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Apple iPhone
16 GBSony Ericsson Xperia ray
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| Global Score | |
| 49.1 | 53.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 3.x, 2.x, 1.x | Android 4.0, 2.3 |
| 2007-01-09 | 2011-06-22 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches | 4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 119.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.3 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 165 pixels per inch | 297 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8 |
| Single-Core 412 MHz processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 307,2 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 2.22 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 430 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a global score of 53.7, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone's score of 49.1. Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is a noticeably newer device, and it's also thinner and extremely lighter than Apple iPhone. Sony Ericsson Xperia ray works with Android 4.0 OS, and Apple iPhone works with iOS 3.x OS.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a little bit better performance than Apple iPhone, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray also counts with more RAM. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a better screen than iPhone, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 854 x 480px and a way better count of pixels per inch in the display.
The iPhone features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Ericsson Xperia ray, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a very superior camera than iPhone, because it has a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a bit superior battery life than iPhone, because it has a 7% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is also by far the cheapest one.
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