Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T vs HTC Desire

Sony Xperia T
sony xperia t
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced August 2012 February 2010
Status Released - November 2012 Available - March 2010
Colors Black, White, Silver Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.44% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes v2.1 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, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)