| Sony Xperia A | HTC Touch Diamond 2 |
| Manufacture | Sony | HTC |
| Model | Xperia A | Touch Diamond 2 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 141 gram | 118.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 131 x 67 x 10.5 | 108.00 x 53.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Windows Mobile |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 13.1 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging, HDR | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | VGA 640x480, 15fps |
| Display size | 4.6 inches | 3.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 65000 |
| Display width | 720 | 480 |
| Display height | 1280 | 800 |
| PPI | 319.26 | 291.55 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz quad-core | Qualcomm MSM 7200A, 528 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 32 GB internal storage | 288 MB. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2300 mAh | 1100 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 360 | 360 |
| Talktime (m) | 570 | 340 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | IPX5/8 | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | NA |
| Website | Website | Website |