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after having a hd2 for so long it seems that the sensation screen is a tad bit smaller. Not sure if its the slim body styling but even compared to the Evo it seems a little skinnier in width! what do you guys think?
Felt smaller to me also but who knows..
I don't think it's so much that the screen is smaller, but more so that the phone is smaller. There is a lot less around the screen than what is on the other 4.3" screen phones. This makes the phone seem smaller than what it really is. HTC did a great job in making a larger screen phone seem like a smaller phone.
yes this is my thinking also in that the body is more tapered to the screen verses previous 4.3 models
Yeah it feels slim allright! A lot slimmer than DHD. But I do think the screen is a bit narrower in width but a little taller in length compared to DHD.
I compared my sensation to my friends desire hd and the sensation's screen is much taller and the desire hd's is much wider.
the dimensions of the two screens are a little different. the HD2 WVGA resolution makes it a little wider than the qHD of the Sensation but they both still have a diagonal length of 4.3"
Guys it's all in the aspect ratio. Your DHD was 5:4 your Sensation is 16:9 just like your widescreen TV
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_hd-3468.php
"Dimensions 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm "
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_pyramid-3875.php
"Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm"
Dave
Remember not all 4.3" screens are actually 4.3". Some are a touch larger or smaller but "round off" to 4.3". My HD2's screen is the same height as my Sensation but wider. The HD2 was always a large screen. Compared to some other 4.3" screens they are not as tall as the Sensation but wider.
Either way I love the screen and qHD.
Oops... This point was made a couple of posts up. I believe the S4G is at a screen ratio which if different than the other 4.3 screens. Maybe 16:9 which would make it narrower.
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Its smaller by an inch or more width wize.. but horizontally, its 4.3 inches. Personally, i would have loved it to be the full size of the evo but because its qhd and has a 16:9 aspect ratio, its sqeezed a lil but its still a 4.3 phone.. its pretty sexy
I'm liking the size just fine. My HD2 seemed just a tad bit fat, but this unit feels perfect enough to touch everything with just one hand (that's what she said).
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stepinmyworld said:
Its smaller by an inch or more width wize.. but horizontally, its 4.3 inches. Personally, i would have loved it to be the full size of the evo but because its qhd and has a 16:9 aspect ratio, its sqeezed a lil but its still a 4.3 phone.. its pretty sexy
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Thanks for three clarification. I knew I wasn't insane I've used an evo before and I knew the screen seemed bigger.
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My HD2 WAS perfect, the screen is a tad smaller in width but like everyone has said the clarity and brightness make up for it
I'm still trying to get used to the feel of the Sensation in my hand. Coming from the monster HD2, this phone feels tiny, but the screen is just taller and slimmer. I'll get used to it.
hello
i will buy a new android phone and i don't now which phone i should buy it
Sensation
786 RAM it's a problem ??
1GB for apps it's a problem ??
sensation have nice screen ??
i can overclock sensation to 1.5GHz without problem ??
anything else ?
-juanito- said:
hello
i will buy a new android phone and i don't now which phone i should buy it
Sensation
786 RAM it's a problem ??
1GB for apps it's a problem ??
sensation have nice screen ??
i can overclock sensation to 1.5GHz without problem ??
anything else ?
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I got rid of sense so RAM is not a problem at all. Idk if RAM is an issue with sense running since I took it off the first day.
Have over 70 apps and still plenty of space left
The screen is nice but there are two types one made by sharp and one made by auo. The sharp one is a little sharper but not as vibrant the auo is pretty vibrant but has a little bit of ghosting issues. I have an auo and I'm pretty happy with it.
Currently running at 1.7 with no issues
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which one is better and faster ??
Mali 400 (GS2) vs Adreno 220 (Sensation)
sensation cpu vs gs2 cpu ??
-juanito- said:
which one is better and faster ??
Mali 400 (GS2) vs Adreno 220 (Sensation)
sensation cpu vs gs2 cpu ??
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Supposedly the adreno is more powerful than the mali. Exynos is better than snapdragon though
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aim1126 said:
Supposedly the adreno is more powerful than the mali. Exynos is better than snapdragon though
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Where is the benchmark that says Adreno 220 is more powerful than MALI 400? I really haven't seen one yet.
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Where is the benchmark that says Adreno 220 is more powerful than MALI 400? I really haven't seen one yet.
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Me either. Everyone just keeps saying its better on paper. To bad real world use doesn't take place on a sheet of paper. Bottom line. Samsung is on fire right now and nobody can put them out. Its hard to deny that they know how to optimize their devices and create good drivers along with having super fast NAND memory and insane display panels. Oh and lets not forget. Engadget gave the GSII the award of having the second best camera in history only trailing the N95.
People can hate on Samsung all they want but their is a reason why they sell a **** ton of Android devices. All the Samsung haters can sit back and watch the GSII break the sales records for Android devices to date.
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Might be getting a gs2. Though, not saying the sensation is a bad phone. In fact I love my phone.
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I feel like the sensation is built better than the SG2. It feels a bit more solid in my opinion. The screen is sort of a toss up, the Samsung's does have better colors and stuff but the Sensations's has a better resolution.
The SG2 will probably have better performance in its unmodified state than a sensation, because of the lower resolution and the Exynos chip.
Personally, I would have preferred the SG2, but I ended up getting the Sensation just because the SG2 hasn't been officially released in the US yet. I ended up paying just under $400 for a new sensation without contract while the absolute cheapest I could find a SG2 for was $650 plus tax.
i will buy htc Sensation and i will installing custom rom but first what i should do ?? unlock bootloader from htc or what ?
SGS2 is ugly, cheap made and Touchwiz is horrible. The Sensation feels better built and Sense 3 is fantastic. RAM is NOT a problem. The higher resolution screen is beautiful.
Personally I used http://revolutionary.io/ S-off to unlock the phone.
If you use the HTC unlocked bootloader, you are basically telling HTC you have voided your warranty. But with http://revolutionary.io/, it can be revered and HTC won't know about it.
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SGS2 is ugly, cheap made and Touchwiz is horrible. The Sensation feels better built and Sense 3 is fantastic. RAM is NOT a problem. The higher resolution screen is beautiful.
Personally I used http://revolutionary.io/ S-off to unlock the phone.
If you use the HTC unlocked bootloader, you are basically telling HTC you have voided your warranty. But with http://revolutionary.io/, it can be revered and HTC won't know about it.
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I've heard this from a lot of people, I came from a Galaxy S, and prefered TouchWiz to Sense, many great features over it imo (not the launcher or widgets, actual apps.. contacts, dialer, calculator, email, etc). I find my self craving AOSP apps with the sensation.. and absolutely hated any rom with aosp apps on the Galaxy. Sense 3.0 feels clunky and less refined.
Just my .02
Comparing hardware, HTC feels better. But the Galaxy was super lightweight, and super thin and ergonomically better imo (side power/lock button) but has a 'cheap' feel to it (because made super light and thin), but was very sturdy. Super Amoled screen looked good, but qHD beats it imo (extra real estate makes up for any lack of prettiness and then some). The camera on the samsung was superb and will really miss it. And comparing phone speed, as long as the UI is smooth and its quick opening apps, its fine. I'm not transcoding movies or anything crazy like that or running crazy intense graphics so every last drop of score in a benchmark is pointless to me.
Galaxy s 2 I wish I got one.
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Well I had Galaxy S2 and at the moment have a sensation. While I had s2 I had 2 issues. Yellowish left side screen only noticeable até gray background and pink spot on photos and i replaced the unit, got rid of yellowish and almost gone pink spot but then had hd video recording frame rate drop at low light conditions... Well i thought, I payed 500 euro for this? So traded with sensation and this is the real thing that happened, even with the new 2.3.4 super fast ROM it doesn't compare with the speed of s2 but ok, is fast enough... Had touch screen issues already not responding to my command and having force closes with everyday apps and even now phone reboots itself when trying to play a game... Also phone calls sound thin and low volume, having a little distortion, audio recording also too thin. Already asked for a replace going back to S2 and pink spot and video problems since the rest just feels quick and perfect...
BUT I love sense, if anyone depends on it, don't go wrong, sensation and sense 3.0 is just so easy and complete, beautiful and with new update 2.3.4 no lag at all! I hope I had HTC build, responsiveness and speed of Samsung and sense... About the screen at the beginning I thought samoled+ was way better but now I think is a matter of taste and what we get used to...
Hope it helps
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www.youtube.com
type in "sensation review videos" and/or "galaxy s 2 review videos"
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I'll just go ahead and say it like a douche--do your part and read the damn reviews. This same question gets asked day after day, and there are tons of review articles/videos done by the professionals.
Would you let your friends decide for you what car to buy? Or would you rather do your due diligence, perform your own research, and make your own decision?
I can't definitely say since I've never used a SGS2, but I would have gone with it if it was available in the US at the same time the Sensation came out. I don't get why a lot of Sensation owners like to hate on it. It's made out of plastic? OK. Tons of electronics these days are made out of plastic (just taking a 270 degree visual sweep of my room I spot a primarily plastic TV, a primarily plastic Xbox 360 with plastic controllers and network adapter, a plastic multi-effects pedal for my guitar, and a plastic alarm clock). It bothers me when people make it like plastic build quality is such a big deal, especially when it's in fact better for reception and consequently makes the phone better at its purpose. It's even worse when I see people moan about plastic build quality and then later I see them posting in the accessories section about the best cases. If you put cases on your phones why would you give a care about the build material? You don't feel or see it when it's in a case.
There are only a few things that I think the Sensation definitely does better, and those are screen resolution, UI, and build quality. The screen resolution isn't that big an advantage because the SGS2 counters it with better brightness and more vivid colors, the UI isn't that big an advantage because Sense was inherently finished poorly for the Sensation (lag city), and the build quality isn't that big an advantage because it has the negative side effects of the deathgrip and reception problems (and let's face the fact that "unibody" was a joke all along). The SGS2 outspecs and outdoes the Sensation imo in most areas. Easily the better processor, RAM, internal memory by a long shot, camera, overall performance, battery life, speaker by a long shot, etc.
Just my .02. The Sensation is still a good phone and I'll be keeping it till at least the end of the year, but I'm mildly disappointed with it. It's not that I regret it, because as a TMOUS guy it was the best option available to me at the time.
I'd choose sgs2 or g2x, I only keep my sensation for netflix
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matistight said:
I'd choose sgs2 or g2x, I only keep my sensation for netflix
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I hope you realize you don't actually need any specific model to use the Netflix app.
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Where is the benchmark that says Adreno 220 is more powerful than MALI 400? I really haven't seen one yet.
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Hence why I said supposedly lol
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tissimo said:
I've heard this from a lot of people, I came from a Galaxy S, and prefered TouchWiz to Sense, many great features over it imo (not the launcher or widgets, actual apps.. contacts, dialer, calculator, email, etc). I find my self craving AOSP apps with the sensation.. and absolutely hated any rom with aosp apps on the Galaxy. Sense 3.0 feels clunky and less refined.
Just my .02
Comparing hardware, HTC feels better. But the Galaxy was super lightweight, and super thin and ergonomically better imo (side power/lock button) but has a 'cheap' feel to it (because made super light and thin), but was very sturdy. Super Amoled screen looked good, but qHD beats it imo (extra real estate makes up for any lack of prettiness and then some). The camera on the samsung was superb and will really miss it. And comparing phone speed, as long as the UI is smooth and its quick opening apps, its fine. I'm not transcoding movies or anything crazy like that or running crazy intense graphics so every last drop of score in a benchmark is pointless to me.
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Same here. I actually love Touch Wiz. It looks exactly like any of the launchers most of the people here put on their phone. Its a lot closer to vanila Android than Sense is and its also a lot less laggy. The Samsung clients such as email, messages and contacts not only look better but they function better as well. I love how you can swipe on a contact to initiate a message or phone call. Touch Wiz also has better Facebook and Twitter integration. The only thing I think Sense does better is widgets but I don't use them anyway.
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Yea I chose Sensation because it had a nice screen. Hercules is gonna be a beast when it debuts tho. I always see the S2 win at speed tests, but frankly, I don't care.
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Hi,
I just sold my HTC Touch Pro 2 and considering the following phones:
HTC Sensation 299
HTC Encredible S €303 - €315
HTC Desire S €239
Samsung Galaxy S2 €226 (probably not possible, false price on Ebay)
Sony Xperia Arc 266
Sony Xperia Ray €279
Regulus Android dual sim €215
In which order you would prefer or which phones wouldn't you recommend?
HTC Incredible hands down.
I had the first Droid Incredible and I absolutely loved it.
If this is too pricy for you, the Galaxy S2, the Sensation then the Desire would be good choices also.
I'm not a fan of Sony phones so I can't really help with that, sorry.
I just checked youtube and the Incredible has the best contrast/viewing angle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLz3CT35-4
But on this site 62% voted Sensation (1800 votes) and only 23% voted Incredible (600 votes)
http://www.androidauthority.com/incredible-s-desire-s-sensation-–-which-is-better-12619/
So I guess Incredible has best screen and Sensation best overall ?
Since the Sensation has at least the same specs as the Incredible, plus bigger screen resolution, dualcore CPU (overclocks to at least 1.5GHz), better GPU (Adreno 220 vs 205) and HDMI-out via MHL, I'd take (and I just took) the Sensation. Screen might be a little better on the Incredible but not by so much it would make a big difference.
Galaxy S2 is a great phone too, I just don't trust Samsung that much... Sensation feels expensive when held in hand, S2 is too plasticky. The super AMOLED screen is awesome though, much better than anything HTC can offer at the moment. Also S2 might be slightly faster of the two, since it has more ram and ~30% smaller screen resolution.
All those seem like downgrades... Winmo is a higher quality OS than android and runs better even on inferior hardware. Sure it didn't have an app catalog, but in comparison I'd stick with winmo or upgrade to Microsoft's latest OS. No point in going from poor quality OS to poorer quality OS.
nobody wants a winmo... it's a dead mobile os at the moment.
perhaps with some luck it might pick up steam but it's not looking too good at the moment.
overall(and out of the choices listed) I'd say the Senny.
not saying that because I own one, it's just that it's a overall win.
now having said that if you can get the SGS2 for the price listed then I'd say jump on it.
long as all the plastic doesn't bother you and can live with the lower resolution screen... (hopefully it's the Exynos version though... if it's the Snapdragon, I'd still get the Senny over it)
No it was a fake auction, i'm still doubting between Sensation & Incredible S ...
Isn't the screen too big from the sensation, isn't it more pleasant to have the 4 inch Incredible S in your hand with better contrast/field of view ?
Does the Incredible S has the latest Sense & Android Android 2.3 Gingerbread, same as the Sensation (or tweaked rom here available) ?
Will ICS be available for the Incredible S also like for the Sensation?
Maybe you should go to a store which sells them both and try which one feels better in your hands? Sensation is actually quite sleek, and only marginally bigger than the Incredible S. Sensation's display takes more room with thinner borders, so the phones are quite similar in size. I have big hands so the size is not a problem for me, but I have to admit that proper usage with only one hand isn't possible. Though I suspect the same goes for the I S too...
I wouldn't worry too much about the viewing angles and contrast of the Sensation's display, I'm coming from Desire's AMOLED and am happy with my Sensation. Of course the AMOLED was/is better but both Sensation and Incredible have S-LCD's so the difference can't be massive.
I'm not 100% sure about the Incredible S but I think both phones have a pretty good level of support and new roms in XDA. So choose which one you like more, if your gut tells you to get the Incredible S, go for it, it's a good phone too.
Hello.
I'm just wondering if someone could compare this two screens. Is this in One S is much better than DHD LCD 800x480? How about text sharpness in web browsing? I've heard that pentile is a small problem.
The DHD has quite a large screen for 800x480, I don't think it would be an issue for you. I had a Desire S which was also 800x480, but smaller than the DHD so sharper screen. I noticed a very slight lack of smoothness when I moved to the One S, but the difference is minor and after a day's use you stop noticing it.
desire hd screen sucks big time imo. colours are washed out, worse viewing angles I have ever seen, blurry text.
The one S screen is in another league.
Desire HD screen suck.
I had both devices in my hands and I can tell One S is much better.
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AW: Screen compare Desire HD vs One S
Yes, DHD definitely has washed out colors and it's blurry. The One S has a better screen even though it also has PenTile.
Around now a lot of people will be coming to the end of a two year contract on their Desire S phones. I've loved my Desire S but ever since my missus got her One X I've been a little envious of a bigger screen and better performance. Trouble is I don't like the HTC One. I don't like the metal body and wish it was a plastic one like the One X.
I need at least 32 Gb in the phone and most of the current HTC's come with 16GB (One mini, One S etc..) and most don't have microSD card slots either. So I'd get an HTC One X+ but can't find anyone selling them on contract. However I like the look of the new Desire 500 which is a bit lower spec but does have a card slot!
Completely lost as to what will replace my trusty Desire S. Anyone got any clues??
Desire 500 looks ok... but wtf 4.3" and 800x480 res? and wtf 8MP cam and no full hd recording? What's wrong with htc.....
If u play a bit on a phone with Full hd display, i am telling you... 800x480 looks so low...
I say at least 1280x720, would be ok.... why just 800x480 on a 2013 high end phone...
Desire 500(not available yet) - 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Desire S(2yr old) - 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Go for desire 600 or HTC one x +
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If having 32GB phone without SD slot is ok for you, then I would recommend the OPPO Find 5. It has 5" Full HD display. It has a steel body though, IDK, whether you'd like steel or not. IMHO, this phone is the best phone with price/quality. It has Nexus 4 like specs, better camera, bigger and sharper screen (some reviewers claim, it's one of the best screens on the market). And the best part is, it has really good dev support. The OEM making the phone makes rooting and flashing ROMs easy, they kinda work with ROM devs together sometimes. And it'll probably cost less then the One X+.
In the end, the choice is up to you!
Get the S3, stay away from htc! I own an htc desire s and although I love my phone I will never buy an htc again.
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I recently upgraded my DS for a new SGS 3. I had the same dilemma. I really liked the one X but the non removal battery and the fact that doesn't having sd card slot made my decision easier for me.
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