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HTC Sensation XL vs Sony Xperia Z

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
October 2011 January 2013
Status
Available - November 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors
White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.78% 69.70%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor
1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1600 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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