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Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Desire 816

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Rs. 24,236
(Discontinued)

 

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Summary
58%
Performance

Helio A20

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Display

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2330 mAh

14 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

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4.3/5 based on 3,081 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Chipset

Huawei Helio A20 AP33

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

CPU

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 320

Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB

1.5 GB

Display
Good
Display Type

LCD

S-LCD 2

Screen Size

5 " (12.7 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.67 %

67.51 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 139 mm
Width: 71 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

Weight

146 grams

165 grams

Colours

Black, Purple, White

Grey, Orange, White

Waterproof

, IP57

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor RS

BSI Sensor

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

2330 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 530 Hours(3G) / Up to 550 Hours(2G)

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass