Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Xperia Z

HTC Desire 820
htc desire 820
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced September 2014 January 2013
Status Coming Soon - September 2014 Released - February 2013
Colors Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 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 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.20% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 424 h (3G) Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)