Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Apple iPhone 6 vs HTC Desire 820

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple HTC
Announced January 2013 September 2014 September 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE - all models LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 65.93% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, 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, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1810 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 14 h Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)