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HTC Rhyme vs Sony Xperia SP

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
September 2011 Available - April 2013
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors
Clearwater, Hourglass, Plum Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 66.67%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1600 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by
Up to 295 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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