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Sony Xperia Z2 vs HTC Desire 826

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony HTC
Announced
February 2014 January 2015
Status
Available - April 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2015
Price
- Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple Various
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
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Weight
163 g (5.75 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features
IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.16% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel [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 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
3200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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