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Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Apple iPhone 5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Apple
Announced
May 2012 September 2012
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors
Black, White, Pink, Orange Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight
95 g (3.35 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.65% 60.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
TBD No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1500 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by
Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 8 h
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