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Huawei Ascend Mate vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei Sony
Announced
January 2013 May 2013
Status
Available - March 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Crystal Black, Pure White Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 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, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.06% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 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
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 32 GB
External Memory
Yes, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 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 [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
- 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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Li-ion Battery
Capacity
4050 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 216 h 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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