iPhone 4S vs. HTC Sensation XE vs. Samsung Galaxy S II

Well, with the new iPhone 4S finally revealed it’s time to take a look at how it manages to fight the mighty Droids. We chose to put it against the two most notable beasts in the Android world – the HTC Sensation XE and the Samsung Galaxy S II.

They are mighty indeed, but how do they stack up against the newly announced iPhone 4S? Let’s dive right in.

	HTC SENSATION XE	SAMSUNG GALAXY S II	APPLE IPHONE 4S
OS	Android 2.3.4 with HTC Sense 3.5	Android 2.3.5 with TouchWiz 4.0	Apple iOS 5
Display	4.3-inch S-LCD	4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus	3.5-inch  IPS TFT
Resolution	qHD (540 x 960)	480 x 800	960 x 640
Height Width Thickness	126.1mm 65.4mm 11.3mm	125.3mm 66.1mm 8.5mm	115.2 mm 58.6 mm 9.3 mm
Weight	151 grams	116 grams	140 grams
Build	Aluminium Unibody construction	Plastic	Glass covers
Processor	1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor	1.2GHz dual-core  Cortex-A9 processor	1 GHz dual-core  Cortex-A9 processor  Apple A5 chipset
RAM	768 MB	1GB	1 GB (unconfirmed)
Storage	4GB (1GB user available)	16GB / 32GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
microSD card slot	yes, up to 32GB	yes, up to 32GB	No
Primary camera	8MP autofocus  1080p Full HD video recording	8MP autofocus  1080p Full HD video recording	8 MP autofocus 1080p real-time temporal noise reduction
Primary camera extras	Dual LED flash + Stereo sound recording	LED flash	LED flash
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
Network	HSDPA 900/1700/2100 GSM/EDGE/GPRS850/900/1800/1900	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
USB	microUSB 2.0 with MHL support	microUSB 2.0 with MHL support	USB 2.0,  Apple proprietary  connector
Bluetooth	3.0 + A2DP	3.0 + HS	4.0
Availability	Now (UK only) mid-October (globally)	1 May	14 October
Sensors	Gyroscope, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

So as you can see while the iPhone 4S may be the same on the outside, it’s had it’s internals upgraded and now it’s a solid rival for the modern Droid warriors. What do you think about the iPhone 4S? Worth the jump from the iPhone 4?

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