Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Nokia Lumia 930

HTC Sensation XE
htc sensation xe
Nokia Lumia 930
nokia lumia 930
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced September 2011 April 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2014
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)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 167 g (5.89 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)