Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Apple iPad Air

Sony Xperia Tipo
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple
Announced June 2012 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 1500 mAh -
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)