Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced September 2011 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Purple Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 64.25% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2300 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min