Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Ericsson Satio

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iPhone 4S compared with Satio

	AppleiPhone 4S	Sony EricssonSatio
Overview
Released
Released	October 2011	2009
Display
Screen size
Screen size	3.5″	3.5″
Resolution
Resolution	960 × 640 (better)	640 × 360
Sharpness
Sharpness	330 pixels per inch (better)	210 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	500 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Retina display; 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	3.5-inch TFT touchscreen with 16,777,216 colours; resistive touch input (Tracy and Matt)
Pixel density
Pixel density	326 ppi	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back	–
Display features
Display features	800:1 contrast ratio (typical)	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	A5	–
Memory
Memory	512 MB	–
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB (better)	68 MB
Storage type
Storage type	–	Up to 68 MB phone user storage; microSD card support
CPU
CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (GSMArena); 512 MB of LPDDR2 RAM (iFixit)	–
GPU
GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (GSMArena)	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP	12.1 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	0.3 MP	–
Main camera
Main camera	8-megapixel camera with autofocus, tap to focus, face detection in still images and LED flash	12.1 MP autofocus camera with xenon flash, touch focus, face detection and sliding lens cover
Front camera
Front camera	VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 fps	Separate VGA camera for video calls (Tracy and Matt)
Video recording
Video recording	HD (1080p) up to 30 fps with audio; video stabilisation	–
Camera features
Camera features	Photo and video geotagging	BestPic, smile detection, geotagging, image stabiliser, red-eye reduction and video light
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,432 mAh	–
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	–
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Talk time up to 8 hours on 3G or 14 hours on 2G (GSM); standby up to 200 hours; internet use up to 6 hours on 3G or 9 hours on Wi-Fi; video playback up to 10 hours; audio playback up to 40 hours; 3.7 V, 5.3 Wh, 1,432 mAh (iFixit)	–
Wired charging
Wired charging	Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	140 g	126 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	9.3 mm (better)	13 mm
Height × width
Height × width	115.2 × 58.6 mm	112 × 55 mm
Materials
Materials	Glass front, glass back and stainless steel frame (GSMArena)	–
Colours
Colours	White, black	–
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	Symbian
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 5, with Siri	Symbian OS with S60 5th edition and Sony Ericsson media interface
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	World phone; UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)	European U1i model supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS HSPA 900/2100; up to 7.2 Mbit/s downlink and 2 Mbit/s uplink
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM (GSMArena)	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz only)	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g at 2.4 GHz with WPA/WPA2; applies to U1i, not the China-market U1 without Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth stereo audio with A2DP and AVRCP
USB
USB	30-pin dock connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p with the Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (sold separately); AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV at 720p	High-speed USB 2.0, USB mass storage and MTP; TV output
Positioning
Positioning	Assisted GPS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular	–