One of the most popular smartphone of 2011 at this point is the HTC Sensation 4G. With its 4.3″ screen with qHD resolution, Sense 3.0 and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor why wouldn’t it be.
Hardware
The Sensation 4G has a simple structure that weighs in at 5.22 ounces (148 grams) making it an easy phone to handle and feels great in your hand. The device also has a strong and sturdy aluminum frame making it feel solid with few gaps. This being said the battery cover is a bit difficult to remove making switching out the SIM (located under the battery) and the micro SD card (visible without removing the battery) difficult to change frequently. Also take note the phone has 1GB of internal memory but comes with a pre-installed 8GB micro SD Card.
Battery
While the Sensation 4G has a 1520 mAh battery it can handle a couple days of casual use (assuming your not shooting video and pictures). When gaming and using other apps that are generally tough on battery life the device can handle a full day of fun. All this being said if you like to take video and pictures from your phone you will only make it around 4-6 hours of use before it dies on you.
Display
This 960 x 540 Super LCD screen gives you a very high quality display. While not as advanced as the Super AMOLED competition it does have the qHD resolution making it a much cleaner look. The screens stick to the standard 4 x 4 (16 icon) view although the quality of these are un-paralleled. You can also notice a huge benefit of display when viewing pictures in the gallery. Having this qHD screen also gives you the ability to watch movies in true widescreen (16:9) meaning you see the entire screen.
Sound
Calls on the Sensation 4G are clear as expected. When talking to others outside they could hear every word we said even though it was not as easy for us when there was a lot of noise around us. This being said it was no different than any other phone. It does however have a very loud and clear speaker on it allowing voice calls, music and radio to be clearly heard with outstanding quality.
While the HTC Sensation has many other features we just directed this review to a few things that we have been asked about the device. If anyone would like other aspects of the Sensation 4G reviewed please let us know and we will add it to the above.