Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs HTC Desire

HTC Sensation
htc sensation
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced April 2011 February 2010
Status Available - May 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 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, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)