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Sony Xperia 1 II vs HTC Desire 601

 
Brief information about compared phones: HTC Desire 601 , Sony Xperia 1 II

HTC Desire 601 2013 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, screen 4.5", with resolution 540x960. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" inch 6.5" inch
Screen area 55.8 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 62.2% 84.0%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1644 x 3840 px
PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs 5 MP, 1/4'', 1.4µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5 Android 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 650
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 13147
GeekBench 4 Single Core 384
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 650
General specs Release date 2013, September 2020, February 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.5 Х 66.7 Х 9.9 mm 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 130 g 181.4 g
Colors Black, Silver, Red Black, Purple
Battery 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 230 EUR 1200 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 440 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Micro-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version -4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA version  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900) - Asia version Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity - Previously known as HTC Zara Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Desire 601
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB