Phone Comparison - HTC Desire C vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs ZTE Blade III

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony ZTE
Announced May 2012 June 2012 September 2012
Status Available - June 2012 Available - August 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.03% 52.10% 58.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 1230 mAh 1500 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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