Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Apple Sony
Announced November 2009 June 2010 March 2013
Status Available - March 2010 Available - June 2010 Available - May 2013
Colors Sensous Black, Luster White Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 63 x 13 mm
(4.69 x 2.48 x 0.51 in )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - X10a for Americas
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305
RAM 384 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.77% 53.92% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update) Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included 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-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BST-41) 1420 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)