Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation 4G vs Nokia XL vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Nokia
Announced April 2011 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2011 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, 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)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 203 Adreno 302
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 64.48% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 720 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)