Comparison between HTC One V and Sony Xperia U

HTC One V and Sony Xperia U are the two new smartphones with many similarities in terms of features and price. Both the smartphone announce in the month of February 2012. HTC One V has  single core processor and runs on latest Android OS 4.0 and Sony Xperia U has  dual core processor and runs on Android Gingerbread OS. Choosing the best among HTC One V or Sony Xperia U is depends on the requirements of each person. Here is quick Specification comparison between the two.

Comparison of HTC One V Vs Sony Xperia U:
Operating System:

• HTC One V: Android  4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Sony Xperia U: Android 2.3(Gingerbread)

HTC One V comes loaded with latest Android OS 4.0. Which is great move from HTC where there technically very few mid range smartphones comes bundled with Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
Sony Xperia U comes pre loaded with Android Gingerbread OS and expected to get ICS update soon. It is little surprising that, even though Xperia has Dual core processor and still running on Gingerbread OS. Here i prefer HTC One V as it has latest OS compared to Xperia U.
Processor and RAM:

• HTC One V:Single core 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM
• Sony Xperia U: Dual core 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM

Here Sony Xperia U get clear edge as it has one extra core compared to HTC One V. It will be faster and lag free in terms on performance. Both the smartphone have similar amount of RAM. HTC One V has Adreno 205 GPU and Xperia U has Mali 400MP GPU.

Display:

• HTC One V: 3.7 inch Capacitive touch screen with 480*800 pixel resolution(~252 ppi pixel density);HTC Sense UI v4.0 
• Sony Xperia U: 3.5inch LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen with 480*854 pixel resolution(~280ppi pixel density);Timescape UI

HTC One V has larger screen size but Sony Xperia U gives higher screen resolution with higher pixel density. Sony Xperia U display screen comes with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine which makes the screen much crisp and bright. 

Camera:

• HTC One V: 5MP rear camera and no Front facing camera
• Sony Xperia U:5Mp rear camera and VGA front camera.

HTC One V has  5MP rear camera with auto focus and LED flash. The camera is capable of recording videos at 720 p and has useful features such Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection. 

Sony Xperia U has 5MP rear camera with auto focus and LED flash. It supports recording videos at 720p and has features such as Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization. Xperia U scores more here because it has additional VGA camera which HTC One V doesn't.

Storage: 

• HTC  One V: 4GB inbuilt memory and expandable memory upto 32GB through microSD card
• Sony Xperia U: 8GB internal memory

HTC One V has 4GB internal memory and it also supports memory expansion through microSD card. Xperia U has 8GB internal memory but do not supports memory expansion. I will be going with HTC One V here.

Price:

• HTC One V: ₹17,435
• Sony Xperia U:₹16,499

Sony Xperia U is much affordable than HTC One V even though it is dual core processor. 

Summary: HTC One V has advantages such as latest Android OS, Expandable memory and large screen size. Sony Xperia U has advantages such as Higher screen resolution, secondary camera and Dual core processor. It is upto you to decide which one to go for. Share your thought in comments.