Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia T
We must hand it to Apple for really making the extra effort when it comes to the best marketing strategies for their products: what stands out better than great product placement techniques and catchy slogans?! Apple masters the marketing area. One of the key statements behind their concept is their advertising the iPhone 5 as the most important thing that happened to iPhone since its invention in the first place. What iPhone 5 now brings to the table is a larger Retina Display screen, its running on the newest Apple A6 chip, all these packed in a lighter and more slim package than what we have ever witnessed before.
Sony however is also on the top of the marketing strategists who simply know how to bring their product into the spotlight. What better way to market than to bring their new Sony Xperia T LT 30p product in the latest James Bond movie, automatically associating it with the “James Bond phone” title – and we all know this is pretty deadly! Although we can only see the device for a mere moment in the hands of the 007 Agent, this is all we need to forever associate it with the spy-movie. The question that now arises is if the Sony Xperia T (and its US version – the Xperia TL) is indeed worthy to be placed on the same pillar as the deadly devices used by the world-famous 007 legend?
We will in this article make a thorough analysis on the comparison between the Apple iPhone 5 and the Sony Xperia T LT 30p in order to help you decide which one ranks higher on your preferences, so let’s give it a go.
Design and Physical Features
As soon as you take a glimpse of both phones you realize they both opted for a rather industrial and also simple design, minimalism being the main influence here. Although both emanate a certain note of elegance and good taste, it is the iPhone 5 the one that stands out in terms of size and weight: it is smaller, slimmer and also lighter than its Sony rival. To be more exact, the iPhone 5 has a 56.8 mm (2.31 in) width, whereas Xperia has a width of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) and a height of 129.4 mm (5.1 in) – in comparison to the iPhone 5′s height of only 123.8 mm (4.87 in). The iPhone 5 weights 112 g (3.95 oz) and has a 7.6 mm (0.30 in) thickness, while its rival scores 9.35 mm (0.4 in) in the thickness department and 139 grams (4.90308 oz) in the weight one. However, they are both solidly constructed and can effortlessly manage a firm hand grip.
Phone Front
As mentioned before, both phones seem to engage in a rather detached presentation, minimalism being key to their design – so this is also applicable to the front of the phones. If the phone or display screen is turned off, you can easily make use of the screen of the phone as mirror replacement (this must be a feature ladies fall for).
No physical buttons on its front – this is something characteristic of the Xperia T’s simple line of design. Although no physical buttons on the front, they have however designed a silver Xperia logo underneath and, of course, the Sony logo above, which is also surrounded by a light sensor, the notification light, an earpiece grill and also the front camera (1.3 MP).
There is even more simplicity when it comes to the iPhone 5, which has less elements on its front, starting of course with the specific and iconic home button found at the bottom bezel. The 1.2 MP camera is to be found on the top bezel, and right below it you can find located the earpiece grill. There is a striking resemblance between the new iPhone 5 and the formerly developed iPhone 4S, with the difference that the iPhone 5 is taller, but slimmer. There is a shiny metallic border highlighting the front panel of the iPhone 5, which conveys an even greater note of elegance.
One important and very much useful feature of both phones is that the left and right bezels are actually slimmer than their top and bottom bezels, thus making it a lot easier for us users to touch the screen and avoid to stretch our thumb out too far, potentially making it inconvenient.
Phone Sides
The Xperia T’s sides are a clear proof of a merger between the phone’s minimalist font-look and its rubber fabricated back. Its look could make you think of an industrialist environment, whereas iPhone 5 slightly aims towards a more sharper and rather deconstructed shape, its angular shape perfectly blending in with the navy-black border lines surrounding the phone’s sides.
Some might consider Xperia T as bringing a higher comfort note when holding the phone due to its angle and somehow rounded sides. The iPhone 5 has rather sharper lines and edges that might sometimes make it slightly uncomfortable to hold.
As its 3.55 mm headphone jack has been placed on its top side, it makes it easier for its users to listen to music – moreover, check out the microphone located here. Different from the Xperia T, iPhone 5 is only equipped with its Power button here, on its top side.
The iPhone 5′s left side also has the Mute/Unmute button switch and the separate Volume keys, and the Xperia T has on its left side solely its Micro USB port.
Going to the right side of the phones, the iPhone 5 has its nano-SIM tray (which you can easily open with a pin), whereas more movement and features are displayed on the Xperia T. To start with, we must mention that on the upper part you can find the cut-out flap for the microSD card and also the micro-SIM card slots. The lower part also contains: the Power button, the Volume Rocker and also the dedicated Shutter button.
While loudspeakers, the 3.55 mm headphone jack and Apple’s own Lightning port reside on the bottom side of the iPhone 5, we can only find the microphone hole on Xperia T’s bottom side.
Phone Back
While iPhone 5 has, as previously mentioned, a more sleek and cool industrial aspect, the material on Xperia T’s backplate is a soft rubbery-like one, which makes it easier to be grasped in user’s hands.
The iPhone 5 is covered by a glass layer on both its top and bottom parts and also has an in-between-the glass aluminium backplate. Though this might look very hard, it most surely is not scratch-proof. Once you have used the iPhone 5 phone for a while, you will surely soon see that the Apple logo on the back can get easily scratched. This might also happen to the Xperia T rubber back (it might be a shock stopper, but it can also easily get scratched and marks can appear on it).
The iPhone 5 has a flat back – which can be easier to use on its back when in comparison to the Sony Xperia T, whose jutting camera housing might make it an inconvenience. However, the Xperia T has a curved blackplate that does make it easier for you to use the phone, as it can lean back into your palm.
In the upper left of the backplate, and more exactly on the glass panel, you can find all iPhone 5′s 8 MP camera, microphone and also LED Flash, all arranged in perfect harmony. When it comes to the backplate of the Xperia T, we there find its silver-accented 13 MP player, loudspeaker grille and LED Flash vertically placed in the center. What might come as an inconveniences here is that Xperia T’s deep loudspeaker grille can gather a lot of dust.
Display phone
There is no big difference between the iPhone 5 and Xperia T when it comes to screen size, pixel densities and resolution. While you can experience a bluish nuance on the Xperia T’s screen, good quality images on the screens are produced by both phones. What might differ is that there is slightly more contrast in the Xperia T’s colors in comparison to the ones in the iPhone 5.
This is surely a direct result of Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine the Xperia T comes equipped with – which augments the images on the screen (the applicable slogan here might be “more contrast and less background sounds”). When turned off, colors seem rather dull and present no high intensity, however, once the Mobile BRAVIA Engine turned on, it suddenly brings a different tone to images and videos, highlighting their intensity and power of contrast.
What must be now brought into discussion is watching videos on Xperia T. Users have reported that when using YouTube or its stock video player to watch videos, there is no calmness in the dark tones. This is however not the issue with the details too, as they were pretty clear, hence not enough of an inconvenience.
Nothing less than sharp and clear display can we witness with the iPhone 5′s Retina Display features. Due to its high pixel density, iTunes 5 brings a more crisp display.
If using either of the two phones under direct sunlight and in the outdoors, you will encounter no problem whatsoever, as the screens remain perfectly usable and hence with a great degree of visibility.
Processing Power
Although we are now living in a gradually developing market in which quad-core powered devices are standard, both iPhone 5 and Xperia T own dual-core processors, which not necessarily puts them in the top. This is what you might think at the beginning, but after playing and testing the devices you will surely be impressed with how well they work and how optimized processors they possess.
Not everything is however as great as you might think. It is true that the performance must be hailed as it is smooth and somehow fluid, however some lags might be experienced on the Xperia T while launching apps. Moreover, if you scroll between home screens or even zoom out from the Web pages you might also notice this. Games playing runs rather smoothly and no reports have come indicating lags of freezes.
Continuing with the storage topic, there are multiple options of choice for the iPhone 5: you can choose from the 16 GB, 32 GB and the 54 GB options. The best to choose, we think, is the highest one: 64 GB, as the initial storage capacity you do choose if the one that remains with you – there is no microSD expansion slot available on the iPhone 5 unfortunately.
Not the same range of options is available for Xperia T – it only has a standard 16 GB option. On the other hand, it does have a microSD card slot that can amount up to the number of 32 GB of extra space, hence your memory can grow up to 48 GB, which is pretty good. Good as it may sound, it can still however not compete to the 64 GB that the iPhone 5 brings to the table.
Talking about benchmarks, the Xperia T has a better overall browser performance, which can not be surpassed even if the iPhone 5 scores higher with CPU and GPU processing.
The Connectivity chapter
Connectivity is, of course, an important element. While Xperia T can only connect to the two 2G and 3G networks, the iPhone 5 sets records straight and has a capacity to connect to 2G, 3G and also 4G (if you do happen to have 4G coverage in your region, the iPhone 5 is the one to go with).
As mentioned, a SIM card is required to use both phones. The Xperia T is equipped with a micro-SIM, whereas the iPhone 5 requires a nano-SIM, but also a pin that aids in opening the SIM tray.
If you were wondering about the Bluetooth with the iPhone 5, we must advise that it is not so user-friendly to Android or, in that matter, not even to other Apple devices, but I guess we will let you be the judges of that. We can not say the same about the Xperia T Bluetooth, as it can easily connect to other devices via it and has the options of sharing files through the DNLA compliant devices, via NFC or even straight via Wi-Fi Direct.
If you are interested in syncing content to your iPhone 5, you definitely need to have iTunes installed on your computer. Media transfers to iPhone 5 are made by plugging in Apple’s Lightning connector into the Lightning port.
The same process does not apply to Xperia T though, as it has a standard Micro USB port which you can use to either swap or switch your Micro USB cables along the Android devices.
Camera analysis
No need saying that both phones have cameras (front and back ones). On both the iPhone 5 and the Xperia T cameras demonstrate to be very responsive and have an overall good performance. The main difference in between them is that the Xperia T has a 13 MP camera, while we have an incorporated 8 MP rear camera with the iPhone 5. The response time when trying to take shots in bright environments revolves around a time frame of 1-2 seconds, while trying to take pictures in a lower light would take a longer focusing time frame.
What makes the Xperia T’s camera so great is its special Shutter button, which makes it comparable with the using of a small digital camera experience. This feature is not to be found in the iPhone 5 phone. We here have a virtual shutter button – that allows you to tap-to focus. The Xperia T changes the equation completely as its slimmer digital camera just brings comfort to the users. Going into detail, if you want to concentrate on a particular part of the screen, you can simply tap on that specific part and you can, additionally, lock on to that with the help of the Shutter button, by only half-pressing it. The last step to take after this is to just press it all the way in order for the picture to be immediately taken.
Basically – both cameras of the two phones have a very clean layout and it is just a matter of preferences to determine which one is best for you. Whilst the camera app on the iPhone 5 is very straightforward and neat, you might find this as an inconvenience if you have great experience with mobile photography. The array of options is not very wide and you can only make use of the enabling/disabling flash, HRD, grid and Panorama. Not too many other options to play with. This is not the case however with the Xperia T camera, which shows ingenuity in allowing you to take all sorts of actions, among which change the size of the image, use a focus mode, apply different filters, etc.
One of the common features of the cameras are the LED flashes, which surely do the job in lighting up a completely dark room. You might nevertheless want to avoid this at times – and there is a handy option for that. If you would rather keep a low profile when taking a picture at night, simply take advantage of the Night Scene setting on the Xperia T (you will undoubtedly produce high quality pictures in low-light settings). Once this option enabled, there is less noise in the picture.
Both phones have front cameras as well – we have a 1.3 MP camera on the Xperia T and a 1.2. MP one with the iPhone 5. On the one hand, we get a great level of performance (similar to the rear camera one) with both phone cameras when in bright settings, however the performance level is poor in dark settings.
There is an image stabilization feature on both phones – when it comes to the Xperia T, performance is not so great here but rather poor. If you move while recording, you will encounter stuttering clips. What both phones can do is capture 108op Full HD videos. Going back to the slight issues, we can mention that the Xperia T’s Auto-focus feature is not the quickest one possible. Don’t however draw the conclusion that this is the biggest problem – what is more concerning is that the auto-focus motor is not quiet at all, but rather so noisy that you can actually hear it running in your captured video.
Media Playback
The media chapter the Xperia T has in store for us is truly quite unique – it is indeed valid that both the iPhone 5 and the Xperia T simply make you enjoy a good music listening episode – however, the experience with Xperia T is way better. What is important here is its Walkman app (that comes along with Clear BASS and a 5-band equalizer) – and what this does is have you tweak the lower sound spectrum.
There is also an extra step with the Xperia T when it comes to the sound volume feature too. We do not claim that the sound quality on the iPhone 5 is not a good one, but you would not be able to hear it very well if you were in a noisy room (and you could very easily cover its speakers with your hand when you hold your iPhone 5 in portrait mode). xLoud enhacement is what makes Xperia deliver a great sound volume experience (it has a wider range of sounds).
Why not also watch movies with the phones? You can use both phones to do so – the Movies app is what enables you to do so on the Xperia T, and the Video app on the iPhone 5. If using the Movies app on Xperia T, you will be surely drawn in by its simple layout and you will be able to almost live a cinema experience, as it is able to make mini posters of your movies and also to enlarge your video title’s font size, which is pretty cool. Both app can play a high number of videos – and that is – up to 108op videos.
Another means of watching a video is via the gallery apps of any of the phones. They can be found under the Photos app on the iPhone 5 and Album app on the Xperia T. It is the Photos iPhone 5 app that catches my eye here, as you have a storyboard on top for the videos you have viewed (which is good progress from the common progress bar) – what is interesting is that it thus allows you to skip to certain parts of the respective video. Too bad Sony did not think of this for their Xperia T.
Battery Chapter
Both the Xperia T and iPhone 5 have a rather one body construction, so you can not remove (or replace) their batteries. During heavy usage it would be normal for the phone to get a bit warmer, however the iPhone 5 will undoubtedly get a lot hotter as a direct result of its back made of aluminium. The battery in the Apple device is rated at 1,440 mAh and is a Lithium-polymer one, while the Xperia T has a Lithium-ion battery rated at no less than 1,850 mAh. iTunes has predicted a 8 hours 3G talk time, while Xperia T’s battery is said to last appreciatively 7 hours on 3G.
Among the various tests the phones have been subjected to, we would like to mention a simple one to test the batteries’ capacities. Both phones have their Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync options turned on, had their Brightness and Volume options enabled at the highest available level and the screens were being fiddled with restlessness: during the first trial, a video was played on a loop for a final period of one hour. The second and last part lasted for a hour long as well and consisted of the browsing of a very graphic website by using the device’s stock browser.
The conclusion was the following: the 2 hours long parts of the experiment brought the battery level to 59% in the iPhone 5 and down to a percentage of 51 for the Xperia T. If you want to make sure you can still use the phone at the end of the day, it would be advisable you take your time (and space) to do carry along your charger with you (both phones would most likely last up to one day if the phones are not heavily used).
Software
In order to bring improvements and fix its potential bugs, the initial iOS 6 now used for running the iPhone 5 has the possibility of being upgraded to iOS 6.0.1. Improvement is not that close by for the Xperia T, which seems not to be exactly as updated as its other Sony peer products. It comes out of the box with the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with the Sony Timescape UI on top. It is at some point in 2013 that Sony are intending to bring the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean some thought of revision and upgrade.
The Lockscreen feature
The lockscreen feature in both the iPhone 5 and the Xperia T devices resembles very much – they easily get unlocked when you slide their icons across, feature which is to be found at the bottom, while the time and date options are located on the top.
You will also immediately notice that you also have a camera icon right next to the unlocking slider. If you drag this icon upwards you will be able to launch the camera app straight from the home screen. We will also make a list of the other cool things you can do, starting from a simple double click on the iPhone 5′s Home button which enables users to instantly access the music control buttons which are located at the right of the upper screen, to the long press of the Home button for launching Siri (all these being done without having to unlock the phone!).
As usually, the Sony Xperia T adds a different touch than the iPhone 5. Therefore, we have a lock icon to the left end and there is also a camera icon straight to the right end – if you slide it to the left, the camera app is launched. When it comes to music control, you can manage its buttons on the upper part of the screen if you are in the mood for music listening.
One of the focuses of the iPhone 5 is its immediate accessibility feature – and we can not say this is a surprise when it comes to Apple. Thus, once you have unlocked the phone, you can instantly view and check all the apps you have on it (thanks to the iPhone 5′s home screen integrated app drawer). You can also place (only) 4 app folders or shortcuts on the dock bar (at the bottom screen).
The Xperia T is, as the iPhone 5 is for Apple, a legitimate symbol of the Android devices in general. The home screen can be seen as soon as you unlock your phone, and it is here where you can stock your app shortcuts and also place your widgets in. We have the dockbar here as well (also placed at the bottom of the screen) – and the same exact number of app shortcuts and folders can be added here as well. Yes, you have guessed: 4. The icon for the app drawer is of course placed in the middle of the before mentioned dockbar.
Incoming Notifications
With Xperia T we have a notification menu, while a Notification Center is the central focus of the iPhone 5. What is really great with the Xperia T is that even though the phone is locked, you can still access and check your notifications, which is not possible to be done with the iPhone 5. Cool feature! What you can do with the iPhone 5 is to see the Push Notifications you have, but it all stops here, as you can not drag down your Notification Center.
Let’s speak now about the iPhone 5′s Notification Center. You here have the Weather and Stock Exchange widget swhich you also have the option to remove if not convenient for you there. You can make the choiceyourself in what concerns what specific applications can display their notifications in the Notification Center. This feature might compensate a little for the idea behind the Notification Center which groups all your notifications under different apps categories. Once under an app, you will not be able to select a single (or multiple) notification(s) you want to delete, so the individual basis selection is not enabled here. What you can do is to clear all the notifications that are pertaining to a certain app, and, as you might have guessed at this stage- you can not clear all the notifications at once either.
Android has created the dismissal of individual notifications – it is only a swipe away. You can also delete all your notifications at once, if desirable – just tap Clear and they will disappear. While you can make use of the features for Sound, Bluetooth, Data, Wi-Fi or the shortcut to Settings, the Xperia T has no displayed widgets on its notification menu.
App Drawer
As we have mentioned the app drawer before, let’s look a little bit into it as well. With the Xperia 7, the App drawer is easily accessed through the grid icon (located in the middle of the dock bar of the home screen). The homescreen of the iPhone 5 can be enlarged to its double size – and this is what happens to the app drawer too, and it instantly lets you access all your apps.
While apps can be arranged in a different manner – Xperia has multiple choices for arranging them, whereas the iPhone 5 limits you to manually arrange the app icons – one thing they have in common related app icons’ management is that you can uninstall them straight from the app drawer.
The Widgets
As this is a chapter we are all interested in, let’s start digging in. With its iOS 6 on the iPhone 5, you do not have the option to add any widgets on the homescreen whatsoever, but you can make use of the notification menu to get a few things done. Firstly – stock widgets can be both enabled and disabled on the notification menu, and it is also here where widgets such as weather or stock exchange (courtesy of Yahoo!) can be added. What’s more interesting and likable by mobile internet fans is that you can update your status on your Twitter of Facebook accounts directly from the notification menu, so your friends and followers can always catch a glimpse of your whereabouts or opinions.
The Xperia T does on the other hand allow the adding of homescreen widgets (due to its Android system). Therefore, you also have the possibility to add toggle button widgets on your homescreen if you want to enable or disable any feature right there on the spot. Timescape Feedor Timescape Friends and also Friends’ music are only a number of Sony widgets that are incorporated in the phone.
One secret that now demonstrates its utility is the almighty Multitasking button. You now no longer need to put a stop to everything you were doing if you want to see your apps. The Small Apps can be launched and also kept on top of your screen while you peacefully access something else, if necessary. Though you can install extra apps from Google Play Store, the Sony Xperia T is initially only equipped with the voice recorder, note, timer apps and also its calculator.
Personalization
Nobody ever wants their personal belongings to be exactly the same with somebody else’s, and Android seems to have given this a good deal of thought, focusing on the device’s power of individuality and customization. Not only can you apply live wallpapers with the Xperia T, choose extra keys/skins or even layouts for the keyboard, but you can also bring a note of personalization via the variety of stock themes you can choose from or by adding a personal dictionary and even by scaling your fonts. Another feature that catches the eye is that you can enable or disable the BRAVIA Engine and XLoud and also have a 5-band equalizer and Clear BASS. If this is not enough for you, you can also personalize your experience with the available third-party launchers, keyboards or apps and by having access to different changeable keyboard layouts and skin. Do you want to group apps into folders to keep a better track of them? Please go ahead. You can also additionally replace and customize the app shortcuts on the dock bar for that matter.
The iPhone 5 itself has a few features that can be changed on its UI, though the range is not as wide as it is with the Xperia T. One plus it brings is that you can change the ringtones and notification alerts, rearrange apps on your homescreen, set time format and change, but also apply, stock wallpapers. We are particular fans of the choosing of 3 different notification Alert Styles and customizing notification alerts as style. You can also find here the capacity to enable or disable notifications belonging to certain apps, grouping the apps under different folders and changing the apps on the dock bar. Additionally, the search engine has three change options, and we are now referring to Google, Bing. or Yahoo!.
The Keyboard
The keyboards of both phones have a simple design with a good focus on functionality.
Both phones have a voice typing integrated feature which allows you to be hands-free, but there is a precondition for making use of it, and that is to have Internet. There is also a pretty good gesture swiping feature on the Xperia T.
The Search engine
Not only can you search for info on the web with both the search apps on the iPhone 5 and Xperia T, but you can check for the content contained on your devices as well. You have the option to refine the search by selecting the type of info you want to perform the search on: for instance, emails, contacts, videos, apps or even other forms of content on your phone.
Although we have easy-access to both search apps on the two phones, let’s take a closer look at what differentiates them. Taking the Xperia T first, you will find its Google Search widget located on its homescreen, but there is no virtual assistant available.
If you swipe to the left of the homescreen, you will find the iPhone 5′s Search app. Moreover, what Apple has done was to add Siri to the phone for times when you don’t feel like actually typing – this is located on the Home button and can be activated with a long-press on it. Siri can perform a series of tasks for you, such as give you directions when asked for, compose your text and even deliverer them to the contact you assign.
Security aspects
Security is provided in the iPhone 5 by what is called to be the “Passcode Lock”, which, once enabled, will be unlocked by entering your previously set 4-digit code. You can also use an alphanumeric passcode once you disable the Simple Passcode option. If you do not succeed to correctly insert your code for 10 consecutive attempts, then you can choose to have your iPhone 5 delete all your data. If you have somehow managed to have lost your phone, then what you can do to track it is to install the Find my iPhone app on another iOS device. If this is not of great help either, then you can ultimately decide to lock your device remotely or even delete all its content. In the scenario you want to restrict some apps or even features on your phone for when you might lend it to somebody else, you will surely be able to do so. Once you get your phone back, you only need to enter your Passcode and you will be able to access your phone content once again. An extra protection measure is that when you want to download apps, you will be required to insert your assigned Apple ID – if somebody else would therefore want to install something on your phone, they will be stopped (unless they have your pass).
The Xperia T works on a password assignation method as well – and you have the standard Android security options incorporated – referring here to Pattern, Slide, Face Unlock. The PIN or alphanumeric password that you have the option to set are limited between 4 to 17 digits, and your Xperia T can be encrypted every time you power it on, but you will also have to insert your passcode every time in order to decrypt it. The Xperia T’s front camera has an accurate feature – Face Unlock – that makes it easier for the phone’s user to unlock the phone when necessary (and the function has been reported to work properly even in the indoors).
How can I get the phone
While the Xperia T can be purchased in either black, silver or white, its prices range according to the country. For instance, the price varies in Canada between CA $525-550, whereas you can find it around US $645 (approx. 400 pounds) in the United Kingdom. In the US the phone will be launched under a slightly different name – Xperia TL LT30at – and you can get it from AT&T for instance with a 2 year contract of US $100.
The iPhone 5′s price is a little higher – amounting to approx. US $850 (equivalent of 530 pounds). Depending on its capacity you can get it for different prices as well – the 32 GB version can be found for US $965 (approx 600 pounds), while its 64 GB version costs approx US $1,125 (around 700 pounds). US$199, US$299, and US$399 for a 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB, respectively is what you will pay for a carrier locked phone.
Conclusion
As we have gone through all the features of both the iPhone 5 and Xperia T and gone over their ups and downs, we can conclude that both have a good overall performance and share similar features, among which we must highlight the good quality camera, their good display, the optimized dual core processor and a smooth operating system. In what concerns hardware performance, both phones are approx. on the same level.
What they do differ in is when we talk about their individual operating systems. As previously mentioned, while the Xperia T runs on the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (which uses Timescape UI), the iPhone 5 runs on its iOS 6.
Master in the customization domain, the Android OS brings novelty into this area and there isn’t much you can not do with the Xperia T in terms of individualization. Being it the multitude of the party-launchers at hand, or the possibility to decorate your homescreen with the widgets you have in mind, or even the option to choose between the array of keyboards that change some UI elements – sky is the limit with Xperia T. You can manage the focus mode, modify image size and even add filters to the phone’s camera app, which is not something we can say for the iPhone 5. But the good news for the Android device do not stop here – we are all curious to see what new fun stuff they will add when the phone shall receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Fingers crossed!
Good things come from the iPhone 5 as well – as its iOS 6 has a simple layout, providing you easy access and no difficulty in usage. In a nutshell, you do not need a bachelor’s degree to be in the know with this OS and it will always get you out of trouble. No matter how little experience you might have with a previous iOS device, you will notice clear similarities between them, and there is also no real difference between the phones’ design either, as the iPhone 5 is a almost a clone of the iPhone 4S in terms of design and look.
Hoping that by deconstructing their features we have managed to help you get a better picture on what the Xperia T and the iPhone 5 can (or can not do), we can only add that the decision of choosing between the two is solely up to you. If you want a reliable phone, then you can count on both of them to do their job. If you are into discoveries, customization and a challenging fun experience, then perhaps the Xperia T is more suitable for you, though we can not fail to highlight how easy to use, straightforward and strongly designed the iPhone 5 is as well. Best of luck to you!
