Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Desire 626s vs HTC Desire 728 Dual Sim

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced January 2013 July 2015 June 2015
Status Released - February 2013 Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - June 2015
Price - Rs. 5,380 ($78.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Various Gray, White, Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
146.8 x 70.9 x 8.1 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
157.9 x 77.8 x 7.87 mm
(6.22 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 138.9 g (4.87.0.32 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 304 Mali-T720MP3
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 66.09% 67.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p, BSI Sensor [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2000 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 485 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
- Up to 21 h (3G)