Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia A vs HTC Desire 501 dual sim

Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
HTC Desire 501 dual sim
htc desire 501 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced May 2013 December 2013
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink, Mint Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.57% 61.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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