It's the first smartphone to feature ST-Ericsson’s chipset

Sep 27, 2011 07:09 GMT  ·  By

Major carrier China Mobile and HTC have just announced the first smartphone to be delivered with ST-Ericsson’s latest NovaThor platform, the HTC Sensation Z710t.

Unlike the original HTC Sensation, which features Qualcomm's MSM 8260 chipset, the Sensation Z710t comes with a slightly lower 1GHz dual-core processor, but the rest of the specs are similar.

HTC Sensation Z710t is fully compatible with China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network, allowing users to browse at broadband speed across a large part of the country.

In addition, ST-Ericsson's new NovaThor platform promises to offer immersive 3D graphics, along with fast web browsing and state of the art multimedia.

Users will be able to run several complex Android apps at the same time with high performance and battery life.

ST-Ericsson’s new NovaThor platform has enabled us to develop a world-class Android smartphone for China Mobile’s TD network. Consumers are going to be captivated by the fast and responsive multimedia experience delivered by the HTC Sensation Z710t,” said Matthew Costello, Chief Operating Officer of HTC.

ST-Ericsson’s chipset comprises a Nova A9500 dual-core application processor clocked at 1GHz, as well as a Thor M6718 modem.

Furthermore, the HTC Sensation Z710t boasts the same 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, dual-LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording capabilities.

The smartphone comes with a 4.3-inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 16 million colors and 540 x 960 pixels resolution.

The launch of this exceptional HTC smartphone highlights both the capabilities of our NovaThor platform family and our wholehearted support for China Mobile’s drive to bring world-leading smartphones onto its TD network,” said Pascal Langlois, senior vice president, chief sales and marketing officer of ST-Ericsson.

Obviously, the HTC Sensation Z710t is delivered with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and HTC Sense 3.0 user interface layered on top of Google's mobile platform.