HTC 8S vs. Sony Xperia J 4.5 Winner Sony Xperia J Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia J Average number of apps available Android App Market Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations Really small 61x124x9 mm sharp screen 244 PPI Thin 9 mm 3.9 Runner-up HTC 8S Reasons to buy the HTC 8S Integrated compass Great for maps and navigation apps Average number of processor cores Dual core Light-weight 113 g

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Overview

Music 4.0 vs 7.0 Winner: Sony Xperia J [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Size 7.5 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Fairly small Processing power 5.6 vs 5.4 Too close to call [details] Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Not the latest bluetooth support Battery - vs - Missing information [details] Screen - vs 5.9 Missing information [details] Photo & Video 7.5 vs - Missing information [details] Web browsing - vs 9.5 Missing information [details] Both support Adobe Flash Sensors 10.0 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 3.9 vs 4.5

Music

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	FM Radio	No	vs	Yes	With the Xperia J you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Size

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Weight	113 g	vs	124 g	The 8S is quite light, but the Xperia J is heavier
	Thickness	10 mm	vs	9 mm	Average thickness
	Size	120x63x10 mm	vs	61x124x9 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Processing power

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Single core	The 8S has 2 cores while the Xperia J has 1
	RAM	512 MB	vs	524 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Storage

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	4 GB	vs	4 GB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Network	Unknown	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)
	Generation	Unknown	vs	3.5G
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	3.41 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.23 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	163 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Battery

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Talk time	Unknown	vs	8.4 hours
	Standby time	Unknown	vs	20 days
	Battery capacity	1,700 mAh	vs	Unknown
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Unknown

Screen

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Screen size	4.0"	vs	4.0"	Average sized screens
	Screen resolution	800x480	vs	854x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	233 PPI	vs	244 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	Unknown	vs	TFT LCD
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Photo & Video

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	Unknown	vs	Unknown

Web browsing

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	818 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support Adobe Flash

Sensors

	HTC 8S			Sony Xperia J
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	No	The 8S has a compass to know which direction you're facing all the time, even if you're not moving
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	Unknown

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