HTC and Sony have been two of the major mobile phone manufacturers and competitors since a very long time. In this article, we would compare their offerings 8XT and Xperia M and find out which one runs away with the accolades.
HTC 8XT
HTC 8XT is a windows smartphone with very slim and attractive design and colors.
Design and Display
HTC 8XT has a 4.3 inch display covered with scratch resistant Gorilla glass. The screen resolution is low and the images are not very sharp. It is available in two color tones –blue and red with a removable back cover. The volume rocker and camera button is on the right with power button and audio jack on the top keeping the left edge clean and button-free. Overall the design is very attractive and feels very good in your palm.
Specifications, Camera and Battery
The HTC 8XT is packed with a 1.4 GHZ dual core processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. It has a micro SD card slot which supports up to 64GB storage. It comes preloaded with Windows 8 OS with inbuilt apps like Data Sense to keep a check on the data usage and beats audio setting to enhance audio and video playback. Windows OS is not an open source OS when compared with android which gives it a limitation of customization and wide range of apps. 8XT is fitted with 8MP rear camera with back-side illuminated sensor and 1.6 MP front camera for video calling. It is powered by an 1800 mAh battery which gives a talk time of 14 hours.
Sony Xperia M
Sony has yet another affordable smartphone with amazing specifications and awesome smartphone experience.
Design and Display
The Xperia M has a compact body and weighs 115g which makes it perfect for single handed operation. The round metallic power button (which is one of the major design change implemented by Sony as compared to other phone manufactures which have the same rectangular shaped power button), volume rocker and camera button are on the right side of the phone. The front of the phone houses 4 inch TFT screen with a low resolution of 480*854 pixels.
Specifications, Camera and Battery
It comes packed with 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage. The SD card supports up to 32GB storage. It is preloaded with android 4.1 Jelly Bean which is upgradable to 4.3 with endless customization and app downloads. It has a 5MP rear camera and VGA front camera which is way less as compared to other phones which offer 8MP/13MP in the same price range. It is powered by 1750 mAh battery which gives a talk time of 11 hours.
Overall
We tested both the phones and found HTC 8XT better in performance and camera quality as compared to Sony Xperia M. If you don’t mind going for a Windows powered phone, this is worth it.
