Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 January 2011 November 2009
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors Black, White Black, Hugo Boss Edition Sensous Black, Luster White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
119 x 63 x 13 mm
(4.69 x 2.48 x 0.51 in )
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - X10a for Americas
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 200 Adreno 200
RAM 512 MB N/A 384 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 158 MB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 65K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 54.06% 58.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + downloadable, motion gam
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update)
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML, Adobe flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 158 MB storage 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 1350 mAh 1500 mAh (BST-41)
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)