| HTC Sensation | Nokia N78 |
| Manufacture | HTC | Nokia |
| Model | Sensation | N78 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 148 gram | 102.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 126 x 65 x 11 | 113.00 x 49.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Symbian S60 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus | 3.2 Megapixels. 8x digital zoom. Autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | CIF (352 x 288 pixels) |
| Display size | 4.3 inches | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 540 | 240 |
| Display height | 960 | 320 |
| PPI | 256.15 | 166.67 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz, dual core | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 768 MB. 1 GB storage. Expandable with microSD card | 70 MB expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, WAV, WMA | MP3/ AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+/ WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Java |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1520 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 350 | 320 |
| Talktime (m) | 495 | 260 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | NA |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |