The HTC Sensation is now officially in the Philippines with Smart offering the handset for free at Plan 3000 or you can get it from official retailers at a suggested retail price of Php31,990 while the Wildfire S goes for Php15,500.
That’s Php1k lower than our previous report of a Php33k SRP three days ago (probably a reaction to people’s feedback about the price; even the dealers did not know their own price as well until tonight).
HTC Sensation specs:
4.3 inches @ 540 x 960 pixels
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
Adreno 220 GPU
Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon
Gorilla glass display
HTC Sense v3.0 UI
1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD, 8GB included
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
8MP autofocus camera, dual-LED flash
1080p @ 30fps video, stereo sound recording
GPS with A-GPS support
Li-Ion 1520 mAh
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
The launch party at the Republiq is more like a fashion show (video coming up!) with a number of showbiz personalities ogling over their new HTC handsets (obviously given for free). It was less of a media launch so we didn’t get to have a Q&A (there is one slated for tomorrow early morning so I don’t think I can cover it).
This was also our first time to get a hold of a unit and so far we found the HTC Sense 3.0 UI much more smoother, the display way better than the Desire HD, and very responsive over-all. More on this once we get the review unit. The form factor (including the thickness) is still similar to the Desire HD and closer to the HD7 in terms of body design.
The rumors are true, DEATH grip, not buying
You are holding it wrong!
pano ba hinahawakan ang cellphone?
OS is too expensive!
android costs you money??? saan ka ba bumibili ng phones mo? baka niloloko ka lang ng mga yan.
probably from the same guy who sold EDSA and the Malacanang Palace
Mas mahal pa siya kesa LG Optimus 7. Kung ang nagpamahal sa LG Optimus 7 yung OS… ibig lang sabihin niyan nagpamahal din sa ito yung OS!
The specs on the Sensation is better than the Optimus 7… Dual Core, Gorilla Glass, 8MP camera
So the price of the Sensation is actually more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S2? I got a quote from a supplier for 28,000 PHP for the Samsung Galaxy S2. Maybe this is the MSRP price, I hope it will go lower.
32t for a phone? No way. I can buy 1 good laptop and 1 good phone for that price.
you could. but they’d probably suck hehe
phones like this are like jewelries that depreciates. they are bought only because they are expensive. the return diminishes up to 20k pesos. after 20k and you are already buying hype.
Like Jewelries? What a dumb analogy… Jewelries appreciate all the time foo
they probably would suck if the buyer is as stupid as you. Hell, for P 32k, i could get myself a good laptop, a good phone and one night stand.
Well it depends what your definition of “good” is. Care to give your supposed good laptop and good phone that has a total price of under 32k?
blah… whats with htc? ip4 ftw!
c*ck suckerrrrr hahahaha
Not worth it. Screen is subpar against the superp Samsung Galaxy S2.
bootloader is locked..boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
crazy suckers are those who buy phones like this. my 6000 peso android phone can do 95 percent of what this thing can do. and mine is dual sim. Suckers!
Try wearing your sando and t-shirt to a Wedding!ROFLMAO
If ever I go back to Android I’d pass on HTC because of the following:
- probably not upgradable (officially) to the next os update. I still can remember the bull they fed people about the desire not having enough memory. pwe!
- deathgrip issue that affects wifi, and the cases / bumpers do not solve the problem. No thanks!
If I’d go back to Android, probably go for SE, since baliktad sila. They say they won’t update then biglang maguupdate. Hehehe. And form factor for SE is always a winner. Next choice would prolly be a Nexus phone (any manufacturer).
i was there!!! and i think yuga was the one asking the names of the models holding the HTC Sensation! hehe just kiddin, but it really was a great launch party(my first one too), too bad Sensation is a little bit overprice for my taste..
masaya pa din ako sa 3310 ko.lols
at least its cheaper than the initially reported 33k price
can i ask you something guys? could this phone beats up samsung GS2?
HTC is proven great but SGS2 ako. Mas manipis, mas maganda ang screen (AMOLED kesa LCD)
Twitter: markaznar
says:
A big fat NO! Hardware wise, sgs2 bitch slaps this shit in everything maybe except built quality and if you like sense3, which i find crappy.
SGS2 is a bit better than SENSATION
Twitter: UNIXNote
says:
This was my “could have been” next phone. But after realizing that there were no new Android in the coming months (until Ice Cream Sandwich) wherein dual-core phones are for most gamers-on-the-go, the current single-core phones are still enough for the time being (currently using Desire with Gingerbread AOSP). And it would be more economical to wait for the release of the next Android OS (ICS).
wow sexy models!
where can i buy this??
i love htc. i bought htc desire hd last march and i am looking to upgrade to this sensation monster… but only if the price here in the philippines drop down to the 25k range. i have seen the srp of sensation in amazon @ 500 USD in some cases. i hope it happens here as well
This. I don’t think the premium feel warrants it to be sold at 30ish. At least the GSII has the specs to back it up. Still, I prefer buying the sensation.
Sensation NOW for sale! :D
28.5k lang kay kimstore!
28k lang sa topelectronics
[...] the week-end. It’s been out since last month although HTC Philippines did not really made any official launch event (which should have been done along with the Sensation and Wildfire [...]
wew!one of the best phones.cant wait for evo 3d!yay!