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Sony Ericsson W8 vs Apple iPhone 4S

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson Apple
Announced
April 2011 October 2011
Status
Available - May 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors
Azure, Orange, Red Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors
16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size
3.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.28% 53.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) iOS 5
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM
168 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Call Records
Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal
128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1200 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 45 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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