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Sony Xperia TX
LT29iApple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-09-12 |
| 5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.48 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1750mAh Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 5 has an overall score of 68.8, which is a little bit better than Xperia TX's 63 global score. IPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS, while Xperia TX has Android 4.3 OS. IPhone 5's design is thinner and lighter than the Xperia TX, although both were released only 0 months apart. Sony Xperia TX features a little better performance than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia TX also has 8 MB more RAM memory and a graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPhone 5 has a little bit better looking display than Xperia TX, because although it has a little lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Xperia TX features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xperia TX also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
Apple iPhone 5 has a slightly better camera than Xperia TX, although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 8 mega pixels resolution and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, they both have the same aperture. Xperia TX has longer battery life than iPhone 5, because it has 1750mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone 5 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest.
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