Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia L vs Huawei Ascend Y300

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Huawei
Announced September 2012 March 2013 March 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
124 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm
(4.88 x 2.51 x 0.44 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 1 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 60.81% 57.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, 2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1750 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)