Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia E1 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Sony
Announced June 2010 Available - April 2013 January 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2104/D2114
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2105
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 320 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.6 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.67% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2370 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 366 h (2G)
Up to 441 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 13 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)