For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia Z or the Apple iPhone 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Sony Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Apple iPhone 5 comes with a 4 inch LED backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The Sony Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 146 grams. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Sony Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be upgraded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPhone 5 is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core swift processor and Apple A6 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Sony Xperia Z runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. The device has 2 GB of RAM. The iPhone 5 runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7. The device has 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Sony Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP. The iPhone 5 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours. The iPhone 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia Z 3G C6602 is priced at around AU $509.95. The iPhone 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $799.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $869.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $899.95 in Australia.

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