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HTC Desire 816 vs Sony Xperia Z2a

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
February 2014 June 2014
Status
Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors
Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black Black, White, Turquoise
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
67.67% 69.74%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

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

User Memory

Internal
8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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