Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs HTC Sensation 4G vs LG Optimus L9 II

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC LG
Announced October 2011 April 2011 August 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2011 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors White Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
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Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm 8230 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 220 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 1 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 560 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1520 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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