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HTC Sensation vs Apple iPhone 4

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Apple
Announced
April 2011 June 2010
Status
Available - May 2011 Available - June 2010
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight
148 g (5.22 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.88% 53.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 114 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 560 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1520 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by
Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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