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HTC Raider 4G vs Sony Xperia U

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
September 2011 February 2012
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors
Black Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 67 x 11.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 or HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
4G Network
LTE 850 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.97% 55.77%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS / SIR Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 80 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G
Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1620 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by
Up to 293 h (2G)
Up to 248 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
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