Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V vs HTC Desire 601

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
sony ericsson xperia neo v
HTC Desire 601
htc desire 601
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced August 2011 September 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2013
Colors White, Blue Gradient, Silver Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging 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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage (320 MB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth 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 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)