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Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia Z3

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Sony
Announced
October 2011 September 2014
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network
- LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 70.79%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Call Records
100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 128 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 3100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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