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HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia Sola

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
September 2011 March 2012
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - Released May 2012
Colors
Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz) 107 g (3.77 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.88% 55.03%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB (5 GB user accessible)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB Yes, microSD

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [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
Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
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, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB Yes, microSD

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1730 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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