Phone Comparison - HTC One XC vs Sony Xperia L vs Lenovo S820

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Lenovo
Announced June 2012 March 2013 May 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red Flamingo red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 69 x 9.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
Weight 138.5 g (4.87.0.18 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W
GPU - Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.67% 60.81% 62.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio; built-in antenna
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection 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
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS - Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge - Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)