Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs HTC Desire 816
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP55, IP58 |  |
| Dimensions | 179.40 x 92.20 x 6.50 mm | 156.60 x 78.70 x 7.99 mm |
| Weight | 212.00 g | 165.00 g |
| Display size | 6.44" | 5.50" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (6.44") 342 ppi | Color / LCD 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (5.50") 267 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 840 min. (14.0 h) 3G: 960 min. (16.0 h) | 3G: 1260 min. (21.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 790 h. (32.9 days) 3G: 820 h. (34.2 days) 4G: 660 h. (27.5 days) | 3G: 737 h. (30.7 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 120 h (5.0 days) Video: 7,5 h (0.3 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3050 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 2600 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| End-user memory | 11 GB | |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 1.5 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.2 Jelly Bean | Android |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974AA | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 @450 MHz | Adreno 305 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2013 | |
| Other names | C6806; C6833 | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 4128x3096 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 16x | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF | AF, f/2.2 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 150.00 Mbit/s | |
| LTE UP | 50.00 Mbit/s | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | v1.0 + SMIL | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 72 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |