During its London event HTC officially announced its Sensation XL smartphone, the second phone to be paried with Beats audio technology. In addition to the Beats and bundled Beats Solo headphones, this 4.7-incher packs Qualcomm's single-core CPU paired up with Adreno GPU.

The full specification list starts with a 4.7-inch Super-LCD 800x480 capacitive display placed behind Gorilla Glass, Qualcomm's MSM8255 chipset with single-core 1.5GHz Scorpion CPU and Adreno 205 GPU, 768MB of memory, 8 megapixel rear camera with 28mm F/2.2 lens, dual LED flash and 720p video recording, 1.3 megapixel front camera, 16GB of internal storage space without microSD slot, 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, HSDPA 14.4Mbps, micro USB slot, and a 1600mAh battery.

The Sensation XL runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS with Sense 3.5 UI and everything is packed in a quite sleek 9.9mm thick aluminum casing. The price hasn't been announced but the new Sensation XL smartphone is expected to show up in EMEA and Asian markets in early November.