Phone Comparison - HTC Hero vs Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel Sony
Announced June 2009 January 2013 June 2013
Status Available - July 2009 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink Pure White, Black, Flash Red, Flash Yellow Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
(4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
144 x 75 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.95 x 0.33 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 528 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7200A Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU Adreno 130 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 288 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.59% 63.69% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus (via Software Update) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, CIF@15fps Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2500 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)