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HTC One vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
February 2013 May 2013
Status
Released - March 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
143 g (5.04 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (market dependent) LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.90% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo 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
HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time
- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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