Sensation 1520 mAh internal rechargeableli-ion, removable Sensation XE 1730 mAh
Rear camera
8-megapixel (3264×2448) with autofocus and dual LED flash, 1080p HD (only 720p HD on XL) video recording @ 30 frame/s with tap-to-focus and digital zoom (sensor: 1/3.2" Samsung S5K3H1GX)[1]
The HTC Sensation is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation that runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software stock.[2] Officially announced by HTC on April 12, 2011, the HTC Sensation was launched by Vodafone in key European markets including the United Kingdom on May 19, 2011[6] and by T-Mobile in the United States on June 12, 2011 (marketed as the HTC Sensation 4G).[7] It was HTC's fifth flagship Android phone[8] and the first HTC phone to support the HTC Sense 3.0 user interface. At the time of its release, the Sensation XE was the world's fastest Android phone.[9]
HTC launched the Sensation as part of a new generation of devices with signed bootloaders. As a consequence, the phones were originally not rootable, denying users administrative rights to their phones.[11] It was announced on July 10, 2011, that HTC Sensation devices would have their bootloaders unlocked due to overwhelming customer feedback after the release.[12][13]
On July 29, 2011, a tool named Revolutionary was released by amateur developers AlphaRevX and unrevoked, which enabled S-off, and subsequently, allowed permanent root.[14]
In August 2011, HTC officially allowed unlocking HTC Sensation bootloaders at the HTCdev.com website.[15]
Update
In March 2012, HTC updated their devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).[16] The ICS update re-locked the bootloader, but developers found a procedure that made it possible to obtain S-off.[17]
HTC decided to fork their Sense user interface, leaving Sensation owners who updated to ICS with the Sense 3.6 interface instead of getting Sense 4.0, which launched on newer phones.[18]
The phone can be upgraded with a custom ROM up to Android 7.1.2, but the device is currently considered obsolete and development has ended.[19]
Variants
HTC Sensation XE
On September 14, 2011, HTC released the Extended Edition (XE) of the HTC Sensation in Europe under the name HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio.[20] The Sensation XE had a faster 1.5 GHz dual-core processor (up from 1.2 GHz on the stock Sensation), a larger 1730mAh battery, and shipped with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) OS with HTC Sense 3.0. The Sensation XE featured a red speaker, buttons, rear camera, and the Beats logo to differentiate it from older Sensations. It included urbeats earphones, a renamed and redesigned iBeats headphone.[20]
"HTC Sensation full specs". phonearena.com. 2011-04-12. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2011-04-12. Processor: Dual-core Qualcomm MSM 8260
"HTC Sensation - Specification". htc.com. HTC Corporation. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-04-12. Weight:148 grams (5.22 ounces) with battery
Wollman, Dana (2011-04-12). "HTC Sensation 4G official: 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0". engadget.com. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2011-04-13. Before hitting the states this summer, the Sensation will launch in the UK, Germany, and the rest of HTC's "key" European markets in mid-May, with Vodafone scoring a Europe-wide exclusive for "a couple of weeks."
