The phone will cost $199, after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a two-year contract.
HTC's Sensation has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm, a 4.3-inch qHD display with 940-by-560 resolution, 768 MB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video capture and a front-facing VGA camera. Spec-wise, the Sensation's main weakness is storage; there's only 1 GB on-board, plus a preloaded 8 GB microSD card. The phone has an aluminum unibody design, measures 0.4 inches thick and weighs 5.2 ounces.
For software, the Sensation runs Android 2.3 with HTC's Sense user interface on top. Besides the Android features, the Sensation adds an instant capture camera, which supposedly eliminates lag when pressing the shutter button, and an active lock screen that can show e-mails, Facebook status updates and other info.
HTC is pitching this phone as a multimedia powerhouse, and it comes with two apps for video: HTC Watch provides movies and TV shows for purchase or rent, and T-Mobile TV provides live and on-demand television shows for free. Read More
