Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Apple iPhone

Sony Xperia Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple
Announced January 2013 January 2007
Status Released - February 2013 Discontinued
Colors Black, White, Purple Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] PowerVR MBX [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 4/8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 51.89%
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer No
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL -
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4/8/16 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2330 mAh -
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 8 h