Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Tipo

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Sony Xperia Tipo
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced June 2009 June 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor 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)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network 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
Messaging SMS, MMS 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)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 52.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) 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
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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