HTC Sensation XL vs Sharp Aquos SH8298U

Comparing the HTC Sensation XL vs Sharp Aquos SH8298U 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 XL runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U runs at 1.4 GHz, making HTC Sensation XL the better performer.

Display: HTC Sensation XL offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 4.2 inches, making HTC Sensation XL the larger display of the two. HTC Sensation XL features a S-LCD display compared to Sharp Aquos SH8298U's LCD, making HTC Sensation XL the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both HTC Sensation XL and Sharp Aquos SH8298U feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: HTC Sensation XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 0.3 MP, making HTC Sensation XL better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Sensation XL offers a higher battery capacity with 1600 mAh, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 1240 mAh, making HTC Sensation XL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while HTC Sensation XL offers 16 GB, making Sharp Aquos SH8298U the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sharp Aquos SH8298U receives a higher user rating of 4, while HTC Sensation XL has a rating of 2.2.

HTC Sensation XL

₹25,871

(Discontinued)

Sharp Aquos SH8298U

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

02 Nov, 2011

12 Sep, 2011

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

2.2/5

(208 ratings)

4/5

(1 rating)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1.5 GHz, Scorpion

1.4 GHz

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 810

RAM

768 MB

512 MB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

S-LCD

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

540x960 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

199 ppi

262 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.06 %

58.41 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

132.5 mm

130 mm

164.4 mm

Width

70.7 mm

64 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

13.00 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

162.5 grams

139 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

1920x1080

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1600 mAh

1240 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 6.83 Hours(3G) / Up to 11.83 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

2 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

Document Viewer/Editor

N/A

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