HTC Desire V vs HTC Sensation XL Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

HTC Desire V

HTC Desire V

Smartphone 2

HTC Sensation XL

HTC Sensation XL

Smartphone 3

HTC Desire V or HTC Sensation XL Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire V HTC Sensation XL
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2012, June 2011, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm | 4.67 x 4.67 x 2.45 in 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm | 5.22 x 5.22 x 2.78 in
Weight 114 g | 4.02 oz 162.5 g | 5.73 oz
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Black, White White
Battery 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Approximate price 160 EUR 170 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

Technology TFT S-LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 4.7" in
Screen area 45.5 cm2 62.9 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.7% 67.1%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 233 PPI 199 PPI
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video w480p@21fps 720p
Front camera, selfie 0 MP, 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 4 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 3.5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 - Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 - 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 205
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 768 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes (SIM 1 only) Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 3.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Beats Audio - Beats Audio
-Beats headset
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage)
-DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-Organizer
-Document editor
-Voice memo/dial
-Predictive text input

- MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-Document viewer/editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Previously rumored as HTC Runnymede

Reviews and Opinions on HTC Desire V and HTC Sensation XL

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.