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HTC Desire C vs Sony Xperia Tipo

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
May 2012 June 2012
Status
Available - June 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors
Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight
100 g (3.53 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 256K colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
56.03% 52.10%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video
Yes Yes, VGA
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1230 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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