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Sony Xperia Z

HTC Windows Phone 8X

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version)
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display
Type TFT S-LCD2
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1.1
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Document viewer/editor
Video/photo editor
Voice memo/command/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 270 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1020:1 (nominal) / 1.873:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB Noise -83.2dB / Crosstalk -74.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h Endurance rating 31h

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