Sony Xperia ray vs. Apple iPhone 4 Updated (October, 2011): Compare the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs Apple iPhone 4S 5.8 Winner Sony Xperia ray Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia ray Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Memory card Micro SD Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations Light-weight 100 g More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED High resolution 8 MP Average speed processor 1.0 GHz Really small 53x111x9 mm Average standby time 17.9 days Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh 5.4 Runner-up Apple iPhone 4 "Outdoor shots taken at the peak time of the afternoon when light abundantly shines down upon us are good with plenty of detail and neutral looking colors – but they still looked a tad bit over-exposed." phonearena.com | talking about the iPhone 4's camcorder "All in all, the web browsing experience remains consistent as Apple continues its stance in attempting to provide users the most intuitive and optimal performance." phonearena.com | talking about the iPhone 4's web-browser Reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 4 Many apps available iPhone App Store Lots of internal storage 32 GB Video output Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices Long talk time 14 hours Average upload speed 1.19 mbps Fast web browser performance 218 ms Very sharp screen 329 PPI Average resolution screen 960x640 Average download speed 3.9 mbps Average latency 170 ms Small screen 3.5"

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Overview

Web browsing 9.5 vs 5.4 Winner: Sony Xperia ray [details] The Xperia ray can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash Music 7.0 vs 4.0 Winner: Sony Xperia ray [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Sensors 7.8 vs 10.0 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] Storage 1.5 vs 2.8 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] More than 109x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 32 GB vs 300 MB Processing power 5.4 vs 4.1 Winner: Sony Xperia ray [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 30% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz Battery 4.5 vs 5.4 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] More than 2x more talk time per battery charge, 14 hours vs 6.5 hours Network 5.7 vs 6.0 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] Around 3x faster actual upload speeds, 1.19 mbps vs 0.42 mbps More than 40% faster actual download speeds, 3.9 mbps vs 2.75 mbps Around 20% less network latency, 170 ms vs 211 ms Screen 5.9 vs 5.6 Winner: Sony Xperia ray [details] Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, TFT LCD vs LCD Size 7.6 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Very small Photo & Video 7.5 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Overall 5.8 vs 5.4

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Browser benchmark	844 ms	vs	218 ms	The iPhone 4 has a fairly fast web browser, but the Xperia ray is average
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Xperia ray can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Music

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	No	With the Xperia ray you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	Yes

Storage

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	None	The Xperia ray has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	300 MB	vs	32 GB	The iPhone 4 has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Xperia ray is below average

Processing power

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	0.8 GHz	The Xperia ray's has an average speed processor, but the iPhone 4 is slower than most
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	512 MB	vs	512 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Talk time	6.5 hours	vs	14 hours	The iPhone 4 has good talk time, but the Xperia ray is average
	Standby time	17.9 days	vs	12.5 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,420 mAh	The Xperia ray has average battery capacity, but the iPhone 4's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Network

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	2.75 mbps	vs	3.9 mbps	Average actual download speeds
	Upload speed	0.42 mbps	vs	1.19 mbps	The iPhone 4 has average actual upload speeds, but the Xperia ray's is slow
	Network latency	211 ms	vs	170 ms	Average network latencies
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Screen

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Screen size	3.3"	vs	3.5"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	854x480	vs	960x640	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	295 PPI	vs	329 PPI	Sharp display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	LCD	Average color reproduction and brightness
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Size

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Weight	100 g	vs	137 g	The Xperia ray is quite light, but the iPhone 4 is heavier
	Thickness	9 mm	vs	9 mm	Average thickness
	Size	53x111x9 mm	vs	58x114x9 mm	Very small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Camera	8 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	None	vs	Proprietary	The iPhone 4 has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Xperia ray			Apple iPhone 4
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

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