Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Sony Xperia V
sony xperia v
HTC Windows Phone 8X
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced August 2012 September 2012
Status Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 58.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)