It’s Samsung versus HTC in this battle between smartphone sluggers. Hefting a baseball bat and wearing a balaclava, the Samsung DROID Charge waits for the HTC Sensation around a dark corner. Time For a big phone fight…
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Stat-fight: Samsung DROID Charge vs. HTC Sensation
The DROID Charge boasts a stunning touch-sensitive Super AMOLED Plus display, measuring 4.3 inches but only delivering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. In terms of pixel density, the pixels per inch (PPI) measurement is 216.977.
The touch-sensitive S-LCD screen on the Sensation has the same 4.3-inch dimensions. But it boasts a far better screen resolution too – 540 x 960 pixels. With a whopping 518400 pixels onscreen, the pixel density of this qHD screen is 256.047 pixels per inch.
In terms of raw processing power, the DROID Charge’s chip is a tried-and-tested 1GHz Hummingbird CPU. It’s good, but it lags well behind the Sensation, which uses a Qualcomm MSM8260 dual-core Snapdragon processor, clocked at 1.2GHz.
Read the full smartphone comparison below…
| Samsung DROID Charge | VS | HTC Sensation | |
| Display | 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus | 4.3-inch S-LCD | |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels | |
| Keyboard | No | No | |
| Processor | 1GHz Hummingbird | 1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM 8260 dual-core Snapdragon | |
| Software | Android 2.2 (Froyo) | Android 2.3 with HTC Sense (v3.0) | |
| Storage | Up to 34GB | Up to 33GB | |
| Rear camera | 8.0 Megapixels with autofocus, touch focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face/smile detection and 720p HD video capture | 8.0 Megapixels with autofocus, touch focus, dual LED flash, geotagging, face and smile detection, 1080p video capture | |
| Front camera | Yes | Yes | 4G | 4G/LTE | HPSA+ in US |
| 3G | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A. | 3G/HSDPA (14.4Mbps) | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 with A2DP | 3.0 with A2DP | |
| Size | 68.0 x 130.0 x 12.0mm | 65.4 x 126.1 x 11.3mm | |
| Weight | 143g | 148g | |
| Talktime | 11.0 hours | 8.3 hours | |
| Standby | 280 hours | 350 hours | |
| Extras | GPS/A-GPS, DLNA content sharing, Blockbuster Mobile Application, ThinkFree Office and a digital compass | GPS/A-GPS, digital compass, g-sensor, Gorilla Glass display, TV-out, DLNA content streaming and a stereo FM radio |
Analysis: Samsung DROID Charge vs. HTC Sensation
Best Connectivity: DROID Charge (1-0)
Best Size/Weight: Sensation (1-1)
Best Camera/Video: Sensation (1-2)
Best Display: Sensation (1-3)
Best Processor: Sensation (1-4)
Best Software: Sensation (1-5)
Best Storage: DROID Charge (2-5)
Best Battery life: DROID Charge (3-5)
Best Extras: Sensation (3-6)
BPF Verdict: The HTC Sensation wins!
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