Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V vs HTC Desire

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
sony ericsson xperia neo v
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced August 2011 February 2010
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors White, Blue Gradient, Silver Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage (320 MB user available) N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)