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HTC Desire U vs Sony Xperia C

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
January 2013 June 2013
Status
Available - June 2015 Available - July 2013
Colors
White, Black, Orange Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight
114 g (4.02 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.81% 65.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
- PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, WVGA Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB 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 Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1650 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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