Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs HTC Sensation 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry HTC
Announced February 2012 January 2013 April 2011
Status Available - May 2012 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 225 Adreno 220
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.2 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 59.01% 61.88%
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 Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 312 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)