Phone Comparison - HTC Desire U vs Sony Xperia Go

HTC Desire U
htc desire u
Sony Xperia Go
sony xperia go
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced January 2013 May 2012
Status Available - June 2015 Available - July 2012
Colors White, Black, Orange White, Black, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 110g (3.88oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 54.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, USB On-the-go support
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1305 mAh
Stand by - Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)