HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Sensation

Comparing the HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Sensation across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Sensation XE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Sensation runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Sensation XE the better performer.

Display: Both HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches and feature the same S-LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: HTC Sensation offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.2 MP, while HTC Sensation XE offers 0.3 MP, making HTC Sensation better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Sensation XE offers a higher battery capacity with 1730 mAh, while HTC Sensation offers 1520 mAh, making HTC Sensation XE better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Sensation XE offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while HTC Sensation offers 1 GB, making HTC Sensation XE the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Sensation receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Sensation XE has a rating of 4.3.

HTC Sensation XE

₹39,860

(Discontinued)

HTC Sensation

₹34,700

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

04 Oct, 2011

19 May, 2011

06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(277 ratings)

4.4/5

(185 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

Adreno 829

RAM

768 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

S-LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

256 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.77 %

61.66 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

126.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

65.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

11.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

151 grams

148 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1730 mAh

1520 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.41(3G) / Up to 9.16(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

1 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document viewer/editor Adobe Flash support

N/A

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