Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia SP vs HTC Desire XDS

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony HTC
Announced September 2012 Available - April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.0 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 320 -
RAM 1 GB N/A 768 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 66.67% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Shot, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2370 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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