Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Sony Xperia Go vs HTC Sensation 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced April 2011 May 2012 April 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Available - July 2012 Available - June 2011
Colors Black White, Black, Yellow Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - For Bell (Canada)
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) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Mali-400 Adreno 220
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 54.38% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash dual-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, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1305 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)