Sony Xperia S vs Asus Zenfone 4
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Announced | |
| January 2012 | January 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q1 2012 | Available - June 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Black | Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in) |
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2 (4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44) |
| Weight | |
| 144 g (5.08 oz) | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.3 inches [Similar] | 4.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] | 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 62.05% | 59.74% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 220 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 8 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM Radio |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 86 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 237 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1750 mAh | 1200/1600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 450 h (2G) Up to 420 h (3G) |
Up to 192 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) Up to 8 h 30 min (3G) |
Up to 10 h |