Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia V vs HTC One S C2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony HTC
Announced October 2011 August 2012 May 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Released - December 2012 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 225 Adreno 220
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 60.63% 59.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo 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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 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 And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, 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, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1750 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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