Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 3G vs Sony Xperia V

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Sony
Announced October 2011 June 2008 August 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Discontinued Released - December 2012
Colors Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR MBX Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 128 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 50.75% 60.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging No Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1432 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)