Difference Between HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation

HTC Rhyme vs HTC Sensation

HTC Rhyme

HTC Rhyme is one of the latest Android smart phones announced by HTC. HTC Rhyme was officially announced in early September 2011. The device was released in some parts of the world in October. This Android phone comes with many accessories and it’s marketed by HTC with the tag line, “Accessories to fit your life”. In addition, it is a very colorful and attractive device, and sure to attract the women.

HTC Rhyme is 4.68” tall, 2.39” wide. With a thickness of just 0.43”, HTC Rhyme will appear portable and slim in the hands of any user. With battery, the device weighs only 130g. Among the other devices announced during the same time, HTC Rhyme is smaller and light weight. HTC Rhyme is complete with a 3.7-inch super LCD capacitive touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution. The screen resolution is average for the current smart phone market, but the Super LCD display should suffice for the quality output. The HTC Rhyme comes with Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, a digital compass and a light sensor. The user interface on HTC Rhyme is customized with HTC Sense 3.5.

HTC Rhyme is powered by a 1GHz Scorpion processor with an Adreno 205 GPU. The processing power and the hardware configuration for graphics manipulation remain sufficient for an Android smart phone with multi tasking capability. It will be a suitable phone to improve life style and add accessories, but maybe not the device for heavy gaming, video watching etc. HTC Rhyme includes 768 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage. The device ships with an 8 GB micro SD card. However, storage can be extended up to 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. In terms of connectivity, the device supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G connectivity as well as micro-USB.

HTC Rhyme is complete with a 5 mega pixel rear facing camera with auto focus and LED flash. The camera has features such as geo-tagging, as well. The rear-facing camera is also capable of capturing video at 720P. The front facing camera is a VGA camera allowing video conferencing. A common feature in the HTC camera of many devices released/announced with HTC Rhyme is the instant capture. The feature is available with HTC Rhyme, as well. The lag between pressing the button to take the picture and the time the picture is taken is reduced by instant capture.

HTC Rhyme has considerably decent multimedia support. The supported audio playback formats are .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav and .wma, while supported audio recording formats are .amr, .m4a and .aac. HTC Rhyme supports video playback formats such as .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3) and .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3), while video recording formats such as .3gp and .mp4 are also supported. HTC Rhyme also has Stereo FM radio with RDS. The device ships with a stylish headset, as well (wired). The 3.9” super LCD display will allow users to have a go at a movie when they have some time in hand.

HTC Rhyme is powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The user interface is customized with the latest version of HTC Sense for smart phones, HTC Sense 3.5. The clock widget has been given a new look, and the layouts have been slightly modified. Friend feed will allow users to be up to date about their friends over multiple social networking sites. When receiving a call, users will be able to see the caller’s latest status, or if it is his/her birthday, it will be displayed, as well. More applications for HTC Rhyme can be downloaded from Android marketplace and many other 3rd party android markets. The browsing experience is also pleasant in HTC Rhyme with pinch to zoom, smooth video playback, flash support and multi window browsing.

HTC Rhyme has a 1600mAh battery, and there for users can expect a continuous talk time over 6 hours easily. HTC Rhyme has a cool accessory called the “Charm Indicator” which can be plugged into the headphone jack of the device and which will blink when a call is received. The idea is to enable the user to find the phone inside a bag easily.

HTC Rhyme – First Look

HTC Sensation

HTC Sensation is an Android smart phone officially announced by HTC on April 2011. The device was officially released by May 2011. HTC Sensation was previously rumored as HTC Pyramid. This smart phone is specially designed for a superior quality multimedia experience. Hence, HTC Sensation is ideal as an entertainment device rather than a corporate device. The device is marketed by HTC as a “Multimedia Super phone”.

HTC Sensation is 4.96” tall and 2.57” wide. One has to admit the multimedia feature packed phone is impressive at a thickness of only 0.44”. This entertainment phone weighs only 148 g. With above dimensions, HTC Sensation has a sleek look and portability essential for an entertainment phone while allowing good screen real estate. Talking about the screen, HTC Sensation has a 4.3 “multi touch super LCD screen with 540 x 960 resolution. Though Super LCD is not the best display on entertainment smart phones in the market, the pixel density remains quite impressive and will compensate for any drawback the display will create. The device also has Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and a Gyro sensor. The user interface on HTC Sensation is customized with HTC Sense 3.0.

HTC Sensation is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core Snapdragon processor with hardware accelerated graphics facilitated by Adreno 220 GP. Since HTC Sensation is intended for intensive multimedia manipulation, it is necessary to have above-superior hardware configuration. HTC Sensation is complete with 768 MB and 1 GB worth internal storage. The storage can be extended using a micro-SD card up to 32 GB. HTC has very generously included an 8 GB micro-SD card by default. In terms of connectivity, the device supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G connectivity as well as micro-USB.

Camera is an important feature in any entertainment Smartphone. It is no different with regard to HTC Sensation, as well. HTC Sensation is complete with a fabulous 8 mega pixel camera with LED flash and auto-focus. The camera also allows HD video recording at 1080P. The front facing VGA camera is sufficient for video conferencing. The front facing camera is a colour VGA camera. HTC has paid a great deal of attention to improve the picture taking experience on HTC Sensation. The lag between pressing the button to take a picture and the time the picture is taken is reduced by instant capture. While this may not be the preferred setting for all, most users will find this appealing. Pictures taken from the rear facing 8-mega pixel camera is quite appealing, and the same goes for the videos.

The multimedia support on HTC Sensation is impressive with full blown audio, video and image support. Audio playback on many different formats is supported on HTC Sensation. The supported formats are .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav and .wma (Windows Media Audio 9). The supported audio recording format is .amr. The device supports video playback formats such as .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3) and .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3). The supported video recording format is .3gp. FM radio support, loudspeaker, 3.5 mm audio jack for head phones and SRS virtual surround sound for headphones will make sure listening to music is entertaining on HTC Sensation. The instant capture camera application will give an enhanced photo taking experience on HTC Sensation. Video playback is of excellent quality thanks to the hardware accelerated graphics, high resolution display and 4.3” screen size.

HTC Sensation is powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), but the UI is highly customized with HTC Sense™. The active lock screen will enable users to view interesting widgets on the phone with quality animations. The active lock screen is the biggest addition to the HTC Sense 3.0 from its previous version. When checking the weather on the phone, the screen will simulate the weather outside, with amazing visuals. Since HTC Sensation is an Android device, more applications can be downloaded from the Android market and many 3rd party Android markets. The browsing experience on HTC Sensation is also supreme with multi window browsing. Text and image are rendered with quality even after zoom and video playback on the browser is also smooth. The browser comes with support for flash.

HTC Sensation comes with a 1520 mAh re-chargeable battery. As HTC Sensation is intended for heavy multimedia manipulation, having a powerful battery is crucial. The device reportedly stands for nearly 6 hours of continuous talk time with 3G on. With the satisfactory performance of the battery, HTC Sensation will give a good competition to many other high-end smart phones in the market.

HTC Sensation – First Look

What is the difference between HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation?

HTC Rhyme is one of the latest Android smart phones announced by HTC in early September 2011. HTC Rhyme is available in US with Verizon Wireless. HTC Sensation is an Android smart phone officially announced by HTC in April 2011. The device was officially released by May 2011. HTC Rhyme was released as a phone with many accessories while HTC Sensation was released as a multimedia phone. Between HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation is the bigger device with 4.96” height and 2.57” width. HTC Rhyme is only 4.68” tall and 2.39” wide. At 0.44”, HTC Sensation is thicker than HTC Rhyme. HTC Rhyme weighs only 130g while HTC Sensation weighs 148 g. HTC Rhyme is complete with a 3.7-inch super LCD capacitive touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution. HTC Sensation has a 4.3 “multi touch super LCD screen with 540 x 960 resolution. Between the two devices, HTC Sensation has the bigger display size as well as the better quality in terms of pixel density, as well. Both devices come with Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, a digital compass and a light sensor. The UI in HTC Rhyme is customized with HTC Sense 3.5 while HTC Sensation is customized with HTC Sense 3.0. HTC Rhyme is powered by a 1GHz Scorpion processor with an Adreno 205 GPU. HTC Sensation is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core Snapdragon processor with hardware accelerated graphics facilitated by Adreno 220 GP. HTC Sensation is a more powerful device. Both devices have 768 MB RAM worth RAM. The internal storage available in HTC Rhyme is 4 GB while HTC Sensation has only 1 GB. Both HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation comes with an 8 GB micro SD card and allow extending internal storage up to 32 GB. In terms of connectivity, both devices support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3 G connectivity as well as micro-USB. HTC Sensation is the winner when considering the camera quality. While HTC Rhyme has a 5 mega pixel camera, HTC Sensation is packed with a fabulous 8 mega pixel rear facing camera. Rear facing cameras on both HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation comes with auto focus, LED flash and geo tagging. The rear camera of HTC Rhyme is capable of video capture at 720 P while the same in HTC Sensation is capable of HD video recording at 1080P. Both HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation have front facing VGA cameras. The instant capture improved in HTC cameras is available in both HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation. Both HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation support audio playback formats such as .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav and .wma. Audio recording formats supported by HTC Rhyme are .amr, .m4a and .aac while HTC Sensation supports audio recording with .amr. Both devices support video playback formats such as.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3) and .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3). Video recording formats supported by HTC Rhyme are .3gp and .mp4 while HTC Sensation supports only .3gp. FM Radio support, load speaker and 3.5 mm audio jack are common to both these HTC devices. However, with a better screen resolution and a larger screen size, HTC Sensation is probably more suitable to view video. HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation are both Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) powered. In comparison to the UI available in HTC Sensation, HTC Rhyme has a newer version of the HTC Sense UI. Applications for both devices can be downloaded from Android marketplace and many other 3rd party android markets. The browsing experience is seamless in both devices with pinch to zoom, smooth video playback, flash support and multi window browsing. HTC Rhyme has a 1600mAh battery, and there for users can expect a continuous talk time over 6 hours easily. HTC Sensation comes with a 1520 mAh re-chargeable battery. Between these two devices, HTC Rhyme has a more powerful battery, which is likely to last longer due to other configurations such as screen resolution. HTC Rhyme has a cool accessory called the “Charm Indicator” which can be plugged into the headphone jack of the device and which will blink when a call is received. Such an accessory is not available with HTC Sensation.