HTC Announces the Sensation

After appearing in leaked images, the handset is all set to make a Sensation.

Ashish Koshy|Apr 13, 2011, 10:24:16 IST

This was on the cards really. We already read and saw about the HTC Sensation (or Pyramid, if that’s what you remember best), the last being a speculation about the smartphone going official. However, the speculation seems to be true now and the Sensation has finally gone official.

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The smartphone is said to be similar to the HTC Evo 3D apart from its 3D capabilities. It runs on a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, an Adreno 220 GPU that gives a boost to its graphic capabilities and has a Gorilla Glass encased display. The Sensation runs on Android Gingerbread with their customized HTC Sense UI running on top. It has the following specifications:

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4.3-inch LCD Touchscreen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels
3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot, GPS with A-GPS
Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
8 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
Secondary VGA camera
3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM with RDS
Memory expandable up to 32 GB with 8 GB bundled

The camera has geo-tagging, touch focus, instant capture and more. It can also record 1080p videos at 30 fps. It has all the regular Google applications pre-loaded and also has SNS integration. It supports media formats such as MP3, MP4, H.264, XviD and others as well.

Like the Evo but for 3D capabilities

There’s no word about how much the Sensation is priced at. However, it’s being touted to release globally sometime in May. Stay tuned for updates on the Sensation.