Samsung Galaxy Beam vs HTC Sensation XL
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | October 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2012 | Available - November 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black | White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm (4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in) |
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm (5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 145 g (5.11 oz) | 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] | 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400 [Similar] | Adreno 205 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 768 MB [Browse Similar] | 768 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 16 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | No |
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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps | Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | 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, HS | 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, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2000 mAh | 1600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 760 h (2G) Up to 760 h (3G) |
Up to 360 h (2G) Up to 460 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 20 h (2G) Up to 9 h 40 min (3G) |
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) Up to 6 h 50 min (3G) |