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Sony Xperia L vs HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony HTC
Announced
March 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - May 2013 Available - October 2014
Price
- Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Red Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight
137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.81% 67.20%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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