An overview of the social networking features of the powerful HTC Sensation
The powerful new HTC Sensation is among the most advanced smartphones available. With a dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera, this Android powerhouse appeals to everyone from smartphone newbies to tech enthusiasts. In this article I will focus on the social networking features included in this phone.
Social networks are an important part of daily life for millions of people. Most smartphones now include applications and widgets that allow users to stay connected with their friends, family, and co-workers no matter where they are, through their favorite social networking sites.
The HTC Sensation comes with the Facebook and Twitter apps installed as standard, providing a convenient way to stay in touch. The Facebook application is used by millions of people on the Android operating system, as well as iOS on the iPhone and many other operating systems, such as Nokia’s Symbian and Sony Ericsson’s TimeScape, as well as several others. HTC Sensation allows users to update statuses, edit profile information, and read and send messages simply through its intuitive touchscreen operation. In fact, you can do as many things as you can on a desktop computer.
The same goes for the Twitter app. This allows users to perform tasks such as posting new updates (known as tweets), as well as browsing your follower list and the people you follow.
But one thing that sets the HTC Sensation apart (and other HTC phones with the Sense UI) is the nifty FriendStream app. This allows users to combine Facebook and Twitter feeds into a single feed that can be assigned to one of 7 customizable home screens. The beauty of this app is that you can view feeds from both social networks in one interface without having to log into each site individually, and everything is displayed chronologically, regardless of your feed.
As you can see, the HTC Sensation has a lot to offer to the avid social media user, but the rest of its spec list is seriously impressive as well. The overall performance of the phone is excellent thanks in large part to its 1.2GHz dual-core processor. This offers numerous benefits by ensuring that the 4.3-inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen is instantly responsive, so web pages are loaded immediately. The latest version of the Android operating system (v2.3, also known as Gingerbread) offers an easy-to-use and customizable interface with access to thousands of applications from the Android Market. The 8-megapixel camera is capable of capturing high-quality still images as well as 1080p HD video.
The HTC Sensation offers the best technology available in almost every department and it’s hard to find anything not to like about this phone. It’s available on most major UK networks with some deals even including the phone for free.