Ok so what is so great about this phone you might ask??? well EVERYTHING but the price is my simple answer
CDMA available only if sold and activated for use on a CDMA network.
General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
CDMA 800 / 1900 | ||
3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | ||
Announced | 2011, October | |
Available. Released 2011, October |
Size | Dimensions | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm |
Weight | 140 g |
Display | Type | LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density) | |
- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off |
Sound | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes |
Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
Call records | 100 received, dialed and missed calls | |
Internal | 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | |
Card slot | No |
Data | GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | |
Infrared port | No | |
USB | Yes, v2.0 |
Camera | Primary | |
Features | Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection | |
Video | ||
Secondary | Yes, VGA |
Features | OS | iOS 5 |
CPU | 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset | |
Messaging | iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | |
Browser | HTML (Safari) | |
Radio | No | |
Games | Downloadable, incl. motion-based | |
Colors | Black, White | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
Java | No | |
- MicroSIM card support only - Scratch-resistant glass back panel - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - Twitter integration - Digital compass - Google Maps - Audio/video player and editor - Image editor - Voice command/dial - TV-out |
Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh | |
Stand-by | Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G) | |
Talk time | Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) | |
Music play | Up to 40 h |
Misc | SAR US | 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SAR EU | 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It's been 15 months since Apple released the iPhone 4. This has left many iPhone, and would-be iPhone customers, anxious for what the company planned to bring next. As we learned recently, the iPhone 4S it is: same body, same screen, same construction, same look as the iPhone 4. To say that some people were disappointed with the 4S announcement would be an understatement.
However, to be fair, beyond the identical exterior lies the hard work that Apple put forth on the inside. An upgraded processor, an improved antenna, and an all-new camera into the iPhone 4S. The other big story, or should we say, the bigger story with the iPhone 4S is the iOS 5 software upgrade and the voice-controlled personal assistant called Siri. iOS 5 offers over 200 new features to Apple's smartphone platform, most of which are also available to current owners of previous-gen device.
Siri is so advanced that it will literally think for you.... and that's why I say that robots will take over the world some day at this rate. The only downside is the price for this phone. Currently Safaricom are selling the gadget at Kshs. 125,000.00 seriously who is going to buy it at that price?
Anyway today I want to compare the iPhone 4s with another awesome phone that was launched earlier this month with almost all similar features and as awesome as the iPhone 4s
Introducing .... (drum rolls please)... The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
It's been 15 months since Apple released the iPhone 4. This has left many iPhone, and would-be iPhone customers, anxious for what the company planned to bring next. As we learned recently, the iPhone 4S it is: same body, same screen, same construction, same look as the iPhone 4. To say that some people were disappointed with the 4S announcement would be an understatement.
However, to be fair, beyond the identical exterior lies the hard work that Apple put forth on the inside. An upgraded processor, an improved antenna, and an all-new camera into the iPhone 4S. The other big story, or should we say, the bigger story with the iPhone 4S is the iOS 5 software upgrade and the voice-controlled personal assistant called Siri. iOS 5 offers over 200 new features to Apple's smartphone platform, most of which are also available to current owners of previous-gen device.
Siri is so advanced that it will literally think for you.... and that's why I say that robots will take over the world some day at this rate. The only downside is the price for this phone. Currently Safaricom are selling the gadget at Kshs. 125,000.00 seriously who is going to buy it at that price?
Anyway today I want to compare the iPhone 4s with another awesome phone that was launched earlier this month with almost all similar features and as awesome as the iPhone 4s
Introducing .... (drum rolls please)... The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Also known as Sony Ericsson Anzu, Sony Ericsson X12
| General | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i | ||
| | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a | |
| 2011, January | ||
| Available. Released 2011, March |
| Size | 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm | |
| 117 g |
| Display | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| 480 x 854 pixels, 4.2 inches (~233 ppi pixel density) | ||
| | - Scratch-resistant surface - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Multi-touch input method - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Timescape UI |
| Sound | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Yes | ||
| Yes, check quality |
| Memory | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | |
| Practically unlimited | ||
| 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM | ||
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included |
| Data | Up to 86 kbps | |
| Up to 237 kbps | ||
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | ||
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | ||
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | ||
| No | ||
| Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
| Camera | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, | |
| Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection | ||
| Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, | ||
| No |
| Features | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | |
| 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon | ||
| SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM | ||
| HTML | ||
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | ||
| Yes + downloadable, motion gaming | ||
| Midnight Blue, Misty Silver | ||
| Yes, with A-GPS support | ||
| Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | ||
| | - Digital compass - HDMI port - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - TrackID music recognition - NeoReader barcode scanner - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Facebook and Twitter integration - Document viewer - Adobe Flash 10.2 - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input |
| Battery | | Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by | Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 31 h This awesome phone is the latest in the Sony Ericsson stable and its performance is above legendary. Running on the new Android OS called the IceCream Sandwich this phones perfomance is yet to be rivalled and yet it is going for the superlow price of Kshs. 56,000 at our Safaricom shops |
