Phone Comparison - HTC Velocity 4G vs Sony Xperia Z

HTC Velocity 4G
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Sony Xperia Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced January 2012 January 2013
Status Available - January 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 1800 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.52% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes 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, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)