so the sensation is out for a few days, but no official review yet on any site... odd
Apparently HTC hasn't sent out any handsets to reviewers yet which i find a bit odd :\
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Apparently HTC hasn't sent out any handsets to reviewers yet which i find a bit odd :\
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Why would a device go on sale before it can be sent to reviewers....have they got something to hide or are they trying to maximize sales just in case its a bad review, either way it doesn't give me great confidence.
I remember that the first day the galaxy S II was out, the net was floded with reviews, starting from engadget, techradar and so on... on the sensation case... nada
This is what i'm worried about
I've been waiting for this device since it was leaked as the pyramid all those moons ago.
It's been released and there's barelty a squeek on the internet about it. Only here is where you can get info about it really. Slashgear did a minimum effort with news to follow...but other than that...not really much.
For a company that are producing record profits, you'd have thought that they would spend a load of money on marketing and advertising to increase sales....I went into the vodafone shop on day 2 in Colchester and they said only one person had enquired about it all day (this was 3pm).
Are they saving everything for the Evo 3D?
Have I understood something wrong or is the phone only available from Vodafone at the moment? And isn't that exclusive for them for a couple of weeks or so? Maybe htc haven't sent any to reviewers yet, because the phone is not officially available until 27th of june?
The first review is online now:
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-sensation-review-23153699/
Ooops, made a new thread when i found that review.
My bad. Sorry.
I see your point about it not being officially launched.
However, why do you say June 28th is the official date? It's widely rumored to launch on T-mobile US on June 8th. Is T-mobile also getting some advance?
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Have I understood something wrong or is the phone only available from Vodafone at the moment? And isn't that exclusive for them for a couple of weeks or so? Maybe htc haven't sent any to reviewers yet, because the phone is not officially available until 27th of june?
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Pretty generic quickie review there. That recorded video is still awful looking, and falls in line with the other video captures floating around youtube. They seem to be giving it a pass, along with the "stereo sound". Their idea of a battery test is also as unconvincing as ever. Instead of running benchmarks in their videos, they should actually show the browser performance between the two, because that is really the only thing that will stand out the most. Ugh, I expect as much from slashgear.
I picked that date from some website and don't remember which one it was. But it will be released earlier than June 28th. I know that because my operator here in Finland is expecting it to be available around weeks 23-24. They are usually at least a week behind of the other operators here, so the T-Mobile launch for June 8th might be quite accurate.
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I see your point about it not being officially launched.
However, why do you say June 28th is the official date? It's widely rumored to launch on T-mobile US on June 8th. Is T-mobile also getting some advance?
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Yea, it's going to be on T-Mobile June 8th. Once there you'll see plenty of reviews.
Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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Yea, it's going to be on T-Mobile June 8th. Once there you'll see plenty of reviews.
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Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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You still have some time and it's quite likely that GSMArena will review it by then (I said likely, not definite).
There are still 2 weeks before the 8th after all
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Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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Sites like CNet might have something (short) the day before US launch. But that may be about it.
don't think this has been posted yet...
http://recombu.com/news/htc-sensation-first-impressions_M14327.html
more of a quick first impression with a full review coming but I guess it qualifies as 'official'
Related
The Advent Vega is due to be released in a week or so? What do people think?
For £250 the specs seem exceedingly good, so got to be worth tweaking?
link
http://188.65.36.75/2010/10/15/advent-vega-budget-tablet-video-primer/
I'm itching to get one pending battery capacity, review and trying it out when its released.
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HI, went in and spoke to manager of PC world, he said he has been told he will definately have them to sell on the 18th of Nov. He said that they have added a few last minute features??
I hope they haven't affected the price with the additions.
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HI, went in and spoke to manager of PC world, he said he has been told he will definately have them to sell on the 18th of Nov. He said that they have added a few last minute features??
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They said the new release date is 14th. Did it slip to 18th?
might be due to it missing android market
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They said the new release date is 14th. Did it slip to 18th?
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Mhmmm, apparently not
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9282993#post9282993
I bought my Desire HD (from pre-order) and my wifes Milestone 2 from them, so I know they are legit 100%...
Apparently they have them in stock for GBP 599.99...
I was going to trade up from DHD, but being that I bought it in Nov 2010, it's too soon to spend that much on the phone, I'll wait for the price to drop a bit...
But if anyone wants it, it seems you can get it immediately....
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/20398-htc-sensation.html
"FIRST UK STOCK LANDING 17TH OF APRIL"
It might be a typo or something, but 17. 4. is already passed, which should mean it's available!
It seems they took down the page, but it still shows up on the HTC product list (and you can add it to the cart):
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/mobile-phones-htc/
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It seems they took down the page, but it still shows up on the HTC product list (and you can add it to the cart):
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/mobile-phones-htc/
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I saw they have 100 of these in stock but I am wondering if they are fake or not.
Like I said, I bought 2 phones from them already (my DHD was preordered 4 weeks before shipping) and bunch of people from Modaco are their customers...
So business wise they are legit...
I do however believe that it's just a pre-order and that they made a typo regarding stock dates...
very strange
during the meeting in London in April, the sensation was supposed to be available for Vodafone first at mid may
Yeap it was a typo:
THIS PRODUCT LISTING IS PRE-ORDER ONLY
FIRST UK STOCK LANDING 17TH OF JUNE
I have read several rumors that the Sensation will come to T-Mobile USA June 8th. That rumor was back in early April. Getting a little worried because there have been no rumors/or any news on this phone for folks in the United States. I really can't wait to get my hands on this phone. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
It went through the FCC last week. http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/htc-sensation-4g-hits-the-fcc-shows-off-t-mobile-friendly-aws-r/
Yeah I forgot about that. I am just so anxious for this phone. Its getting harder and harder using my Blackberry Bold 9700. I really would like the June 8th date confirmed by T-Mobile USA already.
LOL you sound like me. I'm looking to get rid of my BB as well. Well for now I'm going to try and keep the BB as data only for BBM. Have way too many contacts there :S.
I come here a few times a day to see if there are any new info.
Did you see this post?
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13719751&postcount=7
on the website it says t-mobile
Looks like June 8th is the day.
Hells yeah according to this new article the sensation 4g will be released on the 8th as rumored. Can't wait to get my hands on this sweet thing.
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/t-mo...s-june-8th-release-date-for-htc-sensation-4g/
Come on June 8th.
Does anyone know when the HTC One X will be released for AT&T? Are the rumors for the chip production delay true??
Edit: May 6th is the confirmed date.
28nm high power processes are definitely down. The low power process may not be, we're not sure.
I thought AT&T is getting One X not XL...
I thought they were all the same phones anyway. Aside from the chip and the Storage.
I think we're expecting a summer release, not april.
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I thought they were all the same phones anyway. Aside from the chip and the Storage.
I think we're expecting a summer release, not april.
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Didn't HTC originally announce that this phone would be on sale within 60 days (from when they announced it) ?
Just to help clear up any confusion for anyone who didn't know this already,
The One X is the quad core version. The quad core processor is incompatible with LTE (being released as an ATT exclusive means that att will likely only carry the XL)
The One XL has the dual core because the dual core processor IS compatible with LTE . Also, from what I've heard, the dual core might actually be a better processor than the quad core anyway.
I think you guys already knew most of that though
@shorty
yes, you are correct. The projected window is within 60 days of announcement.
The phone has already passed through FCC, it's on it's way.
cant decide is i should switch to att. sprint 3g service is eh, sad that sprints lte rollout doesnt include los angeles ;(...... decisions decisions
I am really hoping a release date is announced soon. I went out and got a skyrocket under upgrade and now I want to return it (within my 30 days) so that I can pick up this phone. It all depends on the release date though. If it ends up being summer then I'm not gonna wait that long.
A general estimate is about late April to early May for the release.
My guess is since the rest of the word starts to sell these on April 5th and Sprint/HTC is holding an even April 4th... we will hear about a release in the next week or two about when AT&T will release it.
april 12th http://www.releasedates.co/product/htc-edge-release-date
I'd take that sites info with a grain of salt most definitely. I don't see it being legit. I hope so though.
It's definitely not legit. Look at how much storage it says it has. 32GB? Now, we know the AT&T version will only have 16GB of storage.
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Waiting for Rogers ONE XL ...
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It's definitely not legit. Look at how much storage it says it has. 32GB? Now, we know the AT&T version will only have 16GB of storage.
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You're right. It will have only 16GB, like the Rogers unit, which is what I'm waiting for. No announcement yet, and I'm checking every day.
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You're right. It will have only 16GB, like the Rogers unit, which is what I'm waiting for. No announcement yet, and I'm checking every day.
Peter
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We should know something definite by, no later than CTIA in May.
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Other than that there's no way in God's name that I'm waiting until freaking May for a phone. Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD should be out by then and I'd pick that up before that.
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Other than that there's no way in God's name that I'm waiting until freaking May for a phone. Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD should be out by then and I'd pick that up before that.
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The rumor I read somewhere on one of the tech blogs, that the expected release on AT&T was between mid April and mid May.
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The way I see it, be a release date not announced by mid-April, we're going to have a problem.
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The way I see it, be a release date not announced by mid-April, we're going to have a problem.
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The only thing I can say is take it up with AT&T. Lol Just kiddin for a laugh
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Idunno though, phones are out usually a month or so after being approved by the FCC, and our XL has been approved for awhile now, since beginning of march
Haven't heard anything of a release date for the us. Any word?
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Haven't heard anything of a release date for the us. Any word?
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On their website, they have a give away for the Zenfone 6 to come to North America in 47 days.
B&H has it on their website. If you enter your email address they notify you when it's in stock. I'm getting impatient though. I think ASUS really needs release their phones a lot sooner after they unveil them. If something more appealing comes out between now and then I may get that instead.
He'll, if the S10+ drops in price enough between now and then I may just get that (used)
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B&H has it on their website. If you enter your email address they notify you when it's in stock. I'm getting impatient though. I think ASUS really needs release their phones a lot sooner after they unveil them. If something more appealing comes out between now and then I may get that instead.
He'll, if the S10+ drops in price enough between now and then I may just get that (used)
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Thanks I bought my 5z from them I'll go check it out right now
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B&H only carry 6gb version. Looking for 8gb.
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Just noticed that BH Photo site bumped their pre-order start date from June 15th to July 1st...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...s855_6g64g_bk_zenfone_6_zs630xl_dual_sim.html
With the sweepstakes ending later this month, there could possibly be a new model with the USA/North American release. I hope so, at least.
Why would Asus have it available to the USA via importer websites but not officially? Maybe so far its taking a while to get through FCC certifications...
I would buy the international version, but I want to be sure all of the bands in the USA are available on the phone. I use AT&T and want to be sure I get full coverage. From what I've read, Gearbest mainly sells the international/Europe version and this one is spotty with the USA bands available. Hence, I wait for the USA release. But I'm with all ya'll . . . If they don't hurry up another phone may grab my attention and they lose that sale.
BHPhoto now have July 15 for the start of pre-orders... Still no price or ship date.
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BHPhoto now have July 15 for the start of pre-orders... Still no price or ship date.
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Where do you see this? I see nothing.
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Aaaannnddd, they took it down. They had it up earlier today. I give up on this thing...
This is getting ridiculous .
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This is getting ridiculous .
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Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone following the saga of trying to buy one of these in the UK.
Preorders went up late may with a mid June shipping date suggested by customer support. Then preorders were closed, but no phones arrived. Delivery date is now suggested as end July with the phones hidden on the Asus UK store.
I still really want my zenfone,, but this is as botched a launch as I've ever seen.
Still waiting in the US
I called Asus and they said "middle of July" but I take that with a grain of salt.
The botched launch plus reports of bad call quality/volume (has to do with the flip cam I think) are making me look for another phone.
I like big battery phones, there are others to chose from (though not with an 855).
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I called Asus and they said "middle of July" but I take that with a grain of salt.
The botched launch plus reports of bad call quality/volume (has to do with the flip cam I think) are making me look for another phone.
I like big battery phones, there are others to chose from (though not with an 855).
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Bad call quality ? First ive heard of this. Isolated instances or mass reports ?
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Bad call quality ? First ive heard of this. Isolated instances or mass reports ?
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I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
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I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
Since I can't post outside links you'll just have to find the thread (s) on the asus zentalk forums for the zenphone 6 (6z). Very annoying not to be able to post this link. But I cut an pasted the first parts of it..
Call quality on Asus Zenfone 6z (Zenfone 6)
mihirpmehta
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When I receive call from my Asus Zenfone 6z I am constantly hearing noise and distorted voice anyone facing the same issue ?
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debashiss04
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I am having sane issue. Want to return. Completely dissatisfied with this product
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I am having same issue.
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I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
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dude , go read the call quality reviews . not one person had one good thing to say
Any update here? Any AT&T users from the states in here? Trying to figure out if I can buy a global version instead of waiting.
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Any update here? Any AT&T users from the states in here? Trying to figure out if I can buy a global version instead of waiting.
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B&H posted a July 15th preorder date for the U.S. version then immediately took it down over the weekend that's the latest I've seen. We will have to see what happens in a few weeks I'm tired of waiting too
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