Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Sony Xperia miro

HTC Desire S
htc desire s
Sony Xperia miro
sony xperia miro
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced February 2011 June 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
113 x 59.4 x 9.9 mm
(4.45 x 2.34 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST23i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST23a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM7225A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 54.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)