Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2a vs ZTE Nubia Z7 vs HTC Butterfly 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony ZTE HTC
Announced June 2014 July 2014 August 2014
Status Coming Soon - July 2014 Available - July 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Turquoise Black, White Red, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
153.2 x 75.7 x 8.9 mm
(6.03 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - - IPX5/IPX7 certified - dust proof and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.74% 70.85% 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR, 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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
- Up to 643 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 23 h 54 min