Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Sony Xperia L

HTC Sensation
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Sony Xperia L
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced April 2011 March 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)