Comparison of Apple iPhone 4S 32Gb and Sony Xperia S smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 4S 32Gb

Sony Xperia S

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Sony

Phone model

iPhone 4S 32Gb

Xperia S

Year of release

2011

2011

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

128 mm

Body width

59 mm

64 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

10.6 mm

Weight

140 g

144 g

Volume

62.78 cm³

86.84 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Steel

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A5

• Qualcomm MSM8260

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX543MP2

• Adreno 220

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

400 MHz

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A5 APL0498

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 4

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1420

1750

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

7 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

200 h

450 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

8 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

200 h

420 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

25 h

Video watching duration

10 h

6 h 30 min

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

4.3 in

Screen resolution

960 x 640 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

330 ppi

342 ppi

Screen technology

Retina Display

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

12.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

16 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX145 Exmor RS

Sony Exmor R

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.391 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

2.1

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MP3
• OGG
• MIDI SMF
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF
• ZIP

AirPrint support

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes
• Twitter
• FaceTime
• App Store

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.99 W/kg