HTC Sensation specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

HTC Sensation
  • Released 2011, May 148g, 11.3mm thickness Android 2.3.4, up to 4.0, Sense UI 3 1GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion Adreno 220 Mini-SIM About 134.4 USD
  • 4.3" 540x960 pixels
  • 8MP 1080p
  • 768GB RAM Snapdragon S3
  • 1520mAh Li-Ion

HTC Sensation overview

HTC Sensation is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2011, May. HTC Sensation has 4.3 inch, S-LCD, a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. It uses Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 chipset, Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 220 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 8MP Single main camera, Single selfie camera. HTC Sensation uses Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery. The price of HTC Sensation is about 134.4 USD.

Score the key features of HTC Sensation compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 30 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 40 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

HTC Sensation full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

DISPLAY

Type S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

PLATFORM

OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.

SELFIE CAMERA

Single VGA

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
  MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery
Stand-by 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)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, Ice White
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
Price About 134.4 USD

TESTS

Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB

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