Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs HTC One A9s

Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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HTC One A9s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC
Announced May 2016 September 2016
Status Available - July 2016 Coming Soon - September 2016
Price Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,990 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
146.49 x 71.5 x 7.99 mm
(5.77 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 149.8g (5.26.0.28oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700) - Americas
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T860 [Similar] Mali-T860 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.18% 65.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, aptX
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2700 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -