Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Samsung Galaxy Note

HTC Sensation
htc sensation
Samsung Galaxy Note
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced April 2011 September 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Released - October 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 (region specific)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16 GB/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 66.71%
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
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@24~30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0+HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1520 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)