If you’re not living in the U.S. of A. and are looking to grab yourself a high-end Android smartphone with large screen and dual-core processor, you’re choice basically comes to selecting between the HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy S II. Sure there are also the LG Optimus 2X and Optimus 3D but I haven’t included those two for a reason – the first comes with a smaller (4-inch) screen and the latter has 3D display and I intend to compare 3D smartphones in some other (future) post. This time around I’ll focus on the two devices that are on top of everyone’s mind and are readily available through a number of carriers across Europe and Asia (and elsewhere).
First of all, you should know you won’t lose if you select any of the two. Both the Sensation and Galaxy S II are super powerful and it almost comes to selecting the design, though there are some smaller differences as well. I won’t talk about the design here — cause that’s a matter of personal taste — but will point to the mentioned differences. You can check them from a table below.
 HTC Sensation |
 Samsung Galaxy S II |
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| Connectivity | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA 900/2100 HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Screen | 4.3-inch qHD (540×960) S-LCD Gorilla glass display |
4.3-inch WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED Gorilla glass display |
| Cameras | 8-megapixel, auto-focus, dual-LED flash VGA (0.3 MP) front-facing camera |
8-megapixel, auto-focus, LED flash 2-megapixel front-facing camera |
| Memory | 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage microSD slot |
1 GB RAM 16GB/32GB storage microSD slot |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz dual-core | 1.2 GHz dual-core |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1520 mAh | Li-Ion 1650 mAh |
| Size | 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm 148 grams |
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm 116 grams |
As you can see, we’re talking about subtle differences. Sensation’s screen may have a higher resolution, but Sammy’s Super AMOLED screen is more easily readable in sunlight. As I said it at the beginning of this post – selecting any of the two will get you an awesome device. Which one will you pick?