Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced April 2011 October 2011 November 2009
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, White Sensous Black, Luster White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
119 x 63 x 13 mm
(4.69 x 2.48 x 0.51 in )
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - X10a for Americas
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) iOS 5 Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 200
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 384 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 65K colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 53.92% 58.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable, motion gam
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update)
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe flash

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1520 mAh 1432 mAh 1500 mAh (BST-41)
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)