HTC Sensation XL

1- this is a single core cpu and costs 38k?who are we kidding?

2-screen size?galaxy note is a 5 inch screen with a DUAL core

3-beats headset?its just a marketing gimmick ....nothing hardware just a software which alter your equaliser...ok beats headset gives good quality but then again u can get this headset seperately...

4-hands down to htc for bringing out a single core phone and patch a red beats logo at the back and sell at this price?high five to the power of marketing.

Hi guys,
Before writing this review, i would like to put things in perspective. An Ipad2, 16gb, wifi 3g retails for INR 36900. This phone is INR 600 more. Let's explore this a little more:

1). CPU: An Ipad has the monster ARM cortex A9 DUAL core CPU. HTC XL has an old and forgotten SINGLE core scorpion processor. A little bit of googling will tell you why this can be a bad comparison.

2). Graphics card: No one in the industry can match the graphics card of the Ipad currently (PowerVR SGX543MP2, not even samsung with their MALI 400). HTC has put an old and lowly adreno 205.

3). Memory is not expandable for both these devices. So you are stuck with 16gb with HTC Sense and other mandatory processes taking up at least 2.5 gb. So have fun with 13.5 gb data. So much for putting the 'entire media library' in the phone.

4). The beats audio technology is good, but its not worth paying this kind of a premium. Please read Engadget's review on beats audio (and their headphones).

5). Screen: One of the most important components. HTC has given us a battery sucking super LCD display. And guess what, it is a WVGA resolution 800X480. Sorry but that would mostly suck. Oh and did i mention relatively bad sun light legibility?

6). Battery: Only 1600 mah for a 4.7 inch WVGA SLCD unit. This is not going to give you a lot of time. I have a Nexus S and its screen is exactly like the XL. Mine is 1500 MAH battery and i dont ever get more than 12 hours. Just imagine what this monster screen would give you. Oh and there is a direct correlation between battery life and screen size. Very direct.

Lastly, please look at the performance benchmarks (good indicator of speed). These would be available on GSMarena (review of XL). In case you are wondering why i compared it with the Ipad2, its because i feel apple products are generally overpriced. Thus, thought this comparison would put things in perspective. Compare this to the Galaxy S2 and the XL would be blown away.

has got just 1600 mah battery compared to samsung galaxy note which has 2500. Its just an over priced phone. HTC should nt try to rob the customers. Its not worth spending this much for this fone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

One thing i don't get is why so pricey...is it a flagship device?no...not exactly..because of beats enhancement...give me a break..if i want that i would go for sensation XE which has dual core processor and which is less pricey..does htc think this is first ICS phone like Galaxy Nexus or the buyers are not so intelligent or this phone shines among others like galaxy s2/nexus/note...they don't even give a amoled display and not even an expansion slot ...r u kidding with me for such a price..one more thing no microsd slot...its similar to HTC titan with no Win7 OS...oh one more thing its andriod and NOT a proprietary OS..so think urself before buying...its just a hole in the pocket..if u seriously want with beats audio go for Sensation XE or wait for a flagship device like me...like Galaxy Nexus for that much money

Cons Only
No Dual Core
No Superamoled Display
No HD Display
No 1GB RAM

But at Rs.38799 priced higher than Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Razr, Samsung Note...

HTC's sure has lost the pulse of the market...! A sad 2011 for HTC, hope we see a better 2012 from HTC. We love you HTC, but you disappoint us with your underwhelming overpriced so-called flagships...The only redeeming features being the well-designed metal unibody, Sense UI and the regular Android updates(this being Samsung's Achilles heel considering the love or lack of shown to the flagship GS2 in india)

Why this Kola veri HTC...?(my not so accurate reasoning is that maybe the decreasing value of Rupee vis a vis Dollar had a role in this pricing disaster)