| Sony Xperia SP | HTC 7 Surround |
| Manufacture | Sony | HTC |
| Model | Xperia SP | 7 Surround |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 155 gram | 165.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 130.6 x 67 x 9.98 | 120.00 x 61.00 x 13.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Windows Phone 7 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 4.6 inches | 3.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 720 | 480 |
| Display height | 1280 | 800 |
| PPI | 319.26 | 245.51 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro | 1 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card | 448 MB. 16 GB storage |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, WMA, M4A, M4B |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2300 mAh | 1230 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 697 | 275 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 240 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 644 | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | NA |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | NA |
| Website | Website | Website |