Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Amaze 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced April 2011 September 2011 September 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Adreno 220
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 61.88% 59.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1520 mAh 1730 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 264 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h