Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra vs HTC Desire 816 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Samsung
Announced January 2014 February 2014 Expected Announcement - Q2 2014
Status Available - January 2014 Available - March 2014 Rumored - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165.2 x 83.8 x 7.7 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.3 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805/ Exynos 5433
GPU - Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.55% 67.67% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery -
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1071 h (2G)
Up to 1046 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
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