HTC announces the Sensation XE, 1.5GHz dual-core with Beats audio included

September 14, 2011 By Jeffrey Van Camp

HTC has revealed its first Beats Audio phone, the Sensation XE, a dual-core device that ships with a pair of Beats earbuds.

A lot of phone and computer manufacturers are spiking up their audio offerings with Dolby sound and Beats Audio, but HTC is taking it to a new level. Today, the smartphone maker announced the HTC Sensation XE, a 1.5GHz dual-core Android phone with a big Beats logo on the back and special Beats earbuds. The company says this is just the first of many phones to feature Beats by Dr. Dre.

Here are some specs:

OS: Android with HTC Sense (we’re guessing Android 2.3)
Screen: 4.3 inches with qHD resolution (540×960)
Extended battery life (1725mAh, about 225 more mAh than most devices)
Camera: 8MP rear with LED flash, VGA front, 1080p video recording
Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core
RAM: 768MB
Storage: 1GB available (4GB total), 8-16GB microSD card included
Data: 3G speeds

Currently, the Sensation XE is only headed for Asia and EAMA (Europe, Africa, Middle East), but a U.S. release is likely at some point. We hope that HTC includes 4G connectivity for its American debut.

The question is, can Beats by Dr. Dre really sell a phone? HTC has a good chance here because it looks like a good phone, but it’s hard to say if many people will pick up a device just because of its audio. Those who are really into sound usually pony up for expensive beats headphones, which seem to be fairly trendy right now.

Would you buy a phone with Beats Audio? Does it influence your decision?

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gallis at 7:09am 15th September 2011 maybe
cellxpressions at 3:52am 15th September 2011 htc sensation, i am a big fan of this brand, i would love to hear every new innovation from it.
Jared Sirilo at 5:24am 15th September 2011 So the phone will cost 1200 cause of brand?
Jesús Manuel Hernández at 1:32pm 14th September 2011 I would Definitely buy this phone just for the audio, i currently have a laptop with beats audio and im in love with beats
Blake Tibbetts at 6:25pm 14th September 2011 I don't want that crappy brand logo on my phone.
James Phillips at 6:25pm 14th September 2011 But still no GPU acceleration in Android so the same old laggy, jittery, unresponsive UI no matter how many cores the CPU has.