Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced April 2011 February 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Released - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 DB8500 Adreno 320
RAM 768 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 60.92% 66.67%
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 Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 100 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1305 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)