Phone Comparison - HTC Desire Z vs Sony Xperia M2 vs HTC One M8 Dual Sim

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced September 2010 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - November 2010 Available - May 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Purple Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 8 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.28% 64.25% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 32 Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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