Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs HTC One vs HTC Desire 601

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced October 2011 February 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Released - March 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors White Black, White Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE (market dependent) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32/64 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 64.90% 62.11%
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 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
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 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 2300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
- Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)