Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo vs HTC Desire S vs HTC Desire L

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC HTC
Announced February 2011 February 2011 April 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Blue Gradient, Red, Silver Black, Red Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in )
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
128 x 66.9 x 8.9mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android with HTC Sense 4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 56.73% 61.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, BSI Sensor, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1450 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 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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