Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Amaze 4G vs HTC Desire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 September 2011 September 2010
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - October 2010
Colors Black Black, White Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Adreno 205
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16 GB storage 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 59.84% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Class 32
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1730 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 264 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)