Phone Comparison - HTC Rhyme vs Sony Xperia Sola vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Nokia
Announced September 2011 March 2012 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - Released May 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors Clearwater, Hourglass, Plum Black, White, Red White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 190 g (6.7 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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Mali-400 Adreno 203
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 55.03% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included Yes, microSD 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1320 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 295 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)