Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs HTC Desire HD

Sony Xperia Go
sony xperia go
HTC Desire HD
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced May 2012 September 2010
Status Available - July 2012 Available - October 2010
Colors White, Black, Yellow Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 32
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included
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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)