Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Sony Xperia XA

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced October 2011 September 2014 February 2016
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - June 2016
Price - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
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 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Mali-T860
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.19% 71.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

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, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 48 h