Which of these smartphones is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the iPhone 4S against the Sony Xperia Z to see which is better.
In terms of design and display, the iPhone 4S has an IPS LCD display which is LED-backlit, and measures 3.5 inches. It renders a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels, it weighs 140 grams and has the following dimensions: 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm.
Meanwhile, the Sony Xperia Z has a larger 5 inches TFT display that can render a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It weighs 146 grams and has the following dimensions: 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm.
For the hardware and OS, Apple's iPhone 4S is equipped with a Cortex A9 processor (dual core clocked at 1 GHz) and the Apple A5 chipset. It supporst a 512MB of RAM and multiple options for internal memory: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB (there is no microSD slot – the memory is not expandable). The iPhone 4S runs on the iOS 5 (you can upgrade this version to iOS 6 or iOS 7).
As for the Sony Xperia Z, it has a Krait quad core processor working at 1.5 GHz which can be paired up with either the MDM9215M or the APQ8064 chipsets from Qualcomm. It has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory (you can use a microSD card you expand you memory by up to 64GB). The Sony Xperia Z runs on Android Jelly Bean (upgradable to Android KitKat
For battery usage and camera specs, The Sony Xperia Z has the advantage over the Apple smartphone as it is equipped with a Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery unit that is estimated to last around 14 hours of talking time on 3G (or 40 hours of music play).
The iPhone 4S on the other hand has a Li-Po 1432 mAh battery unit that will last around 8 hours of talking time on 3G (or 40 hours of music play).
The Xperia Z has a 13.1 MP rear-facing camera (autofocus + LED flash) and a 2.2 MP front-facing camera, while the iPhone 4S has an 8MP rear-facing camera (autofocus + LED flash), and the front camera is a VGA camera.
The iPhone 4S (16GB) is worth $319.99, while the Sony Xperia Z is around $347.80.
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