HTC Sensation XE vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Sensation XE

HTC Sensation XE

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Samsung Galaxy S5

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HTC Sensation XE or Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Sensation XE Samsung Galaxy S5
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Release date 2011, September 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm | 4.96 x 4.96 x 2.57 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 1730 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 390 h
Talking time - Up to 21 h
Music play - Up to 67 h
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Screen

Technology S-LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 5.1" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.8% 69.6%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 256 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 70
DxOMark Photo 68
DxOMark Video 75
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 931
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2412
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328
GeekBench 4 Battery 1119

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Beats Audio
-Beats headset
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
-XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
-Organizer
-Document viewer/editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

- Versions: G900F (Europe), G900I (Asia, Australia), G900M (Vodafone), G900A (AT&T), G900T (T-Mobile), G900W8 (Canada), G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea)

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