HTC Sensation set to launch on June 15

We got the date pegged so this one is confirmed — the HTC Sensation (along with the Wildfire S that’s already been sold in stores for weeks now) is set to launch this coming Wednesday, June 15.

This rings true to our earlier report of a June release in the Philippines.

That means you should be seeing units available this week or next week at the latest. Unfortunately, we still don’t have the final suggested retail price of the unit (which means HTC is still figuring out how to price it considering the Galaxy S2 is already priced at Php29,990USD 511INR 43,324EUR 487CNY 3,722 and the Optmus 2X at Php27,990USD 477INR 40,434EUR 454CNY 3,474).

We’re still optimistic that HTC will take on the challenge and price the HTC Sensation at the same exact SRP as the SGS2 or maybe a bit lower. We’ll definitely get that info by Wednesday (unless of course we get a leak of the price earlier).

Update: Looks like our guess was a bit off. We got word from HTC’s main man himself that the suggested retail price of the HTC Sensation is going to be Php33,000USD 562INR 47,672EUR 536CNY 4,095.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

38 Comments

Erin says:

14 years ago

Wow. Buying an android phone for myself is really imminent. I hope the price for this one is really competitive with the projected S2 price.

ciao!
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oktnxbai says:

14 years ago

I’m guessing a PhP 32k~35k price point.
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[email protected] says:

14 years ago

only fanboys would buy this at above 30k.
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William T says:

14 years ago

A store at FH, quoted a grey market unit at 31k, don’t know kung nagkamali lang, but the grey market SII is at 37k, cash.
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Night says:

14 years ago

Wow 33k, really? How many units are they planning to sell? Below 100? They shouldve priced this at below 30k. Even though Im a fan of HTC, I dont think this price is the right price for them. Guess Im going to buy this in Taiwan na lang next week. Any idea on the price of this in Taiwan?
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CliffRosario says:

14 years ago

Awww… I bought my partner an HTC DHD last March for 28k considering that DHD was pegged at 30+ when it was launched. So let’s wait for a couple of months and hopefully the price will drop.
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Xallisto says:

14 years ago

Having a hard time choosing this over the S2 and they price this at 33k. Guess they have a lot of faith in their products then. =) Will just wait when the price drops.
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Dan MD says:

14 years ago

Selling this phone at 30K is not a good move. Why sell a phone at such premium when a “better” and more hyped competitor (aka Samsung Galaxy S2) sells at a lower price and already packed w/ SAMOLED, NFC, USB on the go, HDMI out, 1.2GHz Exynos CPU, and 1GB RAM…

Unless they really wanted the price to be the key differentiator: Such that when asked what the Sensation has that Samsung Galaxy S cannot offer, the answer is: It is more expensive.” ;)
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Dan MD says:

14 years ago

Off-topic Sir Abe:

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Num Lock says:

14 years ago

This type of com eqpt. should be priced 10 to 15t eheheeh.
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Vignet says:

14 years ago

OS too expensive!
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mike says:

14 years ago

bought mine for ~$700 CAD, so it’s almost $100 cheaper than the S2. don’t expect too much out of this as the S2 beats the HTCS spec-wise, with only the screen resolution of the HTCS being better.
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markT says:

14 years ago

this would be more expensive compared to singapore release of SD 838(Php 29k?)

http://www.htc.com/sea/press.aspx?id=169800&lang=1033

will wait for a month or two to get this.
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1001 says:

14 years ago

can SE phones compete with htc android?
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fboi says:

14 years ago

ip4 for the win!
ganda nga specs.. loser naman sa apps..
tsaka laki ng depreciation.. kapag binenta mo ng second hand dedma lang.. unlike ip4..
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friend.com.ph says:

14 years ago

i hope the price of this phone is not more than 30k.hehe!
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Zo says:

14 years ago

i had very high hopes with this phone. But if they stick to the 30k+ price tag it won’t be very competitve.

Again, thumbs down for HTC for selling their name and not the product…
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kevin says:

14 years ago

30+K? what were they thinking?
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Paul says:

14 years ago

Seriously? 33K? Oh come on HTC.
well for sure the loyal HTC fans would bite that price but hey for practical people there are three dual core phones already available and it will all boil down to specs

They could have placed it between 28 and 30 ahahaha.

why would i spend 3k more when i already can get a super smart phone like the SGS2? hehe.
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pravakar@HTC Sensation says:

14 years ago

Thanks for spending lot of time to write such a great review.I liked HTC Sensation due to its good power process, aluminium case and unlimited customize software apps
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Vince says:

14 years ago

For me i’ll choose this over SGS2… The quality of the material and the support that Htc can give was a big factor. I used to have samsung phones but when it comes to quality, s0rry!

I dont need large internal mem0ry since most of the apps that I need aside from the one I want are app2sd supported and for samsung, you need that to install a lot of launchers, sense 3.0 is better.

That’s just me based on my experience with both manufacturer.
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technobaboy says:

14 years ago

wow, its expensive at 33k
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kira says:

14 years ago

what a hefty price!
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13 years ago

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