Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs HTC Desire X vs Acer Liquid E2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Acer
Announced May 2012 August 2012 April 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - October 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 61.81% 62.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support 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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1650 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h