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HTC ThunderBolt 4G vs HTC Sensation 4G

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
January 2011 April 2011
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - June 2011
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight
164 g (5.78 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network
LTE 700 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.34% 61.88%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [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
No Up to 114 kbps
Edge
No Up to 560 kbps
3G
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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 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
4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by
Up to 330 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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