Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) vs Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus vs Sony Xperia acro HD phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
4 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Plastic body, glass front |
| Only digital zoom |
| EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Model | Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Xperia acro HD (SOI12) |
| Other model names | Galaxy Pocket Plus GT-S5301L (Single-Sim) | Sony Ericsson Xperia acro HD SOI12S, Sony Hayate |
| Country or region available |  (Latin America) |  Japan |
| Brand | Samsung | Sony |
| Release date | 12/1/2012 | 4/1/2012 |
| Depth | 12 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 57.9 x 104.9 millimeters (2.28 x 4.13 in) | 66 x 126 millimeters (2.6 x 4.96 in) |
| Weight | 97 grams (3.4 ounces) | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2.8" inches | 4.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~40% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~61.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 143 PPI | 342 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| System version | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Broadcom BCM21654 (40nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 850MHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Broadcom VideoCore-IV | Qualcomm Adreno 220 (266MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) | 16GB (11GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A, UMTS 850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.4 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1910 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.7 hours | 9 hours |
| Standby | 320 hours (13.3 days) | 410 hours (17.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | External retractable antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Blue, White • Samsung TouchWiz UX • Panorama photo • WhatsApp compatible | • Colors: White, Black, Rouge • 2GB microSD included PlayNow Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Pocket Plus (GT-S5301L) | Sony Xperia acro HD (SOI12) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.01W/kg (head) | feature not registered |