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Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs HTC Desire 816

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony HTC
Announced
May 2012 February 2014
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors
Black, White, Pink, Orange Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight
95 g (3.35 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.65% 67.67%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
TBD -
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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