Phone Comparison - HTC Desire vs Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

HTC Desire
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Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
sony ericsson xperia neo v
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Ericsson
Announced February 2010 August 2011
Status Available - March 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White White, Blue Gradient, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 576 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 1 GB storage (320 MB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.64% 56.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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

memory User Memory

Internal 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)