Phone Comparison - HTC Desire vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Sony
Announced February 2010 May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - March 2010 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 576 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.64% 66.82% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1900 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)