Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs HTC Desire 616 vs HTC Desire 516

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 Expected Announcement - Q2 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Rumored - Q3 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
142 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-450MP4 Adreno 302
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 67.37% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh - 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
- Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h (3G)