| HTC Shift | Sony Xperia TX |
| Manufacture | HTC | Sony |
| Model | Shift | Xperia TX |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 800 gram | 127.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 207 x 129 x 25 | 131.00 x 68.60 x 8.60 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| 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 | NA | 3.1 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 0.3 Megapixels (VGA 640x480) | 13 megapixel, Exmor R sensor, auto focus, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | Pulsed LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | 1.3 megapixel, 720p video capture |
| Display size | 7 inches | 4.55 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 480 | 720 |
| Display height | 800 | 1280 |
| PPI | 133.28 | 322.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | Intel A110 800 MHz | 1.5 GHz, dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon. MSM8260A |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 225 |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM for Vista. 64 MB for Snap VUE. 40 or 60 GB hard disk | 1 GB RAM. 16 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, OGG |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2700 mAh | 1750 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 400 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |