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Sony Xperia sola
MT27iHTC Desire
610 AT&T| Global Score | |
| 55.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 4.0.4, 2.3.7 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-03-13 | 2014-02-24 |
| 4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 inches | 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches |
| 3.77 ounces | 5.06 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Green, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 149.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.2 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Battery | 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 470 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 15.8 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire is just a bit better than Xperia sola, having a general score of 60.6 against 55.5. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but HTC Desire has 4.4 version while Xperia sola has Android 4.0.4 version. The HTC Desire body is newer and just a little thinner than Xperia sola's, although it's also incredibly heavier.
The Xperia sola counts with a better looking display than HTC Desire, because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, the Xperia sola also counts with a higher pixel density. HTC Desire features a quite better processing power than Xperia sola, because it has a larger number of faster cores, a larger amount of RAM and an additional graphics processing unit.
HTC Desire captures much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia sola, because it has a way better video definition and a camera with much more MP. The HTC Desire features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia sola, and although they both have the same 8 GB internal memory, the HTC Desire also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
HTC Desire has a really longer battery duration than Xperia sola, because it has a 55 percent larger battery size.
The HTC Desire not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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