Phone Comparison - HTC Rhyme vs HTC Sensation XL

HTC Rhyme
htc rhyme
HTC Sensation XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 October 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Clearwater, Hourglass, Plum White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 in)
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA)
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
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 v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 295 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)