HTC Sensation XL vs HTC Desire X Comparison and Differences

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HTC Sensation XL

HTC Sensation XL

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HTC Desire X

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HTC Sensation XL or HTC Desire X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Sensation XL HTC Desire X
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Release date 2011, October 2012, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm | 5.22 x 5.22 x 2.78 in 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm | 4.67 x 4.67 x 2.45 in
Weight 162.5 g | 5.73 oz 114 g | 4.02 oz
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Colors White White/Black, Prussian Blue
Battery 1600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1650 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)
Stand by time - Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Approximate price 170 EUR 190 EUR
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Screen

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

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -5 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 720p 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 1.3 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 3.5 Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 - Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU - 1.5 GHz Scorpion - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 203
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head)     0.63 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-Document viewer/editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input

- Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage)
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-Organizer
-Document viewer
-Photo viewer/editor
-Voice memo/dial
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Previously rumored as HTC Runnymede

- Available as HTC Desire X Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots

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