Comparison of HTC One S and Sony Xperia P smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC One S

Sony Xperia P

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

Sony

Phone model

One S

Xperia P

Year of release

2012

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

131 mm

122 mm

Body width

65 mm

60 mm

Body thickness

7.8 mm

10.5 mm

Weight

120 g

120 g

Volume

66.37 cm³

76.22 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Silver
• Black
• Red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8260A

• NovaThor U8500

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 225

• Mali 400MP

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.0

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1650

1320

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

1.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

6 h

Standby time in GSM networks

317 h

475 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h 30 min

5 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

317 h

470 h

Duration of listening to music

80 h

Video watching duration

4 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.3 in

4 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

960 x 540 pixels

Pixel density

256 ppi

275 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

8 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

White balance

ISO setting

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

16 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile v1.2
• Audio
• Video Remote Control Profile v1.0
• Handsfree Profile v1.5
• Headset Profile v1.1
• Object Push Profile v1.1
• Phonebook Access Profile v1.0

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Latitude

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google Talk
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.81 W/kg

0.78 W/kg