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Sony Xperia SP
C5306| Global Score | |
| 63.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 4.3, 4.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-03-18 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | S-LCD 3 |
| 319 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2370mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 697 hours standby time 10.7 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is way better than Sony Xperia SP's score of 63.1. The HTC One M9 construction is newer and a bit thinner, but a bit heavier than Sony Xperia SP. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but HTC One M9 has 5.0 version and Sony Xperia SP has Android 4.3 version, providing you a couple nice extra features and better performance.
The HTC One M9 features a brighter display than Sony Xperia SP, because it has a little bit bigger screen, more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The HTC One M9 features a greater processing power than Sony Xperia SP, because it has a higher number of cores , a faster 600 megahertz GPU, more RAM memory and a 64 bits processor.
The HTC One M9 features a way better camera than Xperia SP, because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution. HTC One M9 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia SP, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
HTC One M9 counts with greater battery performance than Xperia SP, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity instead of 2370mAh.
HTC One M9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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