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HTC Vivid vs Sony Xperia SL

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
October 2011 August 2012
Status
Available - November 2011 Released - September 2012
Colors
Black, White White, Black, Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight
176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.47% 62.05%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
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, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1620 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 288 h Up to 420 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 8 h 30 min
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