Phone Comparison - HTC One XL vs Motorola DROID RAZR M vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Sony
Announced February 2012 September 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Gray, White Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.82% 68.41% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable 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 LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)