Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced September 2011 June 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
165.2 x 83.8 x 7.7 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 330 -
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 6.44 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 69.15% 71.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
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, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 3050 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 1071 h (2G)
Up to 1046 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)