Samsung Galaxy Nexus and HTC Sensation XE look quite similar but they have different specifications. Both smartphones have black chassis. On the chassis of HTC Sensation XE, there is a red Beat Audio logo. The red design of the HTC Sensation XE smartphone matches with the Dr. Dre branding. Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a dimension of 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm. On the other hand, the dimension of HTC Sensation XE is 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm. Samsung Galaxy Nexus is much lighter compare to the HTC Sensation XE. Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a clean look and does not have any physical button. HTC Sensation XE has four different Android buttons.
HTC Sensation XE has a capacitive screen that measures 4.3 inches while Galaxy Nexus has a touchscreen that measures 4.7 inches. The screen of both smartphone supports multi touch features. This means that you can interact directly with the screen. Both smartphones are equipped with accelerometers, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. Google Nexus smartphone features an oleophobic surface. Both smartphones have capacitive screens that support up to 16 million colors. Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a better screen compare to HTX Sensation XE because it has a HD screen with super AMOLED feature.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus is equipped with a 5 MP camera. The built in camera in HTC Sensation is 8 MP. The camera of the HTC Sensation is capable of taking photos with up to 3264×2448 pixel in resolution whereas the camera of Samsung Galaxy can capture a photo with up to 3592×1936 pixels. The HTC Sensation XE built in camera offers many features such as dual LED flash, geo tagging, face detection, and etc. The Galaxy Nexus camera features single LED flash and is capable of capturing a full HD video at 30 frames per second. As a conclusion, the HTC Sensation HTC offers a better camera compare to the Galaxy Nexus.