Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 616 vs Sony Xperia T3 vs XOLO Play 8X 1100

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony XOLO
Announced Expected Announcement - Q2 2014 June 2014 August 2014
Status Rumored - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
141.5 x 70.8 x 8.7 mm
(5.57 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual Speakers, DTS Surround Sound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Mali-450MP4 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.37% 66.78% 68.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Exmor RS™ Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Low Light enhancement
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p, BSI Sensor [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Up to 473 h (2G)
Up to 429 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)