



  • 1.2GHz dual-core processor
  • 4.65" 1280x720 HD Super AMOLED
  • 1GB RAM
  • 16GB of memory (optional 32GB)
  • 1080p (30fps) video recording
  • LTE
  • 1750 mAh battery 


Source: The Verge

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Nice screen but...
By Aloonatic on 10/19/2011 2:40:32 AM , Rating: 2
I like the resolution, although I hope (as someone with a qHD android phone - yes I gave up on waiting for WP7 Mango and got a HET Sensation for £40 instead) that this doesn't mean that Google (and developers) ignore qHD as a resolution.

One of the issues that a higher resolution screen raises brings with it is the processing speed/power needed to support it. There's a noticeable hit (apparently, according to benchmarks) when going from the standard 800x480 to 960x540.

What sort of impact will going to 1280x720 have?

The spec's say a 1.2 GHz dual core, no mention of GPU, but HTC have pretty much admitted that they need more power with their qHD when they released the Sensation XE, so it'll be interesting to see what sort of 1.2 GHz dual core processor (and GPU) we're talking about here, although I'd have to assume it's something rather similar to the SGS II's?!

Wasn't their talk of a 1.5 GHz SGS II being released soon too? I would have thought that this might have been that phone and that it'll be clocked at 1.5 GHz, but who knows.

Also, other than the screen though (which is a big part of any touch-screen smart-phone, granted) there doesn't seem all that much to get excited about here, but maybe when we see more...

Finally, if it's as good as many people want it to be, I only hope that Google actually make sure that this thing gets a wide release. I don't know how things work in the US (And elsewhere), but in the UK it's actually quite rare to find a carrier who will sell you a Google branded phone. Maybe Samsung will make sure that it is pushed out far and wide, as if it's named as this article suggests, it will be part of the Samsung Galaxy family, but that will probably only bring more annoyed Samsung users who've bought a SGS II, who might not get any Android updates, if Samsung's track record is anything to go by.

RE: Nice screen but...
By robinthakur on 10/19/2011 5:01:25 AM , Rating: 2
Agreed, the spec of the GPU is mysteriously absent! Well done on getting a HTC sensation, and good call, I don't know what MS is smoking, but the longer they spend away from the market's higher echelons, the bigger the sales they will lose, seems bizarrely lazy.

I think however, that its HTC and the other Android third parties who will get a bit miffed as Samsung have got the exclusive Google approved handset once again and means that their handsets will be locked out of official updates once again. I see official updates as being the most compelling argument on Android as to which phone to buy, but mostly because using iPhone, the thought of not being able to update on release day does seem a bit silly in this day and age.

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