Phone Comparison - HTC One V vs Sony Xperia Go vs Sony Xperia Tipo

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced February 2012 May 2012 June 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, Brown White, Black, Yellow Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm
(4.74 x 2.35 x 0.36 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A
GPU Adreno 205 Mali-400 Adreno 200
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.32% 54.38% 52.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1305 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)