Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs Sony Xperia SP vs BLU Studio 5.0 CE

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony BLU
Announced October 2011 Available - April 2013 August 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors White Black, White, Red Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
145 x 73 x 9.7 mm
(5.71 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 171 g (6.03 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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 Mali-400
RAM 768 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.6 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 66.67% 65.04%
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
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 2370 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 800 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 18 h