Skip to content
0
HTC Sensation
View Specs
Phone Insight
Full Specifications September 4, 2026
HTC Sensation Android 2.3
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
OS Android 2.3.4, up to 4.0, Sense UI 3
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)
Phone Insight phoneinsight.org/ Printed September 4, 2026

For live pricing, photos, and comparisons, visit phoneinsight.org/phones/htc-sensation/

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

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

Processor 37.5
Display 52.3
Camera 42.8
Battery 32.2
0.1%Popularity rank
9,698,162 hitsTotal views
Keep exploring

You might also like

ZTE Blade A56 Android 15
ZTE

ZTE Blade A56

10.3 Benchmark
4GB RAM Unisoc T7200
vivo Y400 Pro Android 15
vivo

vivo Y400 Pro

64.6 Benchmark
8GB RAM Dimensity 7300
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Pura 80 Pro

40.3 Benchmark
12GB RAM
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

86.1 Benchmark
16GB RAM Kirin 9020