Phone Comparison - HTC Vivid vs Sony Xperia L

HTC Vivid
htc vivid
Sony Xperia L
sony xperia l
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced October 2011 March 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.47% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face 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
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)