Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs Asus Zenfone 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Asus
Announced June 2009 June 2012 January 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 52.10% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h