Comparison of Sony Xperia go and Sony Xperia GX smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia go

Sony Xperia GX

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony

Phone model

Xperia go

Xperia GX

Year of release

2012

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

111 mm

131 mm

Body width

60 mm

69 mm

Body thickness

9.8 mm

10.5 mm

Weight

110 g

127 g

Volume

65.59 cm³

94.91 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Carbon
• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• Yellow
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• NovaThor U8500

• Qualcomm MSM8960

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali 400MP

• Adreno 225

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1305

1700

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h 30 min

6 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

520 h

380 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

460 h

300 h

Duration of listening to music

45 h

Video watching duration

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

4.6 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

165 ppi

319 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

16 X

16 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

16 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

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 800 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Direct support

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

3.0

3.1

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP

• MP4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• MIDI SMF
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

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

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

• MS Outlook
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google+
• Google Talk
• Google Search
• YouTube
• Twitter

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

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.89 W/kg

1 W/kg