| Sony Xperia V | Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 |
| Manufacture | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Xperia V | I5500 Galaxy 5 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 120 gram | 102.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 129 x 65 x 10.7 | 108.00 x 56.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 13 megapixel, Exmor R sensor, auto focus, geo tagging | 2 megapixel, 4x digital zoom, smile recognition |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA video capture | NA |
| Display size | 4.3 inches | 2.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 720 | 240 |
| Display height | 1280 | 320 |
| PPI | 341.54 | 142.86 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 | Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 225 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB using microSD card | 130 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1750 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 520 |
| Talktime (m) | 300 | 570 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | IP5X, IPX5/7 | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |