Difference between Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro and Sony Xperia P

Key difference: The Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro Mi-535 is a mid-range budget quad-core phone with a speed of 1.2 GHz. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and is powered by 1 GB of RAM. The phone features an 8 MP camera with auto focus and LED Flash. The phone also features a 5 MP front-facing wide angle secondary camera, also with auto focus. Sony Xperia P features a 4-inch TFT touch screen that allows up to 4-touch capabilities. The screen is scratch resistant and has a shatter proof coating. The touch screen provides approximately 275 ppi pixel density along with WhiteMagic technology, which adds an extra white pixel with the already present red, blue and green.

Spice Mobiles is an Indian-based mobile company that is part of S Mobility Ltd., which is in turn part of the Spice Group. The company has since expanded its operation to Nepal, Bangladesh, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. It aims to expand its geographical presence from Ivory Coast to Indonesia. However, as a mobile phone company based primarily in India, the company has to keep in mind the dynamic nature of their targeted market in mind. The Indian market is very price sensitive. Hence, the company has to be able to provide new and more or less the latest technology in a phone that is budget friendly. The Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro Mi-535 is a phone that attempts to do just that.

The Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro Mi-535 is a mid-range budget quad-core phone with a speed of 1.2 GHz. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and is powered by 1 GB of RAM. The phone features a 5.3-inch qHD IPS display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It is a dual-SIM phone and is 3G enabled on both SIMs, which is new.

However, the phone’s defining feature has to be its cameras. The phone features an 8 MP camera with auto focus and LED Flash. The phone also features a 5 MP front-facing wide angle secondary camera, also with auto focus. The Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro is one of the first phones to feature such a powerful secondary camera especially in a budget smartphone category.

Another first in the budget smartphone category is that the phone features a 16 GB internal storage, in addition to external storage which is expandable up to 32 GB.

Sony is a prominent technology company and is known best for its electronics such as phones, TVs, gaming systems, etc. The constant dynamic nature of technology ensures that we always have a better and more forward technology than the one we had a month ago. The price of this dynamic technology is also high, the constant updating of technology requires people have that much cash on hand. However, many companies such as Sony know that not many people have that much cash on hand for disposal, hence has launched mid-range phones such as Xperia P that allows the people to experience the best of both worlds: technology and affordable pricing. The Xperia P was launched in May 2012 and continues to be a major player in the market.

Sony Xperia P features a 4-inch TFT touch screen that allows up to 4-touch capabilities. The screen is scratch resistant and has a shatter proof coating, allowing the screen to endure minor scratches and everyday scuffs without sacrificing on the quality. The touch screen provides approximately 275 ppi pixel density, though not the best ppi compared to the heavy contenders but the quality of the screen is not sacrificed. This is mostly because of the company’s WhiteMagic technology, which adds an extra white pixel with the already present red, blue and green. The extra pixel generates a higher level of brightness that does not cloud the phone when using it under direct sunlight.

The phone is a little bulky in nature, but it is easy to become accustomed to when holding it for longer periods of time. The phone is also a little heavier compared to similar phones, but again not something that lets the user forget of the other great features of the phone. The phone is encased in a plastic chassis, which is quite smooth to hold but is also prone to many visible scratches and chips. The device has a clear plastic border on the front that also doubles as buttons Home button, back button and Menu button. The power button, the volume rocker and the physical camera button is on the right side of the device, while the left sides hosts a variety of ports including the SIM card slot.

Under the hood, the device is powered by 1 GHz Dual-core processor and hosts the company’s Timescape UI. The user interface is quite smooth and does not glitch when shifting between the screens and the apps. The device runs on 1 GB RAM and comes with an internal storage capacity of 16 GB. Of the 16 GB, only 13 GB is available to the user and it is not expandable. The device houses an 8 MP Autofocus rear camera and a VGA (0.3 MP) front camera, which is a little bit of a letdown. The Exmor R technology ensures that the rear camera provides sharp, clear images, while the front camera does not live up to the same quality.  Though initially powered by Android v2.3, the device is now available with Android v4.0, which no status as of yet for v4.1 upgrades. The phone also comes with additional features such as Motion gaming, MobiSystems’ OfficeSuite 5, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, USB On-the-go, Native USB tethering and NFC capabilities. The Xperia P houses a non-removable 1305 mAh battery, which provides a decent battery life and lasts almost a day. With the amount of features that are offered with the phone, the price tag is expected to be quite high; however, the price is quite affordable and will not make that much of a dent in the user’s pocket.

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from SpiceStellar.com, the Sony Mobile website, expertreviews.co.uk and GSMArena.com.

 

Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro Mi-535

Sony Xperia P

Launch Date

April 2013

May 2012

Company

Spice Mobiles

Sony

Size

152 x 79 x 10.3mm

122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm

Display

5.3-inch qHD IPS display

4-inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen

Screen

540 x 960 pixels, (~207 ppi pixel density)

960 x 540 pixels (~275 ppi pixel density), 16 million colors

Protection

-

Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass

Weight

196.3 g

120 g

2G Network

GSM:900/1800/1900 MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G Network

WCDMA:900/2100 MHz

UMTS HSPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

4G Network

No

No

GUI

Custom UI

Timescape UI

CPU speed

1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor

1 GHz Dual core processor

GPU

-

Adreno 205

OS

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset

-

NovaThor U8500

RAM

1 GB RAM

1GB

SIM Size

Dual SIM – 3G+3G; Micro-SIM

microSIM

Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB (13 GB accessible to the user)

Expandable Memory

up to 32 GB

N/A

Sensors

G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Magnetic Sensor

Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Magnetometer and Gyroscope

Connectivity

Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tethering, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G HSPA Support

USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support, WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality, HDMI Support, DLNA Certified, Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook, aGPS, WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom, Bluetooth technology, Native USB tethering and NFC.

Data

GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, HSPA

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, USB.

Speed

-

GSM GPRS Up to 100 kbps; GSM EDGE Up to 296 kbps; UMTS HSPA cat 6 (upload) Up to 5.6 Mbps; UMTS HSPA cat 10(download) Up to 14.4 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Tethering

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 4.0

Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

USB

USB OTG

microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go

Primary Camera

8 MP Auto Focus Rear Camera with LED Flash

8 MP 3264x2448 pixels rear camera

Secondary Camera

5 MP Auto Focus Front Camera with Wide Angle

VGA front camera

Video

Yes

HD video recording (1080p)

Camera Features

Zoom, Autofocus, Flash, Night Vision

Autofocus, LED Flash, Face detection and Smile detection, Accelerated Adobe Flash Video, 3D Sweep Panorama, Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor, 8x digital zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization

Sound Enhancement

Dual Microphone for Noise Suppression

xLOUD Experience

Clear bass and clear stereo

Audio supported formats

 

MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis

Video supported formats

3gp, mp4

3GPP, MP4

Battery Capacity

2550 mAH Li-ion polymer battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery

Stand-by

-

2G: 6 hours

3G: 5 hours

Talk time

-

2G: 470 hours

3G: 475 hours

Available Colors

Brown

Black, Silver, Red

Messaging

SMS, MMS, Email: Pushmail, Exchange

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Browser

HTML

HTML5, Adobe Flash

Radio

Yes, FM

FM Radio with RDS

GPS

Yes, with AGPS

GPS with A-GPS support

Java

-

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Additional Features
  • Flip To Mute
  • Intelligent Answer
  • Better Multitasking
  • Actionable Notifications
  • Faster & Smoother
  • Enhanced Widgets
  • Face Unlock
  • Direct Call
  • Pop Up Play
  • Gesture Screen Lock
  • Hi-Connect
  • Boot Acceleration
  • Power Saving Mode
  • World Clock, Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, To-Do List, Stopwatch, Timer
  • VAS Apps, Play Store, Netqin Antivirus
  • Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
  • Screenshot capturing
  • WhiteMagic technology
  • Motion gaming
  • Timescape with Twitter integrated
  • Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
  • Noise Suppression
  • Google Voice Search, Google Talk with video chat, Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Gallery 3D, Google Maps with Street View and Latitude
  • SNS integration
  • HDMI port
  • Organizer
  • Document viewer
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Predictive text input
  • MobiSystems’ OfficeSuite 5

Image Courtesy: spicestellar.com, sonymobile.com

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