Sony Xperia Z

Not all waters washed

It was Sony's idea to take the Xperia Z under the shower. In the advertisement for the Smartphone involves the water again and again. In the video clip, a smarter guy dusted off his device with the remnants of his water bottle. And Sony even guarantees that up to thirty minutes keeps it from the Xperia in shallow waters. Because it needs more depth diving and anyway not phone or SURFs, this functionality is ignored once. Although it might be interesting for people who drop into the toilet more frequently your Smartphone.

This property affects the design. The ports on the sides of the chassis are sealed by plastic caps, which are held open with a Ribbon. This is annoying daily use because you the cap off must fumble whenever you recharge or headphone reinstecken. Otherwise like the edgy monolithic design. The Xperia Z is just a touch thicker than about the iPhone 5. With a length of 13.9 and 7.1 inches in width, Sony's Smartphone is one of the larger Android. Front and back are incidentally made scratch-resistant glass.

The screen has lush proportions with five inches. It should be "ultra sharp and super bright" due to the full-HD resolution. This is not the case. Compared to the HTC one, the display is lightest level darker, appears Pale on websites, the viewing angle dependency is greater. Images on the Internet are sometimes blurred and colorless. For this, the camera like with their 13 megapixels. The chip is not as sensitive to light. The pictures are much sharper than that of HTC but just when taking pictures indoors. The sharpness a certain pallor joined however, so the images leave a little colourful impression.

With the HTC one on the sofa

Of course also HTC with unique selling proposition of the new flagship "One" advertises. So the Taiwanese have placed above and below the 4.7-inch display with full HD resolution a wide speakers for stereo sound. The sound is loud though as promised, but as a result he is not better. The HTC one sounds just as tinny and pointed like most smartphones. These speakers would not necessarily use. But the other new features can convince. Above all "Blinkfeed". HTC has newly occupied the home screen. After switching on and unlocking appear no static icons, but a dynamic arrangement of news from news portals, Facebook or Twitter. This graphically processed information run continuously and can be heruntergescrollt. The user can with Blinkfeed individually choose what he would like to see on its main screen: it is also possible to reduce only on Facebook, or Twitter messages.

The TV app is equally convincing. The HTC one to a full remote control for the home TV is transformed with the help of infra red interface. This app is also linked to an electronic program guide. The application can configure, specifying cable providers and brand of your TV set. From the sofa looking at then the digital TV magazine on his HTC, select film or broadcast, and the TV switches the transmitter immediately. A handy application that enormously fun.

Very well, we like the design of the HTC one. The back of the one is a slightly curved aluminium tray, which fits in the hand comfortably. It positioned the unit but on the table, for typing on it, it wobbles back and forth.

One is better

The new smartphone from HTC weighs only 3 grams with 143 grams less than the Xperia Z, works but much easier. It makes an equally stable impression. The display is the font in comparison to the Sony device, light, and above all the images appear sharper. In the resolution of the camera, HTC places emphasis on that you have decided for a few, but for large pixels so that she become more sensitive to light. This is also the case. The one without problems creates images of rather dark interiors, but the noise is obvious.

Software, there is little to complain about with two smartphones. The Xperia has is also quite strictly only slightly as the one holding the not entirely current Androidversion of 4.1.2. Sony on the pure Android operating system with in-house apps. This is gratifying. HTC continues as usual on the surface of its sense. This time in version 5. However, one feels here probably also during the on screen menu. The screens change liquid, personalize works well, the structures are logically structured.

HTC managed to bring a Smartphone on the market that really sticks out innovative approaches such as Blinkfeed, TV app, or the camera software when compared to Sony. It is also appealing