Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Apple iPhone 4

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
sony ericsson xperia x10
Apple iPhone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Apple
Announced November 2009 June 2010
Status Available - March 2010 Available - June 2010
Colors Sensous Black, Luster White Black, White
Form Factor 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)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network 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
Messaging 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
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + downloadable, motion gam 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, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update) Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [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
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included No

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-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh (BST-41) 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)