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Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Tipo

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Sony
Announced
June 2009 June 2012
Status
Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012
Colors
Black, White Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 256K colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.75% 52.10%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16/32 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML

User Memory

Internal
8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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