Phone Comparison - HTC Google Nexus One vs Sony Xperia Tipo

HTC Google Nexus One
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Sony Xperia Tipo
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced January 2010 June 2012
Status Available - January 2010 Available - August 2012
Colors Brown (teflon coating) Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.82% 52.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Factory locked by default, can Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@min. 20fps Yes, VGA
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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 hours (2G)
Up to 7 hours (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)