Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs HTC One A9 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA Ultra

Sony Xperia XA Ultra

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HTC One A9

HTC One A9

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Sony Xperia XA Ultra or HTC One A9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA Ultra HTC One A9
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Release date 2016, May 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 79 x 8.4 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 3.11 in 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.79 in
Weight 202 g | 7.13 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2150 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 558 h (2G) / Up to 708 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Stand by time - Up to 432 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5" in
Screen area 99.2 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.6% 66.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 367 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.5 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.4'', 1/2.4'', PDAF -13 MP, f/2.0, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.6'', AF, OIS 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI
Chipset - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 128
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 663
GeekBench 4 Single Core 692
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3049
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2110

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - F3211, F3215, F3212, F3216 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F3213
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - F3211, F3212 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - F3213 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F3215, F3216
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700) - Americas 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA/ Asia
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A Cat7 (2CA) 300/100 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (payments only)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA Ultra Dual (F3212, F3216) with dual-SIM card slots

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