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Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Sony
Announced
October 2011 January 2012
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 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, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Call Records
100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1432 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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