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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs HTC Desire S

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced
June 2011 February 2011
Status
Available - August 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors
Black, Gold, White, Pink Black, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
(4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 in )
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight
100 g (3.53 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST18i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST18a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.3 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (297 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.96% 56.73%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 GB (300 MB user available) 1.1 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
1 GB (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
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