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A multimedia superphone

HTC Sensation

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  • Instant capture camera Remember that time you pressed the shutter button and had to wait while your camera phone finished taking the picture? With the instant capture camera, the moment you press the button is the same moment the photo is captured. Never let a great shot slip away.
  • Richer Internet experience Surf the web in style with multi-window browsing, a quick lookup tool for jumping to Wikipedia or YouTube and the latest Flash support for smooth video playback.
  • Active lockscreen We've transformed the lockscreen into a window to the good stuff on your phone - you can check up on your portfolio, view your friend's status, and more.
  • Immersive experience Have you ever held a thunderstorm in your hand? When checking the weather – feel the sun's rays or wipe away the droplets of water.

HTC Sensation

A multimedia superphone

Released April 11st, 2011
Size:126.1mm x 65.4mm x 11.3mm (4.96" x 2.57" x 0.44")
Weight:148 grams (5.22 ounces) with battery
Display:4.3-inch touch screen
Screen:109 mm (4.3")
HTC Sensation

It's all in the details

  • Immerse yourself in richer movie watching and music listening experience with virtual surround sound.
  • Capture life in vivid detail on the full HD camcorder with stereo sound recording.
  • Easily trim your videos down to the best frames and share them on your favourite social network.
  • Share videos and photos to your big screen TV wirelessly via DLNA.
  • Connect to a Wi-Fi printer to easily print your photos, documents and web pages.

CPU Processing Speed

1.2 GHz, dual core

Storage1

Internal phone storage:
1 GB
RAM:
768 MB

Expansion slot:

  • microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Connectors2

  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection

Sensors

  • Gyro sensor
  • G-Sensor
  • Digital compass
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor

Multimedia

  • Gallery, Music, and FM Radio
  • SRS virtual surround sound for wired headphone
  • DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computer

Audio supported formats:

  • Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
  • Recording: .amr

Video supported formats:

  • Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
  • Recording: .3gp

Power & Battery3

Battery type:
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity:
1520 mAh

Talk time:

  • WCDMA: Up to 420 minutes
  • GSM: Up to 500 minutes

Standby time4:

  • WCDMA: Up to 525 hours
  • GSM: Up to 285 hours

Network5

HSPA/WCDMA:

  • 850/1900/2100 MHz

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform

Platform

Android™ with HTC Sense™

Camera

Camera

8 megapixel color camera:

  • Auto focus and dual LED flash

Front camera:

  • VGA fixed focus color camera

HD video recording:

  • 1080p HD video recording

Internet

Internet6

3G:

  • Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed
  • Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:

  • Up to 114 Kbps downloading

EDGE:

  • Up to 236.8 Kbps downloading

Wi-Fi®:

  • IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth®

Bluetooth®

  • Bluetooth® 3.0
  • A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
  • FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
  • PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
  • Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HID, HSP, MAP, SPP, SDAP

Social Networking

Social Networking

  • Facebook® and Twitter™ for HTC Sense
  • Friend Stream
  • Share photos/videos on Facebook®, Flickr®, Twitter™, or YouTube™

Location

Location

  • Internal GPS antenna
  • With Locations, explore maps with zero wait, zero dead spots, and zero data roaming fees

Tethering

Tethering

  • USB and Wi-Fi® tethering

Recommended Windows System Requirements

Recommended Windows System Requirements

  • Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows® XP
  • HTC Sync

  1. The actual available internal storage may differ depending on the software configuration of your phone.
  2. Special cable required for HDMI connection.
  3. Battery times (talk time, standby time, and more) are subject to network and phone usage.
  4. A Standby time specification ("specification") is an industry standard that is only intended to allow comparison of different mobile devices under the same circumstances. Power consumption in a standby state is strongly dependent on factors including but not limited to network, settings, location, movement, signal strength and cell traffic . Comparisons of different mobile devices using such a specification can therefore only be done in a controlled laboratory environment. When using any mobile device in real life circumstances for which the mobile device is intended, the standby time could be considerably lower and will be strongly dependent on the factors as mentioned above.
  5. Network bands in regions other than Europe and Asia Pacific may be different, depending on the mobile operator and your location. Please check with your mobile operator.
  6. Actual data speed is dependent on the network or Wi-Fi® signal strength.

Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

 

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