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

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC Sony
Announced February 2011 February 2011 January 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors Blue Gradient, Red, Silver Black, Red Black, White, Purple
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)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

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 OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM 16 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 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 56.73% 69.70%
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 Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 and GLONASS
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 16 GB, 2 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1450 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)