Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia TX
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Sony |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | August 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in) |
131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in) (5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in)) |
| Weight | |
| 112 g (3.95 oz) | 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz)) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] | Adreno 225 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [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, Backside Illumin [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 86 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 237 kbps |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v3.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, Lightning Port | Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1440 mAh | 1750 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 225 h | Up to 300 h (2G) Up to 400 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) |