| HTC Sensation XL | Nokia Surge |
| Manufacture | HTC | Nokia |
| Model | Sensation XL | Surge |
| Form factor | Block | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 163 gram | 124.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 133 x 71 x 10 | 98.00 x 56.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Symbian S60 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| 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, f/2.2, 28mm | 2 megapixels, 4x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | 1.3 megapixel | NA |
| Display size | 4.7 inches | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 240 |
| Display height | 800 | 320 |
| PPI | 198.5 | 166.67 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM 8255 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 768 MB. 16 GB storage. 12.64 GB available storage | 128 MB. Expandable up to 8 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AMR, AAC, WAV, WMA | MP3, AAC, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1600 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 230 | 400 |
| Talktime (m) | 140 | 282 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |