Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Apple iPhone 4s Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia SX SO-05D or Apple iPhone 4s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia SX SO-05D Apple iPhone 4s
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Release date 2012, May 2011, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.13 in 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 4.54 x 4.54 x 2.31 in
Weight 95 g | 3.35 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black, White
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1432 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 280 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Approximate price 220 EUR 190 EUR
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 3.7" in 3.5" in
Screen area 37.7 cm2 36.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 54.0%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 640 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 298 PPI 330 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications VGA VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G
Video 480p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 5, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Apple A5 (45 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX543MP2
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32/64 GB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 2100 / 800
-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat2 50/25 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) 2.0
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Mobile FeliCa client (v2.2.0)
-Digital TV and TV launcher
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-TrackID music recognition
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Scratch-resistant glass back panel
Versions
- For Japan

- CDMA available only if sold and activated for use on a CDMA network

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