How Does Sony Xperia Z Compare With The iPhone 5?
Here’s a comparison chart that helps you see the differences/similarities at a glance.
| Sony XPeria Z | iPhone 5 | |
| OS | Android OS, v4.1.2 Jelly Bean, Sony says upgrading to v4.2 Jelly Bean soon | Apple iOS 6, upgradable now to iOS 6.1 |
| Processor | 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, GPU Adreno 320 | 1.3GHz Apple A6 Dual-Core, GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3. |
| Display | 5-inch TFT full HD screen, 1920 x 1080 Reality Display, 441ppi | Retina Display. 4-inch IPS LCD screen, 1136 x 640, 326ppi |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB |
| Storage | 16GB – Expandable to 64GB via microSD | 15, 32 and 64GB – Non Expandable |
| Data | microUSB v2.0, LTE, GPRS, Edge, Wlan, Bluetooth 4.0. | Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, GPRS, Edge, Wlan. microUSB using an external adaptor |
| Internet | Mobile Chrome – no Flash Player support. | Safari Broswer – no Flash Player support. |
| Body | 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm. Water resistant for 30 minutes in up to 1 meter of water | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm |
| Colors | Black, White, Purple | Black with slate, White with silver |
| Weight | 146g/5.15oz | 112g |
| Camera | Rear camera: 13.1Mp, Auto Focus, LED flash, Full HD videoFront camera: 2.2Mp, Full HD video | Rear camera: 8MP, Auto Focus, LED Flash, 720 HD.videoFront camera: 1.2MP, 720p HD video |
| Media | Sony’s Unlimited Services | iTunes |
| Network | 3G and 4G | 3G and 4G |
| Battery | Talk time Up to 14 h and stand-by 22.1 days in 3G | Talk time of 8 h and stand-by 9.4 days |