Numerous admirers of various gadgets with enthusiasm and awe rejoice in the emergence of new electronic “smart toys”. Added and improved functions, a simplified interface, a full set of necessary applications - all of these parameters are decisive in the matter of product selection. Such devices are already indispensable for the lifestyle of a modern person. To simplify their existence, many people are looking forward to new, more advanced appliances.
You are probably familiar with Taiwanese HTC. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of the most popular smartphones in the cellular market . She launched the HTC Sensation Beats Audio. This event took place in 2011. It is about this model of cell phone that will be discussed in our article.
General information and differences
To simplify the process of perceiving information, we will reduce the name of the model of a cellular device to HTC Beats Audio. The reason is this: this smartphone is almost a complete copy of the flagship device of the company called Sensation. To let the reader understand what kind of gadget in question, we will discuss some points.
Although HTC Beats Audio is almost a complete counterpart to the famous HTC Sensation, it has a number of distinctive features. First of all, this, of course, appearance. The case of the new device has brighter, even aggressive tones. However, this in no way repels the potential buyer, because in the new version the smartphone looks more interesting and attractive.
The second hallmark of HTC Beats Audio is its deeper musical focus. No wonder the Taiwanese corporation joined forces with the American company Monster, headed by the famous Dr. Dre. Technologies called Beats Audio and the development of Asian engineers have given customers a great opportunity to enjoy the amazing quality of music using their phone.
Inside the box
What is included with this device? Unlike many other similar products of the company, in the box of the HTC Beats Audio smartphone, in addition to the usual charger, operating manual and USB cable, there are Beats Audios branded headphones from the American manufacturer Monster. In all previous bundles, the headset was standard. In variants of the new model range, the user receives excellent headphones worth more than a hundred US dollars. For such a cool headset, the manufacturer additionally puts a case in the box. It is noteworthy that the headphones are made in a similar color to the smartphone. It is worth noting that, depending on the country of the supplier of the device, a memory card may also be included.
Dimensions and color resolution
In terms of appearance, the younger “brother” of HTC Sensation is practically no different from its older “friend”. The difference is only in additional color inserts. So, HTC Beats Audio has additional red-tinted elements in the area where the speaker is located on the front side, camera, logo and touch buttons. The removable back panel is plain. The smartphone case is made of plastic and metal. The device is available in two colors: white and black. In pursuit of colorful models, the absence of bright options in the HTC Beats Audio line-up will be considered by many as a minus.
The device itself has various sizes. Depending on the version of the model line, the length, width and thickness of the device vary. So, HTC Sensation XE Beats Audio is endowed with a weight of 148 g. And its parameters are as follows: 12.6 cm in length, 6.54 cm in width, and thickness is 1.13 cm. The second option is the XL generation smartphone. It is almost 1 cm longer than the previous version, 0.5 cm wider and a few millimeters narrower. Due to the changed parameters, the weight of the device also increased and amounted to 162 g.
Hiding under the hull
Of course, many are interested in the technical characteristics of this device. The display of HTC Beats Audio is a Super LCD screen. Its size depending on the generation of the device may be different. So, HTC Sensation XE Beats Audio has a screen size of 10.92 cm or 4.3 inches. However, there is an option and somewhat larger. So, his "brother" of the XL generation is equipped with a display 1 cm larger. At the same time, the resolution of the first is 540 x 960 pixels, while the HTC Sensation XL Beats Audio has a similar parameter behind this parameter - only 480 x 800 pixels. The brightness of the transmitted picture is excellent, as well as the saturation.
Inside the device is a processor with two cores called Qualcomm, or rather, its version with a QSD 8260 chip at 1.5 GHz. In versions of previous generations, the frequency was 300 Hz lower than in the model under consideration. The "company" to the processor is the Adreno 220 graphics accelerator. The HTC Beats Audio phone is equipped with built-in and random access memory. The volume of the first is 1 GB, the second - 768 MB.
As in many other smartphones of this company, the model in question is based on Android. In this particular variant, an advanced Gingerbread panel is laid. The device interface HTC Sense 3.0 is exclusively a development of the company.
Charging and camera
New from HTC works thanks to a battery called Li-Ion. Unlike the flagship, the battery capacity of this model is 210 mAh higher and amounts to 1730 mAh. It is noteworthy that if you actively use all the functions embedded in the smartphone, the device will be able to work all day. If the load is reduced, then you can do without recharging much longer.
It is noteworthy that the first smartphones of the company could not boast of excellent quality photographs and videos obtained using the built-in recording devices. Gradually, the organization’s engineers improved not only cleanliness, but also the shooting speed. At the moment, the camera of the smartphone model under consideration has a matrix resolution of 8 megapixels. The user is given an excellent opportunity to shoot video at a speed of 30 frames per second with a spread of 1080 pixels.
The main difference
Of course, a feature of the novelty is its musical orientation. To enjoy your favorite songs in the device comes with an adapted version of the headset from Monster. Headphones are equipped with a remote control and earpiece. Specially for the headset, the smartphone has a DSP profile that allows you to achieve clear, accurate and bright sound. If desired, this feature can be disabled.