Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.9 | 55.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sonim | HTC |
| Android 4.4 | Android 2.3 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2011-09-28 |
| 5.39 x 2.54 x 0.81 inches | 4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 115.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 432 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | S-LCD |
| 207 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 4.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 1520mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1080 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | 456 hours standby time 7.3 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The HTC Hero S is slightly better than Sonim XP6, getting a 55.8 score against 50.9. The HTC Hero S is an older phone than Sonim XP6, but HTC made it lighter and extremely thinner anyway. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the HTC Hero S has an older 2.3 version while Sonim XP6 has Android 4.4 version.
The HTC Hero S counts with a little bit better looking display than Sonim XP6, because it has a way better resolution of 960 x 540px, a really bigger display and a better screen density. Sonim XP6 has a bit superior CPU than HTC Hero S, because it has a higher number of cores, a larger amount of RAM memory and a graphics co-processor.
The HTC Hero S features a very superior camera than Sonim XP6. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1280x720 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution. The HTC Hero S features a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Sonim XP6, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 32 GB.
Sonim XP6 has a way better battery life than HTC Hero S, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity against 1520mAh.
The HTC Hero S not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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