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HTC Sensation XE vs Samsung Galaxy Beam

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Samsung
Announced
September 2011 February 2012
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - July 2012
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.88% 57.32%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 80 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
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 (MHL) v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1730 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
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