Hi. I'm stuck with staying with Android or shifting to iOS. I love listening to music. I love transferring files without those fiddly softwares to use (iTunes or Kies). I like creating playlist, editing a playlist and deleting songs on a playlist on-the-fly. A solid, crisp, loud, clear music is a must. Listened to an iPhone 5C at an Apple Retail store and was quite underwhelmed by the soft & tinny (read: not so loud audio output). Galaxy phones like the S4 seems ok but is too expensive. Also, like taking photos on my phone. A very quick opening of the app, a quick shutter speed, a good low-light capability and a very quick burst mode is what i'm looking for. So, now i'm stuck with choosing between an iPhone 5 or the Xperia SP. S4 is out because its expensive. Don't like the HTC One as the camera is rather underwhelming. The Xperia Z is just way too big. A Lumia WP8 is good but with lack of apps (and games) i must say no. Any advice please?
Hello. Go to gsmarena.com, pick xperia sp and compare to iphone 5. See the results and make your decision I have the results below: Sony Xperia SP Apple iPhone 5 General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C5303 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM Announced 2013, March 2012, September Status Available. Released 2013, April Available. Released 2012, September Body Dimensions 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches (~319 ppi pixel density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones Vibration, proprietary ringtones Loudspeaker Yes Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Yes Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB, No Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM Data GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes EDGE Up to 237 kbps Yes Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE NFC Yes No Infrared port No No USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, v2.0 Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama 1/3.2'' sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR photo Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Secondary Yes, VGA Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Features OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 6.1.4, iOS 7.0 Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon Apple A6 CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.3 GHz GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator No Colors Black, White, Red Black/Slate, White/Silver - SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - AirDrop file sharing - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - Twitter and Facebook integration - TV-out - Maps - iBooks PDF reader - Audio/video player/editor - Organizer - Document viewer - Image viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/command - Predictive text input Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh) Stand-by Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G) Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talk time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play Up to 39 h Up to 40 h Misc SAR US 0.63 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU 0.79 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) Price group Tests Display Contrast ratio: 816:1 (nominal) / 1.733:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Loudspeaker Voice 66dB, noise 61dB, ring 68dB Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB Audio quality Noise -86.9dB / Crosstalk -88.3dB Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Battery life 51h endurance rating 51h endurance rating
Well if u want a phone that can be enough for the type of person u r and wants a whole new experience of the android world then choose the XSP ( becoz of its beutiful Sony UI ). But if cost isn't ur problem then choose the iPhone 5 to get a flagship experience and better quality. My choice is XSP becoz I think its enough and the price is half of the iPhone 5.
