Well Ladies and Gentlemen, the HTC Sensation, aka HTC Pyramid, is finally official and boy, we didn’t see it coming at all! The 1.2GHz Dual-Core powered beast, with its massive 4.3″ Super LCD display is expected to launch in the middle of May on Vodafone UK and other retailers in June. HTC are pushing this device as a multimedia mogul, which will put it head to head with the Xperia Arc which is also another amazing multimedia centric device. It’s also dubbed a ‘Super Phone’. Hit the break for more details and videos.
The all important spec list:
- Android 2.3 (w/ new Sense UI)
- 4.3″ qHD Super LCD Capacitive Display
- 126.1mm x 65.4mm x 11.3mm – 148 grams
- 768MB RAM / 1GB ROM
- VGA front-facing Camera
- 1.2GHz Dual-Core MSM8660 Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU
- 8MP Camera (1080p @ 30/fps) and Stereo sound recording
- HSPA+ 14.4Mbit / 5.76Mbit 900/1700/2100 MHz
- 1520mAh Battery
- Wi-Fi b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0
HTC are also pushing their new version of Sense UI which is meant to take the user experience to a whole new level. They now allow widgets onto the lock screen, much like widget locker. As usual HTC have gone overboard with the weather widget, adding more animations and sound effects. They’ve also updated the apps, such as the camera which will instantly take photos with no shutter lag and record video with stereo sound and allow you to edit the recorded video on your phone. There’s also HTC Watch which streams TV and Movies to your Sensation, you can purchase or rent said media.
