Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia UL
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2011 | May 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2011 | Coming Soon - May 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) |
135 x 71 x 10.5 mm (5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in) |
| Weight | |
| 140 g (4.94 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS TFT | TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 |
| Colors | |
| capacitive touchscreen | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 3.5 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 53.92% | 71.77% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 5 | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging | Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Downloadable, incl. motion-bas | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 70.4 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Call Records | |
| 100 received, dialed and missed calls | Practically unlimited |
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1432 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 200 h (2G) Up to 200 h (3G) |
Up to 480 h (3G) Up to 440 h (LTE) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 8 h (3G) |
Up to 15 h 10 min |