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Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia SP Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 7Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A4Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
GPU modelPowerVR SGX535ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory512 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.8 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution960 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
TN TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi306.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.6 f2.4 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in5.38 in5.14 in
Width2.31 in2.78 in2.64 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight4.83 oz4.69 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1420.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2370.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h830.0 h734.0 h
Talk time7.0 h22.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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