Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Beam vs HTC Sensation XL

Samsung Galaxy Beam
samsung galaxy beam
HTC Sensation XL
htc sensation xl
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced February 2012 October 2011
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2011
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.32% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA)
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 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, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)