| HTC Hero | Sony Xperia VL |
| Manufacture | HTC | Sony |
| Model | Hero | Xperia VL |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 95 gram | 120.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 112 x 56 x 14 | 129.00 x 65.00 x 10.70 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/2100 |
| 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 | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus | 13 megapixel, Exmor R sensor, auto focus, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA video capture |
| Display size | 3.2 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 320 | 720 |
| Display height | 480 | 1280 |
| PPI | 180.28 | 341.54 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM 7200A, 528 MHz | 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 225 |
| Memory | 288 MB. Expandable with microSD card | 1 GB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, WAV, Midi, WMA9 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1350 mAh | 1750 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 440 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 470 | 300 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | IP5X, IPX5/7 |
| Predictive text | NA | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |