Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra vs HTC Desire 825

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony HTC
Announced January 2014 August 2015 February 2016
Status Available - January 2014 Available - August 2015 Coming soon
Price - Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,250 ($224.26) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Mint 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)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
156.9 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.18 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Weight 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU - Mali-T760MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.55% 75.99% 69.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS 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, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.2, 28 mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2930 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 1071 h (2G)
Up to 1046 h (3G)
Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
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