Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia S vs HTC Desire 626

Sony Xperia S
sony xperia s
HTC Desire 626
htc desire 626
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced January 2012 February 2015
Status Available - Q1 2012 Coming Soon - February 2015
Price - Rs. 10,090 ($148.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Black -
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in )
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-T760MP2
Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 66.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
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, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 761 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 20 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 30 h (3G)