Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs HTC Desire X vs Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Samsung
Announced March 2012 August 2012 October 2012
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White, Red White, blue White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 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 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 203 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 61.81% 59.57%
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 with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh 1650 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)