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HTC Sensation XE

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User ratings:
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Pros

  • Text appears crisp and the colors are vivid
  • keypad works very well in portrait and landscape mode - adequate spacing helps
  • Sensation XE is

Cons

  • The XE is not a replacement of the original Sensation
  • The Solo headphones are the more expensive of the two
  • two LED flash next to the camera

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 4.3 in
  • 540, 960 px
  • 256 ppi
  • 1730 mAh
  • Dual-core

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HTC Sensation XE - Pros & Cons

HTC Sensation XE

Pros

  • Text appears crisp and the colors are vivid
  • keypad works very well in portrait and landscape mode - adequate spacing helps
  • Sensation XE is
  • well and truly
  • it a superb build quality and a very classy look
  • HTC Sensation XE is well and truly a brilliant device
  • nice
  • warm-looking colours and sharp focus
  • runs so smoothly and the sound quality
  • The battery life is pretty admirable to
  • sound experience is phenomenal

Cons

  • The XE is not a replacement of the original Sensation
  • The Solo headphones are the more expensive of the two
  • two LED flash next to the camera
  • a tinge of red at places makes the Sensation look a little
  • light sensitivity is a little too much
  • Sensation XE tends to get a little warm in the hand
  • visible noise
  • soft focus and washed-out colours and contrast
  • seen considerable battery drain with the screen turned off
  • XE does struggle in low light
  • Bass is HUGE without being distorted

HTC Sensation XE - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4.3 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1730 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
256 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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HTC Sensation XE - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 220
RAM memory768 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version3.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
Video outputMHL
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery capacity1730.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h
Talk time7.4 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size4.3 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution540 x 960 px
Pixel density256.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
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Storage
Internal storage1 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
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Dimensions
Height4.96 in
Width2.57 in
Depth0.44 in
Weight5.22 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno

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HTC Sensation XE HTC - Editorial Reviews (9)

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HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE Review
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Digit.in/hi/
Published: 20.01.2012
HTC Sensation XE Review
4.0

Read the in depth Review of HTC Sensation XE Mobile Phones. Know detailed info about HTC Sensation XE configuration, design and performance quality along with pros & cons, Digit rating, verdict based on user opinions/feedback.

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE Review
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Phone Arena
Published: 04.11.2011
HTC Sensation XE Review
4.3

HTC entered into cooperation with Beats by Dr Dre, and decided to leverage the audio brand's know-how with the HTC Sensation XE, an upgrade to its flagship Android handset. We say upgrade since the HTC Sensation XE is the same phone with minor changes: new color scheme,the 3rd generation dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset is pumped to its maximum 1.5GHz, and a beefier battery compensates for that might...

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE review: The eXtended Edition
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GSMArena.com
Published: 03.11.2011
HTC Sensation XE review: The eXtended Edition

No breaking news here. More of a developing story. The HTC Sensation XE is a shiny new release that lets you catch up on the latest from HTC Android...

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE
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CNET
Published: 22.11.2011
HTC Sensation XE

The Sensation XE delivers as many other HTC handsets have this year, and is made cooler by its Beats Audio colours and the great headphones bundled with the handset.

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE review
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TechRadar
Published: 16.03.2012
HTC Sensation XE review
4.5

HTC handset gets rebooted with Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC Sensation XE Review: HTC Sensation XE
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TechTree.com
Review: HTC Sensation XE

HTC Sensation XEMRP: 32,700Street Price (As on 02-March-2012): Rs 31,700 (Saholic.com; Infibeam.com); Rs 32,250 (Letsbuy.com) The original Sensation struck a fine balance between being an eye-candy and its performance.

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PC World
HTC Sensation XE Android phone
3.8

HTC Sensation XE review: The original HTC Sensation gets a splash of red paint and an endorsement from Dr.Dre

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE Review - Coolsmartphone
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Coolsmartphone
Published: 14.11.2011
HTC Sensation XE Review - Coolsmartphone

We've been sent a quite a few headphones over recent weeks. Some noise-cancelling ones, some fashionables ones, some really big over-ear ones. All of them

HTC Sensation XE HTC Sensation XE review
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T3
Published: 31.01.2012
HTC Sensation XE review
4.0

Is Beats tech enough to propel the HTC Sensation XE to smartphone stardom?