Phone Comparison - HTC ThunderBolt 4G vs HTC Sensation 4G

HTC ThunderBolt 4G
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HTC Sensation 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced January 2011 April 2011
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.34% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 114 kbps
Edge No Up to 560 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)