We have been hearing about the HTC Sensation XL, which was codenamed the HTC Runnymede, for a while now, its official and it comes with a 4.7 inch multi-touch touchscreen Super LCD display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

Processing is provided by a single core 1.5GHz processor and it comes with Android plus HTC Sense, it also features an 8 megapixel camera with an F2.2 lens, a dual LED flash and a BSI sensor, it is capable of recording HD video in 720p.

The HTC Sensation XL features 16GB of built in storage and 768MB of RAM, plus GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, DLNA and a microUSB port, there is no microSD slot.

This is the second HTC smartphone to be announced with beats audio, and the standard version will come with a pair of beats headphones, there will be a limited edition version that will come with a pair of Beats Solo headphone.

There are no details on pricing as yet, it will go on sale in the UK some time next month and will be available with a range of mobile operators.