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HTC Rhyme vs HTC Sensation XE

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
September 2011 September 2011
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors
Clearwater, Hourglass, Plum Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 61.88%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 4 GB (1 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 80 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1600 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by
Up to 295 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
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