Comparison of Sony Xperia S and Apple iPhone 4S 16Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia S

Apple iPhone 4S 16Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Apple

Phone model

Xperia S

iPhone 4S 16Gb

Year of release

2011

2011

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

128 mm

115 mm

Body width

64 mm

59 mm

Body thickness

10.6 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

144 g

140 g

Volume

86.84 cm³

62.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Steel

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8260

• Apple A5

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 220

• PowerVR SGX543MP2

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

400 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 16 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

• Apple A5 APL0498

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

iOS 5

Battery

Battery capacity

1750

1420

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h 30 min

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

450 h

200 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h 30 min

8 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

420 h

200 h

Duration of listening to music

25 h

40 h

Video watching duration

6 h 30 min

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.3 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

960 x 640 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

342 ppi

330 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Retina Display

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

12.1 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4000 x 3000 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

16 X

5 X

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor R

Sony IMX145 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

CMOS

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

1.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

640 x 480 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

2.1

4.0

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

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

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

• PDF

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
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

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

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• 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