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Huawei Ascend D quad XL vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei Sony
Announced
February 2012 May 2013
Status
Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Metallic black, Ceramic white Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
129 x 64 x 10.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.52 x 0.43 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
150 g (5.29 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS+ LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
67.76% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 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 Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-ion Battery
Capacity
2500 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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