Phone Comparison - HTC Desire XDS vs Sony Xperia E1

HTC Desire XDS
htc desire xds
Sony Xperia E1
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced June 2013 January 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.0 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type SLCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Shot, BSI Sensor Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 551 h
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 12 min