Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 against the Sony Xperia Sp to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the Ssony Xperia Sp has a 10 mm aluminum cased device and packs a 4.6 inch display, with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Though not a glass slab like other Xperia phones, the HD screen on the Sp comes with a few features and weighs around 155 grams.

Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a 1280×720, 5.5 inch LCD display that can be operated with the S-Pen. It weighs around 183 grams, and has the following dimensions at 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm.

For the hardware and OS, the Sony Xperia Sp is equipped with a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor. The Sony unit has 1 GB of RAM with only 8GB of internal storage, but with the possibility of boosting it up to 32 by using an microSD card. The Sony smartphone runs on the Android Jelly Bean.

Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, and 2 GB of RAM, along with its 16 GB of internal memory, which are enough for it to run Jelly Bean 4.1 as its operating system. The option of adding extra storage space via microSD is also available for this device.

For battey usage. the Sony Xperia Sp has an average battery life, with a capacity of 2370 mAh, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has powerful 3,100 mAh battery that last up to two days without needing to charge.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 cost around $340 in amazon.com, while the Sony Xperia Sp is around $240 in the same website.

So which smartphone is worth the purchase? Sound off in the comments section below.