Phone Comparison - HTC Vivid vs Sony Xperia L vs Acer Liquid Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Acer
Announced October 2011 March 2013 February 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black/White
Form Factor Candybar 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)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
Weight 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors -
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.47% 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 -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash 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 Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

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 -
Capacity 1620 mAh 1750 mAh -
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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