Phone Comparison - HTC Vivid vs Huawei W1 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Huawei Sony
Announced October 2011 January 2013 January 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - January 2013 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
124.5 x 63.7 x 10.5 mm
(4.9 x 2.51 x 0.41 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.55 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.47% 57.54% 63.02%
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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1950 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 460 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)