Very powerful phones these two are:
HTC Sensation for £429.99 on o2
Samsung Galaxy S2 for £439.99 on o2 also.
Well the features are brilliant on both of them, but I'm stuck deciding which one I want to buy.
Well guys can I get opinions on both of them?
Thanks.
I might be biased but I would love the sgs2
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Well for £10 less I can get a better resolution, a nicer UI and a better camera! Hmm!
Yeh but its heavy.. Worse battery and not as fast?
Well weight isn't a contributing factor for me and the ROMs are fast enough ain't they?
SGS2 Is the fastest phone available (source - Antutu Benchmark Rankings). Add to that the beautiful Super AMOLED screen and you've got a winner.
I'd definitely suggest the Samsung Galaxy S2. I got my hands on it for a few days and its worth the money
Droid117 said:
Very powerful phones these two are:
HTC Sensation for £429.99 on o2
Samsung Galaxy S2 for £439.99 on o2 also.
Well the features are brilliant on both of them, but I'm stuck deciding which one I want to buy.
Well guys can I get opinions on both of them?
Thanks.
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I think you are one of them who never can decide because it will "soon" come something even better. Reading all the specs and knows its pros & cons so you can talk against the seller when you are in the phonestore etc .
So my bet is that you will stick to your X8 util Xmas
....But you know what, I´ll do the same ;-)
The Samsung Galaxy S II has the better screen, and from what I've seen it makes better pictures. Also the battery for the SGSII is better: Li-Ion 1650 mAh vs. the Li-Ion 1520 mAh from the HTC Sensation. But the differences are not that great, and the HTC Sense from the Sensation is a great UI, and if you use a custom ROM from LeeDrOiD you can get a greater experience from the Sensation.
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Hello everyone i would like to get ur opinion regarding these handsets
samsung s 4g, wife and I owen this one
htc sensation, considering
Tmobile lg2gx, considering
pros and cons from my options
probably best to just google [this phone] vs [this phone] to see all of the unbiased head to heads.
personally id keep the gs4g over both of them simply because of the super amoled display and camera optics. even though the hummingbird core is a little over a year old, its still a beast amongst the dual core phones that are out right now.
ive played with a sensation and a evo3d and found the gs4g to be considerably faster then them. HTC Sense looks great but slows down those devices alot
Wife had a g2x and it wad some crap. I mean some crap.
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i would recommend this phone...unless you get the sgsII. lol. the following may be of some help to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160044
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155275
Go to youtube and check Phonedog and Wirefly. They have reviews of those phones already and they'll put up comparisons between them soon enough.
If you just want our opinions though, I would say HTC Sensation, hands down. It's practically a SGSII but available for T-Mobile.
I'm not sure if I can post these links like this, but here's they are:
HTC Sensation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYB-6k52vw
G2X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdBHj3DlYQ0
Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6JTc84VDg&feature=relmfu
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Go to youtube and check Phonedog and Wirefly. They have reviews of those phones already and they'll put up comparisons between them soon enough.
If you just want our opinions though, I would say HTC Sensation, hands down. It's practically a SGSII but available for T-Mobile.
I'm not sure if I can post these links like this, but here's they are:
HTC Sensation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYB-6k52vw
G2X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdBHj3DlYQ0
Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6JTc84VDg&feature=relmfu
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Huh?? The galaxy s2 wipes the floor with the sensation. Only thing better about it is the display is higher res. There isn't any phone out that can match the performance camera optics size or screen quality of it. Not saying the sensation isn't a great device...but its CERTAINLY no s2
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I'm looking for a good compact, pocketable droid and I've narrowed my search down to these two
Galaxy W Pros:
Faster CPU
More internal storage
Lighter
BlueTooth 3.0
Slightly better battery (on paper)
Desire S Pros:
More RAM
Existing CyanogenMod support - ensuring ICS upgrade
Autofocus
Veteran, proven model
Slightly cheaper
Your insight would be appreciated
Bump........
Personally, I would by a Desire S because I love the build quality and style. It fits in my hands beautifully and is what I was going to buy myself but instead got the Nexus because it was cheaper.
I have never personally played with the Galaxy W but it does have some pretty good specs. Have you played around with the phones in a shop? I think that is very important part of deciding which device is for you.
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Personally, I would by a Desire S because I love the build quality and style. It fits in my hands beautifully and is what I was going to buy myself but instead got the Nexus because it was cheaper.
I have never personally played with the Galaxy W but it does have some pretty good specs. Have you played around with the phones in a shop? I think that is very important part of deciding which device is for you.
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Seeing as both phones have virtually the same measurements, both would probably fit the same in one's hand. The Galaxy is lighter, though, but I don't know about the build quality.
Unfortunately I can't play with the phone since it hasn't arrived in my country yet
Get the Galaxy W. Both are great phones but the Samsung wins hands down IMO.
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Get the Galaxy W. Both are great phones but the Samsung wins hands down IMO.
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Thanks, I'm also liking it better as of now
Could you possibly elaborate on why you think it's better ?
Sure can. I like HTC for their UI (Sense) but feel that 3.0+ is crap and somewhat overdone. 2.1 hit the mark for me.
Whilst they both boast very similar specs, the Galaxy W takes things a little further forward.
Samsung are well known for their speedy and reliable hardware whereas HTC are notorious for badly coding their CPUs, ultimately resulting in slower performance.
Build quality is great on both devices and dimensions and weight are very similar.
It's a variety of little things that make me favour the Galaxy W above the Desire S.
Things like the faster processor, better and simpler UI etc.
I'm also a Samsung fan boy at heart =D
I hope that helped =)
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jimbo.levy said:
Sure can. I like HTC for their UI (Sense) but feel that 3.0+ is crap and somewhat overdone. 2.1 hit the mark for me.
Whilst they both boast very similar specs, the Galaxy W takes things a little further forward.
Samsung are well known for their speedy and reliable hardware whereas HTC are notorious for badly coding their CPUs, ultimately resulting in slower performance.
Build quality is great on both devices and dimensions and weight are very similar.
It's a variety of little things that make me favour the Galaxy W above the Desire S.
Things like the faster processor, better and simpler UI etc.
I'm also a Samsung fan boy at heart =D
I hope that helped =)
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Thanks, I'm also a bit of a Samsung fanboy
Too bad it's not guaranteed to get ICS...
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Thanks, I'm also a bit of a Samsung fanboy
Too bad it's not guaranteed to get ICS...
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It all depends on the market, if many people will opt to buy it they will certainly be many developers who will want to develop for it.
Only time will tell, lets just hope the bootloader doesn't come locked or that someone will find a fast way to unlock it.
In my country,the price of desire s is 1.5x of galaxy w.desire s has the 'premium' feeling
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In my country,the price of desire s is 1.5x of galaxy w.desire s has the 'premium' feeling
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The question is how justified that feeling is, in terms of real world usage
Update
A couple of new reviews for the phone:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-galaxy-w-i8150_Mobile-Phone_review
http://www.hardwarezone.com.ph/review-samsung-galaxy-w-i8150-winner-different-way
I wonder what's keeping GSMArena...
Has anyone seen the white one in person? How is it?
i prefer desire s, in my opinion is better.
The Desire S has much better dev support and better build quality. There is already a stable ICS ROM for it and a plethora of different ROM's . I develop for it and have to say there are loads of great ROM's for it
In UK 3 will sell a Galaxy w for £180 a HTC Desire S costs £280. and I still pre fare the Galaxy W.
Hi all,
first i'm new to this forum and i seize the opportunity to say hello to everyone!
I'm planning to buy a new smartphone and i'm undecided about what phone between Samsung Galaxy S2 and the htc Sensation.
I really Like the Htc Sense and the sensation cut and I'm oriented to buy this one!
On the other hands GSII is more powerfull, more capacious but IHMO less handsome! It has also a more resistant and lightfull screen than the sensation!
Please XDA USERS answer to this poll, and explain me the PROS & CONS!
Well judging from the enormous HTC fanbase on xda, the sensation is more likely the one to win the poll. However I'm still going to go out and say the sgs 2 is the best in efficiency (obvious from the fact that little ram is used and the fluidity of the UI) for android. Any other android device out there that can play a 1080p youtube video?
However it really depends on what you want, eye candy or efficiency.
The myTouch 4G Slide plays 1080p like its 360p... So smooth. But, GS2 for sure...
Yes,i totally agree with Kailkti...I've pesonally used the SGS2 and i was an owner of the 1st so i have to say i was blown away with it's speed!It's VERY fast and quite smooth but also simple to use and quite elegant actually...plus there are lots of custom roms and kernels to use to modify the device as you like!Even overclock the cpu/gpu plus more...
I think sensation is no match for SGS2...
another important aspect that i would deal with is also the battery lasting!
I really stress my current phone (my old dear nokia n95 8 gb)! I send like 100 sms per day! Are those devices able to live all the day long?
Im not you so I can't speak for you. However for me this can last two days for me. If you are spend a day sending sms it might last. Granted your screen isn't on for more than 8-10hrs.
my friend own a sgs2 and my brother is using htc / my phones are in my sig i personally used both but htc leads the game
Samsung SGS2 = poor build quality in every 4 months u will need to buy new acc for it ..... / not that good with small hands / powerfull but do we really need that
HTC Sensation = Good build quality / good battery timing with data on / looks beautiful in all sized hands / every upcoming apps / games / new os supported
Htc the best ...
I really do not know what of those 2 smartphones buy!
SGS2 Is more powerfull and the battery lasts more than the htc! But The sensation IS SO COOL!!! Damn!
chalie993 said:
I really do not know what of those 2 smartphones buy!
SGS2 Is more powerfull and the battery lasts more than the htc! But The sensation IS SO COOL!!! Damn!
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I've owned both in the past and to be honest I enjoyed the Sensation a lot more. It just feels so good in the hands and the UI is addiciting as candy (somewhat). I was planning on getting one a few weeks ago but held off since Bell was releasing the HTC Raider. Been using the new Bold for awhile but that died soooo I get a free replacement from Best Buy and with that I'm most likely gonna go with the raider.
Moves as a question
Sensation OWNERS let me know how long do your batterys live!!
Ps. Please submit the poll!
up message! I hope that it is not against the rules!
Former HD2 owner and a great phone it was too and i generally like HTC, however nothing can beat the SGSII in almost every aspect (ICS beta almost ready too)
HTC makes better phones but galaxy s 2 is better than sensation
double post! Sorry!
As an extremely heavy user (two phones, both dead in eight hours or less) my Sensation's battery doesn't last that long unless I use an Anker extended (1900Mah) and a powerskin case (another 1500Mah) but I'm not the norm either. I love my Sensation (and I'm living in a house with a Nexus S, Sensation, Rezound, Vivid, Nexus One and two Galaxy tabs (10.1))
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The S2 is better as far as performance and screen quality goes but the build quality feels cheap and Touchwiz is gross. Sense is much better.
Both have their pros and cons I guess...
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i think that i will buy the htc sensation!! I found it at 350€, where here the official prize is 599€!
chalie993 said:
i think that i will buy the htc sensation!! I found it at 350€, where here the official prize is 599€!
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i am also in this dillema. curently owning an htc desire. wanted to go for the sensation but even if I expected nothing but good build quality from HTC i see hundreds of post on xda about dust under the screen, death grip and poor screen quality. so now i don't know wich to buy. btw htc sense is the only thing that keeps me near the sensation but i think that the sgs2 with a third party launcher would be even nicer. any suggestions?
hello, all
i need a good android smartphone (not to big) with nice camera. This will be my first smartphone, first i was thinking about HTC ONE S, but the mess with processors (s4 changed to s3) made me not to buy it event it was a perfect pretendend - very good camera, not big, powerful. Now i'm thinking about GALAXY S3 it has best specs so far, but I don't know if i will feel comfortable with the size of that phone, because my hands are not big.. As i read some forums about SG3 some people said that he is doesn't worth that money.. what do you think guys ? Is it worth to buy SG3 or better to wait for some new phones appear ?
I would say go for the HTC One X, was worried that the S3 would best it when it was released, I've used both for decent periods of time and i feel the X has a much better user experience
Not too big with nice camera? Maybe Xperia P?
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Samsung galaxy s3 intelligent android phone
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I went from an HTC Aria to an HTC Inspire 4G, and I can honestly say that you would probably get used to it, whatever the size gap.
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Nuf said
Galaxy s3 is very good.
If you're big with camera and specs and everything, there are nothing better phone than SG3. One X is decent too, but is more laggy than SG3 and has less software feature.
If you are OK with bad camera and OK with last year spec, highly recommend GNex. Best phone IMO, especially with Jelly Bean
kajukas said:
hello, all
i need a good android smartphone (not to big) with nice camera. This will be my first smartphone, first i was thinking about HTC ONE S, but the mess with processors (s4 changed to s3) made me not to buy it event it was a perfect pretendend - very good camera, not big, powerful. Now i'm thinking about GALAXY S3 it has best specs so far, but I don't know if i will feel comfortable with the size of that phone, because my hands are not big.. As i read some forums about SG3 some people said that he is doesn't worth that money.. what do you think guys ? Is it worth to buy SG3 or better to wait for some new phones appear ?
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Why do you want a high-end device for your first smartphone? Then there's no way to improve on it. I would recommend to buy something more moderate. Would also be less expensive in case you brick it. Quadcores don't really do anything for you, they don't really run android any faster in my experience.
I can tell you that it is not very enjoyable to have a larger screen than you prefer. It's a good idea to try a few sizes to narrow down what size fits your taste.
go for a xperia s.cool design and awsm camera.
Sgs3 hands down, so many more pros than cons compared to the HTC one series phones.
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ehh
Galaxy S3 is an amazing phone, but if this is your first smart phone, why not go for something cheaper like the Galaxy nexus (another amazing phone) Yeah it doesn't look as nice on a spec sheet, but it comes stock with jellybean now and is overall a very nice phone.
So money isn't a huge problem. My birthday is coming up next week and I can get a new phone...I want the galaxy note but i know asking for that expensive phone will cut into bigger gifts
I've seen the HTC Amaze, Samsung galaxy Blaze and the sensation on sale off and on throughout August and right now the Sensation is free on two year contract...
Is this a good buy?
i don't care about the latest and greatest with the processors and all that...I just want to know from Sensation owners
1. Is it a good buy and are you happy with your Sensation now in August 2012?
2. What is a good free texting App that allows texting through data? I heard Google voice is good but it does not allow MMS?
3. Should I hold out and see if maybe the Amaze or the Galaxy S Blaze will be back up for sales? I own a Nexus S 4g right now and I am not too fond of Samsung due to this crappy phone.
I missed the web only special for the Gs2 that was on sale for like 3 hours at midnight so I am not sure which to buy....
Any help would be nice.
Thanks
Micah!
In short, no.
The screen may be sharp but the viewing angles are bad and its colours are quite washed out. Also mine, like many other sensations, has loads of dust under the screen which makes it hard to use in sunlight.
The stock ROM that comes with the phone is full of crap and lets the sensation perform to around half its full potential - there is very good dev support however so u can flash a better rom if u so wish.
I know u said that u dont care about processors but u really should.. we are on the verge of a new processor architecture for android phones (A15) so tbh this is not a great time to buy any phone since it will be outdated in a few months time. At least go with something like snapdragon S4 though (found in htc one s) which is probably the best out atm - about equal with tegra 3. The sensation has snapdragon s3 which is now pretty outdated.
Also the stock battery is terrible in the sensation and u will probs find urself buying a 3rd party battery after a few months.
In my opinion go with an HTC One S... similar form factor but loads better. If u wanna spend less look at the galaxy s2.
Good texting app over data is whatsapp (u must of heard of it) its free on all smartphones.
fredcorp6 said:
In short, no.
The screen may be sharp but the viewing angles are bad and its colours are quite washed out. Also mine, like many other sensations, has loads of dust under the screen which makes it hard to use in sunlight.
The stock ROM that comes with the phone is full of crap and lets the sensation perform to around half its full potential - there is very good dev support however so u can flash a better rom if u so wish.
I know u said that u dont care about processors but u really should.. we are on the verge of a new processor architecture for android phones (A15) so tbh this is not a great time to buy any phone since it will be outdated in a few months time. At least go with something like snapdragon S4 though (found in htc one s) which is probably the best out atm - about equal with tegra 3. The sensation has snapdragon s3 which is now pretty outdated.
Also the stock battery is terrible in the sensation and u will probs find urself buying a 3rd party battery after a few months.
In my opinion go with an HTC One S... similar form factor but loads better. If u wanna spend less look at the galaxy s2.
Good texting app over data is whatsapp (u must of heard of it) its free on all smartphones.
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Thank you for the feedback!
Yeah the ONE S is Free On contract as well(with a 50 buck rebate)....I am so mad I missed the sell for the Samsung Galaxy S2 on Contract!
So you recommend the ONE S? Would the Amaze be a better fit than the Sensation or are they on par with one another? I heard the Amaze has a beautiful camera
Same question
I haven't any dust or battery problem...
But it true that the stock ROM isn't very good...
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I haven't any dust or battery problem...
But it true that the stock ROM isn't very good...
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IS this the same phone that when you press home button it will always go back to the white HTC screen?
Don't get one s(I have it..in short it sucks.) Don't get HTC. Get the Samsung galaxy 3. You won't regret it.
do you absolutely NEED a new phone? or can you hold out a bit longer?
reason being, HTC One X+ is coming to T-Mobile this fall/winter and its a beast
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/08/htc-onex-is-codenamed-the-htc-endeavor-2-says-stuff-magazine/
I love the Sensation, only problem I have with it is the speaker quality and the antennas are built into the back case. Also if you want faster download/upload speeds, the Sensation is capped at 14.4 Mbps while most other phones now are 42 Mbps
Here's my 2 cents.. I think, if you don't have much of a choice and you aren't able to get the one s. you should just go for it.. Buy the sensation, root it, get a good ROM. This phone, although it is 1 year + old already.. Is still pretty awesome.. If you love playing games, you need not worry as most if not all games on the play store works absolutely fine on the sensation.. Watching videos are awesome and very much clear. But the only downside to the sensation is as fredcorp above have said.. The battery is horrible.. Thus, it is likely you would need to spend an extra 30 dollars for new Anker battery..Thats about all you need. I used to own a SGSII but sold it to get my sensation. Not regretting.. Again this is only my opinion. To me, build quality matters.. The sensation has got it. In terms of community (development) people are alot more willingly to help on the sensation threads and there are a ****load of ROMs, MODs for you to try out. cheers~ do update us on what you got. Enjoy.
Get the sensation for now, then upgrade later. I've had no issues and enjoy my S4G!
No, I have one and it is a battle against lag. Get the S2, it is butter smooth with the Exynos processor. I love sense 4 and will get another HTC phone in the future for it. I recommend the international One X.
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What is great about the Sensation is the Dev support. If you like running different roms the Sensation is the way to go. You can choose Sense 4, Sense 3.6, ASOP, AOKP, etc. it never gets old.
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In all my electronic devices, the Sensation is the only one who performs better today then the day I bought it. Yep! It gets better every week. Loud speaker is very weak, but other then that I enjoy my phone and it is performing so well that I don't feel the need to update my device yet. I have 2 Sensations and 1 Amaze and I really prefer the Sensation in the end.
Development thread is huge and support is stellar.
The 2 years contract is certainly the turnoff of your deal, otherwise you will enjoy the phone.
Development : sensation
Stock and fast stock : amaze
Camera AMAZE
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Better get an s2 honestly great battery life and camera sexy display aswell more light ...
Sensation is a great phone to toy around whit but sometimes i wish it could give me better battery even tho i own a 1900mah extended battery
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S2 has horrible build quality
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amandez said:
S2 has horrible build quality
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We all know samsung phones made out of plastic just get an otterbox and your good to go
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for the price they are now-a-days & the performance you get out of it i'd say it's a pretty solid phone all around.... except for the battery that is.
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for the price they are now-a-days & the performance you get out of it i'd say it's a pretty solid phone all around.... except for the battery that is.
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Battery&camera
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I've owned The Amaze, Sensation and the S2.
The amaze is fast when it's on stock and yes, the camera is amazing. If you don't mind having sense 3.6 and somewhat crappy battery life then go for the amaze
The s2 is also a great phone but the screen resolution is pure crap ! Yeah it has beautiful saturated colors but Everything is just so huge and pixelated And the screen does get scratches a lot easier than the sensation and the amaze . It does lag a lot with the new OTA ICS update. Although, rooting it makes it a great phone to own u can change the screen density so things won't be as huge and it does have a great development thread lots of great roms to flash. It also has a big battery. So it is a great phone, only if you root it and load a custom rom.
As for the sensation it is my DailyDriver. It has a Beautiful QHD screen that i love sure it's not no super amoled plus but it has better resolution wich is a + for me. The stock rom is ok. It does lagg here and there. But the development on this phone is great ! Lots of roms to flash. It shouldn't be long for us to get a stable jellybean rom. Battery life does kind of suck though.
Thats just my personal experience from owning these phones.
I would get the One S though, it's a amoled display with a qhd resolution wich looks great ! And it has a very very fast processor. Rooting it and loading a custom rom should make it a even better phone to own !
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Im not enjoying the sensation screen at all very poor viewing angle in direct sunlight ..
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