Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Apple Apple
Announced February 2011 June 2010 September 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2010 Available - September 2012
Colors Blue Gradient, Red, Silver Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 6
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 53.92% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1420 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h