Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia TX vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Huawei Ascend G730

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus Huawei
Announced August 2012 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
151.5 x 78.3 x 9.6 mm
(5.96 x 3.08 x 0.38 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz)) 140 g (4.94 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (200 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.42% 63.76% 70.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2110 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 3 h