Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs HTC Sensation XE

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
HTC Sensation XE
htc sensation xe
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced September 2011 September 2011
Status Released - October 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB (1 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 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 Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 80 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2500 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)