Phone Comparison - HTC Raider 4G vs Sony Xperia Go vs HTC 8XT

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced September 2011 May 2012 June 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black White, Black, Yellow Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 67 x 11.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
132 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 or HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 850 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.97% 54.38% 60.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS / SIR Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1305 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 293 h (2G)
Up to 248 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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