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HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia S

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S3

768 MB RAM

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

540x960 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1730 mAh

7.41 talktime (3G)

1750 mAh

8.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 277 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 682 ratings

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HTC Sensation XE is permanently discontinued.
Sony Xperia S is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

CPU

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics

Adreno 220

Adreno 220

RAM

768 MB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

S-LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

256 ppi

342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.77 %

62.08 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 126.1 mm
Width: 65.4 mm
Thickness: 11.3 mm

Height: 128 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 10.60 mm

Weight

151 grams

144 grams

Colours

Black

Black, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, Dual LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

1730 mAh

1750 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

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

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 540(3G) / Up to 310(2G)

Up to 420 Hours(3G) / Up to 450 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

4 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSPA
GPRS:
80 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 1.3 W/kg, Body: 1.07 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

Document viewer/editor, Adobe Flash support