Compare phones
| 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 290.00 | $ 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 is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 4s, getting a 71 score against 64.7. Sony Xperia XA Ultra works with Android 7.0 Nougat OS, and Apple iPhone 4s has iOS 8.x OS. The Sony Xperia XA Ultra design is extremely newer and somewhat thinner, but a lot heavier than the Apple iPhone 4s.
The Xperia XA Ultra has a very superior processing unit than Apple iPhone 4s, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. The iPhone 4s counts with a better display than Sony Xperia XA Ultra, although it has a little bit less pixels per display inch, a much smaller display and a way lower 960 x 640 resolution.
IPhone 4s counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA Ultra, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia XA Ultra captures much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 4s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xperia XA Ultra also has a much bigger back camera sensor shooting much higher quality photographs, a way higher 21.5 mega-pixels resolution camera and a bigger camera aperture.
Sony Xperia XA Ultra counts with a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 4s.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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