Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced February 2012 May 2014 January 2015
Status Released - May 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Octa-core 1.7 GHz
GPU DB8500 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% - 62.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, apt-X Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 2600 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 460 h (3G) Up to 622 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)