HTC 10 vs. Sony XPERIA L1

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC 10 and Sony XPERIA L1. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC 10 vs. Sony XPERIA L1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G3311
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.9 mm 151 mm Sony XPERIA L1 has greater height than HTC 10.
Width 71.9 mm 74 mm Sony XPERIA L1 has greater width than HTC 10.
Depth 9 mm 8.7 mm Sony XPERIA L1 is narrower than HTC 10.
Weight 161 g 180 g HTC 10 is lighter than HTC 10.
Body Colour Glacier silver | Carbon grey | Topaz gold Black | White | Pink
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.417 W/kg 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.69 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Sony XPERIA L1 has larger screen size than HTC 10.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels HTC 10 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Display Format QHD HD
Pixel Density 564 ppi -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Curve edge, Display colour personalisation -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6737T
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 1.45 GHz HTC 10 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L1.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core Quad-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T720 MP2
MEMORY HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
RAM 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB HTC 10 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA L1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB HTC 10 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L1.
User Memory 23 GB 9 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA L1 has better camera resolution than HTC 10.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 HTC 10 has better lens aperture than HTC 10.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC 10 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm -
Digital Zoom - 3x
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec Yes
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Red-Eye Reduction
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Smile shutter Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) HTC Zoe, Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2 Object tracking, Scene recognition, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, Stereo Recording
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.8 F/2.2 HTC 10 has better front lens aperture than HTC 10.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2620 mAh HTC 10 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L1.
Standby Time 456 hours 687 hours Sony XPERIA L1 has longer standby time than HTC 10.
Talk Time 1620 minutes 773 minutes HTC 10 has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA L1.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1620 min
Standby: up to 456 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 773 min
Standby (GSM): up to 639 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 692 min
Standby (3G): up to 687 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 651 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3781 min
Playback (video): up to 502 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, EAP-PWD
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Quiet Mode, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Dynamic normaliser
OTHERS HTC 10 Sony XPERIA L1
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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