Rover A8 smartphones based on their characteristics

RugGear RG500

Sonim Land Rover A8

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

RugGear

Sonim

Phone model

RG500

Land Rover A8

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

124 mm

138 mm

Body width

69 mm

68 mm

Body thickness

24 mm

21 mm

Weight

206 g

150 g

Volume

203.86 cm³

197.06 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Yellow

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6572

• Mediatek MT6572

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400 MP

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2060

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h

10 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

150 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

3 h 30 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

4 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

180 ppi

233 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

18 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Video capability

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

2.1

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

Sensors and gauges

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

• AAC
• AMR
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Impact protection

Shockproof case

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.65 W/kg