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

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Huawei
Announced May 2012 September 2012 March 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors White, Black, Yellow Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
124 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm
(4.88 x 2.51 x 0.44 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 1 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 60.84% 57.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, 2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

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

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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1440 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)