Sony Ericsson G705u vs HTC Rhyme

Comparing the Sony Ericsson G705u vs HTC Rhyme across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Rhyme offers a screen size of 3.7 inches, while Sony Ericsson G705u offers 2.4 inches, making HTC Rhyme the larger display of the two. HTC Rhyme features a S-LCD display compared to Sony Ericsson G705u's LCD, making HTC Rhyme the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Rhyme offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Sony Ericsson G705u offers 3.2 MP, making HTC Rhyme better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson G705u offers a higher battery capacity with 950 mAh, while HTC Rhyme offers 1600 mAh, making Sony Ericsson G705u better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Rhyme offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson G705u offers 120 GB, making HTC Rhyme the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson G705u

(Discontinued)

HTC Rhyme

₹31,760

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2008

20 Sep, 2011

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon S2	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
N/A	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
N/A	768 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	3.7 inches (9.4 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	S-LCD	Extreme AMOLED
320x240 px	480x800 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	0.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
950 mAh	1600 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

120 MB	4 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A

3.7/5

(74 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

N/A

1 GHz, Scorpion

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 205

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

N/A

768 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

480x800 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi

252 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

39.98 %

53.81 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

95 mm

119 mm

162.7 mm

Width

47 mm

60.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

14.50 mm

10.9 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

98 grams

130 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 @ 24

1280x720 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

950 mAh

1600 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Up to 8 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.33 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

120 MB

4 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.26 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v3.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 WMV 3GPP RealVideo

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3/AAC/MP4

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

N/A

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

1000 entries Photocall

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

Flight mode Alarm Clock Calender Predictive text input.

N/A

Applications

N/A

Document Viewer

N/A

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