HTC Sensation - A Beautiful and Simple Smartphone That Delivers the Sensational

27
Jun/11
  • Today, HTC gives us the chance to talk about many incredible devices that it has developed over the years. One of them is the HTC Sensation. As the name suggests, this Smartphone can easily deliver the sensational, which is unconditionally provided by its great functions and capabilities.

    Therefore, the most impressive features that most users praise are its qHD resolution, Sense 3.0 and the great movie streaming service. Of course, we cannot neglect the unique UI customizations, which leave a lot of room for more useful additions. Besides its incredible features, another great thing is the fact that the HTC Sensation truly feels small. The shape of the HTC Sensation has been achieved by shrinking the bottom and top of the HTC Incredible S, to which the producer has also added a few other minor elements.

    The HTC Sensation bottom accommodates hidden notch, which allows users to open up its back cover, and a microphone. Additionally, its left side homes a microUSB input, while the left side is left completely barren. The top of the HTC Sensation provides a power/lock button and headphone jack. In addition, everyone should know that its back comes along with an autofocus camera of 8MP, loudspeaker grille and dual LED flash. All these elements deliver a truly great device, which will definitely win the Best Smartphone Style award, if such prize would ever be given.

    HTC Sensation Features and Specifications


    As anyone expects, this Smartphone delivers some truly incredible features and specifications, which are revealed by the next paragraphs.

    Display
    • S-LCD capacitive touchscreen of 4.3 inches
    • 16 million colors
    • 540 x 960 pixels
    • Gorilla Glass display
    • Accelerometer sensor
    • Multi-touch input method
    • Proximity and Gyro sensors
    • HTC Sense 3.0

    Sound and Camera
    • Vibration, WAV and MP3 ringtones
    • Loudspeaker
    • 3.5mm audio jack
    • Camera of 8MP
    • Autofocus and dual-LED flash
    • 3264 x 2448p
    • Geo-tagging, image stabilization, touch-focus, instant capture and face detection
    • Video with stereo sound recording, 1080p

    Memory
    • Unlimited call records, fields and entries
    • Photocall
    • Internal memory: 768MB RAM and 1GB storage capacity
    • MicroSD card slot for expanding memory up to 32GB

    Additional Features
    • OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
    • CPU: dual-core processor of 1.2GHz, Adreno 220, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8
    • Browser: HTML
    • Messaging: IM, Email, MMS, SMS
    • GPS with a-GPS support

    PROS

    Most users find truly impressive the fact that such a small device can deliver so many capabilities and functions. Moreover, it is really great that the functions it ensures are of a very good quality. In short, the HTC Sensation provides a truly simple joy in anyone’s hand. Its weight is well balanced and the shape shows no finishing issues.

    CONS

    We were not able to find any system faults. Therefore, the only problem that HTC Sensation highlights is the small crevice located on the left side. The crevice allows the backlight, which is intended for the capacity keys, to get out. But this thing becomes an issue only if the users are intentionally looking for it.

    CONCLUSION

    The HTC Sensation is a truly great Smartphone which comes wrapped in a great aluminum frame, which adds durability and style. Besides the great look, the HTC Sensation is always ready to perform any tasks quickly and error-free. Therefore, we can definitely affirm that HTC did a truly great job with this magnificent device. 

    Our Rating on the HTC Sensation


    4.5 out of 5

    by Rushikesh Kamreja
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Camera

  • 8.00 Mega Pixel
  • Video Recording

Dimension

  •  Size 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
  •  Weight 148 g

Connectivity

  • BlueTooth
  • USB
  • WiFi

Battery

  • Type Standard battery, Li-Ion 1520 mAh
  • Standby Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
  • Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
  • Music Play 

Multi Media

  • Colour Screen
  • MMS
  • MP3
  • FM

Misc.

  • Accelerometer
  • Touch Screen

Others

  • Bar Design
  • 3G Phone
  • Android OS
  • QuadBand

Memory

  • Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
  •  Card Type microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included