Sony Xperia S vs HTC Desire 816

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony HTC
          Announced
          January 2012 February 2014
          Status
          Available - Q1 2012 Available - March 2014
          Colors
          Silver, Black Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
          (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
          156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
          (6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          144 g (5.08 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
          LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB 8 GB ROM
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.05% 67.67%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS -
          Games
          Yes 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, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 64 GB
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          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 supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 2600 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 450 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
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          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
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