Phone Comparison - HTC One VX vs Sony Xperia ZR

HTC One VX
htc one vx
Sony Xperia ZR
sony xperia zr
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced October 2012 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors White, Black, Gray Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.6 x 67.6 x 9.1 mm
(5.26 x 2.66 x 0.36 in)
131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124.7 g (4.37.0.25 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.69% 64.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1810 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 520 h
Talk Time - Up to 13 h