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| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 71 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2011-10-04 | 2016-07-24 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 6.46 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 192.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 330 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 21.50 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XA Ultra has a general score of 71, which is slightly better than iPhone 4s's 64.7 score. Sony Xperia XA Ultra's construction is a lot newer and somewhat thinner, but also incredibly heavier than iPhone 4s. The Sony Xperia XA Ultra counts with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, while iPhone 4s comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
Xperia XA Ultra counts with a very superior processing power than Apple iPhone 4s, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The iPhone 4s has a sharper screen than Xperia XA Ultra, although it has a really smaller display, a just a little inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 960 x 640 pixels resolution.
Apple iPhone 4s features a little bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA Ultra, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Sony Xperia XA Ultra features a much longer battery life than iPhone 4s.
Sony Xperia XA Ultra has a superior camera than iPhone 4s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra also has a camera with a lot higher 21.5 megapixels resolution, a lot larger back camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos.
Xperia XA Ultra is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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