HTC Desire 520 vs Sony Xperia S

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Xperia S: 4.9 mm narrower

  Desire 520:

  68.9 mm

  Xperia S:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia S: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 520:

  4.5 in

  Xperia S:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  Desire 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

  Xperia S:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• Depth

  Desire 520: 1.5 mm thinner

  Desire 520:

  9.1 mm

  Xperia S:

  10.6 mm

• Height

  Xperia S: 11.8 mm shorter

  Desire 520:

  139.8 mm

  Xperia S:

  128 mm

• Release year

  Desire 520:

  2015

  Xperia S:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Desire 520

   Height:

   139.8 mm +11.8 mm versus Xperia S

   Width:

   68.9 mm +4.9 mm versus Xperia S

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

   Weight:

   Unknown

2. 2. Xperia S

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +1.5 mm versus Desire 520

   Weight:

   144 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Desire 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Xperia S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Desire 520 has approximately 9.5% more rectangular screen area than Xperia S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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