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| Global Score | |
| 34.6 | 38 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| -- | Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 |
| 2009-04-07 | 2008-09-16 |
| 3.94 x 1.81 x 0.49 inches | 4.09 x 2.32 x 0.62 inches |
| 2.82 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 139.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 176 x 220 pixels | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 141 pixels per inch | 143 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP850 chipset |
| processor | Single-Core 201 MHz processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 15,36 MB internal memory | -- |
| Memory Stick Micro (M2) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 4.73 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 1100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 270 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 2.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
Comparison review
The HTC Touch Viva is a bit better than the Sony Ericsson S312, with a global score of 38 against 34.6. Despite being the best phone in our current comparison, the HTC Touch Viva body is thicker and incredibly heavier than the Sony Ericsson S312. HTC Touch Viva counts with a screen that is just as good as Sony Ericsson S312's screen, although the HTC Touch Viva also has a just a little better pixel quantity per screen inch, a way larger display and a higher resolution of 320 x 240px.
The HTC Touch Viva counts with a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Sony Ericsson S312, although the HTC Touch Viva also has a greater number of faster cores. Sony Ericsson S312 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC Touch Viva, although it has no slot for an SD memory card.
The HTC Touch Viva features a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Ericsson S312. Sony Ericsson S312 and HTC Touch Viva both count with similar cameras, both have a back facing camera with a 2 mega-pixels resolution.
HTC Touch Viva not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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