Phone Comparison - HTC Butterfly vs Sony Xperia SP vs Motorola Moto X

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Motorola
Announced December 2012 Available - April 2013 August 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 4.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.54% 66.67% 72.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels
Flash 5 Level LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2020 mAh 2370 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 13 h