Phone Comparison - HTC Desire L vs Sony Xperia ion

HTC Desire L
htc desire l
Sony Xperia ion
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced April 2013 January 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - Q2 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 66.9 x 8.9mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android with HTC Sense 4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.44% 63.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, BSI Sensor, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB
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-Ion
Capacity 1800 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)