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Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia Z

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Sony
Announced
September 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - September 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.84% 69.70%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 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, 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, 2.2 MP, 1080p@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 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 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; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB 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, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1440 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
Up to 225 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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