Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs HTC One X9

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 December 2015 December 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - February 2016 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
PowerVR G6200
RAM N/A 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 74.11% 71.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 78 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)