India Gadget Reviews

The Sony Xperia S is the first Sony only branded handset that came out last February only. This is also the Xperia flagship. On the other hand, we have the up and coming member of the "One trilogy" the HTC One V. This handset and together with its siblings (HTC One S and HTC One V) were announced during the Mobile World Congress 2012 held in Barcelona Spain. I have chosen to write about these two new handsets to simply share with you all, their different personalities. And with their features, I am sure that they will truly make you fall in love with them.

Let us now talk about their Displays, Processors, and Cameras. Read on!

Xperia S- This handset ships with a 4.3" LED backlit LCD Capacitive touch screen with 16 Million colors. It comes with a screen resolution of 720 x1280 pixels and a pixel density of 342 ppi. It is multi-touch and you can use as much as 10 fingers while navigating this handset. It boasts a scratch-resistant glass, so you do not have to worry about tiny scratches that will ruin the phone's overall appearance. Sony made sure to incorporate their famous Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine on this handset. This handset ships with a powerful Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon dual-core processor which clocks at 1.5GHz. The phone's current Operating System is the Android Gingerbread. But don't you worry because the famous Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade will soon land on this handset. The phone's best feature is its 12MP shutter. It comes with a resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels and LED flash. You can also record videos at 1080 pixels at 30 frames per second (fps). You will also get video stabilizer and video light on this handset. You will also get a front-facing 1.3MP camera with 720 pixels and at 30 frames per second (fps).

HTC One V - This handset ships with a 3.7" Capacitive touch screen display with 16 Million colors. It comes in with a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and a pixel density of 252 ppi. It features multi-touch too. This phone ships with Qualcomm MSM8255 single-core Snapdragon chipset which clocks at 1GHz. This phone ships with the latest Android iteration the Ice Cream Sandwich. It comes packed with a 5MP Shutter with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and LED flash. You can record videos at 720 pixels on this handset. Unfortunately, this phone does not have a front-facing camera. It features simultaneous HD video and image recording and face detection.

If you are looking for a powerful and stylish handset then the Sony Xperia S will suit you. If you on the other hand cannot wait to experience the power of the Ice Cream Sandwich, then the HTC One V is for you. No matter what handset you choose, you know that you will get what you want for less the price if you choose one these two handsets.