Phone Comparison - HTC Velocity 4G vs HTC Sensation 4G

HTC Velocity 4G
htc velocity 4g
HTC Sensation 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced January 2012 April 2011
Status Available - January 2012 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network LTE 1800 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user available) 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.52% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 1620 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)