Phone Comparison - HTC One XC vs Sony Xperia L vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced June 2012 March 2013 May 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2014
Price - - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 69 x 9.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138.5 g (4.87.0.18 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU - Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.67% 60.81% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS - Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge - Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1750 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G)