Phone Comparison - HTC Amaze 4G vs Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced September 2011 February 2012 March 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Released - May 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 DB8500 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 60.92% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization 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
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 100 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1305 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 264 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)