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HTC Sensation XE
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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
HTC · 2011

HTC Sensation XE

HTC Sensation XE Android smartphone. Announced Sep 2011. Features 4.3″ display, Snapdragon S3 chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1730 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.3"
Chipset Snapdragon S3
RAM 768 GB
Storage 4GB storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1730 mAh
Build 151g, 11.3mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, September. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.5 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)
Internal 4GB (1GB user available), 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 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1730 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Beats headset

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
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 752:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB

Misc

Colors Black, White
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, September. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU Dual-core 1.5 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)
Internal 4GB (1GB user available), 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 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1730 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Beats headset
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
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Display Contrast ratio: 752:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
Colors Black, White
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)
Price About 140 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
39.9/100
Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 38.5
Display 52.3
Camera 42.8
Battery 34.8
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