Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F)
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3 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 4 Common items in both devices |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
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| Model | Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, Sony Ericsson X5 | Galaxy Xcover 3 G388F |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |        (Latin America), (Europe), South Africa, Iran, Israel, New Zealand, Pakistan |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Release date | 12/3/2009 | 4/1/2015 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 10 millimeters (0.39 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 43 x 102 millimeters (1.69 x 4.02 in) | 70.1 x 132.9 millimeters (2.76 x 5.23 in) |
| Weight | 70 grams (2.45 ounces) | 154 grams (5.39 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP67 certified: dust proof and waterproof over 1 meter and 30min. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Display type | Monochromatic | TFT PLS |
| Screen size | 1.8" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~22.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~61.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 222 PPI | 207 PPI |
| Colors | 2 | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 64bit: Marvell Armada PXA1908 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Vivante GC7000UL |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 1.5GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 2GB | 8GB (5GB available) eMMC |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 256GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | feature not registered | 2200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 10 hours |
| Standby | 350 hours (14.6 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-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 | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Transparent screen • NetFront browser | • Colors: Gray • WiFi hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.955W/kg (head), 1.012W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.711W/kg (head), 0.394W/kg (body) |