Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs HTC One SV vs HTC Sensation XL

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 November 2012 October 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 2013 Available - November 2011
Colors Black Black, White 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)
128 x 66.9 x 9.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 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 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Europe)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Asia)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 (Europe) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 Adreno 205
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 61.44% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 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 Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA)
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1800 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
- Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)