Phone Comparison - HTC ThunderBolt 4G vs Sony Xperia L

HTC ThunderBolt 4G
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Sony Xperia L
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced January 2011 March 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.34% 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 + downloadable 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, Face Detection 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, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 86 kbps
Edge No Up to 237 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB 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 1400 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)