HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Xperia Z

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          HTC Sony
          Announced
          September 2014 January 2013
          Status
          Coming Soon - September 2014 Released - February 2013
          Colors
          Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Black, White, Purple
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
          (6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
          139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
          (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          155 g (5.47 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
          4G Network
          LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
          RAM
          2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB 16 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          67.20% 69.70%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
          Video
          1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          8 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Up to 107 kbps
          Edge
          Yes Up to 296 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          v4.0, A2DP 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5 HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          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 not supported NFC supported

          Battery

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

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