Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Huawei Ascend P6 vs HTC Desire 601

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 June 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Pink Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
132.7 x 65.5 x 6.2 mm
(5.22 x 2.58 x 0.24 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network LTE - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 305
RAM N/A 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 70.27% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio -
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, 3264 x 2448 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, HDR, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, LE 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
- Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)