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HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
September 2012 June 2013
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors
Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network
- LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.04% 69.15%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
28mm wide LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No 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
HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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