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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
HTC · 2011

HTC Sensation

HTC Sensation Android smartphone. Announced Apr 2011. Features 4.3″ display, Snapdragon S3 chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1520 mAh battery, 1000 MB storage, 768 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.3"
Chipset Snapdragon S3
RAM 768 GB
Storage 1GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1520 mAh
Build 148g, 11.3mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220

Display

Type S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB

Misc

Colors Black, Ice White
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
Type S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM
Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Single VGA
Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB
Colors Black, Ice White
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)
Price About 120 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
39/100
Entry-level

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Processor 37.5
Display 52.3
Camera 42.8
Battery 32.2
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