HTC One S vs Sony Xperia P LT22i
A spec-by-spec comparison of the HTC One S and the Sony Xperia P LT22i, taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.
Head to head
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Price | $16 | $5,706 |
| Our rating | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Battery | 1,650 mAh | 1,305 mAh |
| RAM (max) | — | 1 GB |
| Storage (max) | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Screen size | 4.3 in | 4 in |
| Main camera | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Weight (lower is lighter) | — | 120 g |
| Released | Apr 2012 | May 2012 |
Summary: HTC One S is ahead on our rating, battery, screen size.
★ Which should you buy? HTC One S is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.
Reviewed by the infozme.com Editorial Team — see how we research & rate phones.
Display
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Type | Super AMOLED | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 4.3 inches | 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels (qHD), 256 ppi density | 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~275 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Features | — | Sony WhiteMagic technology, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
Platform
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| OS | Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| UI | HTC Sense UI 4.0 | — |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus (for most markets) or Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 (for some variants) | NovaThor U8500 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (S4 Plus) or Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion (S3) | Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | Adreno 225 (S4 Plus) or Adreno 220 (S3) | Mali-400 |
Memory
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Internal | 16GB | 16GB (approximately 13GB user available), 1GB RAM |
| RAM | 1GB | — |
| Card slot | No | No |
Main Camera
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Modules | 8 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF | — |
| Features | LED flash, BSI sensor, ImageSense chip | LED flash, panorama, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, Exmor R sensor |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Single | — | 8 MP, AF (autofocus) |
Selfie Camera
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Modules | VGA (0.3 MP) | — |
| Video | No official video spec, likely 480p | No official video spec found, typically for video calls |
| Single | — | VGA (640 x 480 pixels) |
Battery
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Type | Li-Po 1650 mAh, non-removable | Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery |
| Talk time | Up to 10 hours 30 minutes (3G) | Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) |
| Stand-by | Up to 440 hours (3G) | Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G) |
| Music play | — | Up to 80 h |
Body
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Dimensions | 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm (5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in) | 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm (4.80 x 2.34 x 0.41 in) |
| Weight | 119.5 g (4.23 oz) | 120 g (4.23 oz) |
| Build | Ceramic-metal unibody design | Aluminum unibody design |
| SIM | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM |
Comms
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, aptX | 2.1, A2DP, EDR |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | — |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio, RDS |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go (OTG) |
| Positioning | — | GPS, A-GPS |
| HDMI | — | Yes (micro HDMI port) |
Launch
| HTC One S | Sony Xperia P LT22i |
|---|
| Announced | February 2012 | February 2012 |
| Status | Released April 2012 | Discontinued |
| Released | — | May 2012 |
Frequently asked questions
Which has the better battery, HTC One S or Sony Xperia P LT22i?
HTC One S — 1,650 mAh for the HTC One S versus 1,305 mAh for the Sony Xperia P LT22i.
Which is newer, HTC One S or Sony Xperia P LT22i?
Sony Xperia P LT22i — Apr 2012 for the HTC One S versus May 2012 for the Sony Xperia P LT22i.
Is the HTC One S or the Sony Xperia P LT22i rated higher?
We rate the HTC One S 7/10 and the Sony Xperia P LT22i 6/10.
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