Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia Z3 vs Huawei Ascend P8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Huawei
Announced Available - April 2013 September 2014 Expected Announcement - April 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
6 mm thickness
(0.24 in thickness)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core, HiSilicon Kirin 930
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 -
RAM N/A 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 70.79% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 3100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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