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HTC Touch Diamond 2 Mobile Phone
HTC Touch Diamond 2
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LG GW620 Mobile Phone
LG GW620
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Active Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Active
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4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
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33 %
4 stars
66 %
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LG are not quite making Android headlines. Catching up with local rivals Samsung is obviously not the first thing on their mind. Not to mention that HTC...Read more
The LG GW620 (also known as the Eve) is the first Android handset of the manufacturer and even though it´s rolling out with a certain delay, the cell phone has what it takes to deserve attention. It utilizes version 1.5 of the growingly popular operating system, personalized with LG´s proprietary S-CLASS interface...Read more
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
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8 editorial reviews
The Xperia Active is a neat, hardy smartphone that will survive whatever sporty users throw at itRead more
Latest News on Sony ericsson st17i xperia active review. Read breaking stories and opinion articles on sony-ericsson-st17i-xperia-active-review at FirstpostRead more
Today we'll be taking a look at Sony Ericsson's offering - the Xperia active, with its rugged water resistance, dust proofing and pre-installed fitness apps coupled with its smart 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 and optimized user interface. Add to that the host of accessories the handset ships with and you're getting a pretty good deal out of the box...Read more
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User rating
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5 user ratings
5 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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39 %
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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.1Android 1.5Android 6.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed0.53 GHz0.53 GHz2.15 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
RAM memory288 MB56 MB4 GB512 MB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7200AQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 205

Display

Screen size3.2 in3.0 in5.1 in3.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors65K262K16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px320 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px480 x 320 px
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Technology
N/A
N/A
Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density
N/A
N/A
576.0 ppi192.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution15.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
320 x 240 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage512 MB4 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
368 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage16GB32GB256GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
Grey
  • Black
  • Red
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Material
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic

Dimensions

Height4.25 in4.29 in5.86 in3.62 in
Width2.09 in2.15 in2.95 in2.17 in
Depth0.54 in0.63 in0.39 in0.65 in
Weight4.14 oz4.9 oz6.53 oz3.92 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximity
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.02.04.22.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnonoyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEnonoyesno
Data transmission
N/A
N/A
HSPA+HSDPA
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh1500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h500.0 h384.0 h335.0 h
Talk time5.0 h7.7 h32.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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