Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs HTC Sensation XE vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 S7270

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Samsung
Announced February 2011 September 2011 June 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - Q3 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 220 -
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB (1.77 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 61.88% 60.05%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash 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 Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB (1.77 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1730 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
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