Sony Xperia Z1 vs HTC One Max Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z1

Sony Xperia Z1

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HTC One Max

HTC One Max

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Sony Xperia Z1 or HTC One Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z1 HTC One Max
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Release date 2013, September 2013, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.91 in 164.5 x 82.5 x 10.3 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 3.25 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 217 g | 7.65 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Purple Silver, Black, Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 850 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
Stand by time - Up to 585 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology TFT Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.9" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 96.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.7% 70.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 373 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20.7 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Camera specs -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', AF -4 MP, 1/3'', 2µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 2.1 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); Sense UI 5.5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 140
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 970 645
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2343 1903
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2240

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6903, C6943 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6906
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - for Verizon, Sprint
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia 
HSDPA 1900 / 2100 - for Sprint
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - Asia 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - Verison
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - BoomSound dual front stereo speakers
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906, Sony Xperia Z1 C6943

- Available as HTC One Max Dual SIM for China

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