Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Red White Frost, Black Mist Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 Adreno 203
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 66.82% 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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, 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 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 1900 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)