Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia acro S vs HTC One VX

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced September 2011 May 2012 October 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black White, Black, Pink White, Black, Gray
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 x 66 x 11.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
133.6 x 67.6 x 9.1 mm
(5.26 x 2.66 x 0.36 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 124.7 g (4.37.0.25 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 61.13% 61.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 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 And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1730 mAh 1910 mAh 1810 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 310 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
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