Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs HTC One SC vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Samsung
Announced September 2011 August 2012 June 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - Q4 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Orange White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
128 x 66.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, - Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 - -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 61.44% 65.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM Radio
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, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity 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 EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
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