HTC Desire U vs Sony Xperia ZL

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Desire U: 37 g lighter

  Desire U:

  114 g

  Xperia ZL:

  151 g

• Width

  Desire U: 7 mm narrower

  Desire U:

  62.3 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  69.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire U: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Desire U:

  4 in

  Xperia ZL:

  5 in

• Depth

  Desire U: 0.5 mm thinner

  Desire U:

  9.3 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  9.8 mm

• Height

  Desire U: 13.1 mm shorter

  Desire U:

  118.5 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  131.6 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Desire U

   Height:

   118.5 mm

   Width:

   62.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. Xperia ZL

   Height:

   131.6 mm +13.1 mm versus Desire U

   Width:

   69.3 mm +7 mm versus Desire U

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +0.5 mm versus Desire U

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Desire U

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia ZL

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Xperia ZL has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than Desire U.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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