Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia E3

HTC Sensation XE
htc sensation xe
Sony Xperia E3
sony xperia e3
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced September 2011 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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 Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min