Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.8 | 55.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.0 |
| 2011-06-22 | 2012-08-30 |
| 3.62 x 2.17 x 0.65 inches | 4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.91 ounces | 4.02 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | S-LCD 2 |
| 192 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 327,68 MB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.22 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 720 x 480 video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.9 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 351 hours standby time 4.9 hours talk time | 750 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire X is slightly better than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, having a 55.8 score against 50.8. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 4.0 OS (operating system). Although the HTC Desire X is just a little bit heavier than the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, it's noticeably thinner and also newer.
HTC Desire X counts with a little better hardware performance than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, and although they both have a 245 megahertz graphics co-processor, the HTC Desire X also has a greater number of 1000 MHz cores and a higher amount of RAM. The HTC Desire X has a little sharper screen than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a just a little better number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a much bigger display and a lot higher 800 x 480 resolution.
The HTC Desire X features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, and although they both have an external memory slot that supports up to 32 GB, the HTC Desire X also has 4 GB internal storage capacity. The HTC Desire X takes better photos and videos than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. Both of them have a same resolution camera, the same 720x480 video resolution and the same video frame rates.
The HTC Desire X counts with a much longer battery performance than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has 1650mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the HTC Desire X is also by far the cheapest, making it a no doubt choice.
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