Sony Xperia S vs ZTE Axon

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Xperia S: 25.8 g lighter

  Xperia S:

  144 g

  Axon:

  169.8 g

• Width

  Xperia S: 9.7 mm narrower

  Xperia S:

  64 mm

  Axon:

  73.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia S: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia S:

  4.3 in

  Axon:

  5.5 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Xperia S:

  1 GB RAM

  Axon:

  2 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Xperia S:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

  Axon:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Xperia S:

  Single

  Axon:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Xperia S

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +1.2 mm versus Axon

2. 2. Axon

   Height:

   153.9 mm +25.9 mm versus Xperia S

   Width:

   73.7 mm +9.7 mm versus Xperia S

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Xperia S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Axon

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Axon has approximately 63.6% more rectangular screen area than Xperia S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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