Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs LG Viper 4G LTE vs LG Optimus F3 LS720

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG LG
Announced September 2011 January 2012 June 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - April 2012 Coming Soon - June 2013
Colors Black Black Purple, Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
117 x 62 x 11.7 mm
(4.61 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
116.1 x 62 x 11.2 mm
(4.57 x 2.44 x 0.44 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB (1.7 GB user available) 4 GB (1.24 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 62.91% 63.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps No No
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps No No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB (1.7 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.24 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1700 mAh 2460 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 7 h Up to 16 h