Since the HTC Sensation has been released, who's trading there G2X in for a Sensation? I know I am. Getting mine in the next hour from Walmart.
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
I read that they are having wifi and data issues
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Sense 3.0 looks awesome. But I still prefer vanilla android. All the Widgets and Facebook integration is cool but I don't use any of it. Can someone say why exactly they are ditching the g2x
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Im ditching because of bad speaker quality, hosed GPS, bad HDMI output, constant reboots even after doing pauls fix
Not me. I'm keeping my G2x. I got a good one with no issues except minimum light bleed. If i was to give up my G2x, it wouldn't be for the Sensation. I'm waiting to see what the Samsung Hercules or Dell Opus 1 have to offer.
RANDYRKELLY said:
Since the HTC Sensation has been released, who's trading there G2X in for a Sensation? I know I am. Getting mine in the next hour from Walmart.
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
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Nope. I'm sure Sensation is a good phone, but this G2X is amazing.
I love htc. And this phone was my first lg phone. And I was very disappointed in it.i change phones monthly. So I also like to test, review, learn, and help others on multiple devices.
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
rllong1 said:
Sense 3.0 looks awesome. But I still prefer vanilla android. All the Widgets and Facebook integration is cool but I don't use any of it. Can someone say why exactly they are ditching the g2x
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There ditching the g2 not the g2x
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
Wait your post says g2x not g2
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There ditching the g2 not the g2x
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
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Wait your post says g2x not g2
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The op says G2X. And i posted this in the G2X forums.
Last day with my LG G2X. Sensation here I come.
Sending in my G2x for.....another G2x! xD I'm getting a replacement in the mail soon.
Besides my defective touchscreen of death and shoddy GPS, the phone was pretty good. So I'm giving LG a second chance here. Even if this new one's GPS ain't perfect, as long as the screen works, I will consider the best Android phone I've owned yet. Besides, I ain't down with Sense and I don't have the patience to wait for HTC to unlock the bootloader on it.
Sense rom and a screen that is useless outdoors compared to the g2x. Have fun.
G2x with CM7 and faux .18 kernel. [email protected] 5091 quadrant.
After having had trialed the Sensation for about a week I have made my decision. I am going to get rid of my G2X. The Sensation is just so much more stable than the G2X. It's been about a week now, and I still have not had any problems (other than data latency which was easily fixed). The phone still has not crashed once, whereas in a week my G2X would have already have crashed several times. The Sensation is not quite as peppy as the G2X but for me that's a small tradeoff for a screen with absolutely no bleed, a phone that does not crash, and sense 3.0 is pretty impressive. Both phones are good phones but I think the Sensation's quality is definitely a step above that of the G2X.
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After having had trialed the Sensation for about a week I have made my decision. I am going to get rid of my G2X. The Sensation is just so much more stable than the G2X. It's been about a week now, and I still have not had any problems (other than data latency which was easily fixed). The phone still has not crashed once, whereas in a week my G2X would have already have crashed several times. The Sensation is not quite as peppy as the G2X but for me that's a small tradeoff for a screen with absolutely no bleed, a phone that does not crash, and sense 3.0 is pretty impressive. Both phones are good phones but I think the Sensation's quality is definitely a step above that of the G2X.
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Same here. it just works
tackleberry said:
Sense rom and a screen that is useless outdoors compared to the g2x. Have fun.
G2x with CM7 and faux .18 kernel. [email protected] 5091 quadrant.
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my screen is great out doors. have u even used this phone outside?
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After having had trialed the Sensation for about a week I have made my decision. I am going to get rid of my G2X. The Sensation is just so much more stable than the G2X. It's been about a week now, and I still have not had any problems (other than data latency which was easily fixed). The phone still has not crashed once, whereas in a week my G2X would have already have crashed several times. The Sensation is not quite as peppy as the G2X but for me that's a small tradeoff for a screen with absolutely no bleed, a phone that does not crash, and sense 3.0 is pretty impressive. Both phones are good phones but I think the Sensation's quality is definitely a step above that of the G2X.
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I received my G2x yesterday. Coming up on 24hrs. Spent 3 days with the Sensation and was a previous Nexus One user.
I will NOT be going back to the Sensation.
The G2x feels better, is faster and smoother.
From 5 years of using HTC phones, they are not immune to the problems people see with every other phone. They hang, freeze, reboot and bleed just like others. HTC is just as unresponsive to customers as LG or Samsung or Motorola is.
After owning many different phones...android and Windows Mobile alike, I've developed a theory. Put the phone of your choice in your hands. How does it work. If it works great...keep it. If not, lose it. We've seen from all the forums, that some people get lemons, some do not. The lemon owners are louder that those whose devices are fine.
But if you buy on spec....beware. Each phone you buy is subject to all the issues any phone may have.
I received mine yesterday. the manufacture date is 5/14. Maybe they corrected the problems that plagued earlier devices. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just lucky. Or maybe I'm just lying. But I've reviewed several phones in the past 3 weeks....read that as....had the phone in my hand and put it through the courses...alodar's courses. Some left the store for an overnight test. Only 3 did...the Droid x2, the Sensation and the G2x. Only the G2x remains.
Maybe I got a good one....if the sensation is for you....then I hope you get a good one.
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Not me. I'm keeping my G2x. I got a good one with no issues except minimum light bleed. If i was to give up my G2x, it wouldn't be for the Sensation. I'm waiting to see what the Samsung Hercules or Dell Opus 1 have to offer.
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same goes for me. I heard the Sensation is having a ton of issues also. The screen doesnt pick up the first tap alot, the wifi is messed up, and a few other things. I have came this far with the G2X so I am gonna stick it out to see whats to come at least till the Hercules, and the Dell get here.
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Not me. I'm keeping my G2x. I got a good one with no issues except minimum light bleed. If i was to give up my G2x, it wouldn't be for the Sensation. I'm waiting to see what the Samsung Hercules or Dell Opus 1 have to offer.
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Would you seriously consider a Dell?? They are on a losing streak right now and with ****ty serious to boot. The Dell Venue Pro, the last 2 Streaks are riden with issues. The android Dell Venue just received a less than stellar review by cnet I believe.
Might want to let Dells ride for awhile..
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I finally got the mytouch today and i wasnt sure sure what to expext. But now i know.... this baby is a BEAST. Fastest phone i have ever used. The processor blows away the competition, by far! Internet wise, the 4G yeilds 6.5 mbps up 1.4 down. Also this the first Android phone that has smooth multitouch. Not choppy, and no lag. Also dont let pictures of this phone fool you, it is sleek and sexy. I got the black one. I definitely recommend it if you need a new phone or are thinking about getting one. What do you guys think?
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I finally got the mytouch today and i wasnt sure sure what to expext. But now i know.... this baby is a BEAST. Fastest phone i have ever used. The processor blows away the competition, by far! Internet wise, the 4G yeilds 6.5 kbps up 1.4 down. Also this the first Android phone that has smooth multitouch. Not choppy, and no lag. Also dont let pictures of this phone fool you, it is sleek and sexy. I got the black one. I definitely recommend it if you need a new phone or are thinking about getting one. What do you guys think?
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I checked it out in the T-Mobile store this evening. Seemed nice, but the UI really ircked me. It felt laggy and bloated, often lagging between the app drawer and menus. The device has nice hardware, to be sure, but it'll need perma-root to really shine.
I'm trying to decide whether I want to buy a G2 or MT4G, depends which gets full root first, I think. Or if the N2 rumors turn out to be true.
I can confirm the HSPA+ speeds are pretty snappy though. In Phoenix, the '4G' network is live, and I got similar speeds to what you got in the TMO store.
I might have to get one of these to accompany my G2... I like what I am seeing so far
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I might have to get one of these to accompany my G2... I like what I am seeing so far
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I have a MyTouch 4G and a G2.. I find myself having a hard time deciding between the two. The MyTouch is so powerful but I love stock Android.. They are both awesome devices.
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stop using espresso overlay and install launcher pro instead! works great and is SUPER FAST in the mytouch 4g!
This is by far the sickest phone I have ever used.
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Launcher pro plus is the way to go! This phone is More snappy than my rooted souped up nexus
Yes, launcher pro plus adds to what is already a great phone.
bijanian said:
I finally got the mytouch today and i wasnt sure sure what to expext. But now i know.... this baby is a BEAST. Fastest phone i have ever used. The processor blows away the competition, by far! Internet wise, the 4G yeilds 6.5 kbps up 1.4 down. Also this the first Android phone that has smooth multitouch. Not choppy, and no lag. Also dont let pictures of this phone fool you, it is sleek and sexy. I got the black one. I definitely recommend it if you need a new phone or are thinking about getting one. What do you guys think?
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Damn man, only 6.5 KBPS lol.
i must agree... my only disappointment is sense :/ i guess I'm just old fashion
lol and i know everyone says luncher pro but I perfer all aspects of stock (ie gallery for example)
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Damn man, only 6.5 KBPS lol.
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LLOL i was thinking the same thing.
If you try the phone at the store, remember that people have been screwing the demo phones up. The one at the store was so full of junk that it crawled.
The one I bought has been flawless. Even with Sense, and I came from an N1!
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If you try the phone at the store, remember that people have been screwing the demo phones up. The one at the store was so full of junk that it crawled.
The one I bought has been flawless. Even with Sense, and I came from an N1!
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I noticed this as well, and it irritated me, so I went through and started uninstalling crap.
Wish I'd installed LP to test it out, but didn't think of it until I got home.
Torn on the G2 to MT4G. Had my Droid 1 for a year now and I'm itching for something better.
Im loving these speeds
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oh yea and Sprint. i know a place you can take your battery drain and 4G fee
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Bateluer said:
I noticed this as well, and it irritated me, so I went through and started uninstalling crap.
Wish I'd installed LP to test it out, but didn't think of it until I got home.
Torn on the G2 to MT4G. Had my Droid 1 for a year now and I'm itching for something better.
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I always do factory resets on them.
I've had a G2, wasn't impressed with the weight, hinge or keyboard. Basically it was a fat N1 that felt a bit speedier. In comparison, this MT4G is great, super fast, the HTC keyboard is better than stock and the screen is accurate.
All total I've had a Sprint Hero, EVO, G2, Vibrant, and N1. This MT4G is tops by far.
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I always do factory resets on them.
I've had a G2, wasn't impressed with the weight, hinge or keyboard. Basically it was a fat N1 that felt a bit speedier. In comparison, this MT4G is great, super fast, the HTC keyboard is better than stock and the screen is accurate.
All total I've had a Sprint Hero, EVO, G2, Vibrant, and N1. This MT4G is tops by far.
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The MT4G I played with seemed to only have Swype as a virtual keyboard option, which I didn't care for. On my Droid 1, I use the HTC-IME keyboard for those few times I use the on screen keyboard.
You've obviously had more Android phones than me. I'm looking to buy a new phone for myself for Christmas, should have plenty of options, but I don't see Verizon offering me what I want.
Edit - Seems to be plenty of AOSP builds for the MT3G, a good sign once permanent root is achieved.
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The MT4G I played with seemed to only have Swype as a virtual keyboard option, which I didn't care for. On my Droid 1, I use the HTC-IME keyboard for those few times I use the on screen keyboard.
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Press and hold on an text input box and select "Touch Input" instead of Swype.
This is definitely T-Mob's best production to date by far. After release of the G2 with the bulk of the physical kb & funky hinge I'm so happy to see a great, sleek, sexy, beast of an Andriod phone on T-Mob.
Bravo to T-Mob & HTC!
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coming from the vibrant, i love the quickness of the phone along with how sharp it displays text.
S-amoled is great and all, but its pentile arrangement of pixels renders jaggy-looking text.
I like everything about it except for the following:
1. Genius button. Wish it was software mappable. They shouldn't force us to use it. Just give me a regular search button and then make it an option of what it does when you hold down on it.
2. Speaker starts crackling on loud setting.
3. Wish it wasn't locked down so we could get easy root and swap roms. That goes for all the new phones, really.
Stick with HTC or take your chances on Samsung's Google Phone
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/this-is-the-nexus-s/
I tried the vibrant (first time i left htc android phones) and i was extreamly disapointed just because of that i wouldnt :/ but thats just me
I think the difference here would be the updates would be coming from google not samsung, hardware on my old vibrant was awesome, well except the plastic feel, its software that held it back.
Btw love the look and feel of my mt4g better
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I am. I am a Vibrant owner transitioning to MT4G. Transition has not been smooth: Both handsets I have been sent so far have dust under the screen. Plus I really don't like the MT4G screen...
Only thing is the plastic build, why Samsung?
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Hell no! Why would I want to leave what I have now for a plastic feeling phone? Plus, if you ask me its a downgrade. No 4G, really? This is where they lost me. Why build what most will look at as a super phone, but leave out the new speeds in 4G? I rather have 4G over gingerbread any day.
biggest deal breaker for me is no HSPA+
Nobody ever said it didn't come with HSPA+. I doubt that it wouldn't if it is to be such a big hit for them. I also came from a Vibrant and like everyone said, the hardware was great but the software and Samsung support wasn't.
I like the mt4G and I'll stick with it until something more revolutionary comes out. The Nexus S just looks like an iphone wannabe to me (in terms of looks). No thanks.
Yeah...don't jump with "No HSPA+ love"
I have to say, this looks promising, and if it has at least the specs of Galaxy S + HSPA+LED Flash+ FF Camera/Video Chat... Aaaand Gingerbread!!! THAT's the killer folks....
SUX PART for me...... my MT4G is coming in mail in the next few days.
I would never give up my MT4G for a Samsung phone even though updates will come from Google I've been burned way to many times by different Samsung phones I've had in the past not gonna take the chance. If it was a HTC that would be a whole different ball game.
If I had know it was coming out soon I would've waited to check it out.
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I'm interested, but I really enjoy this myTouch 4G.
I had the Vibrant, and absolutely loved it save for two things: the GPS/Compass problem (which was never fixed), and the lag in the OS. Besides that, I loved the screen and the media playback.
The Nexus S would have to pull some **** to woo me. I'm talking: first-party docks, physical camera button, HSPA+.
Depending on how nice Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' is, I might buy one just to play around with it, before I decide if I'm going to hold onto the myTouch 4G for a while. If T-Mo doesn't plan on updating the firmware, then that may weigh in on my decision. Otherwise, the myTouch 4G is kind of everything I was waiting for, with a little bit of stupid carrier bloat.
I read somewhere that T-Mo stated something along the lines of: '...we're not going to update the firmware unless there's a real reason to', in regards to the myTouch 4G. If that's the case, I may return it.
For now, I just want to enjoy this awesome phone. This is hard, of course, when 4-5 of the nicest phones you've ever seen leaked today. What a crazy day!
If the Nexus S was made by HTC I'd either be be crying my eyes out right now or be racing to the nearest t-mobile store with my MT4G all nicely packed up and ready to go (today is last day of my remorse period). I was a bit reluctant to buy the MT4G because I was really wanting a Nexus 2. Ended up liking the MT4G so much that I was quite content giving up on the Nexus 2, especially since we have perm-root. Now that I know the Nexus S is made by Samsung I couldn't be happier with my decision not to wait around.
Oh and according to the leaked BestBuy documents the Nexus S supports EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz, HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100MHz, HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100. Anything missing?
If this has a non-RFS based filesystem and a working GPS, it could be a nice phone.
However, the new Samsung phone coming in February looks nicer with a larger, s-amoled 2 screen and HSDPA+ but it doesn't seem to have a FFC.
The first thing I noticed was the absence of a track ball/pad. That made cursor navigation VERY frustrating on the Vibrant. Plus, they kept that ity-bity volume rocker. I’ll bet that wee power button is positioned the same too. That made me want to pull my teeth out. I don’t see any REAL evidence of a notification LED, as the proxy/light sensors can be mistaken for just that. I shudder to think it has the same GPS and compass hardware as the Galaxy S line. The leaked spec sheet shows NO HSPA+. Same Vibrant all-plastic body too.
Without more evidence I will assume that the Nexus S is just a Vibrant with a bigger screen, FFC & LED flash. Pretty much what the Vibrant SHOULD have been on release.
Gingerbread? We’ll all have that in time. Especially on current rooted phones. Faster CPU? Doubtful. Who cares, if my above assumptions are even half correct.
Absolutely not what I would expect from something branded as a Nexus. SAMOLED is nice though. MT4G wins in my book.
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/11/nexus-s-specs-leaked/ Nexus S may not has HSPA+
I must say I'm definitely intrigued. I own the MT4G and I'm definitely happy with it but I am curious about the Nexus S mostly because Nexus One was considered such a good phone and I figure follow up to it has to be just as good if not better.
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Let's not forget that G2 and MT4G is T-Mo's own branding and marketing so "T-Mobile phone = HSPA+ love"
Why are you guys liking the MT4G when it has dust under the screen? Should just go for the Nexus S
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I must say I'm definitely intrigued. I own the MT4G and I'm definitely happy with it but I am curious about the Nexus S mostly because Nexus One was considered such a good phone and I figure follow up to it has to be just as good if not better.
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That would only hold true if both phones were made by the same manufacturer. Since the N1 was made by HTC and the Nexus S by Samsung all bets are off. For what it's worth this phone could be called anything. Just because it's called Nexus doesn't mean it'll follow up where the N1 left off.
I'll admit every day I'm closer and closer to listing my G2x on ebay, in favor of the HTC Sensation but the locked bootloader had me very worried. Fast forward to Today, and HTC CEO officially confirmed that locked bootloaders will no longer be implemented in their devices. Sooooooo, as soon as the Sensation's released date is officially confirmed as June 8th my G2x is going bye-bye. Now the G2x is an amazing device, don't get me wrong but I had the Thunderbolt when I was with verizon, and grew quite fond of HTC sense UI. I probably won't be keeping the Sensation for long either, because as soon as Samsung Hercules comes out, it's going on ebay too, lol.http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/htc-decides-to-unlock-bootloaders-moving-forward/
I'm tempted as well but not a big fan of sense UI I also want to see what issues this phone will have when it's released.
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I'm tempted as well but not a big fan of sense UI I also want to see what issues this phone will have when it's released.
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We are talking about unlocked bootloaders on a site that deals with multiple developers making all kinds of roms and you are worried about sense LOL
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Nope, who would want the Sensation when the GOD of all phones is being released 2 months later? In my opinion, the G2X is slightly better than the Sensation but the SGSII/Hercules is on it's own level.
What kind of screen is the sensation supposed to have? I hope not the same as the g2 as that phone was useless in the daylight.
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HTC has not stated when the new policy will take effect. I doubt the htc sensation or evo 3d will have unlocked bootloaders.
Though HTC might release the key to the public.
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We are talking about unlocked bootloaders on a site that deals with multiple developers making all kinds of roms and you are worried about sense LOL
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ya true but just sayin haha and because it has sense usually means slower updates (not like ours seem to be any faster)
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HTC has not stated when the new policy will take effect. I doubt the htc sensation or evo 3d will have unlocked bootloaders.
Though HTC might release the key to the public.
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That's what I was thinking, maybe they'll release it on their support site for currently locked devices.
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What kind of screen is the sensation supposed to have? I hope not the same as the g2 as that phone was useless in the daylight.
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S-LCD I believe.
I suppose it's possible that a decision made this week to nix the locked bootloaders could manifest itself on a very soon to be released device, but I'll be surprised if it is.
Future HTC phones may be more open, but it seems like wishful thinking to assume the Sensation's bootloader has been re-engineered in the last couple of weeks.
Also, I'm not so sure the Sensations hardware really measures up to what we have in our G2xs.
I'm as much of an HTC fan as anyone (see my XDA join date) I really really miss my dear departed N1, I can't bring myself to sell my MT3G, and I have two WinMo HTC phones gathering dust in a desk drawer. All that said it is nice to see someone else like LG stepping up with an enthusiasts quality device. If and when they do get the kinks ironed out this thing will be the best of the best, and wait till we see the second generation LG Android flagship.
Wow, elephants can dance...
“There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we’ve listened. Today, I’m confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience,”
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
More toys for everyone to play with...
**** HTC. And **** Qualcomm. I will hold on to my nVidia phone until 3rd or 4th quarter of this year when the 5 times faster Tegra 3 comes out.
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**** HTC. And **** Qualcomm.
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Just curious, why? The locked bootloader was everyone's biggest gripe and now that's gone. They built the N1 and G2 which were great phones and got lots of developer support. Their internal memory's a little skimpy but that's already starting to change with the EVO 3D. I'm not a fan of any one phone manufacturer but some of my best phones were HTC's. Just wanted to know what made you feel so strongly.
Choice is good. Choice is very good.
HTC can't even have a phone with good battery life. The speakers suck and sound blown. They are producing phones at such a high rate corners have to be cut. By theory, HTC devices are nice but on the end users side they are really nothing to scream to Tue gods about. They seem to worry more about that damn sense crap than putting decent displays and speaker units into the phones and bump the battery to a better mah rating. I say ditch sense and use that money to use better higher quality and appealing parts.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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Yeah, I'll admit that's the major selling point for me.
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Just curious, why? The locked bootloader was everyone's biggest gripe and now that's gone. They built the N1 and G2 which were great phones and got lots of developer support. Their internal memory's a little skimpy but that's already starting to change with the EVO 3D. I'm not a fan of any one phone manufacturer but some of my best phones were HTC's. Just wanted to know what made you feel so strongly.
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I posted this in another thread but essentially Qualcomm tends to deliver chips that look great on paper but are **** in reality and HTC's build quality leaves something to be desired. Some of my best devices have indeed been HTC devices - however, I have never had a single HTC device last as long as my Captivate did and HTC cuts corners too much for my liking. The Evo is a perfect example. Two different types of display panels, one of them with a decidedly yellow tint; the artificial bottlecap on framerate that was imposed and the piss-poor decision to use very thin Gorilla Glass which made the device very prone to instant breakage if dropped. My Captivate? I threw it across the room in a rage and it didn't even dent it. I dropped it face-first on concrete I don't know how many times and only got scratches.
Don't even get me started on battery life, shoddy driver history, and the outright lies about storage space that HTC makes. I bought an Inspire expecting to get 4GB of internal NAND - only to find out that it does indeed have 4GB of NAND but user accessible NAND was only 2GB because they formatted it for speed instead of capacity. HTC is the only manufacturer that has done this as far as I've seen and it does not give me any faith in them. Too many lies, cut corners, and replaced devices for my taste. My MT4G out of the box was the worst phone I've ever had. Dead pixels, dead headphone jack, factory reset itself twice while it was running STOCK, my menu button had to be pressed extremely hard to get it to work, etc.
The Inspire had a worse battery than the Evo did but other than that seemed to be the highest quality HTC device I'd seen other than reception and the NAND misrepresentation. The screen sensitivity was almost too much and the "capacitive matrix" was much tighter than the one on my other LCD devices. Oh and the ear piece volume is always a nightmare with HTC devices.
I'll give you dev support but with nVidia, Marvell, and Freescale joining the mobile fight and Intel also promising to jump in as well, I see some big shifts in power coming to the mobile world. Software development behind the Tegra has really taken off and I don't think I've ever seen HTC release a device that didn't have a Qualcomm MSM after they dropped the Intel (now Marvell) PXA chip.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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If thats the case just wait for the Hercules. Or is that to much phone for you?
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S-LCD I believe.
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actually its qHD the sensation will be pretty similar to the SGS2 from the specs ive been reading. 1.2 dual core, qHD (one step below the retinal screen on the iphone 4).... the HTC screen to me makes up for the slight differences. plus Touchwiz isn't my favorite after my Vibrant experience. Both will be good though.
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http://reviewvscompare.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-vs-htc-sensation-comparison.html
Please every one bare with me here, the time has come for me to upgrade to a new phone, although i currently own a Dell Streak and its not bad for what i do, i need a smaller phone but that continues to carry a large screen, therefore i have narrowed it down to the inspire and infuse.
i checked youtube for video comparisons, didnt find any, so im posting a thread here hoping to get good answers. I highly doubt someone has both for any reason, but you never know.
should i jump with either of these two or pass and wait a bit longer for something better?
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I can only comment on the inspire.
That said this phone is just awesome, I've tried a captivate for a little bit and that wasn't too bad, but no HTC sense. For me sense is where it is at. Also this phone is going to be heavier than the infuse, its metal. It has a very solid feel to it and at this point I wouldn't trade it for any other phone out there.
Also if you like playing with roms there are prolly, not for sure, but most likely more roms for this phone as it has the desire hd in Europe as an almost exact match.
Of course you could wait for the holiday, but that is going to bee several months away.
HTC is better than Samsung when it comes to cell phones in my opinion.
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I can only comment on the inspire.
That said this phone is just awesome, I've tried a captivate for a little bit and that wasn't too bad, but no HTC sense. For me sense is where it is at. Also this phone is going to be heavier than the infuse, its metal. It has a very solid feel to it and at this point I wouldn't trade it for any other phone out there.
Also if you like playing with roms there are prolly, not for sure, but most likely more roms for this phone as it has the desire hd in Europe as an almost exact match.
Of course you could wait for the holiday, but that is going to bee several months away.
HTC is better than Samsung when it comes to cell phones in my opinion.
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yes i figured i would get more answers leaning towards the HTC since this is a HTC forum, but I would post this on the Infuse forum as well to see... if thats ok with the mods.
I like that you mentioned about the ROMS, ive been looking at both the infuse and HTC inspire, and the HTC has sooo many devs and ROMS, i love it.
coming from a dell streak.. if you go to the Dell Streak forum you will only see one developer, he can only do so much with what he has, and the roms are just too simple for my taste.
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yes i figured i would get more answers leaning towards the HTC since this is a HTC forum, but I would post this on the Infuse forum as well to see... if thats ok with the mods.
I like that you mentioned about the ROMS, ive been looking at both the infuse and HTC inspire, and the HTC has sooo many devs and ROMS, i love it.
coming from a dell streak.. if you go to the Dell Streak forum you will only see one developer, he can only do so much with what he has, and the roms are just too simple for my taste.
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You're also going to receive input from people biased against Samsung. There are a lot of former Captivate owners here who have a real problem with Samsung and the way they handled the Captivate issues. I happen to be one of them.
I will never buy another Samsung phone.
A pretty screen does not a reliable phone make.
HTC is a better phone. If the HTC Holiday comes out around December, that's the one to get, assuming they make good on their new bootloader policy and it comes unlocked,if you want to wait that long.
Otherwise, an inspire will keep you happy for a long time, and the dev section here is quite robust, as you can tell.
The screen on the Infuse is BARELY bigger than the Inspire but the phone is MUCH larger. Samsung gave it a lot of useless area at the top.
In the 1, or 2 side by side speed NON-SCIENTIFIC tests that I did, the Infuse had faster data transfer speeds.
If i were you i would wait for the galaxy s2 to come to att or somethin better then that. The inspire is really fast but its kinda getting outdated and the gs2 will last you longer.
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I would go for Inspire as it has lot of roms. the only downside to it is battery life, but it depends on how u use, there are roms that can improve battery life.
Inspire hands down.. I hate samsung. but thats not the reason..
the infuse is nice. solid body construction.. nice screen.. very thin.. feels nice in hand.. and for me its fast.. and does what i need it to do..
the infuse. not much exp with it outside of messing with a co-workers infuse.. I felt like i could go on a killing spree with that thing. so huge... and felt cheap compared to my inspire..
I have had both and am going back to the inspire with the new Red inspire, the infuse is a ok phone but the big problem was the rooting, the actual rooting was easy but then you had to install a second recovery or e3 recovery in the phone with root explorer and then if you wanted to install a rom you had to use the red recovery instead of the green recovery or you would mess up the phone. Just to many thing to mess with and remember for a simple process. The choice of roms is also worthless and they are not all that great. I would say forget the infuse and get a inspire.
Take it from a former Captivate user. Inspire all the way. I just am not happy with the way Samsung handles issues with phones. Releasing os updates and such. GPS issues on there phones. Froyo took almost a yr to drop to the Captivate. HTC phones on other carriers were getting it much faster.
There is a 50 dollar difference in the price and that 50 bucks is not worth it for just a smidgen better screen. Sense is so much better then touchwiz.
Both communities have good development. I don't think i will be looking at another samsung phone. I'll stay with them for computer lcd's but going to be with htc from here on out.
Got an Infuse the day they came out, Used it for three weeks then traded it in for an Inspire. The 4.5 inch screen was great, since I was used to the big screen of a Streak. downside was weak radios, GSM,Wifi, and 3G. I had no problems with build quality or size. The screen colors were over saturated and sort of cartoonish. My$.02
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Take it from a former Captivate user. Infuse all the way. I just am not happy with the way Samsung handles issues with phones. Releasing os updates and such. GPS issues on there phones. Froyo took almost a yr to drop to the Captivate. HTC phones on other carriers were getting it much faster.
There is a 50 dollar difference in the price and that 50 bucks is not worth it for just a smidgen better screen. Sense is so much better then touchwiz.
Both communities have good development. I don't think i will be looking at another samsung phone. I'll stay with them for computer lcd's but going to be with htc from here on out.
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I think you meant "inspire" instead of "infuse"... I hope
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I think you meant "inspire" instead of "infuse"... I hope
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Yes I did. Edited the post. Had a migraine all day.
i was holding both in my hands, comparing them.
ended up with the inspire.
there was also the $80 difference to consider.
infuse $149 vs. inspire $79 + 15% military discount.
the infuse was jsut too big for my hands,
it felt like a glock double stack 9millimeter made of plastic as comapred the inspire which seems like a 1911 with slim grips all metal feel.
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i was holding both in my hands, comparing them.
ended up with the inspire.
there was also the $80 difference to consider.
infuse $149 vs. inspire $79 + 15% military discount.
the infuse was jsut too big for my hands,
it felt like a glock double stack 9millimeter made of plastic as comapred the inspire which seems like a 1911 with slim grips all metal feel.
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Like a Kimber 1911.
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Like a Kimber 1911.
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dont get me started....2kimbes, kimber team match 2 and a kimber eclipse, the 3rd one is a signed rob laetham discontinued springfield 1911 TGO = the great one
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dont get me started....2kimbes, kimber team match 2 and a kimber eclipse, the 3rd one is a signed rob laetham discontinued springfield 1911 TGO = the great one
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Drool!!!!!!!
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With an upgrade available, the Inspire on AmazonWireless is $0.01 with no (most states) tax. Considering the Infuse is at least $100 everywhere, it became an easy choice for me.
I made a new friend high up tech support for t mo. He tells me the gb that's out is beta and rushed to appease the lawsuits and angry masses they could be 3-6 weeks out of the true update. They know about all current issues posted on here, but if you have any new issues I suggest letting them know.
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the gb upgrade is pretty bad. i tried it and it just slightly better then froyo in the interactivity. it was choopy and unresponsive for my taste. I went back to CM7 almost immediately.
There really is no reason to ever use stock when we've got so many great ROMs to choose from.
The only thing worthwhile about this update is the new baseband, which is fantastic and I'm glad to have it. But once you've got it, go right back to CM7/Eaglesblood/MIUI/Whatever.
Lol, it's all LG's fault. I will not believe that so called 3-6week crap
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The whole convo came about because of my *****ing about the laggy key response. But this is the build they almost pushed back at end of may early June with an updated baseband. An issues with the new kernals and using too much ram. We got pretty drunk by the end of the talks. They know most of us are frustrated and upset and want to push the best possible product.
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A couple days ago, I was in this little wine bar and I noticed a guy down the bar sitting by himself. He saw me pull out my G2X so he walked over to ask me how I liked it. Upon responding to his weird answer, I noticed a T-Mobile ID badge around his neck but those was not your normal no nothing sales executive. This guy actually had a important job and I could tell by his Armani suit with an insanely high thread count. I too him I liked mine but also told him that it was my 5th one since the first 4 were plagued with problems. I also told him about all the complaints I hear online and in these forums concerning issues anywhere from screen bleed to bad battery's. We had a couple drinks together and started bullshitting about phones. This guy was so easy to buy information from. All it took was a couple shots of Patron and a couple glasses of Opus One Cabernet. He proceeds to tell me about all the phones coming out in the next couple months which included 2 high end Samsung phones (A dual core version of the Infuse codnamed Hercules) and the real SGSII with the Exynos chip. He also told me about another high end HTC device and the next Nexus device that will be a quad core and released in November. All of this news was nothing compared to what he told me next. Quite frankly, I'm sure he could be fired for what he told me next. He said that this version of GB for the G2X was I fact rushed but they were not going to release another version of it. Instead, they are going to update us with Ice Cream Sandwich in 3 weeks and the G2X will be the first device to get it. He said the phone can't really get any buggier than what it already is so Google has decided to put the buggy phone to use and make us all Beta testers for Ice Cream Sandwich.
I'm so stoked and I know you all are too!!!
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^ that was a nice story.
Cool story, bro.
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Cool story, bro.
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If u were talking about my story then all I have to say is THANK YOU!
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I like stock. I prefer it right now.
Hehe...I'll take my responses off the air.
I didn't even test out the stock GB. I flashed it for the baseband and immediately switched to EB 2.3.3 1.05 and then 1.06 the next day. MUCH better than stock Froyo!
As for the 2 "stories" above, no comment lol.
The second story was a nice read. I'm in for story time. Who can beat that? LOL
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A couple days ago, I was in this little wine bar and I noticed a guy down the bar sitting by himself. He saw me pull out my G2X so he walked over to ask me how I liked it. Upon responding to his weird answer, I noticed a T-Mobile ID badge around his neck but those was not your normal no nothing sales executive. This guy actually had a important job and I could tell by his Armani suit with an insanely high thread count. I too him I liked mine but also told him that it was my 5th one since the first 4 were plagued with problems. I also told him about all the complaints I hear online and in these forums concerning issues anywhere from screen bleed to bad battery's. We had a couple drinks together and started bullshitting about phones. This guy was so easy to buy information from. All it took was a couple shots of Patron and a couple glasses of Opus One Cabernet. He proceeds to tell me about all the phones coming out in the next couple months which included 2 high end Samsung phones (A dual core version of the Infuse codnamed Hercules) and the real SGSII with the Exynos chip. He also told me about another high end HTC device and the next Nexus device that will be a quad core and released in November. All of this news was nothing compared to what he told me next. Quite frankly, I'm sure he could be fired for what he told me next. He said that this version of GB for the G2X was I fact rushed but they were not going to release another version of it. Instead, they are going to update us with Ice Cream Sandwich in 3 weeks and the G2X will be the first device to get it. He said the phone can't really get any buggier than what it already is so Google has decided to put the buggy phone to use and make us all Beta testers for Ice Cream Sandwich.
I'm so stoked and I know you all are too!!!
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I like to dream as well
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I like to dream as well
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I think he forgot to mention the Absinthe that started the evening. I think that Tmo will get some bastardized version of the SGS II, but with all the troubles that the Vibrant brought, I'm not sure it will be a winner.
I really enjoy taking pics with my phone and it really sucks that GB update doesn't have the LG camera. :S
I'm debating to whether to flash Froyo EB 1.05 or not.
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cool
jrwingate6 said:
A couple days ago, I was in this little wine bar and I noticed a guy down the bar sitting by himself. He saw me pull out my G2X so he walked over to ask me how I liked it. Upon responding to his weird answer, I noticed a T-Mobile ID badge around his neck but those was not your normal no nothing sales executive. This guy actually had a important job and I could tell by his Armani suit with an insanely high thread count. I too him I liked mine but also told him that it was my 5th one since the first 4 were plagued with problems. I also told him about all the complaints I hear online and in these forums concerning issues anywhere from screen bleed to bad battery's. We had a couple drinks together and started bullshitting about phones. This guy was so easy to buy information from. All it took was a couple shots of Patron and a couple glasses of Opus One Cabernet. He proceeds to tell me about all the phones coming out in the next couple months which included 2 high end Samsung phones (A dual core version of the Infuse codnamed Hercules) and the real SGSII with the Exynos chip. He also told me about another high end HTC device and the next Nexus device that will be a quad core and released in November. All of this news was nothing compared to what he told me next. Quite frankly, I'm sure he could be fired for what he told me next. He said that this version of GB for the G2X was I fact rushed but they were not going to release another version of it. Instead, they are going to update us with Ice Cream Sandwich in 3 weeks and the G2X will be the first device to get it. He said the phone can't really get any buggier than what it already is so Google has decided to put the buggy phone to use and make us all Beta testers for Ice Cream Sandwich.
I'm so stoked and I know you all are too!!!
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so did he pay for the motel room and who paid for breakfast. weve all been screwed by lg and tmobile but you are the first that probably got breaskfast after.
I really doubt that second story. Don't you think google would want to put and test their new os on a nice quad core that will be releasing later. Yea I think that's reason enough to believe that won't happen.
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I really doubt that second story. Don't you think google would want to put and test their new os on a nice quad core that will be releasing later. Yea I think that's reason enough to believe that won't happen.
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Or what he might of meant is that the G2x will be the first to receive the ICS update. Hopefully we do get that update, but I honestly don't think LG would update this phone to a major update such as ICS especially since they struggled so badly with Gingerbread. I can only imagine how much customers and money LG has lost by releasing the G2x and O2x with all the software issues it had/has. For the record my only 2 issues with this phone are random reboots and camera app being dark (yes I'm on the Gingerbread update).
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