Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs HTC Desire Eye

Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
sony xperia sx so-05d
HTC Desire Eye
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced May 2012 October 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 28,000 ($411.76) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Blue, Red, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - Asia
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 28)
TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 29) - AT&T
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 8, 20) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - IPX7 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% 66.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Up to 538 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 20 h (3G)