Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 46.4 | 50.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Symbian Symbian^1 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2009-05-29 | 2010-02-16 |
| 4.41 x 2.17 x 0.52 inches | 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.44 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 119.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 210 pixels per inch | 252 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 576 MB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.84 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 131,07 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 6.27 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC Desire has a score of 50.6, which is a bit better than Sony Ericsson Satio a's score of 46.4. HTC Desire comes with Android 2.2 operating system, while Sony Ericsson Satio a has Symbian Symbian^1 operating system. Even though HTC Desire and the Sony Ericsson Satio a were released only 9 months apart, the HTC Desire body is a bit heavier but a little bit thinner than the Sony Ericsson Satio a.
HTC Desire counts with a bit better processing unit than Sony Ericsson Satio a, and although they both have 1 processing cores, the HTC Desire also has an additional graphics processor and a higher amount of RAM. The HTC Desire counts with a much better screen than Sony Ericsson Satio a, because it has a quite better screen density, a quite bigger display and a higher resolution of 800 x 480.
Sony Ericsson Satio a captures better photographs and videos than HTC Desire, because it has a way more MP back facing camera. HTC Desire features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Ericsson Satio a. HTC Desire has a superior battery performance than Sony Ericsson Satio a, because it has 1400mAh of battery capacity instead of 950mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, HTC Desire is also cheaper than the Sony Ericsson Satio a, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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