Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend P6 vs HTC Desire 500 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei HTC Sony
Announced June 2013 July 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.7 x 65.5 x 6.2 mm
(5.22 x 2.58 x 0.24 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU - Adreno 203 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.27% 59.67% 61.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 670 h
Talk Time - Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 18 h