HTC Sensation XL is touchscreen-based, slate-sized Android smartphone manufactured by HTC. It runs the Android v2.3 (upgradeable to 4.0 ICS) with the HTC Sense 3.5 graphical user interface. It was announced by HTC on their Beats Audio event at London and released worldwide on October 26, 2011. Like it's elder sibling, HTC Sensation XE, the HTC Sensation XL was the second HTC phone to be integrated with Beats Audio sound enhancer technology. Two editions of the HTC Sensation XL were released, the only difference in which the limited edition is shipped with is Beats Solo's while the normal edition is shipped with the in-ear earphones of those on the Sensation XE.