Sony Xperia L vs HTC Desire 500

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony HTC
          Announced
          March 2013 July 2013
          Status
          Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
          Colors
          Black, White, Red Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
          (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
          131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
          (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
          Weight
          137 g (4.83 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          60.81% 59.67%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

          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 not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 1800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 498 h (2G)
          Up to 454 h (3G)
          Up to 435 h (2G)
          Up to 401 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 9 h (3G)
          Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
          Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)

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