| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Sony |
| Announced | |
| March 2011 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - November 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in) |
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm (8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in) |
| Weight | |
| 607 g (21.41 oz) | 270 g (9.52 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes |
| OS | |
| iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 6.0 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen | TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 8.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) | 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 65.01% | 70.37% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable, Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6930 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 1100 h (2G) Up to 1300 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 19 h (2G) Up to 23 h (3G) |