Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Sony Xperia Sola vs Sony Xperia miro

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Sony
Announced June 2008 March 2012 June 2012
Status Discontinued Available - Released May 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
113 x 59.4 x 9.9 mm
(4.45 x 2.34 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST23i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST23a
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 800 MHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM7225A
GPU PowerVR MBX Mali-400 Adreno 200
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available)
External Memory No Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.7 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 55.03% 54.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, VGA@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)