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HTC Sensation

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, Ice White Black, Red
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)     0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
Price About 120 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

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