Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs Sony Xperia Z

Apple iPhone 4 CDMA
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Sony Xperia Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.70%
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 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, 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, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 296 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)