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HTC Sensation 4G vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
April 2011 January 2014
Status
Available - June 2011 Available - January 2014
Colors
Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight
148 g (5.22 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
HSDPA
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.88% 61.68%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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
Up to 114 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 560 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1520 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 670 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 18 h
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