The new mobile phone runs under Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Oct 7, 2011 05:54 GMT  ·  By

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just announced the upcoming availability of a new handset packing Beats Audio, namely the HTC Sensation XL.

The new handset comes to the market soon after the release of HTC Sensation XE, the first smartphone from the company to include the said audio technology.

Running under Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system flavor, the same as all the other devices in the Sensation family, the new handset sports hardware specifications that put it in line with the new HTC TITAN Windows Phone.

Thus, it should will arrive on shelves with a large 4.7-inch Super LCD touchscreen display that can deliver a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, and also sports a 1.5 GHz single-core application processor inside.

The new device also sports an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with dual-LED flash and support for recording videos in 720p HD resolution, as well as a 1.3-megapixel photo snapper on the front, with support for video calling while on the go.

The HTC Sensation XL is also set to arrive on shelves with 16 GB of built-in storage (though only 12GB of them are available for users).

The handset also sports 768 MB of RAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, as well as built-in GPS receiver, along with all the usual sensors found in today's smartphones.

It is also pushed to the market with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA capabilities, as well as with a 1,600 mAh battery inside.

One of the main selling point of the new device should be the Beats Audio technology that HTC has packed inside it.

The new mobile phone is also accompanied by in-ear Beats headphones, yet a special edition is also available, with Beats Solo headphones.

The new HTC Sensation XL is expected to become available for purchase in various countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia starting with November. No information on the price tag it might feature emerged for the time being.