Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs LG Nexus 5 vs HTC One (E8)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG HTC
Announced September 2011 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White White, red, 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)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
146.4 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.95 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 70.86% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 26 h 40 min (3G)