Smartphones

Apple (iPhone) vs Sony (Xperia)

AI visibility head-to-head, Smartphones — run #79 (2026-08-01). Apple (iPhone) leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

Apple (iPhone) · leads

52.1
95% CI49.854.4
Industry rank#1
perplexity45.2
openai50.9
google58.7
anthropic50.1
vs

Sony (Xperia)

12.5
95% CI10.814.2
Industry rank#11
perplexity15.9
openai12.1
google12.9
anthropic12.7

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question typeApple (iPhone)Sony (Xperia)
Recommendations
What's the best option for me?
61%7%
Comparisons
How do the top options stack up?
50%10%
Ready to buy
Which one should I actually get?
53%4%
Problem-solving
I have this problem — what fixes it?
60%3%
Informational
How does this kind of product work?
56%6%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology

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