Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Droid Incredible

Sony Xperia Z
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HTC Droid Incredible
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced January 2013 April 2010
Status Released - February 2013 Available - April 2010
Colors Black, White, Purple Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8650 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 56.75%
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Smile Detection, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No
Edge Up to 296 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 146 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 15 min