| Rating | Where to buy |
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HTC Sensation 4G has an elegant design with the exterior shell made of plastic and aluminum that wraps around the back and sides. The screen has raised edges to reduce contact when the phone is put upside down. The outer shell is made of high-quality staff and it feels good in the hand.
Design and Features
HTC Sensation 4G is equipped with almost everything you may want to have in your cell phone. It sports an 8MP camera, full HD video recording, loads of 3D animated menus. HTC Sensation 4G features built-in 8 GB memory and supports up to 32 GB. It supports GPRS, EDGE, and Wi-Fi and a highest of 14.4 Mbps data transfer rate.
HTC Sensation 4G sports Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion CPU, and Adreno 220 GPU to run Android OS, v2.3, commonly known as Gingerbread. To add more sugar, HTC 4G features a 4.3-inch qHD S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, 540 x 960
pixels resolution. HTC 4G sensation has an 8 MP autofocus camera with dual-LED flash. You can record full HD video with stereo sound at 1080p@30fps. Watching HD video was fun as the screen produced a very impressive color with a crisp picture. We played 3D games such as Dungeon Defenders, Gorilla Bob, Gun Bros, and Nova HD. We were more than impressed with graphics quality and frame rate.
HTC 4G has an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensor. You can download thousands of apps from the internet. It supports up to 14.4 Mbps wireless data transfer rate. When it’s about listening audios, HTC Sensation 4G will never fail to satisfy you.
HTC 4G has QUERTY touch keypad with large letters. It was easy to write something on the big 4.3-inch qHD screen of HTC Sensation 4G. The multitouch makes life easy when zooming in and out pictures and performing similar actions.
Performance
Talking longer over HTC 4G Sensation doesn’t create any uneasy feelings on your ear. The signal reception is great. Even when the towers are at their lowest, we could make a call and exchanged crystal clear voice on both ends.
The battery of HTC Sensation 4G is 1520 mAh. Definitely, the battery could have had some more juices in it, which HTC didn’t take into consideration. The consequence is the battery run out of juices after 6 or 8 hours of talk time on 2G or 3G network respectively.
| Pros | Cons |
| Unique design, stylish phone, high battery backup, 3D menu, qHD screen. | Price could have been lower |
Conclusion
Undoubtedly, HTC Sensation 4G is a gorgeous phone and you wouldn’t see many people carrying it. Even iPhone fanatics (you may include me in the list as well) may have a curious look at this one. The unlocked HTC Sensation 4G is available for about $500. If you don’t want to buy a 32GB iPhone 4S for $850 or more, HTC Sensation could undoubtedly be your next best choice or even a better choice. You might also like our post on Latest smartphones.