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hey,
i am stuck between desire S and incredible S.
i absolutely love desire s unibody design, and i dont really care about the wifi prob (besides there is some kind of fix to it as well), only concerns are ... the build quality: lots of ppl are talking about loose battery covers and screen not fitting in place lol, also the camera seems pretty lame...but the form factor/ screen size- perfect !
but incredible S... seems to have more developers to get the root (tho i think it will be ported to desire s as well afterwards... yea ?), but its only got froyo, not gingerbread, and its a bit too large, and not so darn beautiful >.<
and hows the music quality through the headphones (good stereo ? bass ?) and loudspeaker (no distortion ? loud ?) ?
only drawback- the bootloader on these phones and sense UI... would love CM 7 possibility
thanks in advance
Build quality problems are only appearing in certain locations eg. the uk seems fine and i would expect a exchange under warranty if there were any problems i personally dont find that a concern.
Lack of dev actvity seems a concern i dont know why this doesnt seem like a popular phone but i like it as it has the perfect screen size for me.
Will echo comments made by user above.
Had the phone for a month now and love it. I prefer the size of desire s.
Looks like finding a local un locking shop who have an xtc clip or sending phone away will be quickest and cheapest route to getting s-off and therefore root.
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well... i dont mind too much about root thing.. except for uninstalling some stuff, i can always put on adw instead of sense .. as long as it runs smooth im fine.
but now im still leaning towards incredible S a bit more imo... the more i look at it the cooler it looks xD
tho i see ppl telling IS reboots often, and it also has froyo..
but then again DS is gingerbread, but people are talking about bad build quality.. hate to see such complaints on a unibody design. also the wifi prob is alteast some of a concern.
edit; the size doesnt seem to be THAT much larger on the IS.. so i really dont know now
grrrrr i hate choosing >.<
Some IS seems to have backlighting problem with the fancy rotating buttons.
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Some IS seems to have backlighting problem with the fancy rotating buttons.
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Are you sure that thats not simply linked to the same software issue that the DS has with its own buttons lighting/not lighting, which is caused by the ambient light levels detection controlling when the buttons are lit?
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Are you sure that thats not simply linked to the same software issue that the DS has with its own buttons lighting/not lighting, which is caused by the ambient light levels detection controlling when the buttons are lit?
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no thats not it, IS button backlight is just lame, its a HW prob and every IS has it. why the hell would 1 button out of 4 be brighter than others according to the ambient light sensor xDD ?
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no thats not it, IS button backlight is just lame, its a HW prob and every IS has it. why the hell would 1 button out of 4 be brighter than others according to the ambient light sensor xDD ?
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it wouldn't, but you didn't explain that in your post and I was only offering help...
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it wouldn't, but you didn't explain that in your post and I was only offering help...
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well i didnt see this as a major issue, have to check it my self really. thanks for the help
but i think im going with desire s. hear IS also has some creaks in the chassi so.. its even there and longer batt life= better
Good call, but, then I would say that being the owner of one myself!
Although the battery case does click slightly when pressed hard, but then again what doesn't
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Love the DS to bits. Some says it's not a worthy upgrade to old Desire. But for me it's head over heels better.
But, if IS has unibody it could have been a dif'rent story.
Desire S has better battery life... But it suffers from the qaueaky back cover!
The Inc. has SRS though, desire doesnt (software only) The Inc. has gingerbreag now
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Desire S has better battery life... But it suffers from the qaueaky back cover!
The Inc. has SRS though, desire doesnt (software only) The Inc. has gingerbreag now
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what do you mean SRS software only ? whats the difference if i may ask ?
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what do you mean SRS software only ? whats the difference if i may ask ?
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See my other post in your other thread mate
i prefer DS.
about some error in the body, i think not all the desire S will have that problem, an if u have that problem, lets say in 3 months you still have warranty right?
I love this phone!
Stock ROM, rooted.
Battery lasted yesterday from 630am till 9pm. Gmail, Plume, 4 phone calls, etc.
Reboots/freezes...I had two a couple days ago, switched SD cards and no more issues.
Connectivity...no wifi issues, no issue with 4g...haven't tried bluetooth yet.
Screen bleed...I think I have a little, barely noticeable.
Anybody else have some love for this amazing device?
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I got it on 4/20 and I have been enjoying it so far. This is my first smartphone too. I seem to have a bit of screen bleed but only noticable when in complete darkness and near max brightness. Besides this the phone has been great. Very customizable.
love over here! stock, only added apps because honestly im pleased w/ the speed/performance so far. no screen bleed ( or maybe i do but its just isnt noticable) reboots or course but the phone boots in like 30 secs so its not that serious. decent battery life even w/ running a live wallpaper. just waiting for a stable cm7 to see what all the hype is about ( my 1st android phone ) or gingerbread and go from there!
I have nothing but love for this phone!
I like everything except no LED for notifications when the screen is off and all the software bugs.
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I like everything except no LED for notifications when the screen is off and all the software bugs.
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What software bugs do you have?
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I'm actually really happy with this phone ..its blazing fast and a good looking phone too. Had reboot issues at first but removed bloatware and been cool ever since ... oh yeah and rooted it in minutes... such a user friendly phone ... battery life is ok but what do you expect from a powerhouse phone...
Lightning Blue said:
I like everything except no LED for notifications when the screen is off and all the software bugs.
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Oh, and you might want to check out the Capacitive led notification thread in the apps section.
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I love this phone also... No issues for me... Haters will hate I love this beast.
Hahahah, its great to see this thread. Seems like so many people don't like this phone, it was getting a little depressing. I'm loving mine. Blindingly fast, easy to root, bootloader is open, and after a battery calibration my battery life is fantastic. I have a bit of lcd bleed, but honestly its not much (you have to really look for it to see it). Glad there are others enjoying this phone like I am.
Sign me up for the thread of love, I just bought this phone...will comment shortly but i am happy i own the fastest phone currently found in the world. Not to mention CNET's editors choice award & high praise from PCMag among others.
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Sign me up for the thread of love, I just bought this phone...will comment shortly but i am happy i own the fastest phone currently found in the world. Not to mention CNET's editors choice award & high praise from PCMag among others.
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i see alot of hater threads and i have posted in a few
my only issue is the back light bleeding...... if and when i find a device with minimal amount of bleeding this phone will be perfect!
i dont understand how people can complain about battery life when they have all there synch settings set to 5 mins and screen timeout set @ 30 mins and then sit on it all day...
i play music for at least 2 hours a day in my car (4000 watt DA subs FTW!)
i talk on it for about 30 mins a day (mom and random calls)
i txt ALL DAY (gf and brother at least 200 each a day)
i TETHER! for about 2 hours a day and after all that still have about 30%
its not your old razor that got 4 days of battery with heavy use it has to power a BEAUTIFUL (without bleeding) screen...... let alone all the bull spit drivers that LG threw in there
just wait for a BIONIX RoM and a MorFic UV/OC kernel then decide!!!
i give this phone 9.5/10 all day!!!!!
Finally a positive thread lol. My galaxy s has been gathering dust since the day I got this phone. I love everything about it. Honest its sort of a bummer going into g2x forums because of all the problem threads lol (not that I blame them). ONLY problem I have is the screen bleeding and I dont even notice it. Only time that ever comes to mind is when I browse xda and see all the threads.
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Finally a positive thread lol. My galaxy s has been gathering dust since the day I got this phone. I love everything about it. Honest its sort of a bummer going into g2x forums because of all the problem threads lol (not that I blame them). ONLY problem I have is the screen bleeding and I dont even notice it. Only time that ever comes to mind is when I browse xda and see all the threads.
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well dont be mad but i get my third G2x in the mail today... and im gonna make a video of the bleeding on all three (i still have the other two) and make one more BLEEDING HATER THREAD i know its gotta stop some time but this will be the LAST chance/response that I personally will address the issue at hand
then im going to send it to LG as they want pictures..... but i think a video describing it will be a little better for the paper pushers @ LG that think is not a issue and you should just turn the brightness down or on auto (that was the answer they gave to the problem)
Love this phone. My only complaint is the amount of times I have to peel off my speck case and pull the battery because it locks up.
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nate420 said:
well dont be mad but i get my third G2x in the mail today... and im gonna make a video of the bleeding on all three (i still have the other two) and make one more BLEEDING HATER THREAD i know its gotta stop some time but this will be the LAST chance/response that I personally will address the issue at hand
then im going to send it to LG as they want pictures..... but i think a video describing it will be a little better for the paper pushers @ LG that think is not a issue and you should just turn the brightness down or on auto (that was the answer they gave to the problem)
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Even though I'm not bothered by the bleeding I am going to wait for however long it takes them to put out a new batch of phones without the issue them im going to warranty for a new one. Doing it now doesnt make a difference because the entire first batch of phones has the problem.
I got to say this phone is a beast! I love it as well. Although I admit the bleeding problem but I think once new batches are out then t-mobile would not give us any problem to replace them.
Coming from a Vibrant and I don’t know how to even compare the two.
* GPS works better than my Garmin Nuvi, It locks while the maps are loading. The compass works like charm. I remember my Vibrant was a joke, it would take minutes to lock and the compass never worked at all. And I replaced the vibrant 4 times!
* The look and feeling of G2x is amazing, you feel like you are holding a nice expensive phone in your hand. I cant even compare to the plastic vibrant.
* The screen is a lot better and crisp on G2x, If I turn both phones and compare them side by side, you can notice the cloudy and high contrast screen of vibrant right away(so called "super amoled"). Only con for G2x is the bleeding on the corners.
* Wifi works better on G2x as well, I never have wifi reception on the vibrant while in the bedroom. But now G2x has full reception.
* Volume and power button on G2x is awesome. Very nicely laid out and have great feeling. I hated the vibrant buttons!
* I don’t know why but I heard some people talking about bad sound quality and low speaker volume. I compared G2x to both Iphone4 and SGS vibrant, and G2x is better than those two.
* Great camera, flash, FFC, and back cover..
* Above all, this phone is going to have a great support! not only 2 weeks that the phone has been released and we already have a beta CM7! in couple weeks, we will probably have a great functioning stable CM7 on our phones and I am also hoping first CM8 when Google releases the ice cream!
* Only concern that I have is the current baseband modem is a little buggy, but I know we will see new modems in mater of time.
I do love the phone, but unlike many of you that just got it and love it, I've had it since it was first released, and my love for it has waned as bugs have started to reveal themselves. So don't speak too soon if you just got the phone or you may be eating your words.
First came the random reboots, but then they went away.
Then I noticed the stuck on "goodbye" screen during shut down that required a battery pull.
Then yesterday I had a un-provoked factory reset happen on me.
Again it's a great piece of hardware, but even those of you claim to love the phone have to admit that LG quality control is lacking and there certainly are bugs to squashed. Just b/c you had great success with your phone doesn't mean the phone is great overall, it just means you've been lucky or haven't had the phone long enough.
I think many users are happy with it.
Mine only had one lockup from the day I purchase about 2 weeks ago.
Screen backlight leak/bleeding is minimal so it's not that bad.
HDMI is pretty cool when playing games on big screen.
Battery is OK but I only get up to 3.5 hours (from full to 15%) of continuous streaming mp3)
Cam and Video recorder does the job and the video isn't that large.
Calling quality is very good but I want the speakerphone is louder, same as video/audio playback.
Can use the light as flashlight with tiny flashlight app.
It should be the snappiest phone I have so far (2500+ quadrant).
Instant screen cap (touch home and press power button).
Three issues:
It can't read ogg vorbis tag, so ALL files are treated as "unknown" with winamp or default music player.
Wifi setting gets FC after it's connected.
Streamfurious doesn't work (gets broken pipe then stopped) and it's reported some streaming audio applications don't work (tunein radio works fine).
this phone sux lol. f*** love. jk
So glad to have the HTC Sensation India launch announced by HTC yesterday!!
Planning to buy one after having cherished the timeless, ageless wonderphone HTC HD2 till date, but also want to be careful about general issues that you friends (current users of HTC Sensation) might have experienced so far.
Please share your valuable experience, friends!
P.S.: The HTC Sensation announced for India is only the 3G variant, and not the 4G one launched in the western worlds.
Thanks and Regards,
Mayur Dave.
Hey! Been a long time but I haven't received any replies to help me
Care to share your feedback?
davemayur said:
Hey! Been a long time but I haven't received any replies to help me
Care to share your feedback?
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Had ordered mine @Letsbuy last saturday. Expecting it to be delivered anytime now (it is with the courier company as per their records). Cost me INR 29299.
wait is killing me really
Got mine from ebay @29999/- its awesome to have sensation in ur hands....best phone so far..
Thanks Friends for your reply!
I have been reading a lot about the HTC Sensation 'Death Grip' issue that existed bigtime with the iPhone 4 that was launched.
But following a thread here in this section, people are divided over the existence of the 'Death Grip' issue. And I have come to the conclusion that the issue does not exist on every HTC Sensation handset. If it exists for one user who bought this phone, it may not exist on the next handset purchased and vice versa.
Do share your experience on the reported issue when you get your respective HTC Sensation handsets.
Thanks and Regards,
Mayur R. Dave.
No issues here.. its solid as a rock.. u know i am not even missing rooting it.. as the stock is strong...
Cool!
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No issues here.. its solid as a rock.. u know i am not even missing rooting it.. as the stock is strong...
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Congratulations Prateek for the 'Death-grip' bug-free phone you are enjoying! Thanks for your feedback.
Shall continue to wait to hear the experience from our two other friends who have/shall have the HTC Sensation.
Regards,
Mayur R. Dave.
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Thanks Friends for your reply!
I have been reading a lot about the HTC Sensation 'Death Grip' issue that existed bigtime with the iPhone 4 that was launched.
But following a thread here in this section, people are divided over the existence of the 'Death Grip' issue. And I have come to the conclusion that the issue does not exist on every HTC Sensation handset. If it exists for one user who bought this phone, it may not exist on the next handset purchased and vice versa.
Do share your experience on the reported issue when you get your respective HTC Sensation handsets.
Thanks and Regards,
Mayur R. Dave.
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Just to clear things up - the death grip on the iPhone 4 drops your calls, and it occurs while holding your Phone in a normal manner.
This isn't a cause of concern on the Sensation. You have to grope it, not so much grip it, around the upper half of the phone. This almost decimates your WiFi signal, not the cellular signal. Or even lay it completely flat on your palm (it works just fine lying on a table as seen in numerous videos).
davemayur said:
Thanks Friends for your reply!
I have been reading a lot about the HTC Sensation 'Death Grip' issue that existed bigtime with the iPhone 4 that was launched.
But following a thread here in this section, people are divided over the existence of the 'Death Grip' issue. And I have come to the conclusion that the issue does not exist on every HTC Sensation handset. If it exists for one user who bought this phone, it may not exist on the next handset purchased and vice versa.
Do share your experience on the reported issue when you get your respective HTC Sensation handsets.
Thanks and Regards,
Mayur R. Dave.
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I got mine this evening. Here are the first impressions:
1. Device is mind-blowingly beautiful! It is the katrina Kaif of the mobile phone world!
2. Its incredibly slim but at the same time feels very well built!
3. The screen is just awesome! qHD resolution makes it possible to read even the smallest of letters! The colors too are pretty good. I just cant even imagine how good the sAMOLED+ of S2 must be, given that it is percieved to be better looking than S-LCD.
4. It is fast! And I mean it. i was up an running in 5 mins, and the phone set up all the wifi and network settings (I have a gprs connection) in no time. Browing on wifi was pure bliss.
5. Ran about 15-16 applications one after another. No problems there.
6. Found an annoying issue! Sometimes the phone shuts down after taking a picture! But holding off for now as it may be because battery was at low levels.
7. The infamous death grip is NOT there on my phone! Tried to replicate that but wifi holded very well. In the worst case it just dropped one bar! The speed was excellent (though I didnt try playing any youtube videos etc) Will do more testing/playing tomorrow.
8. Installed Quadrant. Score came out a paltry 1888! Doesnt mean much as I didnt feel any lags while so many apps were running. Even the 3-d carousal effect of the homescreens is running quite easily on my phone.
So only one issue so far - Phone switching off after using camera sometimes!
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6. Found an annoying issue! Sometimes the phone shuts down after taking a picture! But holding off for now as it may be because battery was at low levels.
So only one issue so far - Phone switching off after using camera sometimes!
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Yet to experience it, have taken approx 50 odd photos in different conditions to check which camera setting will produce good results..
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I had this weird thing this morning. I had put my phone on charging last night.. this morning when i woke up i saw the LED turned Green so i Unplugged the charger,, and tried to turn the screen on.. but no luck.. I had to take out the battery and re-insert.. and it showed that the battery level was 63%.. funny.. as it was on charge for almost 7 hours and it did show a green led...
Another thing.. so I put it back on charged.. it charged pretty fast uptill 99% then took almost hald an hour to get to 100% from there...
Any ideas.. any similar experienes?
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I had this weird thing this morning. I had put my phone on charging last night.. this morning when i woke up i saw the LED turned Green so i Unplugged the charger,, and tried to turn the screen on.. but no luck.. I had to take out the battery and re-insert.. and it showed that the battery level was 63%.. funny.. as it was on charge for almost 7 hours and it did show a green led...
Another thing.. so I put it back on charged.. it charged pretty fast uptill 99% then took almost hald an hour to get to 100% from there...
Any ideas.. any similar experienes?
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Actually there is a page here on xda on modern batteries behavior. Once fully charged, they are expected to keep on draining a little even if charger is plugged. this is supposed to protect overcharging/increase life etc. you can search and read it more in detail.
But drain to 63% is fishy!
I left mine for overnight charging (unplugged after about 8 hours - this was the first full charge). Played with the phone for about 4 hours in the morning (transfer of contacts from my earlier HTC Touch Diamond, trnasfer of about 4 GB of music and photos, downloaded few apps from market, wifi ON all the time, Bluetooth ON all the time, took a few snaps of my daughter. After that my battery indicator was showing 80%+ charge. Seems excellent!
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8. Installed Quadrant. Score came out a paltry 1888! Doesnt mean much as I didnt feel any lags while so many apps were running. Even the 3-d carousal effect of the homescreens is running quite easily on my phone.
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Take the Quadrant scores with a grain of salt. The MSM8260 is an asynchronous processor and Quadrant can't recognize that.
just bought mine ..............funny thing is i found dust under the screen in first 3 htc sensation handsets opened by the retailer so i checked the fourth one and bought it,it is also having tiny dust particle in it........so it seems when checked throughly there is some dust beneth the screen in most of the sensation handsets available rightnow......some r visible in grey/black background and some in white background..........its very annoying when we pay 30k and facing with these issues............
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just bought mine ..............funny thing is i found dust under the screen in first 3 htc sensation handsets opened by the retailer so i checked the fourth one and bought it,it is also having tiny dust particle in it........so it seems when checked throughly there is some dust beneth the screen in most of the sensation handsets available rightnow......some r visible in grey/black background and some in white background..........its very annoying when we pay 30k and facing with these issues............
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Could you tell me what City and Shop you bought it from? The shopkeepers I spoke to here said any problem faced after opening the box would have to be dealt with by contacting the HTC Tech Support. There wouldn't be any considerations about these things from their side.
One of the noobs suggested I don't buy the Phone if there was a likelihood of so many problems... great suggestion (/sarcasm) I think I might've scared him a bit though O
Everything has been perfect for me so far. The death grip situation hasn't affected me, I'm not sure what others are doing or how they hold their phones. Hope you like it as much as I do!
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just bought mine ..............funny thing is i found dust under the screen in first 3 htc sensation handsets opened by the retailer so i checked the fourth one and bought it,it is also having tiny dust particle in it........so it seems when checked throughly there is some dust beneth the screen in most of the sensation handsets available rightnow......some r visible in grey/black background and some in white background..........its very annoying when we pay 30k and facing with these issues............
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No such dust under my screen...
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Could you tell me what City and Shop you bought it from? The shopkeepers I spoke to here said any problem faced after opening the box would have to be dealt with by contacting the HTC Tech Support. There wouldn't be any considerations about these things from their side.
One of the noobs suggested I don't buy the Phone if there was a likelihood of so many problems... great suggestion (/sarcasm) I think I might've scared him a bit though O
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poorvika,coimbatore,TN............they did tried 5 units and each and every one had that problem.........got my entire cash back.....HTC has a serious issue in their hands(in my lacality to my knowledge 7 devices have been returned to HTC)
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i did checked 5 devices,each of them had that issue so,I got my entire cash back........thats it........did checked Tmobile forum they r stating it as problem related to design of this device
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i did checked 5 devices,each of them had that issue so,I got my entire cash back........thats it........did checked Tmobile forum they r stating it as problem related to design of this device
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Strange as.. i have checked the screen thoroughly.. removed my screen protector.. looked at it from diffferent angles.. still no such thing as dust.. (now have to get a new screen protector!! LOL)
Hey Friends!
Seems like this thread has come alive with India getting this phone launched here!!
Well, since I was the creator of this thread, and after reading your reviews about the HTC Sensation, I decided to write to HTC about this and to get to know more about the 'Wifi and BT signal issues in landscape mode'.
So on the HTC India webpage, under Support tab is where I wrote an e-mail to them.
3 days later, they replied by e-mail, in detail, which I would summarize as follows:
a. They thanked and all that and said that they tried calling me but I was not reachable on my cell phone! Funny since no one from my known friends/contacts have told me that since ages. I also have 'Missed call alert' service activated by my operator, in case I was not reachable. Now this is the beginning of the funny explanation by HTC.
b. They said that holding the phone in landscape mode 'should not' make the phone behave weird in any ways. But further they suggested that if the HTC Sensation behaves so, please spread out your fingers to let the antennas not be covered completely and such crap.
Finally, their response shows their fear for committing that the HTC Sensation is free from the widely-reported issue. Their language brings out their lack of confidence and so I wouldn't take the chance to buy the HTC Sensation, even though I was greatly desirous of buying it!
HTC HD2 shall continue to be my phone!
Thanks and Regards,
Mayur Dave.
P.S.: The 'dust under the screen' was another brilliant issue we've found here!
Hi, im going to the USA this week and i want to buy an htc sensation, the thing is im looking for any mayor hardware issues on the phone, i dont care for the low volume or the short battery life (its a smartphone....we rly need to get used to the 8 hour baterry life =P ).....im talking about things that are big like:
* Phone gettin rly hot and making it reboot a lot (happened with my htc desire)
* this rumor about the sensation having some emc issues with the camera
I know theres a lot of threads about the phone issues but what i found out were people complaining on batery life or some apps not working or mostly software issues...... like i said im trying to look for real hardware issues like the death handgrip on the iphone4, i dont want to pay for a 600$ phone that 40% of the first batch production have defective hardware.....i cant go back and get it replaced after i buy it, thats what i get for living in a 3° world country so please dont tell me to move to a civilised country because i cant
My sensation gets really really hot on the bottom of the screen where you type when in the portrait position. I exchanged the phone for another and the second one does the same thing, I can honestly feel the tips of my fingers get hot when I type(really hot). Death grip is very real, same with both phones. Battery life is ok at best. If i could do it again I would wait and get something else. Just my 2 cents. Also phone lockscreen is a bit buggy, sense restarts regularly..........
Also the bottom of the screen goes unresponsive quite regularly, same with both phones. Not sure if that is hardware or software, just so you know
hmmm, seems like the heat issues repeats itself on several forums, and the weird lack of ecm protection of the camera also.
seems like ill be gettin a samsung galaxy s2
thx for the info
ragancy said:
hmmm, seems like the heat issues repeats itself on several forums, and the weird lack of ecm protection of the camera also.
seems like ill be gettin a samsung galaxy s2
thx for the info
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I would, I think this will be my last HTC phone, they always make a device with cool features and tremendous potential but never quite cuts the mustard. I have hung in there since the tilt and I think I am done lol
I often lurk the threads of the new devices and I appreciate the brutal honesty you have all displayed.. I tend to be a bit of a lurker. I am a Nexus One owner and I COULD upgrade... but it just doesn't seem to cut it. That being said, I'd never own a Samsung device, HTC has been perfect for me since the G1. Guess I will hold out and cross my fingers that HTC manufactures the next Nexus device.
Turn down the brightness, this will probably solve the issue with the phone getting very hot. 2 days ago, mine got VERY hot where the touch buttons are located. I was quite confused about this because it had not happened before. Then I realized I had set the screen brightness to 100% because I couldn't read the screen in bright daylight a couple hours earlier and forgot to turn it back down. Reset to my usual 15-25% and everything was fine again.
I havent had any overheating or hardware issues. Havent had any problem yet. Great phone!!!!!
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ok, if the heat issue can be solved by turning down the brightess im in......i mean i dont care if the sense 3.0 got bugs, they will fix that with future updates, what im worried about is this rumor about the camera taking bad pictures because it got emc leakage , seems like it does not have any emc protection for the lens....thx for the replys btw
Here are some issues:
Dust (I don't have it)
Death grip (very real)
Creaking (not such a big issue, but something that shouldn't happen on an expensive phone like this)
Lockscreen (software/hardware. I think it's software)
And some other things
Swyped from my HTC Sensation
Nothing to really complain about for me. I haven't had response issues. Although the death grip phenomenon is real, I've managed to avoid it by not covering the plastic on the top half on the device. Hopefully, HTC can come up with a new cover if enough people complain. There was one instance where, during GPS use, the metal back cover was almost too hot to hold. I believe that was due more to direct sunlight on my dashboard than the phone itself. Love the polished feel of the new Sense UI. If I could do it over, I'd prefer a Droid Bionic, but only by a very small amount. And that's only because of the speed of the hardware and Verizon's data speed/reception quality where I am. If you're looking to stay on TMO, I'd definitely recommend it.
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Hey, I just bought this phone, I can't wait for it to arrive, but i just wanted to ask is there anything i need to know?? Any bad issues with this phone? I am going to root and install a custom rom at some point in the near future (if i get round to it).
I'm so excited at this phone is a huge upgrade for me... my last phone was the LG GT540
No issuses with phone othe than speaker not loud as my old phone which I's due to 2.3 which can be fixed once you flash.a custom rom don't keep it stock flash and enjoy cause there's some.really good roms out there that help battery last longer and make the phone prettier to look at. I like coredroid roms but theres also nice rooms that don't use sense ui which was nice to just youtube stuff.
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Bluetooth sucks. Its a design flaw, don't expect good bt performance with this phone. Other than that its great.
For me, and I've heard from others, there is really only 2 things that bother me.
1.) My phone squeaks when you squeeze the bottom part, no idea why.. it's 100% brand new few days old.
2.) When unlocking by moving the ring up, I usually have to touch and drag it 3 times or so until it finally moves...
Otherwise the phone is awesome! The battery can get very hot while gaming though, you can really feel it, I rooted my phone, and it's overclocked so when I play a game for 10+ mins it gets so hot it almost feels like im touching a metal pole that has been in 100 degree heat for an hour.
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DaClowns said:
1.) My phone squeaks when you squeeze the bottom part, no idea why.. it's 100% brand new few days old.
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Apparently people have reported that you can just contact HTC and have them send another unit casing.
lianw said:
Apparently people have reported that you can just contact HTC and have them send another unit casing.
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It'll always happen as the case is separate from the phone itself. Mine creaks but I really couldn't care less
Mine doesn't creak nearly as much as it used to. So far I have no problems. I did notice the smallest amount of dust particles under the screen but it's literally almost impossible to see. However some people have posted some truly terrible pictures on here showing a crazy amount of dust.
This really is a superb phone.
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jamessinger94 said:
Hey, I just bought this phone, I can't wait for it to arrive, but i just wanted to ask is there anything i need to know?? Any bad issues with this phone? I am going to root and install a custom rom at some point in the near future (if i get round to it).
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First off, this is a good phone. But, unfortunately there is a couple of things wrong with it
I have come in direct contact with 5 different Sensations. Here's my experiences:
1. One of them had dust under the screen - I believe this is not an issue with new Sensations.
2. Two had a lousy power button - It becomes too soft and hard to press on some models. Lousy build quality there.
3. Two had the touchscreen issue - This is a serious one, but we have it fixed here on XDA... For the most part. Again, build quality?
4. Three creaked when pressed - My 5 year old nokia felt better under pressure. This is fixable with a larger battery.
5. Screens varied significantly - Don't know which screen I'd pick... Some had better viewing angles, some better contrast, or sharpness, or whatever...
6. Sense lagged more than I'd like on all of them - Maybe I want the impossible? No lag on my 1.5Ghz while scrolling through home screens? :|
7. WiFi death grip - I can live with this one.
I probably went into more detail than I should... Sorry
It's a good phone for the most part. I just expected way more from HTC (and for my money) and now I'm a bit disappointed...