[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/09/amaze4gdantetktk.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/t-mobile-reveals-htc-amaze-4g-flaunts-better-camera-and-fas/) Europe may be enjoying the [Sensation XE](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/htc-sensation-xe-with-beats-audio-we-go-ears-on-video/), but today at Mobilize, T-Mobile's announced that it's getting the exclusive on HTC's Amaze 4G ($259.99 on a two-year contract), while also confirming the [hardware whispers](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/htc-ruby-to-be-dubbed-amaze-4g-come-with-1-5ghz-cpu-and-4-3-inc/) we've heard. With its 4.3-inch qHD screen and 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, it's one of the first smartphones able to connect to T-Mobile's upgraded 4G (HSPA+ 42Mbps) network and is the first HTC phone featuring an NFC chip -- something we didn't gather from those early [spy-shots](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/htc-amaze-4g-gets-snapped-with-the-lights-on-confirms-1-5ghz-du/), but the manufacturer promised a [while ago](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/htc-touts-early-flyer-sales-promises-nfc-equipped-phone-within/).
Pushing its photography credentials, the Amaze 4G's eight megapixel shooter can record 1080p video, with a dedicated camera button (and even a direct-to-camcorder button) to make the most of the handset's promised "zero shutter lag." Its also got that backlit sensor found in its sibling, the [myTouch 4G Slide](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/02/t-mobile-mytouch-4g-slide-review/), so we're expecting admirable low-light performance, too. On the software side, it's running Android 2.3.4, coated in the inevitable Sense veneer and supporting the likes of HTC Watch and T-Mobile TV. Will it be enough to steal the network's king of Android crown away from the [Galaxy S II](http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/) when it ships October 12th? You tell us, as you check the PR after the break.
**Gallery: [T-Mobile announces Amaze 4G at Mobilize 2011](http://www.engadget.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-amaze-4g-at-mobilize-2011/)**
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