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G2x or Sensation?

So I have a G2x sitting in my shopping cart on tmo(not upgrading paying outright so no contract extenstion) and I'm faced with a huge choice. Do I buy the LG now or wait for the sensation? Like sense but always run cm for speed so every phone that I had that came with sense stock always was replaced with cm. There are pros and cons to both phones
htc sensation:better display and bigger(I actually like smaller screens)
g2x: more internal memory but less ram
htc is 1.2ghx and the g2x is 1.
It's such a hard choice to make. So my question is for those of you who got the g2x why did you get it instead of waiting for the sensation? What reasons did you have on going with the g2x as opposed to waiting for the htc? I really dont know if I should get the g2x or wait it out a bit. I am itching to hit that "complete order" button on the g2x though
I'd be coming from a mytouch 4g

graffixnyc said:
So I have a G2x sitting in my shopping cart on tmo(not upgrading paying outright so no contract extenstion) and I'm faced with a huge choice. Do I buy the LG now or wait for the sensation? Like sense but always run cm for speed so every phone that I had that came with sense stock always was replaced with cm. There are pros and cons to both phones
htc sensation:better display and bigger(I actually like smaller screens)
g2x: more internal memory but less ram
htc is 1.2ghx and the g2x is 1.
It's such a hard choice to make. So my question is for those of you who got the g2x why did you get it instead of waiting for the sensation? What reasons did you have on going with the g2x as opposed to waiting for the htc? I really dont know if I should get the g2x or wait it out a bit. I am itching to hit that "complete order" button on the g2x though
I'd be coming from a mytouch 4g
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I don't own a G2X, only played with one alongside my NS for a bit. I don't really know that you're going to notice a huge difference in speed coming from your Glacier on CM7 at 1.5ghz ...it's a really fast phone. Are there some other features you feel like your missing with the Glacier that you could get from the G2X?
Edit: I don't have a G2x in my cart, but I'm itching too as well...!

I was waiting for the Sensation....but I only made it 4 hours on the 15th before giving in and ordering online.
Only thing I like better about the sensation is the qHD display...but the G2X screen is still nice.
I also didnt want a huge screen phone that hardly fits in your pocket, the G2X size is good.

Well, I guess I'll just list my reasons out.
1. I, like you, don't like 4.3" screens, 4" is perfect for me and the display on the G2X is fantastic, even at 800x480 resolution.
2. I figured the .2 difference in ghz wasn't a big deal considering the resolution difference in the phones, 960x480 vs 800x480. As we've all seen, the G2X smokes the Atrix because of resolution alone, despite the 512mb ram difference.
3. Ram isn't going to make the phone run any better as we've already seen in Atrix vs G2X. It will help if your running tons of intensive apps at once, but it shouldn't be making much a difference 90% of the time.
4. A lot of devs are on the fence on supporting the sensation due to locked bootloaders. Even Cyanogen has said that they may not be supporting because of that very issue. And dev support is VERY important to me.
5. HDMI Mirroring on the G2X. This feature may also be on the sensation, but I haven't heard of it yet.
In all, I'm very happy I got the G2X. It runs like a champ and that's on Froyo. I can't wait till Cyanogen7 comes out.
P.S. The Optimus 2X has already been overclocked to 1.3 and 1.4 ghz if that means anything to you.
Hope this helps man. Good luck with whatever you get.

I never want a phone that has Sense on it.
Simple choice.

Well I got it because I'm a phone junkie. And I will be getting the sensation as soon as it drops. The G2x is a great phone much better than the vibrant and when it get GB it will be better than the nexus s.
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ScooterG said:
I don't own a G2X, only played with one alongside my NS for a bit. I don't really know that you're going to notice a huge difference in speed coming from your Glacier on CM7 at 1.5ghz ...it's a really fast phone. Are there some other features you feel like your missing with the Glacier that you could get from the G2X?
Edit: I don't have a G2x in my cart, but I'm itching too as well...!
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Well just the fact that it's newer tech dual core.. etc..
dj75728 said:
Well, I guess I'll just list my reasons out.
1. I, like you, don't like 4.3" screens, 4" is perfect for me and the display on the G2X is fantastic, even at 800x480 resolution.
2. I figured the .2 difference in ghz wasn't a big deal considering the resolution difference in the phones, 960x480 vs 800x480. As we've all seen, the G2X smokes the Atrix because of resolution alone, despite the 512mb ram difference.
3. Ram isn't going to make the phone run any better as we've already seen in Atrix vs G2X. It will help if your running tons of intensive apps at once, but it shouldn't be making much a difference 90% of the time.
4. A lot of devs are on the fence on supporting the sensation due to locked bootloaders. Even Cyanogen has said that they may not be supporting because of that very issue. And dev support is VERY important to me.
5. HDMI Mirroring on the G2X. This feature may also be on the sensation, but I haven't heard of it yet.
In all, I'm very happy I got the G2X. It runs like a champ and that's on Froyo. I can't wait till Cyanogen7 comes out.
P.S. The Optimus 2X has already been overclocked to 1.3 and 1.4 ghz if that means anything to you.
Hope this helps man. Good luck with whatever you get.
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Thanks for that man! Is that true that Cyanogen really might not support the sensation? Dev support is also very important to me. I never rely on carriers, always the community. I too am iffy about a 4.3 inch screen. I think my screen on my mt4g is pretty big enough for me especially since I have two android tablets for when I need a bigger screen android experience
kampf said:
I never want a phone that has Sense on it.
Simple choice.
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Every sense phone I have had has only had sense on it for a first few minutes out of the box. I love sense for it's eye candy but it's such a resource hog. So I always replace sense with CM
Overall you guys are happy with the g2x? build quality is solid? any issues like bad displays or any nonsense like that?

Im in the same boat. im kinda leaning towards waiting though. The g2x is an awesome device but the larger and higher res screen on the sensation is enough to make me hold off.

dj75728 said:
4. A lot of devs are on the fence on supporting the sensation due to locked bootloaders. Even Cyanogen has said that they may not be supporting because of that very issue. And dev support is VERY important to me.
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if this is indeed true then i would get the g2x also. higher res screen (960x540) is nice but not as important as dev support. Btw, where did you read that cyanogen might not support it?

I'm still going back and forth if I'm going to order it or wait.. part of me really wants to just click that order button.. god I think I've made much more important decisions quicker than this one..

segfault82 said:
if this is indeed true then i would get the g2x also. higher res screen (960x540) is nice but not as important as dev support. Btw, where did you read that cyanogen might not support it?
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He said it on his Twitter. HTC already announced it will have a locked boot loader. Most devs aren't going to deal with that ****. Poor decision on HTC's part because Samsung has already announced there Galaxy S II will be wide open.

jrwingate6 said:
He said it on his Twitter. HTC already announced it will have a locked boot loader. Most devs aren't going to deal with that ****. Poor decision on HTC's part because Samsung has already announced there Galaxy S II will be wide open.
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is the sgs2 coming to tmobile for sure!?!?!?!?!?
i think im going back to a razor........ f this

Honestly the g2x is an amazing device and couldn't see myself using the sensation for the sole reason of just sense. I had a mytouch 4g for about 2 days and returned it for the g2 all because of sense. Now from the g2 I'm on the g2x and couldn't be happier. It's a choice you have to make but to completely honest it will be one you won't regret
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So all these hours that I've been deciding... I decided to do it. It was in stock when I first put it in my cart, when I went to check out it said it wasnt available for immediate shipment. I looked at the main site and sure enough, it was out of stock Guess I will be calling the closest store in the AM seeing if they have any in stock. After looking at some vids of the sensation I think it's just too big for me. I think the biggest I would go is 4" Hope I can pick one up tomorrow

Hopefully! I'll tell you now my store was pretty well stocked and I was there about 2 hours after they opened. Funny thing is the sametime I was going in I counted about 5 or 6 other people going in for the same thing...good luck! =P
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Nickb1989 said:
Honestly the g2x is an amazing device and couldn't see myself using the sensation for the sole reason of just sense. I had a mytouch 4g for about 2 days and returned it for the g2 all because of sense. Now from the g2 I'm on the g2x and couldn't be happier. It's a choice you have to make but to completely honest it will be one you won't regret
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I have a mt4g and I love it. I havent had sense on it....ever. lol The first thing I did when I got it was take it out of the box, root it, installed cwr and then flashed cm 7. I really do like the eye candy of sense but I like my device to be snappy and sense doesnt usually run snappy
Nickb1989 said:
Hopefully! I'll tell you now my store was pretty well stocked and I was there about 2 hours after they opened. Funny thing is the sametime I was going in I counted about 5 or 6 other people going in for the same thing...good luck! =P
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If my closest store doesnt have it I'm sure one of the other 49 retails stores in my 5 mile radius in NYC will have one Tomorrow it is my mission to get one.. "It will be mine....oh yes, it will be mine"
anyone want to buy a mytouch 4g? hahaha

I'm personally waiting on the sensation I have a g2x its a nice phone I only use it for HDMI mirroring only use for me. I'm not scared of lock bootloader just be harder to crack. People said the g2 was unhackable and look at it now. Motorola signs thiers and uses encryption. The thunderbolt was hacked as well. If their is enough support it will be broken. Alot of developers are going still get this phone. The evo3d will be hacked as well once either phone is hacked well have an opening.
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I'm personally waiting on the sensation I have a g2x its a nice phone I only use it for HDMI mirroring only use for me. I'm not scared of lock bootloader just be harder to crack. People said the g2 was unhackable and look at it now. Motorola signs thiers and uses encryption. The thunderbolt was hacked as well. If their is enough support it will be broken. Alot of developers are going still get this phone. The evo3d will be hacked as well once either phone is hacked well have an opening.
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Your really not waiting for the Sensation since you already jumped on the G2x. By the way you must have the worlds greatest will power if you have G2x and are still using your outdated Glacier.....rolls eyes.
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For what its worth here are the benchmarks for the sensation g2x and sgs2 looks like sense is too bloated for the hardware
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pre-production-HTC-Sensation-benchmarks-leak-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-has-the-upper-hand_id18230

I can order the g2x it from radio shack's website
edit: ok so I did it! I ordered it from Radio Shack Hope I didnt make the wrong move.. if so there''s always craigs list

Sell my g2x?

So I was on the border of whether or not to buy the g2x, or wait for the sensation. The locked bootloader on the sensation sealed the deal and on april 20th, 2011, I was the proud owner of a shiny new G2x! A little background is in order... I've been using Htc's since g1. Fast forward through an mt3g, n1, hd2 (android) and an mt4g. Always happy until the washed out screen on the mt4g. But I'm not one to complain, so it was all good. I gave my wife the mt4g when I bought the g2x. Shes running evild's sensation rom. And I must say, IT HAS GIVIN THE MT4G A NEW LIFE! Ive actually gotten a little jealous... I've had random reboots when ocing, lag with certain roms,, and freezing with certain roms. But nothing a battery pull can't fix. My question is, when the sensation is available, should I sell the g2x and buy the sensation? What is everyones opinion and why...
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I wouldn't pull the trigger just quite yet. They never said anything about the current boot loader devices . I think maybe only future devices. Who knows I could be wrong

crking1980 said:
I wouldn't pull the trigger just quite yet. They never said anything about the current boot loader devices . I think maybe only future devices. Who knows I could be wrong
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I agree. Wait until the bootloader is actually unlocked and then buy it. Who knows, maybe by then we might have a stable build of cm7 and you wont want to switch
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Do what you feel, I'm having none of the issues mentioned here.
Your phone, your choice.

My advice would be to wait about 30 days. By then the official gingerbread update will be out (hopefully) and with that, new kernel and baseband for the devs to develop new roms.

smashpunks said:
Do what you feel, I'm having none of the issues mentioned here.
Your phone, your choice.
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Ultimately yes ill do what I want. My wife told me to buy the sensation and keep the g2x... I can only use one device at a time lol I have no use for 2 devices... I think I'm just disappointed in the unreliabilty of my specific g2x. And its obviously a widespread issue. Needless to say, as fond as I am of the g2x, I'm seriously considering selling it and getting the sensation. Plus, I'm getting bored with the g2x and maybe even the whole constant flashing and modding in general. Spending hours modding framework and editing .pngs just seems to be getting too tedious I guess. On the flip side, the sensation is a solid respectable device with great hardware. Rooted or not. And I'm sure someone will have the unlock key dropped in their lap soon enough ;-). I'm just looking for an excuse to not sell this monster lol
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I agree about the Sensation looking solid, but my G2x and many others where bought fairly cheap. I got mine for 119 from amazon. For that price I'll gamble. So far my gamble has paid back. Great device with barely any hiccups. Makes my Nexus S look bad.
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jesrazo said:
I agree about the Sensation looking solid, but my G2x and many others where bought fairly cheap. I got mine for 119 from amazon. For that price I'll gamble. So far my gamble has paid back. Great device with barely any hiccups. Makes my Nexus S look bad.
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I paid 200 after rebate... In release day. Cheap... Definitely, but the full price of the phone was cheap to begin with, so I guess the contact price is relevant. It will be interesting to see what the sensation goes for a month after release in craigslist...
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That would be interesting to see what the price would be on craigslist. I've got so many phones to choose from it's really about preference. I've got 5 lines all have net and all have upgrades available. My kids and wife get my hand me downs. For me at the moment the G2X has no competition on T Mobile. The minor hiccups are software related for sure. So there going to be fixed or some great rom will make it perfect. Currently running stock with the bloat removed and it's snappy. No reboots, hardly no backlight issues, keyboard has no lag, so if I compare to my other phones which are Nexus S, Nexus One, Sidekick 4G, G2, and my dads Inspire. I'm definitely liking this phone. It would take the Sensation to really be sensational to make this phone go. My wife already has her hopes up that I'll fall for the Sensation, she loves the G2X. The phone is great, has some issues but I'm sure LG will fix them all. Guess if your phone is screwy, demand they replace and give you a new one. But I definitely waited to see what this phone was capable of before I pulled the trigger, I'll do the same with the Sensation.
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I personally bought my g2x because the gs2 keeps getting pushed back. I really like my g2x but I'm most likely going to get the galaxy s2
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jesrazo said:
That would be interesting to see what the price would be on craigslist. I've got so many phones to choose from it's really about preference. I've got 5 lines all have net and all have upgrades available. My kids and wife get my hand me downs. For me at the moment the G2X has no competition on T Mobile. The minor hiccups are software related for sure. So there going to be fixed or some great rom will make it perfect. Currently running stock with the bloat removed and it's snappy. No reboots, hardly no backlight issues, keyboard has no lag, so if I compare to my other phones which are Nexus S, Nexus One, Sidekick 4G, G2, and my dads Inspire. I'm definitely liking this phone. It would take the Sensation to really be sensational to make this phone go. My wife already has her hopes up that I'll fall for the Sensation, she loves the G2X. The phone is great, has some issues but I'm sure LG will fix them all. Guess if your phone is screwy, demand they replace and give you a new one. But I definitely waited to see what this phone was capable of before I pulled the trigger, I'll do the same with the Sensation.
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Yea, I will be buying the sensation outright if I get it. The support for the g2x has been phenomenal. Which is my biggest reason for holding in to it. Tmobile has always been deutschebags about swapping my handset. Even though I buy atleast 2 phones a year from them. So I'm just at the point where I am tired of dealing with them and deal with my original purchase.
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nickolaskg said:
I personally bought my g2x because the gs2 keeps getting pushed back. I really like my g2x but I'm most likely going to get the galaxy s2
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So far it doesn't loom like tmobile will be getting the sgs2. The will be getting the Samsung Hercules though around September according to leaks
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aim1126 said:
So far it doesn't loom like tmobile will be getting the sgs2. The will be getting the Samsung Hercules though around September according to leaks
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Where did you read that? Im pretty sure tmo is getting the sgs2. I keep saying people should hold off until they (tmo or lg) releases these supposed updates. IMO the g2x blows away ANY of the amoled screens i have seen. and just because it has an xtra .2 processing power doesnt mean its going to be better or faster.
Once the g2x updates are released (im hoping one will be a fix for the lg and the other will be the official GB release for the g2x). ME personally I wont be getting any htc phones until they make some decent cameras. Thats just me though. its funny my g2x is near perfect other than battery drain. And battery charging takes for freaken ever. My d2 charged full in 30 min go figure! BUT my womans g2x which she got a few months after mine has almost ALL the defects: screen bleed,reboots serious battery drain, and she gets the sleep of death contstantly.

freakboy13 said:
Where did you read that? Im pretty sure tmo is getting the sgs2. I keep saying people should hold off until they (tmo or lg) releases these supposed updates. IMO the g2x blows away ANY of the amoled screens i have seen. and just because it has an xtra .2 processing power doesnt mean its going to be better or faster.
Once the g2x updates are released (im hoping one will be a fix for the lg and the other will be the official GB release for the g2x). ME personally I wont be getting any htc phones until they make some decent cameras. Thats just me though. its funny my g2x is near perfect other than battery drain. And battery charging takes for freaken ever. My d2 charged full in 30 min go figure! BUT my womans g2x which she got a few months after mine has almost ALL the defects: screen bleed,reboots serious battery drain, and she gets the sleep of death contstantly.
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So far at least, sgs2 that cleared the FCC only has AT&T 3g bands. Not saying it won't come to TMO but that version hasn't made it stateside.

freakboy13 said:
Where did you read that? Im pretty sure tmo is getting the sgs2. I keep saying people should hold off until they (tmo or lg) releases these supposed updates. IMO the g2x blows away ANY of the amoled screens i have seen. and just because it has an xtra .2 processing power doesnt mean its going to be better or faster.
Once the g2x updates are released (im hoping one will be a fix for the lg and the other will be the official GB release for the g2x). ME personally I wont be getting any htc phones until they make some decent cameras. Thats just me though. its funny my g2x is near perfect other than battery drain. And battery charging takes for freaken ever. My d2 charged full in 30 min go figure! BUT my womans g2x which she got a few months after mine has almost ALL the defects: screen bleed,reboots serious battery drain, and she gets the sleep of death contstantly.
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you've had the G2X for months how is that even possible? lol.
any who, I'm selling the G2X some time in the next couple weeks, I'm in the same boat as the OP, except I don't have much issues besides a tiny screen bleed top corners and a reboot since I've had the device 4/24... I just love HTC Sense and HTC phones plus I have an upgrade available so selling the G2X and getting the Sensation will not be an issue. I say sell and purchase new phone. Sense is just so amazing compared to vanilla, and I'm pretty sure the G2X wont be getting a sense ROM.

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you've had the G2X for months how is that even possible? lol.
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DOnt ask me ....lol ok so mebbe more like a month.

Sensation is an automatic no for me. The g2x screen is awesome in daylight and HTC devices just don't cut it
G2x with CM7 and trinity kernel

tackleberry said:
Sensation is an automatic no for me. The g2x screen is awesome in daylight and HTC devices just don't cut it
G2x with CM7 and trinity kernel
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For some reason HTC refuses to put good screens in their devices. Even their "super lcd's" are a joke compared to ips and amoled panels
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freakboy13 said:
Where did you read that? Im pretty sure tmo is getting the sgs2. I keep saying people should hold off until they (tmo or lg) releases these supposed updates. IMO the g2x blows away ANY of the amoled screens i have seen. and just because it has an xtra .2 processing power doesnt mean its going to be better or faster.
Once the g2x updates are released (im hoping one will be a fix for the lg and the other will be the official GB release for the g2x). ME personally I wont be getting any htc phones until they make some decent cameras. Thats just me though. its funny my g2x is near perfect other than battery drain. And battery charging takes for freaken ever. My d2 charged full in 30 min go figure! BUT my womans g2x which she got a few months after mine has almost ALL the defects: screen bleed,reboots serious battery drain, and she gets the sleep of death contstantly.
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There was a tmo roadmap leaked that didn't show the galaxy s 2 but mentioned the Hercules. Also there was another leak from an accessories manufacturer that showed the names for the sprint, at&t, and Verizon gs2 but didn't mention anything for TMobile. The Hercules should be pretty much a gs2 but with a bigger screen and maybe a qualcom processor instead of exynos and 42mb/s radio
Edit: I love my g2x and the support is getting from the greatest devs in the android community. Just wanted to put that out there
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G2x to evo 3d?

These are my last days here with the good ol tmo and the g2x.
The evo 3d got me.
Is there anyone else?
I love the g2x. But tmo has horrible reception in my area. I mean like bad.
So I went evo 3d.
I'm going to miss this phone. But enjoy having a dependable signal.
Thanks g2x forum. You guys rocked.
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Good luck with the evo 3d man.

Much respect..i followed you in these forums as well as a few others.. Enjoy your new phone.

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Much respect..i followed you in these forums as well as a few others.. Enjoy your new phone.
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Thanks. You guys rocked
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Btw I will come back and compare later for all.
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mr.orange303 said:
Btw I will come back and compare later for all.
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I love you

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I love you
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Lol. Won't be a problem.
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i did pre-order the evo 3d, i'm waiting until the 24th now!

mr.orange303 said:
These are my last days here with the good ol tmo and the g2x.
The evo 3d got me.
Is there anyone else?
I love the g2x. But tmo has horrible reception in my area. I mean like bad.
So I went evo 3d.
I'm going to miss this phone. But enjoy having a dependable signal.
Thanks g2x forum. You guys rocked.
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any idea how sprints 3g is compared to tmo's "4g"? i get edge at home on tmo. but sprint has me completely covered on 3g,no 4g yet. just wondering if anyone has any experience with sprint 3g. i think it's time for me to jump ship. i love tmo, and their latest selection of phones. but i think i'm gonna take the plunge early. at least they give you 30 days to cancel which is great. i'll just go back to tmo em+ if i have to.

Sprint's 3G is slow!!!!!!!!!! I never got above 2mb in a year of owning an EVO...Now 4g was always fast...when you could actually stay connected

I'm leaving with him and paying the damn cancellation fee.evo here I come.

Got this comparison coming soon
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Cool, i wanna see how it compares to the g2x
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As a former Evo owner (favorite phone ever once Sense is gone), I had to try out the Sensation and the Evo 3D and I finally got a chance to use them both for an extended period today. I can definitely say the grass isn't always greener. I experienced pretty much the same things everyone else has said: the screens are very washed out and both devices are slower than the G2x in pretty much every way. The 3D feature is barely worth writing about as it simply causes a headache. If you're looking for 3D, buy a 3DS instead.
With that said, the Evo 3D is produced by a company that actually pretends to care about most of the devices they release and their consumers, it will have tons of development once the bootloader is unlocked, and in the case of Sprint, they seem to be pretty much on point when it comes to releasing updates. If you can deal with the lame screen, you get good Sprint reception, and can wait for the bootloader to be unlocked, you can't go wrong with a 3D. I believe the G2x to be the better device when it's actually working, but I doubt T-Mo or LG will ever mention it again after the fabled Gingerbread release occurs.

PikkonX said:
As a former Evo owner (favorite phone ever once Sense is gone), I had to try out the Sensation and the Evo 3D and I finally got a chance to use them both for an extended period today. I can definitely say the grass isn't always greener. I experienced pretty much the same things everyone else has said: the screens are very washed out and both devices are slower than the G2x in pretty much every way. The 3D feature is barely worth writing about as it simply causes a headache. If you're looking for 3D, buy a 3DS instead.
With that said, the Evo 3D is produced by a company that actually pretends to care about most of the devices they release and their consumers, it will have tons of development once the bootloader is unlocked, and in the case of Sprint, they seem to be pretty much on point when it comes to releasing updates. If you can deal with the lame screen, you get good Sprint reception, and can wait for the bootloader to be unlocked, you can't go wrong with a 3D. I believe the G2x to be the better device when it's actually working, but I doubt T-Mo or LG will ever mention it again after the fabled Gingerbread release occurs.
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I own both. Your so wrong. I don't even believe you. Not to be rude.
Look at what device my first post was on. Now look at this one.
I own both.
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Besides sprint vs tmo depends on location.
In highlands ranch CO I get just as good speeds on sprints 3g as I do on tmo s 4g.
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mr.orange303 said:
I own both. Your so wrong. I don't even believe you. Not to be rude.
Look at what device my first post was on. Now look at this one.
I own both.
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Well, those are just my thoughts and opinions on the devices. You don't have to believe me if you don't want to, but I have no reason to come here and make up a story. I have service from both Sprint (still have my Evo) and T-Mobile and could easily get any of the other two phones for my personal use. At work today I carried around my own G2x and a borrowed Sensation and 3D for around 9 hours and came to the conclusions I mentioned above.
Edit: I should have said former Evo USER in my initial post.

PikkonX said:
Well, those are just my thoughts and opinions on the devices. You don't have to believe me if you don't want to, but I have no reason to come here and make up a story. I have service from both Sprint (still have my Evo) and T-Mobile and could easily get any of the other two phones for my personal use. At work today I carried around my own G2x and a borrowed Sensation and 3D for around 9 hours and came to the conclusions I mentioned above.
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Alright then ill ask you some questions. Like what was the comparisons of batt life and speed?
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As a former Evo owner (favorite phone ever once Sense is gone), I had to try out the Sensation and the Evo 3D and I finally got a chance to use them both for an extended period today. I can definitely say the grass isn't always greener. I experienced pretty much the same things everyone else has said: the screens are very washed out and both devices are slower than the G2x in pretty much every way. The 3D feature is barely worth writing about as it simply causes a headache. If you're looking for 3D, buy a 3DS instead.
With that said, the Evo 3D is produced by a company that actually pretends to care about most of the devices they release and their consumers, it will have tons of development once the bootloader is unlocked, and in the case of Sprint, they seem to be pretty much on point when it comes to releasing updates. If you can deal with the lame screen, you get good Sprint reception, and can wait for the bootloader to be unlocked, you can't go wrong with a 3D. I believe the G2x to be the better device when it's actually working, but I doubt T-Mo or LG will ever mention it again after the fabled Gingerbread release occurs.
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There is no doubt in my mind that the my G2X is definitely faster when it comes to flying around the UI and playing some games but to say it's faster in pretty much every way is completely false. Over the last two weeks I have done numerous tests with the browsers, apps and games. I use the same apps and have played the same games on both phones every day. I can say without a doubt that the Sensation does interact with apps a little bit faster. Google Maps is where it's very noticeable as it will load the map as you scroll about twice as fast as it does on my G2X.
When it comes to the browser, I can't really pick a clear winner here. Some websites get loaded faster on the G2X and others load faster on the Sensation.
When it comes to the games I play, Dungeon Defenders and Angry Birds run about the same on both devices,Riptide GP obviously runs better on the G2X but the game I play most, almost religiously (Homerun Battle 3D) runs smoother and looks better on the Sensation.
If you want, I can show you some video comparisons of the games I listed. Obviously I can't do them side by side due to my hand restriction but you will still be able to get the picture.
By the way, it depends on what display you get with your Sensation. Currently there are 3 available. The nicer Sharp display does not wash out like the others and is almost as vibrant as a Super AMOLED. The better Sharp also has a better contrast, just not quite as good as my G2X. It definitely performs better in direct sunlight than my G2X.

mr.orange303 said:
Besides sprint vs tmo depends on location.
In highlands ranch CO I get just as good speeds on sprints 3g as I do on tmo s 4g.
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In Baltimore, MD. Both providers have there so called 4G networks. I never see my friends with Sprint go over 4mb/s but I am constantly pulling 8mb/s with 2mb/s upload speeds.

Would you recommend the G2X?

Its time to get a new phone. I haven't decide between the G2X and the sensation. So I ask if you would recommended the G2X. Please say why you would or would not.
Thanks
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Once the bugs are fixed I'd stick this phone up against any phone out there. I like the phone a lot with bugs might love it without the bugs.
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No. I've warned people away from it already who have asked me. I don't want to be the person who advised the phone and they get one that has all the issues we read.

I fully recommend it. Its a great phone all around. Sensation has lots of issues you could encounter as well as the g2x. Personally I've barely had any problems with the phone at all. Its super fast and snappy and I'm thinking after using it I can't ever go slower without feeling inferior. I've read a lot about each phone and here's my take... if you want a phone that's got slightly better hardware and a stripped down ui (no sense) then go g2x. If your not so critical about quality and basic ui and want a more flashy yet slightly bogged down phone that's a little more user friendly go sensation. Neither phone is superior than the other, just personal preference. Personally I love my g2x and I think the sensation looks cheap in comparison.
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unique77 said:
I fully recommend it. Its a great phone all around. Sensation has lots of issues you could encounter as well as the g2x. Personally I've barely had any problems with the phone at all. Its super fast and snappy and I'm thinking after using it I can't ever go slower without feeling inferior. I've read a lot about each phone and here's my take... if you want a phone that's got slightly better hardware and a stripped down ui (no sense) then go g2x. If your not so critical about quality and basic ui and want a more flashy yet slightly bogged down phone that's a little more user friendly go sensation. Neither phone is superior than the other, just personal preference. Personally I love my g2x and I think the sensation looks cheap in comparison.
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Agree 100%
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The G2x is awesome if you have a little patience and don't mind doing a few tinkerings yourself to fix a bug or two.
The G2x is the best phone out on the fence with the Samsung Galaxy S II and the best, hands down, phone for games.
The phone itself is amazing but was rushed out of the gate with gimped software. Luckily we have great devs here that quickly came to the rescue. LG has also put out two test updates and preparing for a final release. We also have CM7.1 and Miui rooms, custom OC/UV kernels and the whole nine.
The G2x is a hackers delite right now but not at the point where it is ready for your grandmother. Once the final-stage update hits things will be smooth sailing for all.
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The G2x is awesome if you have a little patience and don't mind doing a few tinkerings yourself to fix a bug or two.
The G2x is the best phone out on the fence with the Samsung Galaxy S II and the best, hands down, phone for games.
The phone itself is amazing but was rushed out of the gate with gimped software. Luckily we have great devs here that quickly came to the rescue. LG has also put out two test updates and preparing for a final release. We also have CM7.1 and Miui rooms, custom OC/UV kernels and the whole nine.
The G2x is a hackers delite right now but not at the point where it is ready for your grandmother. Once the final-stage update hits things will be smooth sailing for all.
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Copy that!
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Highly recommended. It's an awesome phone and I've always said that. Most problems you'll hear about are software related and as mentioned above there is great dev support for this phone. CM7 is very solid and fast and there are many other great roms too. If you're comfortable flashing basically anything other than stock, then you'll be very happy with this phone.

I have both the G2X and the Sensation. I would reccomend both phones and both phones do things better than the other. You have to make the decision yourself and if I were you, I would use both phones for a couple hours to figure out what you like the best.
Someone mentioned that the Sensation is boggy but its only boggy in the UI when running Sense. HTC did a terrible job optimizing it. I'm sure it will be updated soon though. When it comes to everything but the UI, the phone is actually faster than the G2X. It loads Google Maps faster, loads all apps faster, zooms and scrolls through web pages faster and takes pictures a lot faster due to continuous focus.
Most people don't know that the Sensation is faster than the G2X outside of the UI because they hanvnt had the time to actually sure down with it. They have only messed around with it in the store or watched videos.
When it comes to the UI, if you use ADW or Launcher Pro in place of Sense, the phone becomes as responsive if not more responsive than the G2X.
If you want, I can make a video for you backing all my statements up. Also, what kind of responses do you expect to get when you post this question in the respective phones forum? HAHA.
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jrwingate6 said:
I have both the G2X and the Sensation. I would reccomend both phones and both phones do things better than the other. You have to make the decision yourself and if I were you, I would use both phones for a couple hours to figure out what you like the best.
Someone mentioned that the Sensation is boggy but its only boggy in the UI when running Sense. HTC did a terrible job optimizing it. I'm sure it will be updated soon though. When it comes to everything but the UI, the phone is actually faster than the G2X. It loads Google Maps faster, loads all apps faster, zooms and scrolls through web pages faster and takes pictures a lot faster due to continuous focus.
Most people don't know that the Sensation is faster than the G2X outside of the UI because they hanvnt had the time to actually sure down with it. They have only messed around with it in the store or watched videos.
When it comes to the UI, if you use ADW or Launcher Pro in place of Sense, the phone becomes as responsive if not more responsive than the G2X.
If you want, I can make a video for you backing all my statements up. Also, what kind of responses do you expect to get when you post this question in the respective phones forum? HAHA.
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I'm gonna disagree. The sensation even with adw ex isn't faster than the g2x... Honestly I heard the browser with a special fix was also faster than the g2x browser.. Not true in my experience, the sensation was not much faster than my vibrant.
The sensation wasn't slow with adw, but you couldn't fly through the ui with as much ease and speed as the g2x. Ultimately that's what really brought me back to the g2x..
Just saying imo my 4 g2xs were faster than my 3 sensations even with adw ex. I will agree sometimes the sensation interacts with apps quicker, but straight ui browsing and must things the g2x wins. Also gaming, there was a huge difference in gaming from that extra resolution on the sensation...
No brainer, the g2x is all around better in my opinion.

jase33 said:
Its time to get a new phone. I haven't decide between the G2X and the sensation. So I ask if you would recommended the G2X. Please say why you would or would not.
Thanks
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Yes, I would recommend. I have not had any problems with the phone. It's easy to handle and easy to root and update. If you buy a new one from T-Mobile and not off eBay or Craig's list you should avoid problems. I had no problems with mine, purchased June 9 from Amazon wireless.

bighulk666 said:
No. I've warned people away from it already who have asked me. I don't want to be the person who advised the phone and they get one that has all the issues we read.
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I guess ur the only one that wont recommend the g2x
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smashpunks said:
I'm gonna disagree. The sensation even with adw ex isn't faster than the g2x... Honestly I heard the browser with a special fix was also faster than the g2x browser.. Not true in my experience, the sensation was not much faster than my vibrant.
The sensation wasn't slow with adw, but you couldn't fly through the ui with as much ease and speed as the g2x. Ultimately that's what really brought me back to the g2x..
Just saying imo my 4 g2xs were faster than my 3 sensations even with adw ex. I will agree sometimes the sensation interacts with apps quicker, but straight ui browsing and must things the g2x wins. Also gaming, there was a huge difference in gaming from that extra resolution on the sensation...
No brainer, the g2x is all around better in my opinion.
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I've said it before in recent posts but out of the 4 Sensations I had, all of them have been different in speed. The first 2 I had were pretty slow but the last two were fast. Right after you gave up on your Sensation we found a fix that makes the UI a lot faster and more responsive. It was as simple as turning "Tell HTC off". When it comes to gaming, I can only speak for two games and both of those games look better and run better in the Sensation. They are Angry Birds and HomeRun Battle. A UI can only be so fast before it doesn't really matter anymore and both of the phones (once ADW is on the Sensation) are pretty much at that level. In my opinion it is more important to have a faster web browser and faster app interaction than it is to have a fast UI. On the G2X, Google maps takes a while to load when moving it around but on the Sensation it is instant. Also my contacts pictures take a couple se ones to load while scrolling on my G2X but there already there as you s roll on the Sensation. Finally, when scrolling through the market, the app pictures take a while to load on the G2X but are also instant on the Sensation.
Seriously though, I can't tell which UI is faster when running ADW on the Sensation. Maybe I have my settings different than what you did. You know I don't have any problems making a video to back up my statements. Would you like me to make another video for you showing the speed of my Sensation while using ADW?
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Yes. Especially now with MIUI giving it a sexy UI to match the hardware.

jrwingate6 said:
If you want, I can make a video for you backing all my statements up. Also, what kind of responses do you expect to get when you post this question in the respective phones forum? HAHA.
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Hey if you can do that and don't mind i will really use that info. The g2x and Sensation will be the next phone i will get. They have what i want in a phone:
Dual core
4inch plus screens
and dev support(once the bootloader is unlocked sensation will have plenty)
My concerns are that it seems the g2x doesn't run smooth without rooting and flashing a custom rom? Now if that's the case then that's fine.
Also another question do any of these phones have NFC? which also makes me want a Nexus S(Not a deal breaker, but i always wanted to try out the NFC tags)

903tex said:
and dev support(once the bootloader is unlocked sensation will have plenty)
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I hope you are right but I'm not so convinced. If there are devs out there who are holding off on buying a new phone until a monster with an unlocked bootloader comes along, I don't know that they will be getting the Sensation later this year when it finally gets unlocked. If they see the Hercules or Nexus 3 next to the 5 or 6 month old Sensation I think they will choose newer. It would be cool to see support for the Sensation, so I hope I'm wrong.
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player911 said:
The G2x is awesome if you have a little patience and don't mind doing a few tinkerings yourself to fix a bug or two.
The G2x is the best phone out on the fence with the Samsung Galaxy S II and the best, hands down, phone for games.
The phone itself is amazing but was rushed out of the gate with gimped software. Luckily we have great devs here that quickly came to the rescue. LG has also put out two test updates and preparing for a final release. We also have CM7.1 and Miui rooms, custom OC/UV kernels and the whole nine.
The G2x is a hackers delite right now but not at the point where it is ready for your grandmother. Once the final-stage update hits things will be smooth sailing for all.
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Concur
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Suprah said:
I guess ur the only one that wont recommend the g2x
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Someone had to. I like my phone, lucky enough to get a great one on launch day. The GPS really pisses me off about it.
People I know with Android devices never heard of rooting or loading custom roms. The phone almost requires you to do so to work properly; thus, I don't recommend it for the average user.

bighulk666 said:
Someone had to. I like my phone, lucky enough to get a great one on launch day. The GPS really pisses me off about it.
People I know with Android devices never heard of rooting or loading custom roms. The phone almost requires you to do so to work properly; thus, I don't recommend it for the average user.
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Then again, "average user" probably isn't browsing XDA for advice.

My g2x is great it will hold me over until they release project kal-el devices
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What phone would you trade for? Sensation, or myTouch4g Slide

So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?

By far, the Sensation.
qHD is bomb.
Powered by a G2x

I don't like sliders.
I had a HTC Touch Pro and hated it. Onscreen keyboards work so much better for typing.
Sensation would have my Vote IF I had to pick. But I'd pick the G2x over the Sensation. It's faster. As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".

Is the amaze just outta the question? I don't have the mytouch but I do own a g2x, sensation, and amaze.. My break down would be.. Camera: amaze hands down, then sensation, then g2x.. Screen: amaze, g2x, sensation (possibly got the crappy screen, kinda yellow and washed out). battery: g2x hands down, sensation, amaze. Performance: really tough to say.. The amaze is completely stock. Sensation and g2x are running cm7.. Dev support: sensation hands down, g2x, amaze (although xboarder is a freaking machine and cranking out roms like a madman, and more devs are starting to move over to it).. Of course this is IMO.. Mileage may vary...
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Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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You know what, buy a sensation and move to the sensation forum!!
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I don't think the stock ROM accepts DPI changes without bootlooping...
player911 said:
As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".
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When you say they offered you either phone, did you have to go through 3 exchanges first?
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Well LG stated today that they are releasing ICS on the O2x and other high end smartphones.... so that's probably a go with the G2x and ICS.
I've heard several bad things about the sensation regarding touch screen responsiveness and a total crappy looking screen... also the WiFi/Landscape issue seemed pretty bad. Just bad build quality.
I also don't understand what you mean by CM9 won't be able to take advantage of our Tegras? Almost EVERY tablet released has a Tegra2 chipset and most are getting ICS (my Asus Transformer confirmed by end of the year).... so I don't know where you are getting this weird info. ICS has support for Dual-Core chips and allows GPU accelerated UI.
If you plan on getting a Sensation and are opened to community support, then why aren't you happy with the G2x and community support? I'm running CM7 now (#180) and GPS locks quick and everything just works well.
The Sensation is a step backwards from the G2x. Slower CPU/GPU.

Shaddy-Z. said:
Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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What did you do to get them to exchange for a different phone?

Get the sensation, sell it locally on Cl for 400 then rebuy. the g2x for 200. That's what I might do.
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I just pulled my galaxy S out the drawer for kicks. Updated it with CM7. I may run it a while.
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we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.

aplsux said:
we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.
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It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
Hercules Hercules!!

htc2364 said:
It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
Hercules Hercules!!
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i guess one way to find out...

Shaddy-Z. said:
So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?
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Neither, even if we didn't get ics on g2x it still blows most phones out the game. Ya lg and mostly nvidia suck for not supporting the phone as much as they should, but people will always find reasons to ***** and whine about phones.
Even I complain about not having enough internal storage for these 500-600 dollar devices. I friggin hate apps2sd and apps2ext, they always lead to missing apps or corruption. I dont want a partitoned phone so it can have an internal sdcard, thats what those 16-32gb external cards are for. I want an android phone that has 16gb of non partitioned internal storage just for apps and games!
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ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)

xali said:
ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)
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So.....How does that make you feel?
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Is the Sensation better than the GS2?

That's funny
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