Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia U

Apple iPhone 4S
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Sony Xperia U
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced October 2011 February 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 55.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash 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 Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1432 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)