The idea of comparing Sony's new Xperia ZL against Samsung's phablet is crazy in its own way. The Xperia ZL on one side is the perfect incarnation of a device that gives you big features on a footprint you can actually manipulate with one hand. The Note II by contrast is focused on showing the world that bigger is better. One of these products is designed to cater to every customer out there, and the other is clearly out to continue pushing the niche they created with the first Galaxy Note. Who will win in this battle of the large displays? Watch our comparison and find out.

Without giving away too much from our upcoming HTC One review I can tell you this much: the phone doesn't only look extremely good but it also feels exceptionally well in the hand due to the build quality and materials of choice. The aluminum on the HTC one comes in two color flavors: white and black. Which one should you go for? That's up to you to decide after watching the video comparison below. Today I'll tell you which One is my favorite. I'm a classic guy so chances are you won't be seeing me running around with fancy colors like yellow, blue, green, and alike (though I'll tell you ...

Update: By popular demand we added a side-by-side video comparison at the bottom of this post; you can check it out in addition to the raw video files. ____ We've recently compared the camera performance on the new HTC One with the imaging capabilities of the Verizon HTC Droid DNA, as well as the PureView on the Nokia Lumia 920. However, the Lumia 920 features a completely different PureView technology than the one on the 808 PureView; the Lumia 920's imaging capabilities are focused mainly on low-light performance and optical-image-stabilization, while the 808 PureView is all about ...

At CES in January, Sony announced two new flagships, the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. So close in nature, a comparison between the two – their closely related specifications, yet contrasting appearance and standout features – was inevitable. On the outside, the two devices look very similar … at least on the front. Their backsides are completely different, as if two designers at Sony had an argument and decided to incorporate both designs, separately. On the inside, however, the devices are virtually identical, only differing in battery capacity. The Xperia Z comes with dust- and ...

Update: In response to commenter suggestions, we've added some more daylight photos to broaden thescope of this comparison. You can find a side-by-side example above, and the raw shots in two new, smaller galleries at the bottom. Thanks for your feedback! ___ The HTC One, as we mentioned in yesterday's unboxing and hardware tour, is a crucial device for the Taiwanese smartphone maker. Its brand has suffered a steady decline since its heyday of the last decade, and HTC is -for the second year in a row- banking on a device called the "One" to save it from the crippling pressure of the ...

Being amongst a handful of other 5-inch 1080p smartphones, the Sony Xperia Z made quite a splash at the Consumer Electronic Show in January. On board, it features a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 13.1-megapixel camera, 2GB RAM, 16GB built-in storage and a 2,330mAh battery. It is also water-proof and dust-proof, and it features some spectacular build quality. However, one of the most iconic smartphones to date, which is approaching 10-months-old, has yet to slip into a state of obsolescence. It would be a disservice if we didn't compare the Xperia Z with ...

If you're interested in how the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 stacks up against the most notable members of the competition, then this video is for you! We're comparing the newest member of the Galaxy Note family to the Apple iPad mini and the ASUS-made Google Nexus 7. All three devices have relatively similar screen sizes, ranging from seven to eight inches in diagonal. However, the screen resolutions used slightly differ - and as a consequence, PPI rating is also different. The Galaxy Note 8.0 runs Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top of Android while the Nexus 7 offers the vanilla Android ...

It's not often we get to film a comparison involving a brand-spanking-new OS, so when we do, we get pretty hot and bothered. We'll be working on our official BlackBerry Z10 review for a while yet, but in the interim we thought it'd be nice to throw Waterloo's finest into the fight cage with some of its competitors from other manufacturers. Last week, after a software tour, an unboxing, and some initial impressions, we put the Z10 up against the ATIV Odyssey and then against the Galaxy Note II for some quick-and-dirty comparisons. Because of the time crunch -and because we were shooting ...