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HTC Desire vs HTC Sensation 4G

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
February 2010 April 2011
Status
Available - March 2010 Available - June 2011
Colors
Black, Brown, Silver, White Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.64% 61.88%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
576 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 1 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video
Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) 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

User Memory

Internal
576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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