Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 516 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Micromax Canvas A1

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Micromax
Announced June 2014 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Golden White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.55% 63.27% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1950 mAh 2300 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Up to 160 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 6 h