Phone Comparison - HTC Amaze 4G vs Sony Xperia P vs HTC Desire U

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced September 2011 February 2012 January 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Released - May 2012 Available - June 2015
Colors Black, White Silver, Black, Red White, Black, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 DB8500 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 60.92% 61.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, WVGA
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 100 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1305 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 264 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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