Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia SP

HTC Sensation XE
htc sensation xe
Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced September 2011 Available - April 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 155 g (5.47 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
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 66.67%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-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, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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 HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)