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Ranked #2 and #4 in Single core Android phones
$189
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3.5G
  • 4"
  • 1 GHz
Released December, 2010
-I haven't watched the tutorials on NFC technology, so I can't speak to how well it works or not.
Rated 100% by by A (Oct, 2011)
 
$330
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 3.5G
  • 4.7"
  • 1.5 GHz
Announced October, 2011
Resolution aside, the screen is one of the best we've seen by HTC - it has brilliant viewing angles (there's some minor contrast loss, but that's it) and colors are very vivid.
by GSM Arena (Oct, 2011)
 
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general

Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs Unknown
Announced date Dec, 2010 vs Oct, 2011
Manufacturer's product page www.google.com vs www.htc.com
Urls
Product link vs
Release date Dec, 2010 vs Unknown
Brand Samsung vs HTC
Carriers
Telus Mobility vs
Sprint vs
T-Mobile vs
Orange vs
Vodaphone Ireland vs
Virgin Mobile UK vs
Virgin Mobile vs
Vodafone vs
Manufacturer code GT-I9020 vs Unknown
Replaced
HTC Nexus One vs
HTC Desire HD vs
3D images key Unknown vs htc-sensation-xl
Sortable review score 76.49% vs 74.22%

screen

Type Super AMOLED vs Super LCD
Size 4" vs 4.7"
Resolution 800 x 480 vs 800 x 480
Touchscreen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Multitouch Yes vs Yes
PPI 232 ppi vs 197 ppi

form factor

Weight 129 g vs 162 g
Thickness 11 mm vs 10 mm
Size 63 x 124 x 11 mm vs 71 x 132 x 10 mm
Numeric keypad None vs None
Keyboard None vs None
Is waterproof No vs No

hardware

Clock speed 1 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Number of cores Single core vs Single core
Ram 0.5 GB vs 0.75 GB
Internal storage 16 GB vs 16 GB
Supported card formats

sensors

Has an assisted GPS Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope Yes vs Yes

music

Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm
Supports FM radio No vs Yes
Transmits music over FM radio No vs No

photo & video

Camera 5 MP vs 8 MP
Resolution 5 MP vs 8 MP
Flash Yes vs Yes
Secondary camera 0.3 MP vs 1.3 MP
Video format 720 x 480 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ Unknown
Video out None vs None

software

Operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean vs Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Multitasking Yes vs Yes
App store Android Market vs Android Market
Browser benchmark 1,804 ms vs 1,245 ms
Adobe flash support No vs Yes
App store size 850,000 apps vs 850,000 apps

cellular

Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G
Networks
HSUPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
UMTS (0.38 Mb/s) vs
EDGE (0.38 Mb/s) vs
HSDPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
GSM (0.01 Mb/s) vs
Download speed 8.03 Mb/s vs 4.34 Mb/s
Upload speed 2.23 Mb/s vs 1.13 Mb/s
Network latency 83 ms vs 163 ms

connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11g vs
802.11b vs
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Supports NFC Yes vs No
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 vs Bluetooth v3.0

battery

Talk time 840 min vs 709 min
Standby time 42,780 min vs 21,600 min
Capacity 1,500 mA·h vs 1,600 mA·h
Removable Yes vs Yes
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion