Phone Comparison - Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 vs Huawei U8800 Pro vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Sony
Announced December 2010 Q2 2011 June 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available Available - July 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 2/4 GB storage 2/4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 3.8 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.02% 55.02% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)