Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2a vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) vs HTC Desire Eye

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola HTC
Announced June 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Coming Soon - July 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 28,000 ($411.76) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Turquoise Black, White Blue, Red, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - Asia
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 28)
TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 29) - AT&T
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 8, 20) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - IPX7 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.74% 73.00% 66.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2300 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
- Up to 538 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 20 h (3G)