Sony Xperia S vs. Apple iPhone 4S Updated (August, 2012): Compare the Sony Xperia T vs Apple iPhone 4S 6.2 Winner Sony Xperia S Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia S Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Fast processor 1.5 GHz NFC Support Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED High resolution 12.1 MP Average sized screen 4.3" Average standby time 18.8 days Average battery capacity 1,750 mAh High resolution screen 1280x720 Very sharp screen 341 PPI 5.6 Runner-up Apple iPhone 4S Reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 4S Many apps available iPhone App Store Lots of internal storage 64 GB Better bluetooth support 4.0 Really small 58x115x9 mm Long talk time 14 hours Average weight 140 g Thin 9 mm

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Overview

Processing power 7.8 vs 4.3 Winner: Sony Xperia S [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 90% faster), 1.5 GHz vs 0.8 GHz Music 7.0 vs 4.0 Winner: Sony Xperia S [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Storage 2.8 vs 4.6 Winner: Apple iPhone 4S [details] 2x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 64 GB vs 32 GB Screen 7.1 vs 5.7 Winner: Sony Xperia S [details] Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, TFT LCD vs LCD Around 40% larger screen, 4.3" vs 3.5" 50% higher resolution screen, 1280x720 vs 960x640 Battery 4.7 vs 5.2 Winner: Apple iPhone 4S [details] Around 90% more talk time per battery charge, 14 hours vs 7.5 hours Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Photo & Video 7.9 vs 7.9 Too close to call [details] Both have video output to connect to TVs etc Both shoot high resolution HD movies Size 7.2 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Web browsing - vs 5.4 Missing information [details] Network - vs 6.7 Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Overall 6.2 vs 5.6

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Sony Xperia S		Apple iPhone 4S

Processing power

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Frequency	1.5 GHz	vs	0.8 GHz	The Xperia S has a powerful processor, but the iPhone 4S is fairly slow
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Dual core	Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	1024 MB	vs	512 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Music

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	No	With the Xperia S 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

Storage

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Memory card	None	vs	None	Neither has a memory card slot
	Internal storage	32 GB	vs	64 GB	Tons of space for storing movies, photos, and music

Screen

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Screen size	4.3"	vs	3.5"	The Xperia S has an average sized screen, but the screen on the iPhone 4S is very small
	Screen resolution	1280x720	vs	960x640	The Xperia S has a high resolution screen, but the iPhone 4S's is only average size
	Screen PPI	341 PPI	vs	328 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

Battery

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Talk time	7.5 hours	vs	14 hours	The iPhone 4S has good talk time, but the Xperia S is average
	Standby time	18.8 days	vs	8.3 days	The Xperia S has average standby time per battery charge, but the iPhone 4S's talk time is really poor
	Battery capacity	1,750 mAh	vs	1,420 mAh	The Xperia S has average battery capacity, but the iPhone 4S's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Sensors

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	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	Yes	vs	Yes

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Camera	12.1 MP	vs	8 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	1.3 MP	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	1080p @ 30fps	vs	1080p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	Micro HDMI	vs	Proprietary	Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Size

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Weight	144 g	vs	140 g	Average weight
	Thickness	11 mm	vs	9 mm	Average thickness
	Size	64x128x10 mm	vs	58x115x9 mm	The iPhone 4S is very small, while the Xperia S is only of average size
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Keyboard & keypad

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

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	426 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Xperia S can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Sony Xperia S			Apple iPhone 4S
	Network	HSPA (14 mbps)	vs	HSPA+ (14.4 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	3.35 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.17 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	171 ms
	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	Yes	vs	No	The Xperia S supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used for wireless payments and other transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	4.0	The iPhone 4S has recent bluetooth support , but the Xperia S's bluetooth support is quite old

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