Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Ericsson W8

Apple iPhone 4S
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Sony Ericsson W8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 April 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2011
Colors Black, White Azure, Orange, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 168 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 128 MB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 16GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 50.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 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
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 16GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 45 min