Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia J vs HTC One S C2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony HTC
Announced October 2011 August 2012 May 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2012 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 200 Adreno 220
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 57.92% 59.98%
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 Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1750 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
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