Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Alcatel HTC
Announced February 2012 January 2013 July 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Silver, Black, Red Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i 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
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU DB8500 - Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.66 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 66.89% 59.67%
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 with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)