Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia TX

Apple iPhone 4
apple iphone 4
Sony Xperia TX
sony xperia tx
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced June 2010 August 2012
Status Available - June 2010 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 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 137 g (4.83 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 63.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)