Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs HTC One XL

Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
HTC One XL
htc one xl
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced Available - April 2013 February 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White, Red Gray, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 64.82%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2370 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)