HTC Sensation XE hands-on: First look

21 September 2011
Out of one party and into the other - HTC is showing off yet more hot gadgetry and we’re going hands-on with it. After yesterday’s Rhyme launch, today we’ll be playing with the HTC Sensation XE - the Taiwanese company‘s first dip into the audiophile pool...

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  • m
  • mark
  • MFs
  • 23 Sep 2011

Are You sure It's Sense UI 3.5?

It doesn't looks like, the images of sense on the HTC Rhyme... not even close

    • u
    • uiiii
    • MFs
    • 23 Sep 2011

    Yo're sure its Sense UI 3.5 on SENSATION XE?
    So whats new on Sense UI 3.5?

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • NL9
      • 23 Sep 2011

      Any info on the death grip issues in Sensatin XE????

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        • Anonymous
        • k76
        • 23 Sep 2011

        What's with the crippled RAM and non-internal storage? It's just an overclocked Sensation....

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          • Anonymous
          • Sve
          • 22 Sep 2011

          Lolz It will probably cost like 1999$

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            • Ivan
            • QP{
            • 22 Sep 2011

            Like the red highlights, fundamentally hate branding. Only reason I won't buy it, silly as it might be.

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              • Sensation
              • mm0
              • 22 Sep 2011

              Got an "old" HTC sensation running a customrom (sensation XE rom with tweakers). I've got the beats software and a decent headphone(Besides, I really don't like the red accents the XE has).

              The benchmarks on my phone are even better than the one gsmarena is showing(72000 and 32000 resp.). Not that I really care, my phone just feels a lot smoother than with a stock rom.

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                • UNKNOW
                • PUB
                • 22 Sep 2011

                i thought this guys going to come out phone wit beats sound card but wasted.. pls do something worth for the price. customers all ways rite.. :P

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                  • astar
                  • 3rT
                  • 22 Sep 2011

                  It's the same as the first sensation, and only software differance. I'm going to upgrade my sensation to the XE =D

                    • j
                    • johnnied
                    • jBu
                    • 22 Sep 2011

                    well I wouldn't wanna be a first generation Sensation user right now lol

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                      • Anonymous
                      • m9g
                      • 22 Sep 2011

                      ml, 22 Sep 2011i dont think dr dre is used for his rapper appeal , but rat... moreAnd Jimmy Iovine (Beats CEO) is a heck of a producer which has produced classic albums (Like Darkness On The Edge Of Town) but i dunno if they are operating in musician mode or in exec mode. Since hardware improvements are far more expensive than software (DSPs) i lean to the latter mode. Unfortunately. I'm willing to move on to a 4.3 or 4.7 smartphone but only the iPhone meets my standards for audio and music connectivity. At least for the moment.

                        • m
                        • moi
                        • pwS
                        • 22 Sep 2011

                        It's interesting that my Galaxy S II does flash 1080p HD with no problem at all despite 1.2 GHz cpu. Sweet to know you got that kin of performance in your device even though the screen doesn't support the resolution. The Galaxy note screen resolution is great for Full HD though. Maybe my next device...

                          • m
                          • ml
                          • S35
                          • 22 Sep 2011

                          EdB, 22 Sep 2011Still only 700mb of RAM. Still only 1gb onboard memory. I d... morei dont think dr dre is used for his rapper appeal , but rather that he is one of if not the best best music producer and knows a heck of a lot about quality sound.

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                            • qT@
                            • 22 Sep 2011

                            Anonymous, 22 Sep 2011"Not that the headphones that came with the original S... moreyou might have a bronken handset then the music is really loud even with the original headsets

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                              • AnonD-13148
                              • P%h
                              • 22 Sep 2011

                              Looks attractive, but I would rather wait for the HDscreen batches.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Iay
                                • 22 Sep 2011

                                can't wait for this thing to be released in singapore! XD

                                  • m
                                  • mudhi
                                  • 7ve
                                  • 22 Sep 2011

                                  I got a question, duz anyone know if the beats mode will kick in when using other beats headphones like the studios? Or do u need specially built htc versions?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mPM
                                    • 22 Sep 2011

                                    Unfortunately it turns out that for the most part all the Beats thing is just a Dsp (bombastic equalization i bet) and better headphones. Not hardware improvements thus in key areas like the output impedance iPhone is still far better.

                                    Not to mention the lo fi a2dp codec that HTC uses on their phones.

                                    Heck build in a line out, fix a2dp codec and low the output impedance. That's real audiophile basics.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PU0
                                      • 22 Sep 2011

                                      "Not that the headphones that came with the original Sensation and its audio output were bad, but what we have with the Sensation XE is certainly among the best audio experiences so far."

                                      i have the original Sensation, audio both speakers and headphones are BAD! i can barely hear em even with a pair of Bose or B&O stuck in my ears...

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                                        • Raj
                                        • qp4
                                        • 22 Sep 2011

                                        Can't lie, that Red earpiece and Red buttons makes this phone looks really hot.