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The HTC Sensation is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation that runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software stock.[2] Officially announced by HTC on April 12, 2011, the HTC Sensation was launched by Vodafone in key European markets including the United Kingdom on May 19, 2011[6] and by T-Mobile in the United States on June 12, 2011 (marketed as the HTC Sensation 4G).[7] It was HTC's fifth flagship Android phone[8] and the first HTC phone to support the HTC Sense 3.0 user interface. At the time of its release, the Sensation XE was the world's fastest Android phone.[9]

Software

The device shipped with Android 2.3.3 and includes HTC Sense 3.0 UI.[10]

HTC launched the Sensation as part of a new generation of devices with signed bootloaders. As a consequence, the phones were originally not rootable, denying users administrative rights to their phones.[11] It was announced on July 10, 2011, that HTC Sensation devices would have their bootloaders unlocked due to overwhelming customer feedback after the release.[12][13]

On July 29, 2011, a tool named Revolutionary was released by amateur developers AlphaRevX and unrevoked, which enabled S-off, and subsequently, allowed permanent root.[14]

In August 2011, HTC officially allowed unlocking HTC Sensation bootloaders at the HTCdev.com website.[15]

Update

In March 2012, HTC updated their devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).[16] The ICS update re-locked the bootloader, but developers found a procedure that made it possible to obtain S-off.[17]

HTC decided to fork their Sense user interface, leaving Sensation owners who updated to ICS with the Sense 3.6 interface instead of getting Sense 4.0, which launched on newer phones.[18]

The phone can be upgraded with a custom ROM up to Android 7.1.2, but the device is currently considered obsolete and development has ended.[19]

Variants

HTC Sensation XE

On September 14, 2011, HTC released the Extended Edition (XE) of the HTC Sensation in Europe under the name HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio.[20] The Sensation XE had a faster 1.5 GHz dual-core processor (up from 1.2 GHz on the stock Sensation), a larger 1730mAh battery, and shipped with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) OS with HTC Sense 3.0. The Sensation XE featured a red speaker, buttons, rear camera, and the Beats logo to differentiate it from older Sensations. It included urbeats earphones, a renamed and redesigned iBeats headphone.[20]

HTC Sensation XL

Main article: HTC Sensation XL

On October 6, 2011, HTC released the Sensation XL with a larger 4.7-inch screen running HTC Sense 3.5 with Beats Audio.

See also

References

  1. ^ Klug, Brian (2011-07-01). "HTC Sensation 4G Review - A Sensational Smartphone". anandtech.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. ^ a b HTC Corporation 2011.
  3. ^ GSMArena.com 2011.
  4. ^ phoneArena.com 2011.
  5. ^ Wollman 2011.
  6. ^ Krause, Kevin (May 4, 2011). "HTC Sensation Vodafone Pre-Order Gives May 19 UK Ship Date". Phandroid. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  7. ^ Hanlon, Tim (June 1, 2011). "T-Mobile announces a price and release date for the HTC Sensation 4G". gizmag.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  8. ^ Nield, David. "Path of the One". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ "World's fastest Android Phone | HTC Sensation XE 4g review | TTC | Tech-check | SEO | Reviews| Gadgets| Technology". Thetechnoclub.com. 2011-11-16. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  10. ^ Healey, Nic (August 19, 2011). "Review: HTC Sensation dual-core smartphone". ITnews. Haymarket Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "HTC Sensation Comes with Locked Bootload". softpedia.com. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  12. ^ Gunther, Cory (26 May 2011). "Breaking: HTC to unlock all bootloaders [Update: Only on Future Devices]". Android Community. R3 Media Network. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  13. ^ "HTC lays out timeline for unlocked bootloaders on Sensation, Sensation 4G, and EVO 3D". thisismynext.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  14. ^ "Revolutionary". Revolutionary. revolutionary.io. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "Unlock Bootloader". HTCdev. HTC Corp. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  16. ^ "HTC Sensation 4.0 Update live". Intomobile. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  17. ^ "Unlimited.IO". 2014-02-16. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  18. ^ Hall, Chris (2020-04-25). "HTC Sense 3.6 vs Sense 4.0: What's the difference? - Pocket-lin". pocket-lint.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  19. ^ "[ROM][Android 7.1] LineageOS-14.1 by ivanich [3.4Kernel]". XDA Forums. XDA. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  20. ^ a b "HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.

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