Phone Comparison - HTC One vs Sony Xperia A

HTC One
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Sony Xperia A
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced February 2013 May 2013
Status Released - March 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (market dependent) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)