Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3 | -- |
| 2011-09-14 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 175.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 256 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1730mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 310 hours standby time 9.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is way better than HTC Sensation XE's score of 57.2. Samsung Galaxy S8's body is newer and much thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than HTC Sensation XE. Galaxy S8 counts with a greater processing power than HTC Sensation XE, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much better looking display than HTC Sensation XE, because it has a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a way larger display. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC Sensation XE, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much longer battery performance than HTC Sensation XE, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S8 has a much better camera than HTC Sensation XE, because it has a lot more megapixels back camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also cheaper.
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