Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Apple iPhone SE

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Apple
Announced May 2012 September 2013 March 2016
Status Available - September 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - March 2016
Price - - Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black/Slate, White/Silver Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) -
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.1 iOS 9.3
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR G6430 PowerVR GT7600
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 60.84% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio TBD No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port v2.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh 1642 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 10 h -