Phone Comparison - Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs HTC 8XT

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony HTC
Announced March 2013 June 2013 June 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Purple Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
132 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.99 inches 6.44 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 69.15% 60.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3050 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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