Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia Go vs LG Optimus F5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony LG
Announced June 2010 May 2012 February 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - July 2012 Available - May 2015
Colors Black, White White, Black, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
126 x 64.5 x 9.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.54 x 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 54.38% 62.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1305 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)