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Heys Joshua Carter manager authority what's going on everybody and today in this edition of vs. we're taking a look at what are probably two of the most sought-after devices in the market today yes we're talking about the HTC One versus the Sony Xperia C we'll start with the Sony Xperia Z it did bring back that rectangular angular corner look that we don't see much of these days and the black slate look is really nice the button layout half way down the right side makes handling easier so it does deserve that credit the HTC One on the other hand might be a 4.7 inch device but it is just about as big as the Xperia Z all around however with an aluminum casing it also has a really nice feel and it is actually thinner the thinness and the rounded back thus helped with the handling in their own way making reaching the top power button and the volume rockers still pretty easy either choice leads to a great-looking phone and with decent enough handling either way we have a tie here I've said before that instead of five inch screens we should be seeing 4.7 inch 1080p displays right when I get used to five inch devices the HTC One then comes around to fulfill my wish and it does a great job it definitely has better viewing ankles than the Xperia Z is 5 inch performer and is even sharper with 469 PPI over the Z's 441 yes the Xperia Z is still a great 5 inch screen but when you compare its viewing angles to better ones out there like the HTC One you kind of wish that they the Xperia Z was capable of that too the Sony Xperia Z has the capable 1.5 gigahertz Snapdragon s4 pro processor that has powered some of the best phones on the market but it is getting on a bit enter the 1.7 gigahertz powerhouse of the Snapdragon 600 found in the HTC One which is going to be the next evolution scores don't lie either the HTC One routinely scores above the Xperia Z and thus it gets the point in this round the Xperia Z is water resistant which is a great feature to have even if it's not something you'd use all the time but it also has a microSD expansion slot that is useful from getting more memory out of the 16 gigabyte capacity but here's where the experience he kind of loses it the speaker found in the corner is very tiny tinny and is a low performer enter boomsound HTC is replacement for the one-third inch space saved by using a 4.7 inch screen on the one they sound incredible and are leaps and bounds better than the one on the Xperia Z the base model of the HTC One also comes in 32 gigabytes but a 64 gigabyte edition is also available so with some great specific advantages on either device both get a point for their capabilities the two batteries are basically the same here with the 23 30 milliamp hour unit in the Xperia Z and a 2300 unit in the HTC One with such close competitors I personally found that the battery life was about the same with either device getting through a full days of work and now the cameras the Sony Xperia Z's Exmor RS optics have 13 megapixels at their disposal and they do perform quite decently a slightly darker tone is found on each picture and the superior auto does a pretty good job of picking one of the many scene modes for just what you need in your shot now you would think that the four megapixel count on the HTC One would put it at a loss but we're talking about ultra pixels here that are supposed to go above and beyond for your pictures and to be honest they actually do low light performance is the big development here as the ultra pixels really do well to capture enough light for a decent photo unless you really want larger sized pictures the HTC One pretty much has the same capabilities of the Xperia Z along with HTC Zoe which can put your pictures and videos in some nice-looking montages so it's low-light performance then puts it on top software is where things get interesting the Sony Xperia Z does have the Xperia UI that puts together Ice Cream Sandwich elements with jellybean features like Google now and the Sony additions like small apps and the Walkman player it's a nice melting pot of design elements and functionality that works quite well HTC Sense is obviously what you get on the one so everything has that space outlook but it's been given a new coat of polish so it's easy on the eyes the biggest improvement here aside from font and general design is blinkfeed it's a Flipboard esque interface found on the very left of the home screens and gives you access to social networks and news outlets in an attractive way I personally really like it with a slightly fresher take on Android rather than just a rehashing melting pot the HTC one gets the software point and finally we have the price when uncontacted of these devices should come in at around the same price for a two-year contract but the HTC one can come in at around 549 US dollars unlocked which is cheaper than they usually over $700 price unlocked of the Sony Xperia Z and so there you have it I did give the HTC one a couple more points in this versus so it does walk away with the win here but the best way to take a look at these two devices are they are great examples of their respective screen size categories the HTC one just might be the best 4.7 inch screen device out there while the Xperia Z is still a great example of how much fun you can have in a 5-inch screen really though once you figure out what you really need from both of these devices you really should be the winner of this vs because you'll walk away with a phone in which you'll have a lot of fun we have great content going up all the time on the Android authority YouTube channel so don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and then once you're done with all that head over to Android authority comm because we are your source for all things Android