Phone Comparison - HTC ThunderBolt 4G vs Sony Xperia ZL

HTC ThunderBolt 4G
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Sony Xperia ZL
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G Network LTE 700 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.34% 75.43%
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] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 10 h