Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Sony
          Announced
          September 2012 April 2012
          Status
          Available - September 2012 Available - June 2012
          Colors
          Black, White Black, Red
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
          (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
          133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
          (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
          Weight
          112 g (3.95 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iOS 6 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64 GB storage 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          60.84% 63.02%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Up to 86 kbps
          Edge
          Yes Up to 237 kbps
          3G
          DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 32 GB
          USB OTG
          - Supported

          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-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1440 mAh 1900 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 225 h Up to 400 h (2G)
          Up to 350 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 8 h Up to 10 h (2G)
          Up to 4 h (3G)

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