Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs HTC Desire 516 vs Micromax Canvas A1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Micromax
Announced June 2013 June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
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Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 68.55% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 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 not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1950 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 220 h (3G) Up to 160 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 6 h