Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1S vs HTC Desire 816

Sony Xperia Z1S
sony xperia z1s
HTC Desire 816
htc desire 816
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced Expected Announcement - Q4 2013 February 2014
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.46% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama, Exmor RS Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -