Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Z

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Sony
          Announced
          June 2009 January 2013
          Status
          Available - June 2009 Released - February 2013
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White, Purple
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
          (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          135 g (4.76 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
          4G Network
          - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
          Processor
          600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
          RAM
          256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          50.75% 69.70%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Up to 107 kbps
          Edge
          Yes Up to 296 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 32 GB

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2330 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 300 h Up to 550 h (2G)
          Up to 530 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)
          Up to 11 h (2G)
          Up to 14 h (3G)

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