{"id":8154,"date":"2012-02-14T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T17:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8154"},"modified":"2012-02-14T17:27:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T17:27:36","slug":"htc-sensation-xe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8154","title":{"rendered":"HTC Sensation XE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 220px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 220\/174;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"HTC Sensation XE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sensation_xe.jpg\" alt=\"HTC Sensation XE\" width=\"220\" height=\"174\" align=\"left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>I mentioned that I\u2019d upgraded my phone to the HTC Sensation XE \u2013 I\u2019d previously had the HTC Desire.<\/p>\n<p>I was toying with the idea of the Sensation XL, which has a huge 4.7 inch screen, but I was put off by the fact that Orange didn\u2019t have it on pay-monthly (and they said there were no plans to), and a few reviews I\u2019d read didn\u2019t rate it as highly as the XE. Also, it didn\u2019t have a card slot, so you couldn\u2019t increase storage.<\/p>\n<p>Then, when I got to thinking about it (after having checked out a few promo videos), the XL is simply too big. The whole point of phones is that they\u2019re discrete, but I reckon the XL wouldn\u2019t fit in my shirt pocket. It\u2019s bordering on being a tablet rather than a phone.<\/p>\n<p>The Sensation XE has a 4.3 inch screen \u2013 massively larger than my old Desire, but still small enough to carry around. It has a dual core processor, and is infinitely faster than the Desire. Battery life is better, and Android 2.3 is definitely highly responsive. Even HTC\u2019s Sense interface is smooth and trouble-free (and <a title=\"HTC to include Android 4.0 on Sensation XE and XL before summer\" href=\"http:\/\/socialbarrel.com\/htc-android-ice-cream-sandwich-update-schedule-released-includes-incredible-s-desire-s-and-desire-hd\/32124\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumour has it it will upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich<\/a> \u2013 Android 4.0 \u2013 at some stage).<\/p>\n<p>But the real reason I have written this article is that I just saw a TV ad for the latest Blackberry (the Bold). It made me laugh when I saw them using the \u201cpinch\u201d technique to manipulate the screen \u2013 which is only 2.8 inches!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost as big as my old Nokia 6600\u2019s display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I mentioned that I\u2019d upgraded my phone to the HTC Sensation XE \u2013 I\u2019d previously had the HTC Desire. 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