Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia A vs HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs Sony Xperia E4g Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Sony
Announced May 2013 December 2013 February 2015
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,300 ($166.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Mint Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
133 x 71 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.8 x 0.43 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6732
GPU Adreno 320 - Mali-T760
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.57% 61.38% 64.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
- Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)