Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Sensation XL

HTC Sensation XE
htc sensation xe
HTC Sensation XL
htc sensation xl
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 October 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA)
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps 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 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 (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)