Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs Sharp SH530U vs HTC Desire SV

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sharp HTC
Announced April 2011 October 2012 November 2012
Status Available - May 2011 Available October 2012 Released - November 2012
Colors Black Snowy White, Cherry Red Radical Yellow, Stealth Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
146.5 x 81 x 9.9 mm
(5.77 x 3.19 x 0.39 in)
129.7 x 67.9 x 10.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.67 x 0.42 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 168.8 g (5.93.0.28 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 PowerVR SXG531T Adreno 203
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 20 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 59.70% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 20 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1520 mAh 1950 mAh 1620 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 560 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h -