Sony Xperia ray vs. HTC Desire S 5.6 Tie HTC Desire S "It goes beyond what other manufacturers do." engadget.com | talking about the Desire S's form-factor "Rest assured that you'll get a busy day's worth of battery from it." engadget.com | talking about the Desire S's battery Reasons to buy the HTC Desire S Minimal latency 128 ms Vivid screen Super LCD Average upload speed 1.2 mbps Average talk time 9.8 hours Small screen 3.7" Average download speed 3.77 mbps 5.5 Tie Sony Xperia ray Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia ray Really small 53x111x9 mm Light-weight 100 g High resolution 8 MP Very sharp screen 295 PPI Average web browser performance 878 ms Thin 9 mm Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh

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Overview

Network 5.4 vs 6.1 Winner: HTC Desire S [details] 2.2x less network latency, 128 ms vs 278 ms More than 3x faster actual upload speeds, 1.2 mbps vs 0.39 mbps More than 50% faster actual download speeds, 3.77 mbps vs 2.46 mbps Battery 4.2 vs 4.9 Winner: HTC Desire S [details] More than 50% more talk time per battery charge, 9.8 hours vs 6.5 hours Screen 5.9 vs 6.5 Winner: HTC Desire S [details] Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, Super LCD vs TFT LCD Around 30% larger screen, 3.7" vs 3.3" Size 7.6 vs 7.3 Winner: Sony Xperia ray [details] More than 30% smaller, 53x111x9 mm vs 59x115x11 mm More than 20% lighter, 100 g vs 130 g Around 20% thinner, 9 mm vs 12 mm Web browsing 9.3 vs 9.3 Too close to call [details] Both support Adobe Flash Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8 Too close to call [details] Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2 Too close to call [details] HD (720p) video Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Processing power 4.6 vs 4.6 Too close to call [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Overall 5.5 vs 5.6

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Sony Xperia ray		HTC Desire S

Network

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	2.46 mbps	vs	3.77 mbps	The Desire S has average actual download speeds, but the Xperia ray's is slow
	Upload speed	0.39 mbps	vs	1.2 mbps	The Desire S has average actual upload speeds, but the Xperia ray's is slow
	Network latency	278 ms	vs	128 ms	The Desire S has great network latency, but the Xperia ray is poor
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Battery

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Talk time	6.5 hours	vs	9.8 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	17.9 days	vs	17.9 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,450 mAh	The Xperia ray has average battery capacity, but the Desire S's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Screen

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Screen size	3.3"	vs	3.7"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	854x480	vs	800x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	295 PPI	vs	251 PPI	The Xperia ray has a sharp screen, but the Desire S is average
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	Super LCD	The Desire S's screen is quite good, while the Xperia ray's is average
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Size

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Weight	100 g	vs	130 g	The Xperia ray is very light, while the Desire S is heavier, but not bad
	Thickness	9 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	53x111x9 mm	vs	59x115x11 mm	Both the Xperia ray and Desire S are quite small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Browser benchmark	878 ms	vs	1,080 ms	Average speed web browsers
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support Adobe Flash

Sensors

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Music

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Camera	8 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	1.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	720p	HD (720p) video
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	512 MB	vs	768 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Storage

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	300 MB	vs	1.1 GB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Xperia ray			HTC Desire S
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

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