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Hi all..
again this very same question..
my first PPC was a QTEK 9090 (from audiovox), it was so fast and reliable that i have fallen in love with it, but its only CDMA and i needed GSM, so i decided to move on and upgrade to one more complete, the HP hw6945 (AKA Htc Sable), and i'm so disappointed with it.. its freacking slow, it hangs all the time, and now out of the sudden it stopped working.. the complete opposite from the QTEK....so, i'm going to buy a new one, this time, with more research .. and i hope to have more good times with this new one..
what i'm looking foward is a good sized screen, fast cpu, gps, reliability!!.
so, what u guys recomend to me?
i have seen some on the net..
htc touch pro
sony xperia
nokia n97
what else??? please give me your opinion and suggestions.
thankss
Welcome to forums
Have a look to:
Touch Pro 2
Toshiba TG01
HTC Hero
For mentioning just some...
Or wait till the end of the year, great devices will be announced!
Good luck,
nexusbr said:
Hi all..
again this very same question..
my first PPC was a QTEK 9090 (from audiovox), it was so fast and reliable that i have fallen in love with it, but its only CDMA and i needed GSM, so i decided to move on and upgrade to one more complete, the HP hw6945 (AKA Htc Sable), and i'm so disappointed with it.. its freacking slow, it hangs all the time, and now out of the sudden it stopped working.. the complete opposite from the QTEK....so, i'm going to buy a new one, this time, with more research .. and i hope to have more good times with this new one..
what i'm looking foward is a good sized screen, fast cpu, gps, reliability!!.
so, what u guys recomend to me?
i have seen some on the net..
htc touch pro
sony xperia
nokia n97
what else??? please give me your opinion and suggestions.
thankss
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Depends on Carrier.. You said GSM So its either ATT or TMO
If TMO Get the new MyTouch
if ATT Get a HTC Branded Magic
There basically the same phone except that the Magic branded device has more ram & will work on ATT 3g Instead of TMO 3g.. & Although I would like the extra ram its not worth giving up 3g since I am a tmo Cust..
& If android isnt your cup of tea then get the Touch Pro or Diamond (or the #2 versions of each, but I am not a fan of the new styling & love the pocketability (is that a word) of the original diamond).
bastage said:
Depends on Carrier.. You said GSM So its either ATT or TMO
If TMO Get the new MyTouch
if ATT Get a HTC Branded Magic
There basically the same phone except that the Magic branded device has more ram & will work on ATT 3g Instead of TMO 3g.. & Although I would like the extra ram its not worth giving up 3g since I am a tmo Cust..
& If android isnt your cup of tea then get the Touch Pro or Diamond (or the #2 versions of each, but I am not a fan of the new styling & love the pocketability (is that a word) of the original diamond).
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i`m on brazil, so dunno if its ATT or TMO....
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i`m on brazil, so dunno if its ATT or TMO....
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Neither.. I assumed you were in the US.. Whatever carrier you get should use the Same bands as AT&T though so my recomendation for them follows.. Also the hero is a solid device with identical specs but doesn't have the trackball.. Personally I like the Magic styling better..
If you can hold out for a bit, I suggest you wait another 3-4 months. Right now, most of the phones that you will see are ~528 mhz. By the end of this year, the SnapDragon chipset will come out (1 GHZ). Mostly all the phones mentioned above are all 528. If you can wait a little longer, you can get double the speed for ~$200 extra.
Hello to all...
I am new here and my name is Allen and i would suggest same as Orb3000 that
You must have a look to:
Touch Pro 2
Toshiba TG01
HTC Hero
Hello guys, firts of all sorry for my bad english...
I'm from buenos aires Argentina, and tomorrow i'll pick a new phone.
ATM i have 2 options.
HTC Inspire 4G or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Atrix unlocked 999 USD.
Inspire 1079 USD.
So, what phone u think is better about the price? and also i have a few questions about HTC.
What is S-OFF
What is ENG-OFF
What is Goldkey? is really necesary?
The phone is already unlocked, so i just need root and flash any rom with CWM? easy like that?
Atm i've a Samsung Captivate, so i dont know what is the better chose, Atrix or Inspire, cos Inspire is pretty much the same hardware than the Captivate.
Also, i dont have any skill's with ADB. i suck with that.
get inspire atrix feels cheap!
Captivate is old get new products
nosoythom said:
Hello guys, firts of all sorry for my bad english...
I'm from buenos aires Argentina, and tomorrow i'll pick a new phone.
ATM i have 2 options.
HTC Inspire 4G or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Atrix unlocked 999 USD.
Inspire 1079 USD.
So, what phone u think is better about the price? and also i have a few questions about HTC.
What is S-OFF
What is ENG-OFF
What is Goldkey? is really necesary?
The phone is already unlocked, so i just need root and flash any rom with CWM? easy like that?
Atm i've a Samsung Captivate, so i dont know what is the better chose, Atrix or Inspire, cos Inspire is pretty much the same hardware than the Captivate.
Also, i dont have any skill's with ADB. i suck with that.
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Motorolla Atrix is a decent phone. And I say decent because even with all that processing power, it uses Motorolla Blur as the android UI. Most people have had issues with using it, and can contest that the phone build feels cheap.
The Inspire 4G is a well built phone. It does everything you need it to do, comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, 8 MP camera and a pretty fast processor. Not as fast as the Atrix, but whos counting? Aside from that, HTC Sense UI makes the phone a lot more flexible in how you want to customize it. Though, battery life is subpar. Depending on your usage, a full charge can last about 5-6 hours until it needs a recharge. But other than that, its a solid phone.
You can root either device, but for the moment, its a hassle rooting it. There are no One-Click applications to root the phone to get the Gold Key, which is giving you Admin Access to the phone and its properties. Again, rooting required with many YouTube videos on how to do it.
All in all, I went with the Inspire.
Inspire is not the same hardware as the captivate. not really even close.
even though the atrix has the dual core, inspire is faster at EVERYTHING. with a little overclock, its even faster. you'll probably never get a custom kernel on the atrix, so its never really gonna get faster, unless moto updates it. the only thing on the atrix that beats the inspire is the gpu, and I wasn't that impressed with that on the atrix either.
Edit- and I get more screen on time on the inspire than the captivate. 4+ hours of straight screen on time on the inspire, vs around 3 on the captivate. I've lasted 24 hours on a charge on the inspire with almost 4.5 hours of screen on time before it got below 5%, which is PLENTY for me
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Atrix unlocked 999 USD.
Inspire 1079 USD.
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Hold the horses...
I'm sorry if this will sound ignorant.... 999 and 1079...
All right are we talking about 1 grand and 1 grand and 79 bucks?
I'm confused... Why such prices?
Roland_D said:
Hold the horses...
I'm sorry if this will sound ignorant.... 999 and 1079...
All right are we talking about 1 grand and 1 grand and 79 bucks?
I'm confused... Why such prices?
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Other counties take advantage of the limited availability of devices, you will never get a decent deal there so they have to pony up the big bucks.
We are so fortunate to live in the States.
Sent from my fast / stable HTC Inspire 4G
nosoythom said:
Hello guys, firts of all sorry for my bad english...
I'm from buenos aires Argentina, and tomorrow i'll pick a new phone.
ATM i have 2 options.
HTC Inspire 4G or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Atrix unlocked 999 USD.
Inspire 1079 USD.
So, what phone u think is better about the price? and also i have a few questions about HTC.
What is S-OFF
What is ENG-OFF
What is Goldkey? is really necesary?
The phone is already unlocked, so i just need root and flash any rom with CWM? easy like that?
Atm i've a Samsung Captivate, so i dont know what is the better chose, Atrix or Inspire, cos Inspire is pretty much the same hardware than the Captivate.
Also, i dont have any skill's with ADB. i suck with that.
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Too many people have left the Atrix and came to be happy as ever Inspire owners.
We can use Desire HD Roms on our Inspires so the development, time and work has been put in.
I wouldn't sell or trade my phone for anything in the upcoming or current phone market, bottom line.
Sent from my fast / stable HTC Inspire 4G
Noso,
You just need a gold card, the hack kit, clock work mod and a fast and stable Rom.
Can't get easier than that.
Sent from my fast / stable HTC Inspire 4G
legend221 said:
Other counties take advantage of the limited availability of devices, you will never get a decent deal there so they have to pony up the big bucks.
We are so fortunate to live in the States.
Sent from my fast / stable HTC Inspire 4G
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Damn... Yes we are... I'm still in shock for those prices... I mean I paid my Inspire 399 cause I wanted no commitment but if you think at costco you get it for 19 bucks ...
Anyways to answer the OP question: Inspire for sure... It may cost you 80 bucks more but once you are spending that amount of money you don't wanna go cheap and get a Motorola POS uahahah
Well, i'm at home now, and i buy both phones for test and get the better one for main phone and the other for back up...
Thanks guys.
I've been using my iPhone 4 for about a 2 weeks now, and I really miss Android.
Besides, I travel a lot overseas, and hate to have to use another phone, as the iPhone is still unlockeable.
So i was wondering what would a good phone to get that works on AT&T's 3G bands, and that has android, and that is made from HTC (or Samsung?), and that can be unlocked, rooted and customized, like my old Dream, Magic, Hero and Legend. Also good battery life is greatly appreciated, meaning last at least a day.
From ATT I can get the HTC Inspire 4G ($100), which apparently is very good, but I have no experience with it. People so far are reporting 2 days battery life, which is a lot. So I assume 1 day battery life is very good. They are selling new and unlocked on crapbay for 440 bucks, so I can easily get one there, and sell my iPhone 4. My only question then would be, are all the Inspire 4G rootable? And if i get it from AT&T, would I be able to unlock it?
I liked the Galaxy S as far as I can see, which ATT offers as the Samsung Captivate ($99.99) but I do not hear the best things about battery, and the phone in general, so it appears to be a no go.
There is also the Samsung Infuse 4G ($200), which appears to be getting much better reviews, but i'm not sure i would like a Samsung phone over an HTC one.
Also, I can sell my iPhone on ebay, and get another phone from there, so I does not has to be only those phones.
Any recommendations, thoughts, etc please? Thanks.
kwanbis said:
I've been using my iPhone 4 for about a 2 weeks now, and I really miss Android.
Besides, I travel a lot overseas, and hate to have to use another phone, as the iPhone is still unlockeable.
So i was wondering what would a good phone to get that works on AT&T's 3G bands, and that has android, and that is made from HTC (or Samsung?), and that can be unlocked, rooted and customized, like my old Dream, Magic, Hero and Legend. Also good battery life is greatly appreciated, meaning last at least a day.
From ATT I can get the HTC Inspire 4G ($100), which apparently is very good, but I have no experience with it. People so far are reporting 2 days battery life, which is a lot. So I assume 1 day battery life is very good. They are selling new and unlocked on crapbay for 440 bucks, so I can easily get one there, and sell my iPhone 4. My only question then would be, are all the Inspire 4G rootable? And if i get it from AT&T, would I be able to unlock it?
I liked the Galaxy S as far as I can see, which ATT offers as the Samsung Captivate ($99.99) but I do not hear the best things about battery, and the phone in general, so it appears to be a no go.
There is also the Samsung Infuse 4G ($200), which appears to be getting much better reviews, but i'm not sure i would like a Samsung phone over an HTC one.
Also, I can sell my iPhone on ebay, and get another phone from there, so I does not has to be only those phones.
Any recommendations, thoughts, etc please? Thanks.
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Uoo your post its soo long..
Really the inspire or desire hd its an awesome device.. this is my election because is very implemented and are a lot of roms mods,themes..etc.. really its the best xda device for to me
Galaxy s don't have flash in his camera and its pure plastic... But has the better hardware and performance
Htc software its cool and the new sense 3.0 is very good u can see it in you tube...
Enviado desde mi Desire HD usando XDA Premium App
Big question is, can i get 12 hours of use of the phone with of mostly talk time, some texting and the occasional skype call? I do not mean to use th ephone for 12 straight hours of talk/text/skype, i mean an average 12 hours use day. Lets say no more than 3 hours total use, and 9 hours of just being on. Cause battery duration reports seems to be contradictory.
Hello guys, I am in a bind. If you have to choose between these three phones:
1. HTC EVO 3D - SPRINT
2. HTC SENSATION - TMOBILE
3. MOTOROLA PHOTON - SPRINT
Which one would you choose and why? Please also consider the carriers in making your determination.
Any help in deciding will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
HondaCop said:
Hello guys, I am in a bind. If you have to choose between these three phones:
1. HTC EVO 3D - SPRINT
2. HTC SENSATION - TMOBILE
3. MOTOROLA PHOTON - SPRINT
Which one would you choose and why? Please also consider the carriers in making your determination.
Any help in deciding will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
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Im canadian, so unfortunately i can't help you in the carrier department however ill share my opinion on the devices with you.
1- Bad battery, lacklustre reviews id personally stay away, haven't heard anything exceptional about this device.
2- Personally owned this device, it sucks; stay away. Phone lags a lot doing simple things because of the awful sense 3.0. Phone Does not even feel worthy of its dual core status.
3- Best choice out of these three imo, this is strictly from reading reviews. Engadget just reviewed this today; looks like a solid device actually. http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/motorola-photon-4g-review/
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Im canadian, so unfortunately i can't help you in the carrier department however ill share my opinion on the devices with you.
1- Bad battery, lacklustre reviews id personally stay away, haven't heard anything exceptional about this device.
2- Personally owned this device, it sucks; stay away. Phone lags a lot doing simple things because of the awful sense 3.0. Phone Does not even feel worthy of its dual core status.
3- Best choice out of these three imo, this is strictly from reading reviews. Engadget just reviewed this today; looks like a solid device actually. http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/motorola-photon-4g-review/
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Hi unleased12,
Thanks for your response. Yea, I have been doing a lot of research. As a matter of fact, I owned the HTC Sensation for 8 days. During that time frame, I did notice the lagging and it was only when I rooted and flashed a custom ROM, did it perform like it should. It was blazing fast but I returned it before the 14 days so I could give other phones a shot.
I really liked the Sensation's performance AFTER flashed with a custom ROM which stil had Sense 3.0 on it, but the kernel had been tweaked and I had it overclocked to 1.5GHz.
I really like the look of the Photon but I am wondering if it will have the support of XDA developers as far as custom ROMs go.
I will go ahead and read that review you posted. Thanks!
PS. Any other phone worth waiting for in the next few weeks?
HondaCop said:
Hi unleased12,
Thanks for your response. Yea, I have been doing a lot of research. As a matter of fact, I owned the HTC Sensation for 8 days. During that time frame, I did notice the lagging and it was only when I rooted and flashed a custom ROM, did it perform like it should. It was blazing fast but I returned it before the 14 days so I could give other phones a shot.
I really liked the Sensation's performance AFTER flashed with a custom ROM which stil had Sense 3.0 on it, but the kernel had been tweaked and I had it overclocked to 1.5GHz.
I really like the look of the Photon but I am wondering if it will have the support of XDA developers as far as custom ROMs go.
I will go ahead and read that review you posted. Thanks!
PS. Any other phone worth waiting for in the next few weeks?
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Curious towards this, what rom did you flash on your sensation to make it fast? haha i tried a couple custom roms and the phone still didn't even come close to my Galaxy s II.
As for the photon dev support, its really hard to say as most MOTO phones have locked boot loaders. But then again the atrix is starting to get some love as people unlocked its BL. As far as dev support goes HTc and samsung are the best, imo.
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Curious towards this, what rom did you flash on your sensation to make it fast? haha i tried a couple custom roms and the phone still didn't even come close to my Galaxy s II.
As for the photon dev support, its really hard to say as most MOTO phones have locked boot loaders. But then again the atrix is starting to get some love as people unlocked its BL. As far as dev support goes HTc and samsung are the best, imo.
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I had flashed the Android Revolution HD 1.1.7 HD ROM and set it to run at 1.5GHz. It was TEARING up all the benchmarks! On CF Bench, I was scoring higher than a Galaxy S II!!
I "think" the Photon has already been rooted, but not sure. I really liked the HTC Sensation but it would have to be really the BEST available right now to make me go with TMobile. The problem with TMobile is the imminent merger with ATT.
I would say PHOTON for sure. And as for development...this phone has been out for only a week to 10 days now and already has bootloader unlocked. AND...AND...AND...with the acquisition of Google and Motorola today, I would say things are REALLY LOOKING UP!!
PHOTON PHO SHO!!!!!!!
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I would say PHOTON for sure. And as for development...this phone has been out for only a week to 10 days now and already has bootloader unlocked. AND...AND...AND...with the acquisition of Google and Motorola today, I would say things are REALLY LOOKING UP!!
PHOTON PHO SHO!!!!!!!
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Yea, that is exactly what I was thinking... But I keep reading reviews talking about this PenTile technology used in the display and some say it degrades the image. Anyone know anything about this or is it just nitpicking?
I personified have the Evo 3d I think it is fantastic. The processor ks extremely fast 1.2 gigahertz if I recall right and you can't go wrong with 3d although for a power user you'll get an extremist short battery life like 5 hrs the photon is great I kinda wish k could go To it now.because they have a new accessory for it that has a full size key board and a mouse the phone goes on a stand and.you have the option to plug the phone.into a tv. Then you.can use it as a full computer. The set up is only 135$ after tax in store. As for carrier you should go with Sprint. The unlimited data is with Sprint within extra fees. Now.I know there's the $10 fee but I say you pay for the hardware. 4g is great if its available in your area. T-mobi has to many problems with signal. Anyone I know at dorms can't get signal inside if they do its terrible. So i recommend going with Sprint and if your worried abluo battery then go with photon if not and don't care about the keyboard go with EVO 3D I hope this helps
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HondaCop said:
Yea, that is exactly what I was thinking... But I keep reading reviews talking about this PenTile technology used in the display and some say it degrades the image. Anyone know anything about this or is it just nitpicking?
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Nitpicking.
I think the screen is fantastic.
if you are interested in modding your phone, you should also consider the community sizes of each phone.
bigger community = more development = more roms and kernels = more customization
photon has the least (so i wouldnt consider this)
evo 3d has a slightly bigger community than the sensation
Hi guys!
I'm using a Motorola ATRIX at the moment. I've been offered an exchange with a HTC Sensation 4G.
I've had HTC devices before, the last of them being the EVO 3D. Now... let's get to work.
I hear the only difference between the Sensation and the 4G one is that the 4G version has tri-band 3G (and possible 4G support in the future - I'm not sure & I hardly give a damn). But I take the bootloader, radio and firmware HAVE GOT to be a bit different...
Can anybody shed some light on this? Would the same Sensation radios work on the Sensation 4G? Would the same ROM's that work on the Sensation work on the Sensation 4G, as well?
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Oh, the tri-band 3G isn't really something I need. I live in Romania, and dual-band 3G has been enough so far... so if I were to lose tri-band 3G support in non-Sensation 4G ROMs, I wouldn't complain...
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Another issue I want to know about is the notorious death grip. I play games that require internet connection (Pocket/Star/Dark Legends, you may know them), so... landscape mode + Wi-Fi = no Internet, lol.
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And last thing... Did ICS fix/improve anything on this death rip? Also, perhaps some of you guys bought a case to protect your phone (I know I do - MOMAX iCase Pro, they rock)...?
Well 4g just depends on your networks and where you live. If its the USA and you are on tmobile you'll be able to pick up 4g but I have no idea how long it will take for 4g to spread worldwide.
As for the death grip, you just kind of get used to it and you can still hold it on landscape but just in a slightly different way. Ics would never be able to fix death grip I believe because it is a hardware issue.
There are quite a few good cases out but it's not a Samsung, it won't break easily. Also you can buy a white housing cover for the phone which just makes it look amazing.
Sent from my Sensation using XDA
sensation lover said:
Well 4g just depends on your networks and where you live. If its the USA and you are on tmobile you'll be able to pick up 4g but I have no idea how long it will take for 4g to spread worldwide.
As for the death grip, you just kind of get used to it and you can still hold it on landscape but just in a slightly different way. Ics would never be able to fix death grip I believe because it is a hardware issue.
There are quite a few good cases out but it's not a Samsung, it won't break easily. Also you can buy a white housing cover for the phone which just makes it look amazing.
Sent from my Sensation using XDA
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Makes sense.
When I had the HTC Desire, I remember how I had to hold the phone with my left hand in order to play Pocket Legends... it wasn't comfortable at all but still doable, lol.
How about the bootloader/radio/ROM part? Or I shouldn't worry about that at all?
Are you going to be rooting your device? If so they have some wonderful information here on that. If not, no to answer your question, those things are involved in rooting. But if you are look at the thread that will explain about that. It will help you understand that process
I think you will be very happy with your sensation! I know I love mine! Good luck to you! Enjoy your new device!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
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Are you going to be rooting your device? If so they have some wonderful information here on that. If not, no to answer your question, those things are involved in rooting. But if you are look at the thread that will explain about that. It will help you understand that process
I think you will be very happy with your sensation! I know I love mine! Good luck to you! Enjoy your new device!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
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You don't say
If I weren't to root my Android and install a custom ROM every once every two weeks or so, I would've be a retard and bought the shiPhone instead.
I thought the Sensation 4G and Sensation have different drivers etc. (like the EVO 3D - GSM and CDMA). Turns out I was wrong (made some extensive research). It's not necessary anymore, the Sensation that guy had wasn't 4G - dumbass, Vodafone ain't selling 4G units, lol.
This guy's phone had loads of dust under the screen (he advertised it as being barely visible - NOT effing true). You know how a supernovae looks like? Cut it in half and put it in the middle of the screen; each half on each edge on the screen. Spraying dust much? Stupid bas..... got my hopes high.
I also tried to hold the phone in specific ways to test the death grip... It was definetly there, even with 3 different cases on, and I definetly hated it with my guts. Looks like I'm sticking to my ATRIX
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You don't say
If I weren't to root my Android and install a custom ROM every once every two weeks or so, I would've be a retard and bought the shiPhone instead.
I thought the Sensation 4G and Sensation have different drivers etc. (like the EVO 3D - GSM and CDMA). Turns out I was wrong (made some extensive research). It's not necessary anymore, the Sensation that guy had wasn't 4G - dumbass, Vodafone ain't selling 4G units, lol.
This guy's phone had loads of dust under the screen (he advertised it as being barely visible - NOT effing true). You know how a supernovae looks like? Cut it in half and put it in the middle of the screen; each half on each edge on the screen. Spraying dust much? Stupid bas..... got my hopes high.
I also tried to hold the phone in specific ways to test the death grip... It was definetly there, even with 3 different cases on, and I definetly hated it with my guts. Looks like I'm sticking to my ATRIX
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If you wanted to ignore the death grip a case is the worst thing you can do. Ever.
It will constantly weaken your signal.
Sorry to hear about the dust, sellers should always be honest
Sent from my Sensation using XDA