Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced June 2009 January 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 61.68%
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] 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 670 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 18 h