Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs HTC One vs Huawei Ascend G6

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Huawei
Announced January 2013 February 2013 February 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Released - March 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
7.3 mm/ 7.9 mm thickness
(0.29 in/ 0.31 in thickness)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE (market dependent) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 64.90% -
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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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