HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio & Beats headset

HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio™ comes inbox with custom made Beats headsets, engineered to deliver extraordinary sound. The specially tuned software and user interface delivers the ultimate mobile audio experience we know you’ll appreciate. Featuring an aluminum unibody construction and designed with touches of red, the phone feels premium and looks beautiful inside and out.

Audio

The inclusion of hip-hop legend Dr Dre's Beats Audio technology puts the emphasis on the audio for this handset, via its headphones mostly, and it definitely has something going for it -- mostly in the bass, though there's a striking clarity to the high end too. That won't necessarily be for everyone though, since its low-end leanings tend to favour dance music rather than acoustic fare, which doesn't sound quite as crisp in the midrange -- it's still better than you'll get with just about any headphones supplied with a phone however.

Much like Apple used to do with its look-at-me white earphones, Beats has done with its bright red version, which are now the headphones to be seen with on the street. Fortunately they back up their "mug me" appearance by being very good quality (they use technology from headphone and cable manufacturer Monster), with solid metal casings and noise-isolating grommets -- try them with any phone and you'll hear a definite improvement on the supplied 'phones.

Specifications
Software : Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, upgradable to v4.x
Processor : 1.5GHz dual core
Memory slot : MicroSD
Camera : 8-megapixel, HD, autofocus, LED flash, front-facing VGA cameraVideo
Display : 4.3in 540x960 pixels multitouch
Connectivity : GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth,A-GPS
Ports : Micro USB, Standard USB, 3.5mm headphones, HDMI
Video playback : 3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m4v, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9and VC-1)
Audio playback : m4a, .mp3, .mid, .ogg, .wav, .wma (Windows MediaAudio 9)
Radio : Yes
Battery : Li-ion 17200mAh
Size : 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
Weight : 151g

Approximate price : 365€

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