Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs Samsung Galaxy Frame

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Samsung
Announced September 2011 June 2012 February 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - Q1 2013
Colors Black Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
113.2 x 61.6 x 11.6 mm
(4.46 x 2.43 x 0.46 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 120.6 g (4.23.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 200 -
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.2 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 52.10% 52.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, VGA Yes, VGA@25fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1500 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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