Phone Comparison - HTC Evo 4G LTE vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D

HTC Evo 4G LTE
htc evo 4g lte
Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced April 2012 May 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Gray, White Black, White, Pink, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 95 g (3.35 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 1900 LTE 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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.76% 60.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio N/A TBD
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
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, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 86 kbps
Edge No Up to 237 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)