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HTC Sensation XL vs Sony Xperia ZR

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
October 2011 May 2013
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - June 2013
Colors
White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
Weight
162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.78% 64.49%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [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
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 520 h
Talk Time
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 13 h
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