Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Sony Xperia L

Apple iPhone 3G
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Sony Xperia L
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced June 2008 March 2013
Status Discontinued Available - May 2013
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR MBX [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)