Phone Comparison - HTC One XL vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Sony
Announced February 2012 May 2012 September 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Gray, White Blue, White Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2600 LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400MP Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.82% 65.84% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 12 h 20 min