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I have been using Samsung Omnia i900 for last one year guys. Now i intend to get a new phone but there seem to be alot of options out there and it made me confuse. Everyone has an edge over the other in some regard.
I almost went to get an HD2 , My reason being that it can run BOTH OS, WinMo 6.5 and Thanks to dev at xda it can also run Android almost as well. And i am a freak in tryin all the new stuff related to diff OS, so that gives me an edge for HD2, however its touch screen although capacitative wasnt as impressive as iphone 3gs.
And i m not sure how good android is, would the phone still be upgraded.
Please vote for what you think is going to be overall a better choice to go for now with regards to,
OS
Apps
Hardware
Future Development
Regards
Please do also give ur reasons why u suggest a particular phone
Really need help deciding coz i m confused
I would go with the iPhone 4 simply because front facing camera, hd recording, super amoled screen, great gaming device, sleek new design, and the best new "feature" added.. THE DEATH GRIP!
tKoHaXoR said:
I would go with the iPhone 4 simply because front facing camera, hd recording, super amoled screen, great gaming device, sleek new design, and the best new "feature" added.. THE DEATH GRIP!
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the iphone 4 dosent have a super amoled screen, it has a ips lcd screen
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the iphone 4 dosent have a super amoled screen, it has a ips lcd screen
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or what they call it "Retina display"
mate go for the Desire! amazing device!!
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or what they call it "Retina display"
mate go for the Desire! amazing device!!
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i agree with ipanda, the hd2 is good but its excessively large screen mixed with the type of lcd it has means the colours are all washed out, the galaxy s has good multi touch and games but the gps is crap, the iphone cant get a signal and the nexus one is just a desire without the optical trackpad and less ram lol
umm Nexus One is also abit cheaper i guess.... Optical trackpad doesnt really matter i guess... but currently its official software doesnt support Multi-TOuch which Sux.
Galaxy doesnt have a Camera FLASH... HOW the hell can Samsung miss that ... LOL
I am tilted for Desire.. But tell me one thing. Is the Android stuff really cutomizable? How about apps like superb 3d games in iphone.. Does android market has similar stuff?
And the MAIN Qs for me...... Whats the future for Desire? I mean new ROMs and New Android OS v3.0 or so will be available for desire or atleast custom roms maybe ?
I heard Android 3.0 is comin after xmas... i really want a device which can be updated with time
Eh... uh.... HTC Desire HD
hey...
and HTC EVO 4G???
my vote is for HD2..
I see I will have to raise my voice a little, HTC DESIRE HD IS GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED 15TH SEPTEMBER, IT WILL HAVE 4X THE POWER OF HTC DESIRE AND 8MPX CAM WITH DUAL LED FLASH. ALSO IT WILL HAVE AN AMAZING 4.3 INCH SCREEN AND ANDROID 2.2
IT WILL BE MOST PROBABLY CHEAPER AND WILL HAVE BETTER BATTERY LIFE. AND AT LAST, HDMI AND KICKSTAND.
THANK YOU
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HD2 has a massive following here. Im surprised by that!
SGS fo' sure!
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I see I will have to raise my voice a little, HTC DESIRE HD IS GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED 15TH SEPTEMBER, IT WILL HAVE 4X THE POWER OF HTC DESIRE AND 8MPX CAM WITH DUAL LED FLASH. ALSO IT WILL HAVE AN AMAZING 4.3 INCH SCREEN AND ANDROID 2.2
IT WILL BE MOST PROBABLY CHEAPER AND WILL HAVE BETTER BATTERY LIFE. AND AT LAST, HDMI AND KICKSTAND.
THANK YOU
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Wow thats cool... I can wait a month or so anyhow... Lets just hope its price doesnt go to peaks :S
Can anyone still answer my Qs that ... Will Desire also receive future updates from Android like 3.0 Gingerbread or so?
Coz i want a phone i can update/modify ... So that excludes iphone frm ma list
http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-epic-4g-review
Hopefully my link worked. If carriers are not a problem, then I think Sprint's Epic 4g is the best phone out right now. From what I have read there is no GPS problem. It also has a larger slide out QWERTY than Droid 2,it has camara flash, and 4g - if your in covrerage area. Lag problems are also gone. There is the ability to cut off touchwiz in favor of android launcher as well. On my Captivate, the camara takes great photos without flash so camara quality is superb. Plus it has about the most capable CPU you can find coupled with the best gpu available. I bought the iphone4 on day 1 and returned it on Captivates release day and have not regretted it. And yes, its very customizable. Just pick a carrier with options because you can always trade it out within 30 days.
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but currently its official software doesnt support Multi-TOuch which Sux.
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nope.
Android supports multitouch since 2.0, but the touchscreen sensor on nexus one is too bad to report multitouch.
Dany0 said:
I see I will have to raise my voice a little, HTC DESIRE HD IS GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED 15TH SEPTEMBER, IT WILL HAVE 4X THE POWER OF HTC DESIRE AND 8MPX CAM WITH DUAL LED FLASH. ALSO IT WILL HAVE AN AMAZING 4.3 INCH SCREEN AND ANDROID 2.2
IT WILL BE MOST PROBABLY CHEAPER AND WILL HAVE BETTER BATTERY LIFE. AND AT LAST, HDMI AND KICKSTAND.
THANK YOU
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Completely bull****.
No Evo 4G option? Now that the bugs have been worked out it's tits.
yeah my last phone was a vogue so I don't have much to compare it to, but there are already people saying they took back their epics after having AMOLED burn-in issues, bad buttons, no gps, etc.
Out of those phones, I think the HD2 has the best value considering its around $100 cheaper than the other ones, but with similar hardware specs. However, I've never owned any of those phones, so I could very well be wrong.
On a side note, if you are really into putting on different OS's and would like a change, you could take a look at the n900 (slower processor but could be overclocked) or even upcoming Nokia N9 (Though it seems like Nokia phones don't receive much love in this forum) . They're going to have the Meego OS, and developers have also ported Android 2.2 to run on the N900 aswell.
Seems like competetion here is between HD2 and Galaxy S, But there is a price difference of 200$ between these two phones, WHich is kinda alot
Extra 200$ for AMOLED 16 M screen, i guess thats the only hardware part where Galaxy/Desire are better than HD2. A small diff in RAM too, but otherwise all hardware specs are similar.
HD2 probably gets bad battery life with android and you could run into some weird bugs, they've done a great job with android, its what prolonged my touch diamonds life. Win mobile is dead, haven't looked back since I got my Evo. Best phone I've ever had, no regrets but there's always something new coming out.
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HD2. Got 4 microsd cards, 3 running different builds of android the other running win mo. Depending on my mood or need for a particualr app (sat nav/games etc..) I just boot into whatever suits, HTC & Microsoft pretty much ditched this phone after the US launch yet XDA have given it a fresh start and pushed it back to the top of the smartphone list IMO. If you like playing about with your phone then there is no other option, the others are just phones in comparison
I have been usin WinMo devices for last 2 years or so, but i guess WinMo is kinda dead end now. Even if i get HD2, i will like to use Android on it for a change, So why not just get an Android set with No bugs
Well i am still compiling up my money... got 400$ by now That shud suffice for HD2, but i guess i gotta wait and save some more for Galaxy or Desire.
Why are people voting Galaxy and Not Desire ? I mean its almost the same hardware.... and Desire has a bigger community here i guess.... Htc phones usualy get new updates while i m not sure samsung will keep up the updates for their phones :S
It looks promising with awesome camera and dualcore
it seems too small for me, and motoblur gets more and more disappointing each release :/
the camera seems nice, but 1 feature isnt enough to turn me...if anything, im waiting for the hercules
also, while there was a time when i exclusively used hardware keyboards, they just seem unecessary these days, and i prefer a thinner profile on 4.3"4.5" screen
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It looks promising with awesome camera and dualcore
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nope, cant go back to a smaller screen and lower res after having a 4.3 inch Qhd, hell my g2x 4" screen seems small to me now(and I thought 4.3 would be too big for me at first) also as much as I love a physical keyboard they reported it's pretty heavy and thick. So just because the camera software is better (which I'm sure we will get a port when we can) and it has a keyboard doesnt mean it's an upgrade as you put it. I would say it's more of a downgrade than an upgrade IMO hehe It's got the same amount of ram and same speed processor as the sensation as well.
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nope, cant go back to a smaller screen and lower res after having a 4.3 inch Qhd, hell my g2x 4" screen seems small to me now(and I thought 4.3 would be too big for me at first) also as much as I love a physical keyboard they reported it's pretty heavy and thick. So just because the camera software is better (which I'm sure we will get a port when we can) and it has a keyboard doesnt mean it's an upgrade as you put it. I would say it's more of a downgrade than an upgrade IMO hehe It's got the same amount of ram and same speed processor as the sensation as well.
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i agree 100%, the app WILL be ported days after the phone is released (thanks moto for unlocked bootloader ;P) and this is the real benefit to this phone, the camera hardware is practically the same as S4G/SGSII
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it seems too small for me, and motoblur gets more and more disappointing each release :/
the camera seems nice, but 1 feature isnt enough to turn me...if anything, im waiting for the hercules
also, while there was a time when i exclusively used hardware keyboards, they just seem unecessary these days, and i prefer a thinner profile on 4.3"4.5" screen
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Umm isn't it an HTC phone? It's running Sense 3.0
Anyway, I'd really like the camera they put in there, but on the Sensation.
Umm....since when is the mt4g slide made by Motorola with blur....? It's an HTC device running Gingerbread with Sense 3.0. Also, it has a better camera lense for a wider viewing angle.
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hahaha my bad, im 7 hrs into a loooong 10 hr shift @ work, getting my hardware confused
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hahaha my bad, im 7 hrs into a loooong 10 hr shift @ work, getting my hardware confused
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motorblur? sense 3.0? wth? I was under the impression the mt4gs was shipping with iOS5!!
considering almost all of the new features in iOS5 are stolen from android, that actually wouldnt surprise me
EDIT: off-topic my bad...continue
As someone who upgraded to the Sensation from the MT4G, I'll pass on this one. With a smaller, lower resolution screen, as well as appearance that's almost identical to the MT4G, this is certainly not an upgrade. Taking into consideration what's already been stated about the camera software, the Sensation is a better phone. Moreover, why downgrade from Sense 3.0 (which I happen to love) to mySense?
No way.I love my sensation.
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You can't upgrade from a Sensation to a myTouch 4G Slide.....thats a downgrade.....well in my opinion anyways!
recently, I had a chance to play around with my friends Desire HD and what I found
really disturbed me.. about in my aspects comparing the two devices side by
side, in almost all app launch and even sense apps and widgets, the Desire HD opens
first over the Sensation.
one really annoying thing was in picture pinch to zooming, the Desire HD was way faster
than the sensation, while the Sensation was smooth, but its really slow compared to
the Desire HD (same picture tested)
note: my friends Desire HD runs Stock ROM also in my Sensation on Stock 1.45 ROM
this is really shocking. I am thinking of returning this device.
anyone had this experience? please share, while many would recommend using
custom ROMs, but surely the comparison above are both on Stock, so it wouldnt
be fair.
HERE IS THE VIDEO COMPARISON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrdfW-FfO2A
just had a confirmation from another member bobsie41
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Just got my wife the DHD and can confirm everything that you have said.
I'm devastated! How can i explain to her that my phone is better than hers in the real world terms .
How can htc bring out a device that they are incapable of producing proper software for.
I would gladly forgo the minimal changes that sense 3.0 brings over sense 2.1
to have a device running as smoothly as the DHD does. I don't want to have to
keep trying custom kernels and i have yet to find one which doesn't invoke it's
own issues (not meant as a criticism to kernel dev's as they don't have everything to work with)
Come on HTC get your finger out.
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OP OBJECTIVE:
Attract the attention of our Developers and Kernel Builders in finding a compromise to this situation
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I think this is because the Desire HD is running Sense 2.1 while the Sensation is running 3.0, which is more "heavier". But I don't having any lags with apps launching or pinch to zoom.
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I agree with mzmo...but no one can deny that the desire HD is an awesome phone
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I dont know.That sucks. But your hot so i felt a need to respond. Lol
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mzmo said:
I think this is because the Desire HD is running Sense 2.1 while the Sensation is running 3.0, which is more "heavier". But I don't having any lags with apps launching or pinch to zoom.
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There's no lag in pinch to zoom. It's just slow zooming compared to the Desire HD
I dont think the Desire HD stands up at all, I developed for both and the sensation is just much better all round IMO, screen is crap on DHD (Compared to Sensation) Not really a good comparison
i will post a video comparison of this in youtube once i have a chance to see my
friend again. for the mean time, i'll see what the performance will be on stock and
S-On.
right just managed to get back to S-on,
now testing stock 1.45 ROM. (hhmmmmmmm, just thought about it now, , , , , im back to s-on
I could return my device and exchange it with hhmmmm , , , , whats nice out there.
No not really, i want to test this on for some time and decide later after exhausting
all avenues. the progress and the findings of this testing may help others
jigners said:
right just managed to get back to S-on,
now testing stock 1.45 ROM. (hhmmmmmmm, just thought about it now, , , , , im back to s-on
I could return my device and exchange it with hhmmmm , , , , whats nice out there.
No not really, i want to test this on for some time and decide later after exhausting
all avenues. the progress and the findings of this testing may help others
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Return you Sensation!? You must be crazy lol. The Sensation's cons can all be resolved software wise, except for the battery (which you could just buy the EVO 3D or a Anker battery). How's it running now?
as promised, here is the video. If I could have 5minutes of your time
HTC Desire HD compared with HTC Sensation
Rooting it and installing a custom ROM will fix it
Having had both of these phones for quite a while now, the sensation since release and the DHD since it's release.
I have had nothing but problems with my sensation (the wifi has now completely broken) force closes, overheating, reboots, that damned bootloader at launch, problems with kernels not kicking the two cores off properly, the phone giving mad battery readings, to name but a few issues which have plagued the sensation.
On the other hand the desire hd has simply plodded on without fault, yes the battery is crap and yes it does have some issues, but overall it has been a much more reliable handset than the sensation, by quite a margin imho.
On it's day the sensation eats the DHD alive, but unfortunately that day doesn't come around very often and it's usually spending it's time rebooting or causing global warming, right now mines about to die because the battery is too low and it's inability to now connect to wifi is just the most annoying thing i've ever known.
Sorry but on paper it's the sensation, in the real world, it's the dhd.
Quite sad.
I've had both phones so far (also concurrently) and I must admit Sensation is much better than Desire HD when it comes to performance, display etc .. but what bothers me most is the loudspeaker on the Sensation which is in no way half as good as the Desire HD's
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I've had both phones so far (also concurrently) and I must admit Sensation is much better than Desire HD when it comes to performance, display etc .. but what bothers me most is the loudspeaker on the Sensation which is in no way half as good as the Desire HD's
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Famous last words m8, give it a bit of time and the force closes, overheating and overall ****ness will set in, i'm just happy i never paid a penny for mine. Could've been great.
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Rooting it and installing a custom ROM will fix it
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Ive just done that, now back to S-off and Rooted, but decided to stay on Stock
ROM also unlocked using method 2.
but as I have stated, comparing it to a DHD on Stock Rom would not make it a
fair contest. Thanks for sharing your thought anyway.
Sorry, but I watched your video and could not understand a word you said. I didn't know which phone was which or what was going on.
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Sorry, but I watched your video and could not understand a word you said. I didn't know which phone was which or what was going on.
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DHD on the left and Sensation on the Right
its about the speed of pinch to zoom and
speed of app launching.
dladz said:
Having had both of these phones for quite a while now, the sensation since release and the DHD since it's release.
I have had nothing but problems with my sensation (the wifi has now completely broken) force closes, overheating, reboots, that damned bootloader at launch, problems with kernels not kicking the two cores off properly, the phone giving mad battery readings, to name but a few issues which have plagued the sensation.
On the other hand the desire hd has simply plodded on without fault, yes the battery is crap and yes it does have some issues, but overall it has been a much more reliable handset than the sensation, by quite a margin imho.
On it's day the sensation eats the DHD alive, but unfortunately that day doesn't come around very often and it's usually spending it's time rebooting or causing global warming, right now mines about to die because the battery is too low and it's inability to now connect to wifi is just the most annoying thing i've ever known.
Sorry but on paper it's the sensation, in the real world, it's the dhd.
Quite sad.
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bravo!!! well stated!!
whoaahh am i actually happy with it!!! NOOOOOOOO!!! but this should
pose a challenge to the Devs and Chefs
I don't think it is really that valid to compare the two. Sensation has a lot more pixels to draw for the screen than Desire HD.
And some apps most likely just don't run as fast on dual core than on single core. My reasoning of this is based on desktop CPU. When multi core CPU first came out, many software actually ran slower on multi core CPU. Software needs to be optimized for multi core in order to take advantage of the hardware.
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I don't think it is really that valid to compare the two. Sensation has a lot more pixels to draw for the screen than Desire HD.
And some apps most likely just don't run as fast on dual core than on single core. My reasoning of this is based on desktop CPU. When multi core CPU first came out, many software actually ran slower on multi core CPU. Software needs to be optimized for multi core in order to take advantage of the hardware.
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That's a good guess "pixel draw" I personally think it is a probable reason
but unless this is confirmed then we don't have a good place to start.
I've been considering trading my HTC Sensation for a Samsung Nexus S. Do you guys have any complaints about the phone hardware wise, build quality etc? The wifi death grip on this phone is about to nearly drive me insane.
My friend has the nexus s and its awesome but I say replace your sensation with HTC or T-Mobile and just root and load a custom rom to make it smooth/smoother.
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My friend has the nexus s and its awesome but I say replace your sensation with HTC or T-Mobile and just root and load a custom rom to make it smooth/smoother.
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Did that already, phone is as smooth as a baby, but the wifi issue is hardware related, and oddly enough i use my phone landscape 80% of the time, which means wifi is non existent unless I hold it awkwardly. T_T.
The Nexus S is smooth. But the Sensation XE, That I own is smoother than my old Nexus S. With more time and optimization the Sensation will be alot smoother.
That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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Weak because of a software issue? I know the Sensation had a problem like that and a wifi range patch fixed that. Right now I'm seeing now downfall to trading my sensation for the nexus
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I've been considering trading my HTC Sensation for a Samsung Nexus S. Do you guys have any complaints about the phone hardware wise, build quality etc? The wifi death grip on this phone is about to nearly drive me insane.
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I had a sensation and traded it for my current nexus s. Not one ounce of regret.
I've had several android phones and this nexus s hands down is the best. I can see myself having this phone for a couple years and, for me, that says a lot.
Nexus S
Cm9 A18
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i really want to do the same as you right now. the sensation is getting a little too boring and there is a lack of development on the roms i want. do you guys suggest the nexus s or to keep the sensation? and does the single/dual core have much of a difference?
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i really want to do the same as you right now. the sensation is getting a little too boring and there is a lack of development on the roms i want. do you guys suggest the nexus s or to keep the sensation? and does the single/dual core have much of a difference?
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So far, I've seen no reason to not trade, benchmarks are about the same if not better. One last question, hows the camera?
Only complaint: dog slow compared to GSII. On the plus side, it has such a better form factor and it feels better in my hand.
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So far, I've seen no reason to not trade, benchmarks are about the same if not better. One last question, hows the camera?
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yeah, how is the camera, its 5mp compared to the 8mp in the sensation and theres no hd recording, but its still great for picture taking isnt it?
I had to make the same decision and I haven't looked back. One thing about the sensation that drove me insane was the touchscreen sensitivity. I would always miss keys on the keyboard and I'd have to press harder than I did on my old vibrant. The nexus s has a much better digitizer and is much more responsive over all IMO. Comparable to the galaxy s (not surprising). I will warn you, the screen isn't the sharpest, but the saturated colors and deep blacks are worth it IMO. Aside from that, I can't think of any downsides.
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yeah, how is the camera, its 5mp compared to the 8mp in the sensation and theres no hd recording, but its still great for picture taking isnt it?
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http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/postimages/21101/df_sign.jpg
Quality seems great to me, so, switching it is for me!
Thats the thing with HTC. I love the build and Sense (less so since I got ICS on my Nexus S) but the screens are a POS and thats the thing that you interact with the most the screen. It really makes or breaks a phone.
HTC really need to get an Amoled supplier or something similar, else they will fall way behind Samsung in the next few years.
I will not touch another HTC phone because of this.
I've never actually compared my screen to the nexus s. So to me the screen quality seems fine haha. . Although, I used to have the HD7, and the quality of that screen was HORRID.
I had a Hero and the screen was nice.
Then I got a HD2 about 6 months ago and put Android on it. It ran it well but the screen was an abomination. Also, the digitizer was poor as it missed buttons pressed all the time. So I sold it and kept the Hero for another 6 months.
Then I saw the Nexus S for £199 and couldn't resist.
I can't get over how good this phone is.
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Amazing
Got the nexus s last week and what a phone. Super Amoled screen with contour display kicks ass. Very fast GPU
ashakeeluk said:
That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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I did exactly the same, and for the same reasons ;-)
Hello Guys,
I'm new to this section here, maybe I'll also stay here.
I need an advice of you guys.
My current Smartphone is a HTC Legend, it's an older device and also a bit broken (battery hinge).
Today a friend offered me his HTC Sensation, he bought it about half year ago. He wants to switch to an iPhone (eeewww!).
There are a few scratches in the glass. You cannot see them while you are using the Device, but if you look closely in light you can see them.
On the side there are some scratches too (on the metal :S)
But he offered it to me for
250€!!!Shall I take it or would you say I should wait for another device or even for a 4G Device.
I don't know a lot about the stability with Custom Roms (i love cyanogenmod) and about the upgrade availability with ICS for example.
And I loved to mod my HTC Legend, I had S-OFF, but then I had to return it to HTC to let them fix my Touchscreen and I had to remove S-OFF again. And with the current bootloader it's impossible to S-OFF it again
Maybe it would be nice to hear some Germans too, because I don't know much yet about the Plans of o2 for their 4G Network.
And I just have a Netzclub card (The old one with 200MB)
EDIT: At the moment a Electronic Discounter in Germany offers the EVO 3D for 269€ - would it be a better choice, its nearly the same, isnt it?
250 Euros isn't a bad price for it.
You could wait but IMO it would certainly be a big upgrade over the Legend. Maybe it's worth waiting till MWC to see if any new devices like the Ville are ideal for you.
The EVO 3D is similar except I think it's a bit bulkier with 3D and 1GB of RAM compared to the Sensation with an 8MP (EVO had 5MP IIRC), no 3D but is slimmer.
My Problem is that I'm just a Student and I don't have too much money...
The Camera wouldn't be a problem in my opinion...
Basically three options:
Wait, HTC Sensation, HTC Evo 3D
Ahh I see. If I were you I'd go with the EVO then if the Camera doesn't matter.
But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.
I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap
If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.
k0zmic said:
But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.
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The problem is that those prices are just offers with limited time.
And the Evo doesn't have that much Roms available :-(
Pikabat said:
I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
sergeybrin said:
If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.
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Is there any hope for CM9 for the Sensation? And is it already confirmed that the Sensation gets ICS?
OH, just a quick thought, how much internal space does the data partition have? My legend has a 512 mb rom, so not much space left for apps (I'm using data2ext)
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i dont know if that is a good price since i am in the US but the biggest issue i have with my Sensation is AOSP/Cyanogen dev support. if I could go back I would probably go with a Galaxy S2 or Galaxy S 2 X (very similar specs to Sensation) since they have much better dev support
sensation is a great phone. I also own an evo3d. I prefer my sensation over my evo3d. Sensation has more devs and stuff going on than the evo. Though if you wait for the latest and greatest I am sure it will cost a pretty penny. Though another thought if you buy the phone from him and get service I believe you could get a new phone at your carrier but you would have to verifiy that with your carrier of choice.
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fabi280 said:
That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
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WiFi and signal reception can suffer death grip issues (easily fixed if you get a case ) , Sense sometimes crashes for no reason and you can notice that it slows down the phone from time to time, battery life is average. Again nothing serious but it can be frustrating , software problems are genrally fixed in custom roms if you're willing to root it
p.s it has been rumored that we will get ICS after MWC , probably in the first week of March