Hello, I've had a look at the reviews of major sites out there and these are my conclusions so I thought I'd share with you.
Engadget praises the design, build quality and form-factor of the phone along with the exceptional battery life and the performance of the camera.
Below are quotes from Engadget's review:
[+] The Sensation is a simple and untainted joy in the hand.
[+] Folks that don't care to recharge their phone every single night can buy the Sensation safe in the knowledge that it'll last for a good couple of days of casual use.
[+] In our review of the Galaxy S II, its pixel density left a little something to be desired. The Sensation gives us that extra flourish with a 960 x 540 resolution.
[+] Calls on the Sensation were for the most part clear and competently handled.
[+] As to aural performance, the loudspeaker on the back does a decent job and output to headphones is particularly pleasing.
[+] Image quality is usually high on the Sensation, though some software irregularities do undermine the evident strength of the hardware on board.
[+] We must commend HTC for the intelligently designed dual LED flash.
[+] Video recording on the Sensation is simply effortless. The camcorder's ability to keep up with motion on screen is markedly superior to what we're used to as well.
[+] App launching in general is nearly instantaneous.
Engadget's score for the Sensation is 8/10, but they have put some pretty dumb statements on the negatives:
Display isn't as Super as on Galaxy S II
Sense 3.0 changes are mostly cosmetic
Locked bootloader
Sure, the screen isn't of the same quality as the one on the GS2, and they've found it to be poorer than other SLCD displays, but hey, there are a lot of pixels in there!
Their statement on Sense 3.0 is true, but isn't HTC Sense already the best overlay for Android? Now it got even better, but not as much as they would want. I can't really understand how this could be a bad thing... And the locked bootloader is a sorted out problem after HTC's announcements.
Now let's see the main points of SlashGear about the Sensation:
[+] The qHD screen on the Sensation is bright and crisp, the extra pixels leaving graphics and text smooth and very readable.
[+] What the raw figures don’t communicate is how responsive the Sensation feels in daily use. Side-by-side with the Galaxy S II, it’s hard to tell the difference.
[+] HTC’s shooter marks a significant step up in quality. No more drab colors or middling detail; no more murky indoor shots. Close-ups are clear and crisp.
[+] We had no issues with phone performance on the Sensation, with both parties sounding clear. Speaker performance is loud but prone to distortion at top volume.
[+] With medium to heavy usage throughout the day, and by the evening the handset was still showing around quarter of its charge.
[+] HTC Sense feels more thought-out and complete than TouchWiz, and the out-of-the-box experience with the Sensation is more polished than that of the GSII.
So, that's what SlashGear thinks about the Sensation. They didn't actually say anything really negative about the phone and I'm starting to think whether Engadget's reports on the screen quality are a bit exaggerated...
Another review here from Pocket-lint, and their thoughts on our beloved phone:
[+] Although it is a large device, it doesn’t feel too big in the hand.
[+] HTC have chosen to have the back cover wrap around the edges meet the display edges, so you still get that seamless look and feel.
[+] The Sensation's screen, apart from the high resolution, it also offers plenty of brightness, nice bright whites and vibrant colours.
[+] One new major upgrade is the lockscreen. Previously we’ve seen a lockscreen offering a little more functionality, but HTC have really gone to town on it
[+] Fire up the browser and you’ve really got space to roam around and take in websites.
[+] Video capture keeps up with the best offering Full HD video. 1920 x 1080 pixels at 30fps as 3gp. The results are pretty good too, with plenty of detail.
[+] The stills are nice, perhaps a little contrasty and over-saturated although the limitations of having a small sensor are apparent: it won’t replace your digital camera.
[+] We had no problems with call quality on the HTC Sensation.
[+] The battery didn’t perform as badly as we’d expected and we did get through most of the (working) day on a single charge
Pocket-lint's review wasn't that much detailed but it was good overall. They didn't note anything bad about the display, too. In fact they said the colours were vibrant and the brightness was very good. They seem satisfied with the camera, the new Sense 3.0, sound and call quality, the battery life and well, with the phone as a whole.
The last review I sum-up here is from TechRadar and it was pretty good too. Let's not forget that they had the HTC Desire as the best phone in their list last year (now that honor has been given to the Galaxy S II). Anyways, let me dive into the review and present you the main points:
[+] The design of the HTC Sensation is a little bit larger than its rivals, in that it comes in at 11.3mm thick, but still feeling comfortable in the hand.
[+] At medium brightness you can make out what's on the screen in direct sunlight but compare it to the iPhone 4 or the Galaxy S II and it's miles behind.
[+] The resolution is definitely a step forward, and the sharpness of the text is impressive.
[+] The Sense 3.0 interface is not as snappy as the Samsung Galaxy S2, but it's unflappable and we found very little slowdown throughout.
[+] Call quality on the HTC Sensation seems to be poorer than many other phones.
[+] The signal quality was excellent on the whole for the HTC Sensation, with up to 50% more signal reported in known weak spots.
[+] We've always been fans of the HTC keyboard, and we found keyboard accuracy much higher than that on the Samsung Galaxy S2.
[+] The qHD resolution makes web pages look as crisp as anything else on the market at the moment, and the pictures and video all pops with slick ease.
[+] The Flash integration is sensational (we're sorry) as videos will stream without a judder and will instantly leap to full screen.
[+] The sheer speed, functionality and slickness of the browser on the HTC Sensation means web browsing is a really great experience.
[+] Sonically, HTC has done well again with the Sensation.
[+] Video performance is perfectly respectable, although certainly not market leading.
[+] Take the HTC Sensation into the light, not even direct sunlight, and you'll have to instantly turn up the brightness as high as it will go, which washes out the picture.
[+] The Sensation's battery life, to us, seems woeful and not up to scratch. We're talking dead by 8PM with no push email, minimal Wi-Fi and about 30 mins of music and video at the most.
On the other hand, TechRadar has many complaints about the Sensation. I'll start with the battery life, and say that it has been proved by the members of the forum here that the battery is indeed very well-performing on the Sensation, so I think there was something really wrong with the configuration on their review unit. They also seem to be bashing the brightness of the screen. However, they didn't mention anything about the colors. Another thing they found to be poor was the call quality, as they report that on a noisy environment they could be barely heard by the other part and communication was impossible. As much as they complain about the call quality, they are very happy with the reception, though. Among the things they liked are the increased resolution, the keyboard, the performance and the sound experience of the Sensation.
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this is a nice post & all, but seriously, there's already a post for reviews (& your roundup) that you could have put this in. Why create another post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048090
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Nice reviews and great post. Thx dude.
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Another thing they found to be poor was the call quality, as they report that on a noisy environment they could be barely heard by the other part and communication was impossible.
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Which is the opposite of Engadget who said "In voice calls, the other party heard us even on a busy street where we had our own struggles keeping up with what they were saying to us". Combined with the contrast on battery life between the reviews I really do think TechRadar had a dodgy phone.
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this is a nice post & all, but seriously, there's already a post for reviews (& your roundup) that you could have put this in. Why create another post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048090
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Thanks, and well, I posted it in a new thread because it is pretty lengthy for a reply. The purpose was to compare and constrast the different reviews available, so we can see the opinion of different people, summarized in one place.
The only thing I'm worried about in the Sensation is the screen. Next to the GS2 it looks really washed out. As for the performance, everyone said it is very snappy and fast as you can see.
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The only thing I'm worried about in the Sensation is the screen. Next to the GS2 it looks really washed out. As for the performance, everyone said it is very snappy and fast as you can see.
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Of course it looks washed out next to the GSII. taken from the GSII review from engadget:
...4.3-inch display here doesn't use one single backlight as LCD screens do, and instead only illuminates the pixels that are needed to actively display content. This is the reason why it can generate truer blacks than any backlit panel...
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taken from the OLED wiki:
Wider viewing angles & improved brightness: OLEDs can enable a greater artificial contrast ratio (both dynamic range and static, measured in purely dark conditions) and viewing angle compared to LCDs because OLED pixels directly emit light. OLED pixel colours appear correct and unshifted, even as the viewing angle approaches 90° from normal.
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AMOLED seems to just be the better screen technology. As long as LCDs are going off of one backlight, they're going to look washed out when viewing from odd angles. The only reason HTC is putting in SLCD over AMOLED is due to shortages.
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Which is the opposite of Engadget who said "In voice calls, the other party heard us even on a busy street where we had our own struggles keeping up with what they were saying to us". Combined with the contrast on battery life between the reviews I really do think TechRadar had a dodgy phone.
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Yeah, I believe that too, and it's not like TechRadar has something with HTC (they had the desire 1st best phone for more than a year). They have no reason to complain more than they should, but I think we hit a bad reviewer who had a problematic device
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Of course it looks washed out next to the GSII. taken from the GSII review from engadget:
taken from a forum post from android forums:
AMOLED seems to just be the better screen technology. As long as LCDs are going off of one backlight, they're going to look washed out when viewing from odd angles. The only reason HTC is putting in SLCD over AMOLED is due to shortages.
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Actually, I have an AMOLED Desire and the screen's colours are very vivid, and the blacks are the deepest I've ever seen, they are perfect. I just can't stand the PenTile Matrix (it is really really annoying, you have to live it to believe it) and the fact I can't read the phone's screen outdoors. Now with the S-AMOLED Plus these problems are solved, but I'd rather opt-in for a more established technology this time (my second smartphone) and of course the better resolution is nice to have too.
I hope there won't be shortages on the upcoming ultra-high resolution and with superb contrast Toshiba screens later this year.
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Actually, I have an AMOLED Desire and the screen's colours are very vivid, and the blacks are the deepest I've ever seen, they are perfect. I just can't stand the PenTile Matrix (it is really really annoying, you have to live it to believe it) and the fact I can't read the phone's screen outdoors. Now with the S-AMOLED Plus these problems are solved, but I'd rather opt-in for a more established technology this time (my second smartphone) and of course the better resolution is nice to have too.
I hope there won't be shortages on the upcoming ultra-high resolution and with superb contrast Toshiba screens later this year.
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yeah it was stated in the engadget review that they fixed that. I've never seen why the PenTile Matrix is bad. care to point me to some articles that show it? I'd really like to see. My buddy had the original Galaxy S & I thought the screen looked great, but didn't actually sit there with it for a long time to notice anything wrong.
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yeah it was stated in the engadget review that they fixed that. I've never seen why the PenTile Matrix is bad. care to point me to some articles that show it? I'd really like to see. My buddy had the original Galaxy S & I thought the screen looked great, but didn't actually sit there with it for a long time to notice anything wrong.
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That's my personal experience and I have to say that sharpness is a thing that you will miss on a PenTile Matrix display. PenTile Matrix displays actually have ~30% (not very sure) less sub-pixels pixels than normal RGB displays and that is because each pixel has 2 sub-pixels instead of 3 (half the pixels have green and blue subpixels and half the others have green and red).
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Of course it looks washed out next to the GSII. taken from the GSII review from engadget:
taken from the OLED wiki:
AMOLED seems to just be the better screen technology. As long as LCDs are going off of one backlight, they're going to look washed out when viewing from odd angles. The only reason HTC is putting in SLCD over AMOLED is due to shortages.
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It looks washed out next to the Incredible S as well:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/2794/
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It looks washed out next to the Incredible S as well:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/2794/
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I forgot this video. hopefully it's better with the tmous version
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Hi,
I am looking for a replacement phone for my Galaxy S and I am doubting whether to buy the SGS II or the HTC Sensation, the most important thing is the screen!
And since the SGS had an aweful Pentile Matrix Layout RGBG, I would never buy another phone with a PM layout.
So straight to the point does the htc sensation have a Pentile Matrix layout?
Thanks in advance
Screen is an LCD and therefore has a RGB stripe subpixel layout. Pentile is used for oled screen technology.
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Screen is an LCD and therefore has a RGB stripe subpixel layout. Pentile is used for oled screen technology.
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Then, what is that?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4165/the-motorola-atrix-4g-preview/4
Wow, I wonder why they did that, I'm not buying the blue phosphor stuff as how many lcd screens have you seen noticeably affected by this. Is this the only pentile lcd screen?
I wouldnt have thought that the Sensation would use pentile as none of the new HTC models with S-LCD screens have pentile as far as I'm aware.
I don't think this one is pentile matrix, but I don't have anything solid to back that up.
The SGSII is definitely not pentile matrix.
The screen on the sensation is super LCD qhd I'm pretty sure the super amoled plus screen on the sg2 is pentile matrix
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The SGS II doesn't have a pentile matrix that's for sure, since the plus in super amoled plus, stands for the extra subpixel (compared to Super Amoled)
Now I was wondering whether the HTC Sensation has a pentile matrix because the Atrix 4G has a pentile matrix aswell and that's qHD too!
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The SGS II doesn't have a pentile matrix that's for sure, since the plus in super amoled plus, stands for the extra subpixel (compared to Super Amoled)
Now I was wondering whether the HTC Sensation has a pentile matrix because the Atrix 4G has a pentile matrix aswell and that's qHD too!
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qHD is only a spec of resolution, not of screen type. qHD is one quarter of full HD resolution:
1920/2= 960
1080/2= 540
The qHD notation could be use on amoled, samoled, lcd, slcd or any type of screen, as long as it is 960 x 540 resolution.
Killbynature said:
The screen on the sensation is super LCD qhd I'm pretty sure the super amoled plus screen on the sg2 is pentile matrix
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The sgs2 is NOT a pentile matrix.
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Wow, I wonder why they did that, I'm not buying the blue phosphor stuff as how many lcd screens have you seen noticeably affected by this. Is this the only pentile lcd screen?
I wouldnt have thought that the Sensation would use pentile as none of the new HTC models with S-LCD screens have pentile as far as I'm aware.
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Has nothing to do with the blue. The white pixel lends brightness. I'm sure its cheaper for them and easier to make. Ideally it should increase battery life.
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The screen on the sensation is super LCD qhd I'm pretty sure the super amoled plus screen on the sg2 is pentile matrix
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I see others have corrected you, but since your post my in reply to mine I felt irked enough to reply anyways. The SGSII screen is definitely NOT pentile. Samsung made a big deal about that at the launch, and its been widely publicised since. Using Google occasionally, before posting, is a great way to avoid espousing fictions publicly.
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Has nothing to do with the blue. The white pixel lends brightness. I'm sure its cheaper for them and easier to make. Ideally it should increase battery life.
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Erm, there is no suchh thing as a white pixel. Red Green and Blue combine to make white light. The anandtech article explains it well.
I do acknowledge that the blue may shut down quicker, but no other LCD uses this, so i dont believe its the reason Motorola used pentile matrix. Possibly too reduce the cost of creating a screen with high resolution by reduction the number of sub pixels to cram in. (or wichever lcd manufacturer moto uses)
Anyone know the answer to the OP?
As with many other people I'm torn between the SGS2 and the HTC Sensation... For me this could be the deciding factor.
Erm, there is no suchh thing as a white pixel. Red Green and Blue combine to make white light. The anandtech article explains it well.
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I believe the Atrix uses a RGBW PenTile arrangement - you can see it in the Anandtech cloe-up.
The sgs2 is NOT a pentile matrix.
Repetition of what others have said but,
GSII has no pentile matrix, the PLUS in super AMOLED Plus stands for 50% increase i sub pixels SO when you look at the screen, it'll appear in it's FULL resolution! No pixelating due to pentile.
Link will tell you what you need to know.
http://www.oled-info.com/super-amoled-plus
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Repetition of what others have said but,
GSII has no pentile matrix, the PLUS in super AMOLED Plus stands for 50% increase i sub pixels SO when you look at the screen, it'll appear in it's FULL resolution! No pixelating due to pentile.
Link will tell you what you need to know.
http://www.oled-info.com/super-amoled-plus
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THANK YOU! That description is accurate without the implied hyperbole of making it higher res and stuff. Sorry, I just hate the propaganda spewed by all companies and think that its hyperbole has no place here. Saying it makes it look higher res than it is is wrong, while your statement of "it'll appear in it's FULL resolution! No pixelating due to pentile." is perfectly accurate.
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THANK YOU! That description is accurate without the implied hyperbole of making it higher res and stuff. Sorry, I just hate the propaganda spewed by all companies and think that its hyperbole has no place here. Saying it makes it look higher res than it is is wrong, while your statement of "it'll appear in it's FULL resolution! No pixelating due to pentile." is perfectly accurate.
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even thought you'd think they'd "bat for AMOELD" it's a VERY good website. Just lays the facts of AMOLED.
So have you made your mind up yet??
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even thought you'd think they'd "bat for AMOELD" it's a VERY good website. Just lays the facts of AMOLED.
So have you made your mind up yet??
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Best kind of sites, the ones that will speak the impartial truth.
And yeah, the Sensation is the one I'll get. The camera is better on the Samsung but the higher res screen is a godsend for me (the resolution closes in on that of the original Galaxy Tab, HTC Flyer, and BB Playbook). Plus, I am upgrading from a Touch Pro 2, I really don't think any dual-core phone will disappoint me (except maybe for a Tegra2 one because I want High Profile H.264 decoding). I don't like the ergonomics of the SII or their UI (though their browser is buttery smooth). The new zoom method on the SII seems interesting but also seems to lack the precision needed to really make it useful (it'll most likely improve with time). Also, HTC in general is great with updates (I'm not saying anything bad about Samsung), they had 5 different ROMs for my TP2 and the latest update was released February of this year.
In summary these are my reasons for choosing the Sensation:
Higher resolution screen: great for reading web pages, novels, comics and I assuming it'll be great for document editing/formatting/creation. The colours on SAMOLED+ might be prettier but not as functional for me.
Camera, I need the cameras in general for spontaneous moments and for reference. To show what I was talking about or documentation moments, things, etc. (or even just avoiding the wasted paper of photocopies). I do wish it had more detail but it's enough for what I need (though what DOES bug me about it is that from some shots/videos you can see that it IS capable of capturing finer detail which makes me think the blurry/pastel-y parts are due to compression or noise reduction algorithms that are just too aggressive).
UI and HTC familiarity and product support (I honestly get the impression that Google's decision to ask companies to support devices for 18 months is going to affect HTC's practices and I mean that in a good way).
The processor might not be as good (MIGHT as it is still an ongoing debate and don't want people to jump down my throat) but it is better tenfold than the one I have at the moment.
And hey, I figure the "buttery smoothness" of the SII should be coming to all halfway decent phones, including the Sensation, when Ice Cream Sandwich comes out as Honeycomb supposedly supports GPU acceleration and so the Sandwich should too.
I am an informed shopper. I make sure I am aware of not only the advantages, but also the deficiencies, of what I buy but make the choice based on what's best for ME based on my likes/wants and NEEDS at the moment and near future.
Now I just have to do two things:
1) wait for reviews if they don't take too long to see if there's anything seriously wrong with the Sensation or something else that could change my decision (I doubt it).
2) Choose whether to buy an imported sim-unlocked version or import one from T-Mobile (This decision might be heavily influenced by the release date of unlocked versions and the programs pre-installed on the T-Mob version.
How about you Daivik? Make your choice? And don't worry, whatever it is I won't try to dissuade you
p.s. I read the Sensation manual and like that it has bilingual support for the keyboard/text prediction.. Something which is very useful for me (though for all I know the SII could have it).
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Best kind of sites, the ones that will speak the impartial truth.
And yeah, the Sensation is the one I'll get. The camera is better on the Samsung but the higher res screen is a godsend for me (the resolution closes in on that of the original Galaxy Tab, HTC Flyer, and BB Playbook). Plus, I am upgrading from a Touch Pro 2, I really don't think any dual-core phone will disappoint me (except maybe for a Tegra2 one because I want High Profile H.264 decoding). I don't like the ergonomics of the SII or their UI (though their browser is buttery smooth). The new zoom method on the SII seems interesting but also seems to lack the precision needed to really make it useful (it'll most likely improve with time). Also, HTC in general is great with updates (I'm not saying anything bad about Samsung), they had 5 different ROMs for my TP2 and the latest update was released February of this year.
In summary these are my reasons for choosing the Sensation:
Higher resolution screen: great for reading web pages, novels, comics and I assuming it'll be great for document editing/formatting/creation. The colours on SAMOLED+ might be prettier but not as functional for me.
Camera, I need the cameras in general for spontaneous moments and for reference. To show what I was talking about or documentation moments, things, etc. (or even just avoiding the wasted paper of photocopies). I do wish it had more detail but it's enough for what I need (though what DOES bug me about it is that from some shots/videos you can see that it IS capable of capturing finer detail which makes me think the blurry/pastel-y parts are due to compression or noise reduction algorithms that are just too aggressive).
UI and HTC familiarity and product support (I honestly get the impression that Google's decision to ask companies to support devices for 18 months is going to affect HTC's practices and I mean that in a good way).
The processor might not be as good (MIGHT as it is still an ongoing debate and don't want people to jump down my throat) but it is better tenfold than the one I have at the moment.
And hey, I figure the "buttery smoothness" of the SII should be coming to all halfway decent phones, including the Sensation, when Ice Cream Sandwich comes out as Honeycomb supposedly supports GPU acceleration and so the Sandwich should too.
I am an informed shopper. I make sure I am aware of not only the advantages, but also the deficiencies, of what I buy but make the choice based on what's best for ME based on my likes/wants and NEEDS at the moment and near future.
Now I just have to do two things:
1) wait for reviews if they don't take too long to see if there's anything seriously wrong with the Sensation or something else that could change my decision (I doubt it).
2) Choose whether to buy an imported sim-unlocked version or import one from T-Mobile (This decision might be heavily influenced by the release date of unlocked versions and the programs pre-installed on the T-Mob version.
How about you Daivik? Make your choice? And don't worry, whatever it is I won't try to dissuade you
p.s. I read the Sensation manual and like that it has bilingual support for the keyboard/text prediction.. Something which is very useful for me (though for all I know the SII could have it).
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Now that is a good reasoning!! Personally I think I'm swaying to the GSII.
1) I'm on T-mobile UK, who get all their phones late! :/ SO I don't think I could wait for the sensation (as it is the GSII is coming in in June...or later)
2) I prefer the sense look and feel, but I'm coming up from a Desire, so I feel as if I'm just buying a "Desire-pro"/"Desire-EPIC-HD" etc (you get the point?) and I'm the sort of person that likes change!
I also ended up just using launcherPro over sense on my desire also.
3) Watch is a big feature on HTC...but I have A RUBBISH 2mb internet speed, on a good day, so downloading movies is something that I haven't been able to do (without leaving my pc on over night!)
4)Being honest, I'm not totally happy about the TouchWiz messaging of contacts (it looks very "blocky/rectangular", but that's something I'll change/get over.)
5) the RAM, even though it is more that enough, it's just the sort of thing that will bug me, knowing that the GSII has 1GB. And internal memory, again even though 1GB is enough, I just fear running out, like on my desire.
And the GSII, should be coming on T-Mobile earlier than the Sensation, so it's the one i'll go for - But still will feel gutted that I won't be seeing qHD.
there's always next year...when hopefully, we'll be seeing 300+ PPI Super AMOLED plus panels!
I am deliberating on whether to get a refund or ask for a replacement. Along with overheating(or just getting a little too warm) and reboots(twice a screen has come up and stated that "the device has done an improper reset please send info on to HTC) and non responsive screens and lags(My G2x has some of those too.) I now have noticed that the screen on my Sensation is really washed out. I put it on the same live wallpaper on the sensation as the G2X and it just looks really washed out on the Sensation. The viewing angle is extremely small.It reminds me of theMT4G fiasco a while back. I really do like the Sensation and I can put up with the battery running hot etc. but not with washed out screen. Has anyone else had this issue? I am looking for reasons to get a replacement and not just turn it in for a refund. The Sensation is sweet in many areas but I just cannot tolerate a washed out screen. I had the G2x and went through 4 of them before I got a screen that was tolerable. I do not want to go through that again. Any and all input and info is appreciated.
I have compared my Sensation side by side with my G2X to see the difference in screen and I would hardly call the sensation "washed out". The G2X screen is slightly brighter but that's about all the difference I really see. It sounds like (and no offense is intended with this statement) you're one of those people that are going to find a reason to have a complaint. I don't mean that to be offensive I mean that to say, the screen is what it is. If you feel like the screen is washed out, then there is no need for you to waste Sensations that other people could be getting. Just return it and move on to another phone.
doesn't G2X have IPS screen? It's kinda like comparing apple with orange there, you just can't compare the awesome viewing angle (170degree-ish?) on IPS screen with Super LCD.
The screen to me seems washed out, but NOT in comparison to other LED panels, but rather the fact that I was using a galaxy s before and not used to a back light on my phone.
After using it a few days out it hasn't driven me nuts like it has, and I know the only phone that I may like the screen on is the galaxy s2, and that's just the deep blacks, and I prefer the cool color temp vs the warm I notice on this phone.
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I am deliberating on whether to get a refund or ask for a replacement. Along with overheating(or just getting a little too warm) and reboots(twice a screen has come up and stated that "the device has done an improper reset please send info on to HTC) and non responsive screens and lags(My G2x has some of those too.) I now have noticed that the screen on my Sensation is really washed out. I put it on the same live wallpaper on the sensation as the G2X and it just looks really washed out on the Sensation. The viewing angle is extremely small.It reminds me of theMT4G fiasco a while back. I really do like the Sensation and I can put up with the battery running hot etc. but not with washed out screen. Has anyone else had this issue? I am looking for reasons to get a replacement and not just turn it in for a refund. The Sensation is sweet in many areas but I just cannot tolerate a washed out screen. I had the G2x and went through 4 of them before I got a screen that was tolerable. I do not want to go through that again. Any and all input and info is appreciated.
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I had the same problems with the reboots. I've contacted HTC support and they advised to replace the phone as they don't have any fix for that yet.
Washed out due to the 4.3inch factor.. desire S has the highest contrast for SCLD since its TINY. I feel colours are accurate on the sensation compared to desire s and incredible S
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I agree the screen gets washed out quickly due to narrow viewing angles. However besides this issue it's an excellent screen, both colours and resolution.
I haven't had any touch issues (not able to move the circle etc) after uninstalling laucher pro and other alternative launchers.
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I agree the screen gets washed out quickly due to narrow viewing angles. However besides this issue it's an excellent screen, both colours and resolution.
I haven't had any touch issues (not able to move the circle etc) after uninstalling laucher pro and other alternative launchers.
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Is this lockscreen issue happening because of installing other launchers? Are you sure of that? There are people on this forum suffering from that.
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Is this lockscreen issue happening because of installing other launchers? Are you sure of that? There are people on this forum suffering from that.
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Yes, I had terrible touch and unlock issues, after moving back to sense and unnstalling it has been fine. For about a week now.
Many HTC phones have the issue where there are Good/Bad screens, hope that is the only problem it has and hopefully no Bad Emmc Chips like on Current htc phones.
I have the Sensation and Galaxy S II here and head-on the difference isn't that huge.
Obviously the colours pop more on the AMOLED and the blacks are very deep, but to be honest I wasn't disappointed with the screen on the Sensation, its certainly sharper, which counts for a lot.
If you look from a tight angle the screen does look extremely washed out, but in real world use you probably are going to be looking at it head-on most of the time.
It could be worse on yours though and your phone could be faulty, so I'd get it replaced and see if the new one is an improvement.
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I have compared my Sensation side by side with my G2X to see the difference in screen and I would hardly call the sensation "washed out". The G2X screen is slightly brighter but that's about all the difference I really see. It sounds like (and no offense is intended with this statement) you're one of those people that are going to find a reason to have a complaint. I don't mean that to be offensive I mean that to say, the screen is what it is. If you feel like the screen is washed out, then there is no need for you to waste Sensations that other people could be getting. Just return it and move on to another phone.
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I have experienced washed out screens with the HTC MT4G and after 4 I got one that was not washed out or had screen issues.If you check back in the MT4G thread you will see it was quite an issue and was widespread. I merely was attempting to see if others had the same issue or if it was just the way the screen is(head on fairly good, at an angle not good) so I could make an informed decision as to whether to just send it back or try one more. It appears(no offense intended) that you may be a fan boy who dislikes anyone bringing issues(or questions) to the forefront. I do not mean that to be offensive. I was not complaining but just gathering information concerning the screen so that I would not waste any of your Sensations. I am sure there will be more than enough to go around.
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I have the Sensation and Galaxy S II here and head-on the difference isn't that huge.
Obviously the colours pop more on the AMOLED and the blacks are very deep, but to be honest I wasn't disappointed with the screen on the Sensation, its certainly sharper, which counts for a lot.
If you look from a tight angle the screen does look extremely washed out, but in real world use you probably are going to be looking at it head-on most of the time.
It could be worse on yours though and your phone could be faulty, so I'd get it replaced and see if the new one is an improvement.
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I find this extreamly hard to belive.
MANY PEOPLE who have the Desire S and the Inspire S have commented about how much worse the Screen on the Sensation is.
So then how can the SAMOLED screen not have a large difference when Comparing the Infuse (which has a crappier quality SAMOLED screen then the GS2) is a HUGE improvement over the Inspire 4g ?
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I find this extreamly hard to belive.
MANY PEOPLE who have the Desire S and the Inspire S have commented about how much worse the Screen on the Sensation is.
So then how can the SAMOLED screen not have a large difference when Comparing the Infuse (which has a crappier quality SAMOLED screen then the GS2) is a HUGE improvement over the Inspire 4g ?
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You can believe what you like. There is no doubt that the SAMOLED screen is the best around (except maybe for the iPhone screen), but the Sensation screen is perfectly acceptable. The benefits of it are the extra resolution which is very noticeable in portrait operation and it is generally sharper and smaller text is much easier on the eye.
The Sensation has worse viewing angles than the non qHD SLCD screens, but head-on there is nothing wrong with it at all. I don't think most people are going to be too concerned about what the screen looks like at a fairly harsh angle. I'm certainly not. If you are, you want AMOLED.
Actually, I find the viewing angles really strange on this phone. I find that in some cases the screen actally performs better slightly off from a perpendicular angle.
For example, when viewing video in landscape on HTC watch. Dead on, the contrast is not great in dark scenes and detail is hard to make out (particularly in faces), but rotated a couple of degrees up or down is much better. I find that lowering the backlight (or using auto-backlight) makes things better for landscape video - note that the battery saver feature likes to disable auto brightness and neglects to re-enable it (i would not be surprised if this is to blame for many people reporting washed out colours, due to backlight being stuck at full power)
I'm not saying the screen is bad - it most certainly is not - but the incredible s has much better (but lower res) screen viewing angles. However, compared to the UK Desire HD screen (which is stardard lcd), the sensation screen is infinitely better.
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I find this extreamly hard to belive.
MANY PEOPLE who have the Desire S and the Inspire S have commented about how much worse the Screen on the Sensation is.
So then how can the SAMOLED screen not have a large difference when Comparing the Infuse (which has a crappier quality SAMOLED screen then the GS2) is a HUGE improvement over the Inspire 4g ?
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What he said is absolutely correct. There is not much difference. If you compare them side by side you will see what he means. But yes he is correct.
I've had a MyTouch 4g with the crappy Sharp screen and a Mytouch 4G with the superb Sony screen. The Sensation screen, as far as viewing angles go, is between the two. It's a good screen, but not as good as they Sony screen in the MyTouch. The G2X has better angles and better colors (the G2X is actually a very nice screen, save for uniform black levels) but the Sensation has uniform blacks! I returned my G2X because of the light bleed and so far I'm very pleased with the sensation.
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I find this extreamly hard to belive.
MANY PEOPLE who have the Desire S and the Inspire S have commented about how much worse the Screen on the Sensation is.
So then how can the SAMOLED screen not have a large difference when Comparing the Infuse (which has a crappier quality SAMOLED screen then the GS2) is a HUGE improvement over the Inspire 4g ?
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Maybe the Sensation having a higher resolution balances out the viewing angle. Here's something I just read earlier today in the engadget review of the Sensation:
In our review of the Galaxy S II, we opined that though its display was of superlative quality, its pixel density left a little something to be desired. The Sensation gives us that extra flourish with a 960 x 540 resolution (35 percent more pixels than on Samsung's 800 x 480 panel) on a Super LCD screen that fails to match the vivid output or viewing angles of its Super AMOLED Plus competitor, but at least maintains a similarly hyperbolic naming scheme. There are two significant advantages to moving up to qHD resolution. The first and most tangible is that you get more of everything: Gmail displays more missives, the browser fits more of your favorite blog's content at a time, the calendar includes more agenda items, and you get to see more of your contacts without having to scroll (11 on the Sensation versus 9 on the WVGA Incredible S screen). Additionally, though the user interface sticks to the standard 16 grid slots for your icons and widgets, having them all in higher resolution lends an extra layer of visual polish, if nothing else. The camera and gallery apps benefit from having more dots to display your compositions and resulting images.
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In terms of the Sensation's output quality, it merits noting that in spite of its 4.3-inch display bearing the same branding as the 4- and 3.7-inch ones on the Incredible S and Desire S, it is not up to the same standard. Viewing angles are the first giveaway, as they're nowhere near as expansive on the Sensation. At 45 degrees away from center, the Sensation's picture washes out, whereas the Incredible S maintains color fidelity until laid almost flat. Additionally, the smaller handset is brighter and better saturated than its newcomer buddy. None of this is to say that HTC has installed a poor LCD on the Sensation, we'd just refrain from calling it a Super one. As to our running tally against the Galaxy S II, the Sensation wins out on resolution, but loses by a big margin when it comes to quality and the sheer feeling of luxury that the GSII provides.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/htc-sensation-review/
Ok I have a DHD right now and if there are things I hate these are:
-Weak speaker (ringtones)
-Poor 8mp camera (the Arc I had was wayyyy better)
-Very average screen under sunlight
I know the SGS2 has none of those weakness but I preffer HTC build quality, so that's why I am asking for people who used to have a DHD and now Sensation:
-Is the speaker more powerfull? (slightly or much more?)
-Same question for screen under sunlight
-Same question for the camera
I have asked these questions many times but nobody answers directly or in a objective way
Without having a DHD directly next to me, I'd couldn't truthfully say which was better in regard to your issues. However:
The Sensation's speaker is both loud and clearly, both in calls or when watching a video or listening to music.
The screen isn't much good under sunlight, but then, if you want a good screen under sunlight, get the SGS2. However, Sensation's screen is qHD, which is fantastic!
I've found the camera to be normal HTC; good on it's own, but put it next to a dedicated camera or an Arc and it pales to these.
But the Sensation is a lot lot better than the DHD Screen res, build quality, size (Sensation feels small), battery cover
The screen viewing angles are the same too?
I hope a root will be found very soon
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The screen viewing angles are the same too?
I hope a root will be found very soon
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Pretty much. Slightly worse than the DHD, but it doesn't really bother me.
As I said, if you want a phone with an excellent screen, colour wise, get the SGS2. It's miles ahead contrast, colour and viewing angles wise.
Thanks!
But the negatives of the SGS2 are:
-way less devs for a good roms experience
-Yellow tint on the left of the screen though not big deal
-Battery is like loto, some have a very bad battery and other exellent
-Plastic cheap vs good old aluminium body
And of course Sense 3.0 is missing!!
None device is perfect and both have exellent features, it's the first time in my life I don't know what to buy, I guess I will try both in the shop before buying
I'm about to upgrade from DHD to sensation, mainly because I love my DHD but Skype quite a bit and miss not having a front facing camera.
What I don't get is the comments about screen visibility in sunlight. Is the sgs2 a lot better than the galaxy s? I bought my girlfriend a galaxy s about 6 months ago and find my DHD to he better in sunlight, mainly because I can see 'through' the LCD if you know what I mean.
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My DHD works well under 10am sun but not under the 2pm sun, it's barely readable, so taking photos,reading easily sms or playing with DHD in summer time is a weakness on DHD and probably Sensation
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Ok I have a DHD right now and if there are things I hate these are:
-Weak speaker (ringtones)
-Poor 8mp camera (the Arc I had was wayyyy better)
-Very average screen under sunlight
I know the SGS2 has none of those weakness but I preffer HTC build quality, so that's why I am asking for people who used to have a DHD and now Sensation:
-Is the speaker more powerfull? (slightly or much more?)
-Same question for screen under sunlight
-Same question for the camera
I have asked these questions many times but nobody answers directly or in a objective way
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I have both the phone:
The screens cannot be compared due to the fact the Sensation got a resolution near by apple retina dislays and it is the top resolution android smatphone on the market. Under the sunlight the screen is good, far away the dhd.
Speaker sound is good, I can hear it in the car without wearing headphone. Some Sensation got problems of sound, not mine.
Both the phone got 8mp camera. The one on the sensation is far better the dhd one's. Fast shots, good autofocus, bright colours. HTC might have worked a lot on it.
Hope this "personal" experience could help you...
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The screen viewing angles are the same too?
I hope a root will be found very soon
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How do you use the phone???
Parachute???
The poor viewing angles on the Arc were a pain in the a**
When put on table and you wana pick up a call for exemple the colors are so washed up that you can barely see who's calling!!
I hope Sensation has at least better viewin angles than Arc
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I have both the phone:
The screens cannot be compared due to the fact the Sensation got a resolution near by apple retina dislays and it is the top resolution android smatphone on the market. Under the sunlight the screen is good, far away the dhd.
Speaker sound is good, I can hear it in the car without wearing headphone. Some Sensation got problems of sound, not mine.
Both the phone got 8mp camera. The one on the sensation is far better the dhd one's. Fast shots, good autofocus, bright colours. HTC might have worked a lot on it.
Hope this "personal" experience could help you...
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Actually the Motorola Atrix has the top resolution on Android its only a 4" screen and has the same resolution as the Sensation so will look sharper being on a smaller screen.
I agree with your other remarks though having owned a DHD at one point, the screen side its not that big a problem the viewing angles when I compare it to my GS2 I can see the screen is worse and lacks the wow factor of the GS2 screen but it wouldn't put me off getting the Sensation and lets be honest who doesn't hold there phone straight on when using it.
If I am honest when I held both phones outside in the direct sun there wasn't a huge difference the GS2 was better but not by much, the easy solution for the OP would be go in a phone shop and try one out then compare it to his DHD.
Motorola Atrix has pentile so some people will not like the screen.
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So the feeling in hand of the Sensation is lighter than DHD or still heavy?
The SGS2 is so light I don't know if it's good apart when doing some jogging
Gsm Arena and other reviews said the screen is dull under sunlight while SGS2 is exellent, you are saying the difference is just small...
I will try the Sensation speaker for sure before buying, the DHD is frustrating!
If only Sensation had root it would make my choice much easier
From the battle given by GSM Arena:
Well, we're sure you've already picked your favorite, but we'll have a few of our usual parting words anyway.
The HTC Sensation is a very good phone all round and the tests we ran gave us no reason to doubt it. But it's by no means perfect. The death grip issue is one thing (check our our two tests), but the battery life failed to impress too when it came to web browsing.
The camera is good, though there are better, and the screen fails to reach to the top of mobile screen goodness. The performance benchmarks did well to demonstrate the power of the 1.2GHz dual-core chipset, but the browser definitely needs more work. The GPS performance left us with nothing to complain though.
Here are a few bullet points that cover the impressions each test left us.
•Good screen, but viewing angle and contrast are not the best
•Still camera does well, though 8MP perfection is out of reach
•Video camera is okay for casual users and records great audio, videophiles will find some faults
•Performance is generally good
•Web browser needs to be optimized
•Good loudspeaker performance
•Better output audio quality than the other two
•Good battery life for watching videos, but web browsing drains it too fast
•Excellent GPS performancе
If you still like the Sensation you shouldn't let comparisons get to you. And we're not implying either that one has to be an HTC fan to buy it. We'll say it again, it's a good-looking phone with plenty to like. It's just that there're some excellent alternatives for your hard earned cash. Now, who would say no to that?
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So the feeling in hand of the Sensation is lighter than DHD or still heavy?
The SGS2 is so light I don't know if it's good apart when doing some jogging
Gsm Arena and other reviews said the screen is dull under sunlight while SGS2 is exellent, you are saying the difference is just small...
I will try the Sensation speaker for sure before buying, the DHD is frustrating!
If only Sensation had root it would make my choice much easier
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Sensation is definitely lighter, and also smaller than the DHD due to 16:9 aspect ratio.
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From the battle given by GSM Arena:
Well, we're sure you've already picked your favorite, but we'll have a few of our usual parting words anyway.
The HTC Sensation is a very good phone all round and the tests we ran gave us no reason to doubt it. But it's by no means perfect. The death grip issue is one thing (check our our two tests), but the battery life failed to impress too when it came to web browsing.
The camera is good, though there are better, and the screen fails to reach to the top of mobile screen goodness. The performance benchmarks did well to demonstrate the power of the 1.2GHz dual-core chipset, but the browser definitely needs more work. The GPS performance left us with nothing to complain though.
Here are a few bullet points that cover the impressions each test left us.
•Good screen, but viewing angle and contrast are not the best
•Still camera does well, though 8MP perfection is out of reach
•Video camera is okay for casual users and records great audio, videophiles will find some faults
•Performance is generally good
•Web browser needs to be optimized
•Good loudspeaker performance
•Better output audio quality than the other two
•Good battery life for watching videos, but web browsing drains it too fast
•Excellent GPS performancе
If you still like the Sensation you shouldn't let comparisons get to you. And we're not implying either that one has to be an HTC fan to buy it. We'll say it again, it's a good-looking phone with plenty to like. It's just that there're some excellent alternatives for your hard earned cash. Now, who would say no to that?
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i just got a sensation yesterday theres is no death grip why people keep believing that crap and i have tmobile us maybe its overseas version but all the death grip reviews i seen was not in the us
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i just got a sensation yesterday theres is no death grip why people keep believing that crap and i have tmobile us maybe its overseas version but all the death grip reviews i seen was not in the us
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I have death grip but only when there is a very low signal.
I have tried the Sensation in a shop...
As an HTC user since N1 I was exepecting a wonderfull phone, but:
-It's ugly due to the new plastic border around the screen
-It's too long due to 16/9 screen
-The fonts,widgets and icons are too small due to the new resolution
-The speaker is slightly better than DHD but still way too low
So buying an Android with the look of a nokia 5800...NO THANKS!
I will but the SGS2 without remorses and will see how the N3 will look like
Very deceived by the Sensation
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I have tried the Sensation in a shop...
As an HTC user since N1 I was exepecting a wonderfull phone, but:
-It's ugly due to the new plastic border around the screen
-It's too long due to 16/9 screen
-The fonts,widgets and icons are too small due to the new resolution
-The speaker is slightly better than DHD but still way too low
So buying an Android with the look of a nokia 5800...NO THANKS!
I will but the SGS2 without remorses and will see how the N3 will look like
Very deceived by the Sensation
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Ohh..poor..
You don't know what you missing..
have you try the SGS2 in a shop?
Its body is made of plastic which more worse feeling in the hand than sensation???
It's the looong 16/9 physical screen and its border that I hated, remembers me of 5800.
The screen horizontal is too tiny compared to other 4.3'' screens, even the Arc is better
Hello,
I've been reading these forums for ages and decided it was time to actually share some thoughts.
Since my HD2 broke a few weeks ago I am looking for a new phone. I wanted to buy a GSII or HTC Sensation but after hearing about HTC's One line I decided I could wait another month.
Now I am considering both the One S and the One X.
My thoughts about these phones:
I do not really care about the processor as long as the phone runs smooth, I expect them both to be fine at this point
The lack of a SD-card slot doesn't really bother me as well
A non-removable battery will be something I have to live with
Now the real differences to me are:
Size/form: The one S looks like a way better sized to me. I doubt I could like a phone beyond ~4.5". I also think the black ceramic looks really beautiful. The One X looks good as well, but the vulcano-shaped camera is just ugly to me.
Costs: the One S is a bit cheaper
Display: reading the reviews I think it's easy to conclude the One X is definitely way ahead of the One S
Now my question: Is the qHD Super Amoled Pentile display on the One S really that bad? Sure it might not look good when viewing at 15cm distance. But that won't be the way I will be using the phone. I read about the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus One having a PenTile Amoled screen as well. Though a lot of people complain about the Nexus One, I do not hear that much complains about the Galaxy Nexus' screen. Is this due to the higher resolution?
How would the One S' display look compared to, say, the HD2 800x480 WVGA display?
Can't wait to test them in real life!
Advantages of qHD Pentile SAMOLED:
- Excellent contrast
- True Black
- Colors that pop out of the screen
- In 4.3" is a decent PPI but not best, meaning it will sharp but it could be better (coming from HD2 you shouldn't notice that much difference unless you compare it side by side with a higher resolution screen)
- Longer battery life IF using a lot of black (which ICS uses, but webpages don't)
Disadvantages:
- Not so sharp text (because of Pentile Matrix and not so high resolution combined)
- "Dirty Whites", no matter how well calibrated is the screen white is one of the colors that usually suffer more with Pentile Amoled screens
- Shorter battery life IF surfing the web a lot or using applications with predominant white color
- Poor outdoor performance in shiny days compared with many LCD screens
I'm sure I'm missing some others, but that pretty much sum the pros and cons of SAMOLED screens with Pentile.
And you're right about Galaxy Nexus screen, the only advantage that alleviates the sharpness problem is the higher PPI, but even so the problems are there just less noticeable.
Compared to the HD2s 64K only colors screen I think you will be delighted with any of the newer screens, pentile or not.
I had an Amoled Desire and indeed the pentile layout is a little less sharp but it didn't bother me at all and I will be happily buying a One-S when it becomes available.
You should see what people say about the Droid Razor because that has a qhd samoled pentile screen. Check reviews and stuff, from what I read (very little) the screen isn't that great according to theverge and engadget, but go check it out at the Verizon store and you will have a good idea of how the screen will look. IMO its just a small "issue" because the rest of it is pretty bad ass.
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Yeah, I have a friend who has the RAZR and the screen is pretty shoddy. Its not so much the sharpness, but it has a really strong blue tint if you look at it even slightly tilted. Its not even a tint, white turns into blue. Not sure if that just came from a bad batch but if that's the screen that the One S will have I have to be a bit concerned.
My Vibrant has a slight blue tint as well but its not nearly as strong. If the One S has a screen closer to the Vibrant than the RAZR then it's perfectly fine.
Nice to read your opinions! It's always nice to see how people have totally different opinions about the same thing.
I, really like a sharper, higher resolution screen. I kinda get annoyed when text gets blurred. Yet if it is only really noticeable when taking a closer look I won't mind.. The colored white is something I am a bit worried about though. I quite like the more saturated colors.
I think we can conclude that I (we) will just have to wait to see the device in real life. As long as it does not bother me when watching from a little distance I guess I will take it! Apart from the screen the specs are great and it just looks very very nice..
I didn't think there was anything wrong with the AMOLED screen on the One S when I had a play with it on Friday just gone, and colours were noticeable brighter than the One X's SLCD2 screen (as you'd expect)
The weight and thinness of the One S was nice, though - didn't expect it to be so light/slim
The Screen seems to be that same like the one in the motorola razzr. I did have the razzr for a few days and i can tell that i didnt like it. Colors were not accurate and in some circumstanced it looked really really bad (red backgroud with text on it)
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I didn't think there was anything wrong with the AMOLED screen on the One S when I had a play with it on Friday just gone, and colours were noticeable brighter than the One X's SLCD2 screen (as you'd expect)
The weight and thinness of the One S was nice, though - didn't expect it to be so light/slim
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Thanks for the impressions.
I think that this may be a Motorola thing. I had a look at a Droid 3 yesterday and despite it being qHD, it was noticeably more pixelated than my Vibrant at WVGA. I barely notice the pixelation on my phone unless I really look for it. Does Samsung provide these screens? Maybe they're sabotaging their competitors?
doesn't seem too bad even compared to the one x
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doesn't seem too bad even compared to the one x
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You'll never notice a difference between two small screens from a far distance, remember you use a phone very close to your face, and even then not everybody see things in the same way and some people claim not being able to notice the pentile pixelation (others like me see it).
For me the pentile SAMOLED is good if not the best... I have a Galaxy S and I found the screen to be pretty good(Was using LCD droid before).. Anyways gsmarena reported the pentile screen of the One S to be better than earlier pentile screens.They said HTC used some of its tech on the screen resulting in better pentile SAMOLED.. Btw am also planning to buy the One S .. Very disappointed by Samsung support.
Here is the article on the One S screen
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_s_and_one_x_displays_detailed-news-3940.php
Yeah it's kinda weird how everyone is really positive about the One S' screen. It sounds like it has the same screen as the razzr, and a lot of people complain about Motorola's screen.
Anyway, maybe they improved the PenTile performances. We'll see soon enough!
I think Motorola just does a poor job calibrating their screens. I have no problem with the Pentile screen on the Vibrant. Its obviously no retina display but it's very sharp considering the screen size and resolution.
The only thing that sort of bugs me about the screen is how saturated everything is. Some people like that but I would prefer more natural tones. This is just personal preference though.
As an owner of AMOLED desire, i can say that its the best! It depends a lot on when and where you use your phone most. For me, thats in office and in my room at night.
Especially in a dark room, nothing can compare to the infinite contrast and excellent blacks of SAMOLED screens. Also very good for showing pictures to others, as they appear vibrant.
I guess my 2nd preference would be the IPS display from LG (like the one on Optimus 2X).
One VERY annoying aspect of SuperAMOLED is the burn in and wear.
I had an SGS before and the black statusbar got burned into the screen after 3-4 months of use.
It won't go away no matter what and it gets super annoying when holding the phone in landscape and watching video.
The wearing of the screen makes the colors less vibrant and not as bright.
I did love AMOLED before it burned in but after that I couldn't take it anymore so I got a sensation and passed my SGS down to my little sister.
I'm not sure that is normal.. though all screens can get some degree of burn in, it shouldn't be permanent.
Could be just a bad phone?
Both me and wife have amoled phones (me desire, her sgs) and don't notice any Burn in.
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It would be nice to know how the screen compares to say a SGS
I have a one s and my wife also, no issues with screen this is now my 9th HTC and clarity and colours are fine, you'd have to be very picky to complain that its not up to the job. This is one cracking phone, i'm sure i'll find some bugs but for now its great.
Jazd71 said:
I have a one s and my wife also, no issues with screen this is now my 9th HTC and clarity and colours are fine, you'd have to be very picky to complain that its not up to the job. This is one cracking phone, i'm sure i'll find some bugs but for now its great.
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I am thinking about both One X and One S, but screen is really important for me, because I had iPhone 4S for more than a month and can say, that I see so many pixels now So the question is, can you see pixels on One S screen? Is it sharp and clear?
I just want to know if you satisfied with the One S pentile matrix screen. I have a Sam S2 and recently bought a One S (S3 chipset) and i noticed the lcd is very pixelated (if its a real word, sry for my English) compared with the S2's screen. Its not too bad but noticeable and a bit disappointing. How you live with this?
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I just want to know if you satisfied with the One S pentile matrix screen. I have a Sam S2 and recently bought a One S (S3 chipset) and i noticed the lcd is very pixelated (if its a real word, sry for my English) compared with the S2's screen. Its not too bad but noticeable and a bit disappointing. How you live with this?
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By not being incredibly picky. The phone wasn't cheap, so before I signed a contract, I made sure I was happy with every aspect of the phone. While I do agree it's pixelated, and that my Sensation had slightly better quality, I am incredibly happy with the screen. I'm rarely centimeters away from the screen so I can live with it especially because the color reproduction is amazing.
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I just want to know if you satisfied with the One S pentile matrix screen. I have a Sam S2 and recently bought a One S (S3 chipset) and i noticed the lcd is very pixelated (if its a real word, sry for my English) compared with the S2's screen. Its not too bad but noticeable and a bit disappointing. How you live with this?
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I think you just get used to it after a while. I couldn't stand the screen when I first got the phone, It stopped me using it regularly because I just used to get annoyed at the screen! (sad I know) But now I don't even think about the screen because I'm so used to it. I came from the Desire S which had a S-LCD display and a 480x800 display so that was a very good screen considering it was only 3.7 inches! I found the amoled colours of the one s to be extremely saturated. I didn't like the yellowish/blueish whites and the fact that every time you slightly changed the angle of the screen the colours would turn slightly blue. Text looked pixelated especially on a white background, that doesn't help considering a key part of sense 4 settings is all white background. It took me a good month to get used to the screen and 3 months in, I'm used to it Possibly getting the Nexus 4 soon so doubt I'll have much longer with this phone anyway.
Sorry for the little off topic might pickup a one s didn't want to start a new thread...
I saw the one s at my local fido store and damn its so snappy even whit sense !! But i tried the one x and it was somewhat slower is this normal ? Flicking through homescreens just werent the same..
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I did notice it some when I first got it, but I really don't anymore at all, and like was said above, I'm never close enough to my display to really notice it. I think the screen is incredible, as is every other aspect of the phone. I LOVE my One S.
I thought it would annoy me, but the phone was free so I decided to bite the bullet. I've had the phone 6 months now, and I really don't notice it at this point.
I love the one S display, sure the screen isn't as sharp as the GN, GS 3 and one X etc. and you don't get as much screen real estate but everything else is just as good, if not better:
- one of the best screens in sun light, don't even have to put my screen above 70% brightness in direct sun light in order to be able to make stuff out easily and this is on a darkish background too, MUCH better than the GN and GS 2 in this area
- colour reproduction is superb, my screen is pretty much perfect, whites are super white, brighter white than my dell u2311h, iirc a review site stated that the screen is better calibrated than the GS 3 SAMOLED screen
- no tinting at all on mine, usually with AMOLED screens you get a blue or yellow tint, which is noticeable at angles on whites but not on mine (this varies with every single screen though)
- of course blacks are black and the viewing angles are superb
- high contrast ratio etc. so games and videos look great
I only notice the pentile when looking at white text on black backgrounds and a few icons, but only when I really look for it and have my face pretty close to the screen. I find the one S screen to be sharper overall compared to the GS 2 screen.
I have had the one S beside the GS 2, GN and GS 3 and personally I didn't like the GS 2 screen at all, res. is too low so things are huge (felt like an old man using a phone designed for people with poor eye sight ), colours are far too saturated/warm. The GN screen is nice and sharp but the colours aren't saturated enough, rather dull over all and plus both phones are poor in comparison to the S for view ability in the sunshine. The GS 3 screen is great, better than the GN, however, I think the one S screen looks better for colours.
Anandtech more or less summed up my thoughts:
What’s different, however, is how well HTC has controlled the color temperature and gamma compared to Motorola in the RAZR. As shown in the HCFR galleries below, gamma is pretty close to 2.2 until you get to the high end, and color temperature is pretty close to 6500K, except at the two darkest grey points. This is so much better than any other OEM calibration of an AMOLED panel I’ve taken a look at, which is rather humorous because the panel is undoubtably Samsung’s. HTC is also letting the panel go pretty bright, up past 350 nits, instead of clamping it way down around 200 (I’m looking at you, Galaxy Nexus) to save power. I also haven’t noticed blacks not being totally off on the One S like I have with some others. Of course, colors are still massively oversaturated if your source color space is sRGB.
I’ve griped about PenTile RGBG before on this panel and other SAMOLED displays, but I find the One S to be completely enjoyable in spite of having it thanks to two things. First, how well HTC has controlled the panel (no awful hues, weird white points, or dramatic shifts as you change brightness) - this is basically the best I’ve seen this particular panel, and until SGS3, the best I’ve seen AMOLED in general. Second, because HTC doesn’t appear to be applying any processing that applies sharpening (like Samsung’s mDNIe) to text.
How you feel about PenTile really is the final factor: it’s there, but I’ve slowly become accustomed to it after staring at it for so long. If you go back to the Nexus S days, I was one of the most outspoken critics because of how large those subpixels were. With small enough subpixels (below visual acuity), PenTile starts to make sense. In other news, HTC moving back to Samsung AMOLED for phones is an interesting move after supply issues forced HTC to SLCD with some earlier phones, here on the HTC One S however, it looks great.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6
My solution: Get old. You probably can't see all the minute issues you guys think matter, and you don't really care if you do. Every phone I've ever had has had a better screen than the previous and I think that's pretty nice.
I hate the screen, drives me nuts. I found that using a theme that mostly uses blacks and whites makes it more bearable though.
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I hate the screen, drives me nuts. I found that using a theme that mostly uses blacks and whites makes it more bearable though.
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Have to agree. Thing is apart from the screen it's a fantastic phone. It's so fast, battery life is great and the camera is great. I don't even think the screen would be that bad if it wasn't pentile it's just the fact that it's a pentile display it makes the phone look way more pixelated than it should be
I think I need to go to specsavers, I've never noticed a problem with the screen.
The screen on this is amazing. Don't notice any pixellation whilst on it . It's quite an improvement over my old Wildfires QVGA 3.5 inch 240x320 TFT display.
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If you switched from Wildfire you cant see this but if you had any phone in the alike pixel density and resolution you can see the difference. According to others opinion its not bad, the perfect color saturation, contrast etc will eliminate the bad feeling about those subpixels.
HTC does calibrate their screens nicely
I suppose it depends on what you're used to. When you come from an iPhone or high-end LCD-screen you probably will get annoyed with this display. However, when this is your first touchscreen smartphone or when you had a smartphone with a low-end display before this one, you will probably be able to cope with the slight pixilation.
Personally, even with this being my first touchscreen smartphone and coming from an E72 with a PPI of about 170, the display of this device would be the only reason for me to buy a One X or Nexus 4. That being said; you don't buy a smartphone solely for its display, you buy it for the complete package (price, battery, design, display, size, cpu/gpu, storage, support, OS, cloud integration etc.). And for me, the package the One S offers is more compelling than that of most other smartphones one the market.
I compared the One S screen to that of my Galaxy Nexus and honestly, when it comes to clarity, there isn't much of a difference. If you are in your twenties with near perfect eyesight and able to hold the phone less than a foot from your face then you will probably see pixelation but at normal distances it isn't an issue. For me it seems that anything above 250ppi is fine - my original Galaxy S was less (I think 233ppi) and that display was pixelated to me, but then again it was an earlier generation screen, I'm sure there have been other refinements besides resolution since then.
One S 256 PPI
Sam Galaxy S2 217 PPI but looks sharper.
Its all about the pixel placement, pentile matrix is a pattern. This matrix gives us better colors because more subpixels. Google for it there are many info i cant explain it in english
I come from an LG Optimus 2x, 4'' ips display, 800x480, and I feel this display better IMHO.
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One S 256 PPI
Sam Galaxy S2 217 PPI but looks sharper.
Its all about the pixel placement, pentile matrix is a pattern. This matrix gives us better colors because more subpixels. Google for it there are many info i cant explain it in english
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I said Galaxy S, not S2.
Yes the S2 was/is superior despite the lower resolution thanks to the RGB arrangement (not pentile). The original Galaxy S was pentile, and not that great by today's standards.
It's okay, but I'm actually kind of unsatisfied with the blacks. I thought it would be completely black, but when I have a black picture shown on the phone in a completely dark room, the screen still lights up
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