Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs HTC Desire X vs LG Optimus F5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC LG
Announced May 2012 August 2012 February 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - May 2015
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
126 x 64.5 x 9.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.54 x 0.37 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - 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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 203 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 4 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 61.81% 62.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support 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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1650 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)