HTC Sensation vs Motorola Droid RAZR
A spec-by-spec comparison of the HTC Sensation and the Motorola Droid RAZR, taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.
Head to head
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Our rating | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Battery | 1,520 mAh | 1,780 mAh |
| RAM (max) | — | 1 GB |
| Storage (max) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Screen size | 4.3 in | 4.3 in |
| Main camera | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Weight (lower is lighter) | 148 g | 127 g |
| Released | May 2011 | Nov 2011 |
Summary: Motorola Droid RAZR is ahead on our rating, battery, weight (lower is lighter).
★ Which should you buy? Motorola Droid RAZR is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.
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Display
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Type | S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 4.3 inches | 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~56.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels (qHD), ~256 ppi density | 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass |
Platform
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| OS | Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 3.0 | Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 | TI OMAP 4430 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2 GHz | Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | Adreno 220 | PowerVR SGX540 |
Memory
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Internal | 1GB storage, 768MB RAM | 16GB storage, 1GB RAM |
| Card slot | microSDHC, up to 32GB (8GB card often included) | microSDHC (dedicated slot), up to 32GB (16GB card often included) |
Main Camera
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Single | 8 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flash | 8 MP, AF |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection | LED flash, geo-tagging, face detection |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Selfie Camera
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Single | VGA | 1.3 MP |
| Video | No specific resolution mentioned | 720p |
Battery
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Type | Removable Li-Ion | Li-Ion 1780 mAh, non-removable |
| Capacity | 1520 mAh | — |
| Stand-by | — | Up to 204 h (2G) / Up to 125 h (3G) |
| Talk time | — | Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 50 min (3G) |
Body
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Dimensions | 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) | 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm (5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | 148 g (5.22 oz) | 127 g (4.48 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum unibody design | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, Kevlar back |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Protection | — | Splash resistant |
Comms
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 3.0, A2DP | 4.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL for HDMI out) | microUSB 2.0 |
| NFC | — | No |
| HDMI | — | microHDMI port |
Launch
| HTC Sensation | Motorola Droid RAZR |
|---|
| Announced | April 2011 | October 2011 |
| Released | May 2011 (Europe), June 2011 (US as Sensation 4G) | — |
| Status | — | Released November 2011 |
Frequently asked questions
Which has the better battery, HTC Sensation or Motorola Droid RAZR?
Motorola Droid RAZR — 1,520 mAh for the HTC Sensation versus 1,780 mAh for the Motorola Droid RAZR.
Which is lighter, HTC Sensation or Motorola Droid RAZR?
Motorola Droid RAZR — 148 g for the HTC Sensation versus 127 g for the Motorola Droid RAZR.
Which is newer, HTC Sensation or Motorola Droid RAZR?
Motorola Droid RAZR — May 2011 for the HTC Sensation versus Nov 2011 for the Motorola Droid RAZR.
Is the HTC Sensation or the Motorola Droid RAZR rated higher?
We rate the HTC Sensation 6/10 and the Motorola Droid RAZR 7/10.
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