HTC S620 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a)
Side by side comparison between HTC S620 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a)
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1 Advantage 
30 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| WAP, HTML / HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
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| Model | HTC S620 | Xperia Active (ST17a) |
| Other model names | HTC S620, HTC Excalibur 100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia active ST17, ST17a |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |     (Latin America), Brazil, Canada, USA |
| Brand | HTC | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 10/1/2006 | 10/1/2011 |
| Depth | 12.8 millimeters (0.5 inches) | 16.5 millimeters (0.65 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.5 x 111.5 millimeters (2.46 x 4.39 in) | 55 x 92 millimeters (2.17 x 3.62 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 111 grams (3.89 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP67 certified: dust proof and waterproof over 1 meter and 30min |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~53% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 167 PPI | 192 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Dragontrail Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| System version | Windows Mobile 5.0 | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 850 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 200MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| RAM memory | 64MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 128MB (77MB available) | 1GB (320MB available) |
| External storage | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (176x144) 10 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MPEG4, 3GP | MP4, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC | MP3, eAAC+, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 960 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 5.5 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 335 hours (14 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black HTC JOGGR touch • Pocket Office Java framework | • Colors: Orange/black, White/black • 2GB microSD included • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • WiFi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC S620 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Active (ST17a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.12W/kg (head), 1.07W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |