Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs HTC First

Sony Xperia SP
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HTC First
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 April 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Red White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 18 min