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I have hd2 with energy rom and android 2.2 froyo os i'm thinking of changng it for desire hd. But are there real reasons to do that? i guess many hd2 owners are asking the same question.
What are the benefits of owning desire hd over HD2 besides camera?
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I have it clear, Desire HD despite being a newer nice looking device does not represent a real upgrade to me, almost same hardware but with desire HD you don´t have the chance to switch between OS (and later including WP7)
My personal conclusion: I´ll wait a bit till I find a real replacement for my great Leo, it must be something that really impress me
like 1.5/2 Ghz processor
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I have it clear, Desire HD despite being a newer nice looking device does not represent a real upgrade to me, almost same hardware but with desire HD you don´t have the chance to switch between OS (and later including WP7)
My personal conclusion: I´ll wait a bit till I find a real replacement for my great Leo, it must be something that really impress me
like 1.5/2 Ghz processor
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I agree with him Hd isn't different expect from updated snapdragon processor, I'm waiting for a android phone with higher pixel density...
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for starters the 2nd generation snapdragon in the desire HD far out performs the 1st generation chip in our devices..... just look at the quadrant scores the desire HD is getting, it also utizes a much improved adreno gpu, more comparisable to the power VR gpu's in some samsung and motorola devices. and anyway the standard desire is better than the HD2 so the HD2 vs Desire HD is a pointless question lol
Hi my question is:
Do you think that HTC will deliver another 'superphone' this year?
Thinking about Q4 2011? Maybe this phone will be better than the Samsung Galaxy SII ?
Maybe it will just be worth waiting!!
Because at the event in London when they presented the HTC Sensation they said more to come this year!!!!
Please leave your opinion here! Thankyou!
Dude relax!
The Sensation is already better than the SGS2, check the upgraded screen resolution...
I am already meditating haha
The point is: The specification is better in the Samsung Galaxy SII but the HTC sense UI is much more attractive and I own the HTC HD2, I really like the HTC's. To bad the specifications are not so good compaired with the SII.
HTC chose not to release the HTC Sensation at the conference in Barcelona this year but couple months later.
Maybe they will bring out the phone that can replace the HD2 ! Because the HTC HD2 was a real NO BRAINER... THE first with a 4.3 inch screen and the best phone for a full year, because the specs of new phones could not compete with the HTC HD2.
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Dude relax!
The Sensation is already better than the SGS2, check the upgraded screen resolution...
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Dude, open your eyes! You have just pointed out the only advantage the Sensation has over the SGS2... And all in all, the SGS2 still has the better screen
Dude on a 4.3'' screen it's very important to have this new resolution whatever you have super extra modular amoled plus beta
Both have dual core cpu
Both have 8mp, even dual led for Sensation
Sense 3.0 beat the hell out of touchwiz
I don't care if there are 2% more speed in games lol.
Now I just hope HTC will let us root it and that they upgraded the loudspeaker
Don't get me wrong, I used to be a huge fan of HTC. I currently happily own one. I just think they've lost their touch and are not "innovative" anymore.
Sense 3.0 versus TouchWiz 4.0 is a matter of taste and even though both have dual core CPU and 8MP cameras, Samsung's are significantly better.
The screen may have an improved resolution, but being a pentile matrix it doesn't really make it outstanding. Plus the fact that it's a wider format (16/9) which means less lines of text when reading a web page in landscape mode.
Also the Samsung should have a way better battery life (thanks to the lower consumption screen and CPU).
The dual band Wifi on the Samsung is an interesting point for me as I have dual band routers, and the 5GHz band is faster. The Sensation is single band Wifi, bummer.
Out of the box, there's 16Gb of storage on the Samsung versus 1Gb on the HTC. The Samsung includes all sorts of codecs for audio and video, including mkv. Hello HTC, are we in 2011?
HSPA+ is 21Mbps for the Samsung versus 14.4Mbps for the HTC.
USB host is nowhere to be found in the HTC, is supported by the Samsung.
Audio output quality will be presumably better in the Samsung (wolfson chip).
Should I go on? I have only listed the advantages that are really quantifiables, not just "okay it's 2% faster"...
Sorry dude, HTC is no longer the leader of high-end smartphones it used to be...
So you don't believe HTC will launch a super hot phone in Q4 2011?
I really hope so! Although my plan is finished in August. I am still breaking my head which phone to take? HTC Sensation or the Samsung Galaxy SII.
At this moment I am wondering if there is better to come this year, Worth waiting...
Or should I make a choice? Don't forget I am still owning a HD2 with Android NAND.
Can't wait for both to come to the market and then hear what people say about the phones!!!
Samsung Galaxy S II is already out in UK mate, you can check feedbacks at GSII forums. From what first owners says, it seems perfect really. It's almost fishy as it ticks all boxes.
I have pre-ordered it and will get my hands on it in a week or so, I'll also give the HTC Sensation a shot on may 12th as I'm due to an upgrade so I might give you some feedbacks then
Well apparently there will be a better super hot phone in 2011, according to Eldar Murtazin (Mobile Review) the Samsung Galaxy S III should be released in autumn and is the mother of all phones (iPhone5 competitor).
Don't expect anything but minor improvements/variants from HTC this year as compared to the Sensation.
So if you're not in a hurry, wait for the Galaxy S III. Otherwise just get the Galaxy S II now (it's released in UK and South Korea, other countries to follow shortly)
Thanks for the info. HTC should be the one to bring out the follow up phone for the HD2. They not really did that yet and they know that HD2 was a big succes. The HD Desire is still oldskool. The next generation phones are all with dual core!! I must say: I really hope HTC brings news about some asesome phone coming this Q4 2011.
I really believe in this.
Samsung Galaxy II is already great... can't see III coming soon.
HTC is letting me down at the moment, My girlfriend has the galaxy s, I still prefere HTC though... what to do?
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Don't get me wrong, I used to be a huge fan of HTC. I currently happily own one. I just think they've lost their touch and are not "innovative" anymore.
Sense 3.0 versus TouchWiz 4.0 is a matter of taste and even though both have dual core CPU and 8MP cameras, Samsung's are significantly better.
The screen may have an improved resolution, but being a pentile matrix it doesn't really make it outstanding. Plus the fact that it's a wider format (16/9) which means less lines of text when reading a web page in landscape mode.
Also the Samsung should have a way better battery life (thanks to the lower consumption screen and CPU).
The dual band Wifi on the Samsung is an interesting point for me as I have dual band routers, and the 5GHz band is faster. The Sensation is single band Wifi, bummer.
Out of the box, there's 16Gb of storage on the Samsung versus 1Gb on the HTC. The Samsung includes all sorts of codecs for audio and video, including mkv. Hello HTC, are we in 2011?
HSPA+ is 21Mbps for the Samsung versus 14.4Mbps for the HTC.
USB host is nowhere to be found in the HTC, is supported by the Samsung.
Audio output quality will be presumably better in the Samsung (wolfson chip).
Should I go on? I have only listed the advantages that are really quantifiables, not just "okay it's 2% faster"...
Sorry dude, HTC is no longer the leader of high-end smartphones it used to be...
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Yep......I couldn't have said that better myself
So I should forget about HTC and HTC SENSE...?
I think touchwizz 4.0 is not so cool as sense 3.0.
HTC is so good in simplicity. They bring their product and the phone is really made to suit you. See all the videos they made for HTC sensation!
HD2 is not a device like other, it's really a computer!
Do you know any phone that can dual boot wm7 and Android?
They could even put ios it wouldn't shock me
HD2 was originally dedicated for wm6.5 only, so if HTC want to launch an HD3 it will be officially for wm7.
I think you mean you want a replacement for the DHD
I want a super android phone!!!! But I don't think their will be better phones this year!
I still thinking, what should I do? My heart says buy the sensation but my brains say buy the SII.... So what to do?
well I think HTC "gave" us the phones for this year.. maybe in the end they will have something new, but what'll be better? maybe 1GB Ram and w/e.. I mean, even the heaviest games to Android dont really need 1GB to work really good.. just keep your phone clean and 768MB and great Sense will do the work.
Also in my opinion, the SGS II is ugly compared to HTC . (Some of the phones of HTC.. like the Desire and Sensation).
I agree for the design, the sgs2 is a pale copy of the old iphone while HTC have their own design and more specially I love the rubber feel at the back
The pro and the cons... between the 2: Samsung wins.
But I just have to wait to see what people say about those phones!
I think I would still go for the HTC Sensation, but if I don't like the design in real life well then it will be the SII.
Htc France did confirm that an Gsm version of the Evo 3d would be available but gave no dates. Hopefully it will arrive Q4! Fingers crossed
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The pro and the cons... between the 2: Samsung wins.
But I just have to wait to see what people say about those phones!
I think I would still go for the HTC Sensation, but if I don't like the design in real life well then it will be the SII.
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As I said earlier you can check feedback about GSII from now. For Sense UI it is better than touchwizz and if it is the only thing that makes you do a compromise when considering the GSII then well a little birdie told me that there may be a solution to fix that... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzhtziHD7IY (it is an alpha and it is already running smoother than any HTC to date because of the better hardware of the GS)
SII still beats the EVO 3D. So it suppose to be a new phone from HTC. I need a leak!! Hahaha somewhere it must be clear what kind of phone they will bring out in Q4 2011.
As title suggest, has anyone upgraded to a Sensation from a Desire, If so what are your opinions/views?
I have and im slightly underwhelmed by the Sensation Maybe I was expecting too much but the only advantage i can see is a larger screen and a faster phone.
Maybe i need to give it more time?
How about a massive improvement on internal storage?
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Hey, nice to see you again 325i
Yes, there are quite a few of us who came from Desire.
I felt the same as you, underwhelmed. After some time you realise, yes, you were expecting too much. Sensation is a better phone, but not THAT MUCH better. Desire is one of the most supported phones by devs, and it had s**t load of ports which is great. Sensation is not going to he like Desire unroll there are a lot newer phones out, like another 10 months I reckon, with newer sense version. Sensation is going to have a lot longer life than Desire due to hardware being on par with newer phones longer than Desire was. Quad core is not going to change much. And I'm sure that Senny will support next Android version easily, and probably one after.
Just enjoy using it, it a good phone, but far from groundbreaking as much as Desire was.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
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As title suggest, has anyone upgraded to a Sensation from a Desire, If so what are your opinions/views?
I have and im slightly underwhelmed by the Sensation Maybe I was expecting too much but the only advantage i can see is a larger screen and a faster phone.
Maybe i need to give it more time?
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What were you expecting?
I did the same as you some time ago. The desire was very stable and the sensation has severel minor problems but the adequate on board memory of the sensation was, in itself, enough for me!
Hi, I've just got a Sensation xe. I came from a HTC HD2, then a Desire, then a Desire HD. As I always pass the handsets to my completely non tech' savvy family who are not delicate with their technology, I've never rooted / flashed and always remained on stock just in case of warranty requirements. I love the extra on board memory of the Desire HD / Sensation Xe and look at each phone as step in the right direction. They're always familiar and do everything I could possibly want of them (except last 2 or 3 days on the battery) so I'm more than happy with both build quality (and warranty work by HTC, can only speak form experience but very slick when I needed to use it) / Sense etc. The only thing and it is minor, is I just wish I could get the Desire HD keyboard onto my stock sensation xe and despite what all the figures suggest, the screen in the xe definately "seems" skinnier than my Desire HD.
Evolution not revolution as they say and each small step is one in the right direction. (For me anyway). Each to their own but I can understand your feelings if you expected to go from Space shuttle to USS Enterprise!
Yeah dude, I get what u're saying. the desire is the same sort of device as the sensation, can run the same software. So not much of a scope for improvement in the user experience.
Let's see what's up for grabs in 18 montths when my contract expires.
I came from a Desire too, my XE has plenty of internal storage and a larger screen which is good. On the down side though, my phone signal is pants in comparison.
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tinky1 said:
Hey, nice to see you again 325i
Yes, there are quite a few of us who came from Desire.
I felt the same as you, underwhelmed. After some time you realise, yes, you were expecting too much. Sensation is a better phone, but not THAT MUCH better. Desire is one of the most supported phones by devs, and it had s**t load of ports which is great. Sensation is not going to he like Desire unroll there are a lot newer phones out, like another 10 months I reckon, with newer sense version. Sensation is going to have a lot longer life than Desire due to hardware being on par with newer phones longer than Desire was. Quad core is not going to change much. And I'm sure that Senny will support next Android version easily, and probably one after.
Just enjoy using it, it a good phone, but far from groundbreaking as much as Desire was.
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Thanks for the reply, as you say hopefully ill get used to it.
Cheers
I also came from the Desire and feel a bit underwhelmed. At first the biggest disappointment was the screen, that seemed washed out compared to the Desire's amoled screen. After about seven months with the Sensation these things are a bit of a let down:
- There is not enough RAM. Ever so often I get the white htc screen when pressing the home button. Anyone know if ICS / Sense 3.5 will consume even more RAM?
- The phone hangs from time to time - mostly while installing / updating apps ( Also RAM related?).
- Radio signal seems to be very unstable, jumping constantly between 1 - 5 bars ( even when on GSM only). It will also often skip between 3g and H, which never happened with the Desire (always either E or H).
Another issue is that there is a spot (~1x2 mm) at the center of the screen that is brighter than the rest. It's most visible on black/dark/medium dark screens, but also appears as a grey speck on a white screen. Its not visible on light grey background.
I'm consider sending the phone back for service/repair, but I'm not keen on restoring all my apps and settings either.
My friend got a Sensation on upgrade and intended to sell it to get a new turbo for his scooby but made the mistake of playing with mine before selling it.Now he has sold his desire and says that the sensation is way better than his desire ever was.Runs games sooo smooth and being the XE he loves the headphones included
A 4 months ago i passed my Desire to my GF and get Nexus S... in 5 days I changed with Sensation.
I never expected something revolutionary .. but it`s better phone next generation.
With more memory, faster dual core CPU, more adequate battery life (I used my Desire as a second phone due the need of changing 2 batt`s during the office hours. Now my Sensation`s battery is lasting about 10 business hours... and 2 days @ weekend)
There is still a tons of ponts that can be upgraded.. but it`s a technology/pricing, marketing, sales .. and so on decision.
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and you don't consider those as major improvements? i do
the Desire was sexy, the Sensation is sexier
I was like this :
lg optimus one > desire > incredible s > sensation.
liked incredible the most, but sensation is much better regarding the dual core and bigger display. better memory performace, better cpu and graphics
(ICS is also promissing)
I'm not so sure, in hindsight I think I was happier with my Incredible S. The 4" screen was just the right size for me, the camera was much better out of the box, although the HD recording was only at 20fps and not 30. But to be fair, what phone has a good HD camera?
I've just come from the trusty old desire to sensation.
Rooted, s-off, ICS Rom etc etc added within an hour of
it being delivered
First impressions are looking good, nice to have a bigger
screen, feels a lot snappier, internal memory is a major
plus point.
Sitting the desire and sensation side by side you can clearly
see its an 'upgrade' not in massive ways, but an upgrade
non the less.
I've just put the desire back to stock to send away for a fix
before selling it, and to be honest I hate what it was out of
the box, how people ranted and raved about the thing ill
never know.
Think ill be sticking to HTC from now on, the desire was a
workhorse, solidly built, unlike other brands which feel like
toys, the sensation feels the same in that regard, feels solid,
looks good, specs that will no doubt be fine for the next year
or maybe 2, seems to be a good community behind it, like the
desire.
Yes the sensation hasn't left me thinking wow, what great phone,
but let's face it, coming from the desire, which is still an excellent
phone and is still holding its ground, I really don't know what could
be added to a phone at this point in time that would give the same
'wow' factor as the desire gave.
I think the 'smartphone' has come of age, anything from now on will
just be gimmicky, and slight upgrades to this and that, I don't think
anything is going to be 'groundbreaking' in the next few years atleast.
So IMO desire > sensation is a worthy 'upgrade' when you look at the
whole package and compare it to what else is available at the moment.
But I guess only time will tell..
I also came from the desire, then desire HD, now the Sensation.
I will usually wait until about a few months after a new phone has come out and then buy it on ebay or craigslist, then sell my old one. It usually only ends up costing me about $40 to upgrade.
While I am really happy that there are ICS roms for the Sensation, i'm not as blown away as when I first moved from the desire to the desire HD.
I do prefer the quality of screen on the sensation compared to the dulled out desire hd, and love the multi touch capabilities of anything above the Desire. Though HTC will have to up their game a bit as my next phone will be coming with a contract renewal, and if samsung puts out anything like the Galaxy SII X again with a quad core I might be jumping ship.
Hi, Im thinking of getting a Desire S as my next phone. Im not exactly new to this as i had a regular Desire for about 18 months which i rooted, s-off and installed many customs roms.
I was looking for a upgrade and bought a Sensation a few weeks ago but its not for me as i find the phone abit too big. Even though its really fast, I dont find it comfortable to use.
The only phones that i can see that are similar size to the original desire is LG Optimus 2X, Motorola Atrix or Desire S. But as I want Sense, the Desire S is only the option. Even though it is not dual core, it should be much quicker than a Desire as;
- Has 50% more RAM. 768MB compared to 512- 1GB internal memory so no need for A2SD which should make things faster- Processor, even though its a 1GHZ i believe it can be overclocked to over 1.8GHZ and at a safe 1.4GHZ. Is this correct?
In terms of ROMS, the Desire S has got a large collection.
Anything else that i have missed out or need to know?
Thanks
Hi, please tell me where did you find it ?
This configuration is awesome.
From what you've written there, you already know the answer as to which phone you should be getting. If you are lookin for something th same size as the Desire S then there is no real competition as faras I'm concerned - not just for design and specifications, but also for ROMs, development and user forum support on XDA
As the Nike adverts say "Just Do It!!"
Thanks guys, am I correct regarding the overclock statement I've made?
Hi.
If You are not bothered with not having the latest tech, then I would say Desire S is a good choice.
So far android experience is great on it, haven't found any real reason to go with multi core just yet.
Things You'll like - alloy unibody, size, battery life (depending on rom and useage), overall speed, quite decent main camera + front cam (skype works very well), price (I wouldn't sign for a long contract on it though).
Cons - well... battery life (still, ain't bad but more energy efficient devices are going to be in sale soon)
Good luck.
You are correct with all statements
The Desire S also has better battery life than the original, thanks to its larger capacity, and the more optimized 2nd gen CPU (which is very good for OC'ing)
I have my ds for 6 months now, and im very happy with iti had the same problem like you (the sensation was to big)
I had the choice between samsung galaxy s and desire s, and i have choosen the ds because of sense too
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Decision made, desire s it is. Just need to put my sensation on eBay now.
Also noticed that sensation xl has the same CPU as the desire s which is clocked to 1.5ghz.
I think there is a thread on here somewhere about the CPU being the same as the one in the Sensation, and i think that though it is the same model number the one in the Sensation it is a later generation model so it is designed differantly and runs at a higher speed.
The only other thing i would say is perhaps wait a month or so and see what new models HTC announce. it could be that the Desire S gets upgraded similar to the move from Desire to Desire S.
Edit heres link to the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459911
There is a HTC primo coming out in a few months but that only has 512mb RAM.
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Yup, you missed something huge. THE MWC IS COMING IN LESS THAN A MONTH !!!!!! The Desire S was revealed at MWC last year. Surely, something waaaaaay better will show up this year. I LOVE my desire s, but i won't reccomend you to buy it at this time.
The Galaxy S Advance has been announced, it's roughly the same size as the Desire S (4.0 inch screen), similar price but has much better hardware (Dual core 1 Ghz CPU, Super Amoled Screen). HTC must compete with this, so somthing big (with sense ) will come at MWC. TRUST ME. Even if you don't like what comes, you can buy the Desire S later, it's not like HTC is gonna stop supplies
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Sadly, as much as I love my Desire S too, I can only agree with Shrome.
Unless you aren't too bothered about having the latest and greatest, and aren't a tech-head, this phone is recommended and will serve you well for basic smartphone tasks.
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olyloh6696 said:
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Sadly, as much as I love my Desire S too, I can only agree with Shrome.
Unless you aren't too bothered about having the latest and greatest, and aren't a tech-head, this phone is recommended and will serve you well for basic smartphone tasks.
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I'm sure the Desire S will serve for a lot more than just basic tasks. I know synthetic benchmarks are not a lot to go by, but considering the stock Galaxy Nexus gets 32 fps in Nenamark 2 and my Desire S gets 27 fps (without any overclock), it's somewhat reassuring and makes me believe the Desire S still has a bit of kick remaining.
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Yup, you missed something huge. THE MWC IS COMING IN LESS THAN A MONTH !!!!!! The Desire S was revealed at MWC last year. Surely, something waaaaaay better will show up this year. I LOVE my desire s, but i won't reccomend you to buy it at this time.
The Galaxy S Advance has been announced, it's roughly the same size as the Desire S (4.0 inch screen), similar price but has much better hardware (Dual core 1 Ghz CPU, Super Amoled Screen). HTC must compete with this, so somthing big (with sense ) will come at MWC. TRUST ME. Even if you don't like what comes, you can buy the Desire S later, it's not like HTC is gonna stop supplies
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I believe the HTC Primo will be the replacement for the Desire S but it only has 512MB RAM.
Also, i presume the phone will be launched towards summer time and have a price of £300? Whereas the Desire S is available on ebay now for roughly half that price.
325i. said:
I believe the HTC Primo will be the replacement for the Desire S but it only has 512MB RAM.
Also, i presume the phone will be launched towards summer time and have a price of £300? Whereas the Desire S is available on ebay now for roughly half that price.
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Although the leaked specs say 512mb, I highly doubt the device would come like that.
HTC wouldn't downgrade the succesor.
Leaked specs aren't always true you know
The HD2 original leak said it has 384mb RAM. But it ended up having 448mb (576mb actually, if you unlock the hidden RAM)
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You can't be sure of any of those things( except the price, maybe). The leaks are HIGHLY unreliable. I'm 99% sure it won't have lower RAM than the Desire S if it's a successor. For all you know, it may be a succesor to Wildfire S, cost waaaay less, and the Desire S may have a different succesor entirely
Hmmm, not sure now.
When will the official release be of these phones? And when they become available, are we talking weeks/months?
325i. said:
Hmmm, not sure now.
When will the official release be of these phones? And when they become available, are we talking weeks/months?
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325i Please see my response to your other thread about coming from the old Desire. I just edited it. Noticed a worrying trend on the recent Amazon reviews.
Regarding new phones releases, it depends. If the manufacturers have any sense, they'll have the product ready to swing into the shops riding on the hype-wave from MWC. Others may want to hang back and see how their product is received before committing to getting x amount of them made.
For the first time I'm not 100% about sticking with HTC for my next phone. I just don't trust their reliability and after sales support so much any more. I buy my phones outright SIM-free and unlocked so I can't really afford to make a bad decision.
Problem is looking around at alternatives I don't yet see anything tempting, baring in mind I don't like whopping screens and not too fussed about multi-core devices. I mean if the Xperia Arc S was slightly smaller and had a front-facing camera I'd probably already be saving up for it.
The Sony (minus the Ericsson) Xperia S is just far far far too big. OK 12MP camera but I bet it still blurs if taking a moving shot. Plus is it me, or have the designers copped out? A formless, plain rectangle of a phone like SGS2. Doesn't look comfortable at all to hold, and doesn't hold a candle to the Desire S in terms of looks.
Only thing I'm certain of is I wont be selling my DS. I'll keep it around so I can stay in this section of XDA and carry on with testing and support.
yeah the desire s overclocks very well indeed.mine will run at 1.5ghz stable. its definatly a much more capable phone than the original desire and as you say there arnt many other phones that match the form you are looking for.
we also have the best section on xda with a huge selection of roms.cant go wrong really.BUY ONE!
Think ill go for the Desire S.
I also buy my phones sim free, usually slightly used ones off ebay. Ive decided to get a Desire S, if i newer/better HTC comes out, i can always put the Desire S back on ebay.
Hi Guys,
I am confused with two cell phones that actually i want to buy. HTC Desire S Vs HTC V. Which one should i buy as both seems as same.
Sedariya11 said:
Hi Guys,
I am confused with two cell phones that actually i want to buy. HTC Desire S Vs HTC V. Which one should i buy as both seems as same.
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One V does not have a front camera or a removable battery.
In a couple of days, the desire s will be running the same software as the one v.
The only thing going for the one v is probably the better screen.
Otherwise, the ds is still better in so far as hardware is concerned.
What... You never want to use video chat or face unlock...???!!!
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HTC Desire S is better
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One V does not have a front camera or a removable battery.
In a couple of days, the desire s will be running the same software as the one v.
The only thing going for the one v is probably the better screen.
Otherwise, the ds is still better in so far as hardware is concerned.
What... You never want to use video chat or face unlock...???!!!
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Agree with enigmaamit, but also few more details:
HTC One V ---------Desire S
Screen ppi 252 PPI vs 251 PPI
Sharp display of text, images and video
Screen type TFT LCD vs Super-LCD
The Desire S's screen is fantastic, while the One V's is pretty average
RAM 512 MB vs 768 MB
The Desire S has a lot of RAM for running apps, but the One V is average.
One V, if you are not into rooting your phone.
It is new and has a higher probability of seeing the next major upgrade.
Desire S while being a good phone, the display is not as good as one v
Desire S is slcd while one v uses slcd 2, hence the display sharpness and much better image quality
While you will get sense 4A on desire S shortly, it purely boils down to what you like more.
Better display or a bit more ram, front camera or no front camera, root it or not to rrot it...
Your call
For your budget also suggest to check Xperia u
Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
I have to agree with suku. However, personally I would go with the desire s just for the geekiness of the roms we have and the fantastic devs.
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HTC Desire is Good!
Thanks you so much for ur advice/suggestions guys.. I am in to rooting more..Is there a noticeable difference in screens between two of them. I really like customized phone so want more custom roms.. as i have Samsung galaxy s2, Moto Razr, Two sensations, defy, milestone.. and all of them are rooted with custom roms.. but this one i want to gift to my yonger bro and thats y i m confused..Thanks again..
It´s your choice
Hi guys,
i have a desire S, it´s a very good phone with a big and great community (there are very much custom roms) but the one V has some interesting specs i think, only the RAM (512 one V - 768 desire S) and the front cam is better at our lovely desire S but:
- Bluetooth® 4.0
- Bigger internal space 4GB -> Desire S only 1GB
- Better akku 1500mAh -> Desire S 1450mAh i think it doesn´t matter
- Screen is even better
so it´s your choice great community, front cam and more RAM or bluetooth 4, better screen, more internal space and android 4 with Sense 4 directly from HTC
Edit: you are right it's only sense 4 light...
Terriertheone said:
Hi guys,
i have a desire S, it´s a very good phone with a big and great community (there are very much custom roms) but the one V has some interesting specs i think, only the RAM (512 one V - 768 desire S) and the front cam is better at our lovely desire S but:
- Bluetooth® 4.0
- Bigger internal space 4GB -> Desire S only 1GB
- Better akku 1500mAh -> Desire S 1450mAh i think it doesn´t matter
- Screen is even better
so it´s your choice great community, front cam and more RAM or bluetooth 4, better screen, more internal space and android 4 with Sense 4 directly from HTC
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One V doesn't have Sense 4, it has a lite version of sense, which is pretty boring, no leap view, no home screen editing (there's only 5 and you can't even move them). Also it's 2D just like Sense 2.1, the widgets are less than Desire S, and lock screen, is horrible, it only shows weather in the morning. But Desire S will get (probably, I hope it will) Sense 4 full in the future.
Swiped with HTC Trace on Desire S using Endymion 3.5 with HTC Sense 3.5
I also have an iPad 2 iOS5.1.1, Jailbroken.
Regarding internal space - with about 80 apps installed I still have above 500mb left, so imho that's not an issue at all. I wouldn't trade off front cam for extra 3gb of space. Keep in mind, that heavy apps (like games) usually can be moved to sd card.
Sedariya11 said:
Hi Guys,
I am confused with two cell phones that actually i want to buy. HTC Desire S Vs HTC V. Which one should i buy as both seems as same.
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I'm almost certain that when you created this thread, a similar existing thread came up in the suggestions!
Search before you post!
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Get the Desire S!
Maybe as a non-user of Desire S, i could give a more just suggestion.
The HTC One V, though newer and have a more updated software, its specs are not as good as the Desire S. But the upcoming sense 3.6 update for the Desire S would probably be the last update for this line, while for One V, more updates are sure to come. But, if you root and all, Desire S is the way to go.
XtrKiL said:
Maybe as a non-user of Desire S, i could give a more just suggestion.
The HTC One V, though newer and have a more updated software, its specs are not as good as the Desire S. But the upcoming sense 3.6 update for the Desire S would probably be the last update for this line, while for One V, more updates are sure to come. But, if you root and all, Desire S is the way to go.
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The only way it is inferior is the lack of the FFC, and smaller RAM. But other than that, the One V is superior
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I suggest that DS is better.
The most of One V advances are low-weight and maybe the screen (very subjective).
Also I don't thik that HTC will make major upadates for it. Yesterday I installed ICS CyanogenMod9 on my DS and it seems to be perfect
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I suggest that DS is better.
The most of One V advances are low-weight and maybe the screen (very subjective).
Also I don't thik that HTC will make major upadates for it. Yesterday I installed ICS CyanogenMod9 on my DS and it seems to be perfect
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Nope, the screen on the One V is definitely better. The camera is better too. The branding is better. The support from HTC is better. The design is nicer (this one is subjective, and my opinion)
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