Sony Ericsson C905a vs HTC Sensation XE

Comparing the Sony Ericsson C905a vs HTC Sensation XE across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Sensation XE offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Sony Ericsson C905a offers 2.4 inches, making HTC Sensation XE the larger display of the two. HTC Sensation XE features a S-LCD display compared to Sony Ericsson C905a's LCD, making HTC Sensation XE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson C905a and HTC Sensation XE feature a 8.1 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Sony Ericsson C905a offers a higher battery capacity with 930 mAh, while HTC Sensation XE offers 1730 mAh, making Sony Ericsson C905a better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Sensation XE offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson C905a offers 160 GB, making HTC Sensation XE the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson C905a

(Discontinued)

HTC Sensation XE

₹39,860

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2008

04 Oct, 2011

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon S3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
N/A	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
N/A	768 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	S-LCD	Extreme AMOLED
240x320 px	540x960 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8.1 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	0.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
930 mAh	1730 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

160 MB	4 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(277 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

N/A

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 220

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

N/A

768 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

540x960 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi

256 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

35.03 %

61.77 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

104 mm

126.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

49 mm

65.4 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

18.00 mm

11.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

136 grams

151 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8.1 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Xenon Flash LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 @ 25

1920x1080 @ 30

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

930 mAh

1730 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 9(2G)

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

160 MB

4 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV 3GPP RealVideo

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC WMA WAV RA M4A (Apple lossless) MP4 AMR

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

1000 x 20 fields Photo call

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

Timer Tasks Stopwatch Notes Calculator Alarm Clock Calender Flight mode Wallpaper Animation Picture Wallpaper Auto rotate Vibrating Alert Sound recorder Predictive text input.

N/A

Applications

N/A

Document viewer/editor Adobe Flash support

N/A

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