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HTC Sensation XL

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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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps or HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Launch
Announced 2011, October. Released 2011, November 2010, September. Released 2010, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm (5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in) 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.75 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD LCD
Size 4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~199 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3.5 Android 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.5 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot No microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 16GB 768MB RAM 1.5GB; 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR Dual-LED flash
Video 720p 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP No
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Beats headset
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
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G) Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G) Up to 9 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Misc
Colors White Black, Brown
SAR 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)    
Price About 170 EUR About 150 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1085:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 70dB Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -85.2dB / Crosstalk -75.1dB Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 40h

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