We Compare The HTC Radar With The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Here we take a look at two next generation handsets from HTC and Sony Ericsson. The Radar and the Xperia Ray are two new phones aimed firmly at the mass smartphone market but which of these models holds the upper hand?

With more features than ever being packed into the modern handset the processing power of the device is becoming vitally important. Without sufficient power operation on the handset will suffer and ultimately limit the phones appeal. Both the HTC Radar and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray boast impressive chipsets and turn out to be very evenly matched in this area. The Radar uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon set up which includes a powerful 1Ghz Scorpion processor and an Adreno 205 graphics processing unit. The handset also offers 512MB of RAM memory which is slightly disappointing given that the new Windows Mango OS that the phone uses now supports true multi tasking. The Xperia Ray matches the Radar step for step in this area by offering an identical chipset and the same amount of RAM. This means both the phones perform admirably and will suffice the average phone user whilst not matching the power offered by many top end models such as the HTC Sensation XE and the Samsung Galaxy S2. The phones do differ slightly when we take a look at the storage capacity that is available. The Radar offers users a respectable 8GB of storage but without the comfort of a micro SD card slot should you need to expand upon this. The Xperia Ray does include an external card slot but also sports a much smaller built in capacity of 1GB.

Neither of these models offers excessively large screens with the manufacturers playing it safe and offering displays that measure less than 4 inches in a bid to make the models more appealing in the size department. The HTC Radar incorporates a 3.8 inch screen which uses the very latest S-LCD technology in order to produce a bright and vivid image. The phone offers a pixels per inch rating of 246 thanks to a high standard 480 x 800 resolution. Despite the quality of this screen it struggles to match what the excellent Xperia Ray can offer. A huge 297 PPI can be displayed thanks to a combination of the 3.3 inch size together with its 480 x 854 resolution. The only downside of the Sony screen is that it does not use toughened glass which means the display may be more susceptible than other models to picking up scratches and marks.

Both the HTC Radar and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray are impressive handsets that boast high quality screens together with powerful processors that ensure fast operation. Anybody looking for a smartphone without the extra bulk of some of the larger models would be well advised to have a close look at both of these devices.

The HTC Radar and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray are available now.