HTC it has acquired 51% ownership stake in Electronic Beats LLC. The company is backed by rapper Dr. Dre is known for its audio technology and design style headphones.
HTC Sensation XE in the sales package also includes Beats headphones by Dr. Dre are optimized for this handset. When headphones are used, the phone automatically detects the handset and change the profile to Beats sound.
In addition to better sound, HTC Sensation XE also better specifications than usual HTC Sensation. Upgraded the processor to 1.5 GHz dual core and 1730 mAh battery that is more durable.
While other specs look similar to the regular edition. Like the Gingerbread Android OS, 4.3 inch QHD screen, 8 megapixel camera and others.
As of CNet, HTC Sensation XE would be available in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa at the end of September. The price has not been announced, said to be in the range of 500 euros.
Specifications of HTC Sensation XE:
- Size: 126.1mm x 65.4mm x 11.3mm (4.96" x 2.57" x 0.44")
- Weight: 151 grams (5.33 ounces) with battery
- Display: 4.3-inch touch screen
- Screen: 109 mm (4.3") with qHD (540 X 960) resolution, S-LCD capacitive touchscreen display
- 3.5mm jack
- Players: MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player and XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Memory: 4GB internal memory with 768 MB RAM and 32GB expandable memory
- Camera: 8 mpixels (3264×2448 pixels) with autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection and instant capture facilities
- Videos : 1080p@30FPS with stereo sound recording
- Operating System: Android v2.3.4(Gingerbread)
- CPU: 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm processor
- Applications: Games, Radio, GPS, Java, MIDP emulator, Digital Compass SNS integration etc
- Internet Applications: Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Picasa integration
- Battery: Li-Ion 1730 mAh. It has back up of Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G) in stand by mode and Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) in talk time mode.