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HTC Salsa
C510eSony Ericsson Xperia ray
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| Global Score | |
| 49.1 | 53.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Sony |
| Android 2.3.3 | Android 4.0, 2.3 |
| 2011-02-15 | 2011-06-22 |
| 4.30 x 2.32 x 0.48 inches | 4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 119.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.4 inches | 3.3 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 297 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset | -- |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.2 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 153,6 MB internal memory | 307,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.02 | 2.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1520mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 445 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 430 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a global score of 53.7, which is just a bit better than HTC Salsa's score of 49.1. Although Sony Ericsson Xperia ray and the HTC Salsa were only released with a couple months difference, Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is a lot thinner and somewhat lighter. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a more recent 4.0 version while HTC Salsa has Android 2.3.3, counting with some additional features and performance improvements.
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a little better hardware performance than HTC Salsa, although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, they both have a Single-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a much more vibrant display than HTC Salsa, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher pixels number per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 854 x 480.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a lot better camera than HTC Salsa, because it has a way better 8.1 MP resolution camera. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a bit bigger memory for applications and games than HTC Salsa, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray also has 307,2 MB internal memory capacity.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray counts with a battery life that is very similar to HTC Salsa's battery lifetime, although the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has 1500mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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