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played with sensation today

Today at the tmobile store : it seems to feel very nice in hand and it is a good looking device ,actually I'm on it tight now ,the weather animations are cool and sense 3.0 is pretty nice , I could only muster a high of 1987 on quadrant scores after several tries ,the screen is slightly smaller than my HD2 screen but its a lot brighter ,the camera takes great pics and the hd recording is great also , sense still seems to lag just a bit ,that was suprising I thought that would be gone but its not , over all I like the phone ,screen resolution and hardware upgrades too good to pass up ,my overall score b+ ,almost an A, this phone barely and i mean barely pulls me away from my HD2 running android , if it werent for the front facing camera then i wouldnt even think about it, im sure xda wil turn this phone(sensation) into a monster ,so no worries here

Also they come with Wi-Fi calling

same size screen both are 4.3", just different aspect ratios.
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Just appears smaller in hand bc its a little more narrow but a bit longer...
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i really didnt see it being longer but it was more narrow ,but i havent seen a 4.3 yet that was the same exact size as the hd2 ,its just wider than most 4.3's

I got to say that when I played with it in the tmo store I was underwhelmed with its performance. There was no wow factor with the speed like the g2x and sense seemed laggy and unnecessary save for the status bar tweaks. I honestly did not notice any thing faster about it other than camera vs my nexus one on cm7. It seems like those subpar benchmark scores are pretty accurate honestly as real world performance seems to be right at the single core snap dragon (mytouch 4g)
Of course it will be faster when it is rooted and hacked but the g2x was faster right out of the box. I am honestly considering a hd2 on Cl for 200 and then hacking it until the Samsung Hercules or nexus 3 because the sensation doesn't seem like much of improvement.
Was anyone disappointed when they played with it?

[Q] Question- New Phone Under T-Mobile (USA)

I'm at a loss here. I'm not sure which phone I should get.
I want something that's "futureproof". I use that term VERY loosely because I know mobile technology is always evolving.
I'm looking for something that's fast, and will last some time. I don't care if it runs on stock android or not.
I was thinking of either HTC Sensation, HTC Amaze, Samsung Galaxy S2, and the like. I'm not too sure on which I should get though.
By the way, this will be my second android phone, coming from the HTC G1. (Yes I know, THE G1)
What phone would you suggest? I've looked through the reviews and videos of them all, I just simply can't decide. I'm leaning towards the HTC Amaze since it's one of the latest devices out there.
I'm also open to other suggestions but keep in mind, it has to be under T-Mobile.
I apologize in advance if there has been similar threads posted and/or if this thread is in the wrong location.

t-mobile usa

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How is that supposed to help me? I asked suggestions for a phone, not a carrier.

Can anyone help? I need to decide soon. Help would be appreciated.

I would go for the SGSII.

HTC makes solid phones that perform well out of the box, but from what I hear they are tough to root. Samsung tend to have great quality screens, Motorola has good hardware. I would suggest (if you are going for future proof) getting a dual core phone, at least 1Ghz, 1.2Ghz if you can. I believe the HTC Evo 3D has a dual core 1.2GHz, as well as the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Nexus. Get something with a good screen because if you are going to be using it for a long time, you want it to look nice, am I right? I don't know if the camera is a big deal to oyu, but LG makes good cameras, and I would shoot for at least 5M camera.
With all of that in mind, the HTC sensation looks like a solid phone on paper, but is pretty expensive and reviews don't look too good. If rooting is your thing, you can fix performance.
Galaxy SII is amazing, with great specs, great screen, great camera, and a dual core 1.2Ghz processor. Combined with a top of the line GPU, this phone will handle games and rendering with top of its class performance. if money is not an issue, I would go with that. Again, if rooting is your thing, the development community behind the GSII is going to be amazing. Also, this phone is very likely to get Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 as an official release.
The HTC Amaze is a great phone with a 1.5ghz dual core processor with HTC sense (which is a major downfall of the phone apparently, as sense is laggy and choppy on the Amaze. I like sense UI but other launchers are better on this phone) AGAIN, if rooting is your thing, you can fix performance. Heck, you dont even have to root, you just have to download a launcher off the market.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I would choose between the HTC amaze and the galaxy SII. HTC has an amazing build quality, Galaxy SII has the development and hardware power. If you plan on getting a case for the phone, then how it feels wouldn't matter, I would go with the SGII. It all boils down to personal preference.
Cheers!
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I'm sorry I made a mistake, the SGSII is actually a 15.Ghz dual core phone, not 1.2Ghz. Definitely go with the Samsung.

gerbetta33 said:
HTC makes solid phones that perform well out of the box, but from what I hear they are tough to root. Samsung tend to have great quality screens, Motorola has good hardware. I would suggest (if you are going for future proof) getting a dual core phone, at least 1Ghz, 1.2Ghz if you can. I believe the HTC Evo 3D has a dual core 1.2GHz, as well as the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Nexus. Get something with a good screen because if you are going to be using it for a long time, you want it to look nice, am I right? I don't know if the camera is a big deal to oyu, but LG makes good cameras, and I would shoot for at least 5M camera.
With all of that in mind, the HTC sensation looks like a solid phone on paper, but is pretty expensive and reviews don't look too good. If rooting is your thing, you can fix performance.
Galaxy SII is amazing, with great specs, great screen, great camera, and a dual core 1.2Ghz processor. Combined with a top of the line GPU, this phone will handle games and rendering with top of its class performance. if money is not an issue, I would go with that. Again, if rooting is your thing, the development community behind the GSII is going to be amazing. Also, this phone is very likely to get Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 as an official release.
The HTC Amaze is a great phone with a 1.5ghz dual core processor with HTC sense (which is a major downfall of the phone apparently, as sense is laggy and choppy on the Amaze. I like sense UI but other launchers are better on this phone) AGAIN, if rooting is your thing, you can fix performance. Heck, you dont even have to root, you just have to download a launcher off the market.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I would choose between the HTC amaze and the galaxy SII. HTC has an amazing build quality, Galaxy SII has the development and hardware power. If you plan on getting a case for the phone, then how it feels wouldn't matter, I would go with the SGII. It all boils down to personal preference.
Cheers!
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Thanks for being thorough! I don't understand what you mean by hardware power for SGS2, since both SGS2 and HTC Amaze would have the same 1.5 GHz snapdragon processor, 16 GB internal memory, 42+ Mbps HSPA, and the like.
I like HTC because of its build quality and I love how their phones are always weighty, so it feels really solid. But I've heard cons such as the light bleed issues, and some others. SGS2 has a humongous screen, and seems to be unbrickable due to odin (correct me if I'm wrong), but I've heard that the AMOLED and its resolution may prove to be a downside, and the fact that it's very light may make it seem flimsy.
Oh the choices!

Keylogger_0 said:
Thanks for being thorough! I don't understand what you mean by hardware power for SGS2, since both SGS2 and HTC Amaze would have the same 1.5 GHz snapdragon processor, 16 GB internal memory, 42+ Mbps HSPA, and the like.
I like HTC because of its build quality and I love how their phones are always weighty, so it feels really solid. But I've heard cons such as the light bleed issues, and some others. SGS2 has a humongous screen, and seems to be unbrickable due to odin (correct me if I'm wrong), but I've heard that the AMOLED and its resolution may prove to be a downside, and the fact that it's very light may make it seem flimsy.
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go to the store and use both? thats how i picked between my incredible and the droid x. id go with the phone with better development honestly. spec wise theyre virtually the same, except sense&touchwiz. ewwhhhhh.

Keylogger_0 said:
Thanks for being thorough! I don't understand what you mean by hardware power for SGS2, since both SGS2 and HTC Amaze would have the same 1.5 GHz snapdragon processor, 16 GB internal memory, 42+ Mbps HSPA, and the like.
I like HTC because of its build quality and I love how their phones are always weighty, so it feels really solid. But I've heard cons such as the light bleed issues, and some others. SGS2 has a humongous screen, and seems to be unbrickable due to odin (correct me if I'm wrong), but I've heard that the AMOLED and its resolution may prove to be a downside, and the fact that it's very light may make it seem flimsy.
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Yeah, that's one of the bad things aobut samsung devices: they tend to look and feel flimsy. HTC definitely got it right with their style of build, I am envious that I have never owned an Evo 4G. However, if you buy an otterbox, that really helps with how it feels.

I'm just trying to figure which one is better though, one has the light bleed issues, but they're not horrible, while the other has really low DPI due to the huge screen and low resolution. Currently, I'm leaning towards the Amaze, because most of HTC phones feel really solid.

What phone??? XL, EVO, RazR, SGS2, Galaxy Nexus.

Hi all,
Looking to get a new contract and i'm torn, i actually work as tech support in a phone shop and i'm stumped as to what to pick, I'm a big fan of sense but I'm an eye out, the razr for example is a lovely looking phone but it's senseless and it is a motorola, i've heard bad things about them.
The XL is a beast but it's only single core, i love the size, it's perfect for me and the screen is very vibrant plus it has snazzy headphones.
The evo is everything i want but it's a little small, i know the screen size isn't tiny but next to the xl it is, an xl evo hybrid would be magic.
The SGS2 is hardware wise a decent phone but again i'm not a fan of senseless phones.
And finally the Galaxy Nexus, one of my colleagues has it and it's a gorgeous looking phone, it does everything very well and it hides the fact that it's senseless very well.
I may go for this, but I can only get it on the three network were i am plus i wouldn't be able to get it today, as i don't have my ID.
I'm using the Lumia at the moment and it's a lovely phone but the lack of apps and the restrictions, the price of the apps, the whole experience is being hindered by these limitations.
anyone with experience of these phones, hands on or if they have them, what would you decide on?
Are there any phones in the near future which i should hold out for?
Any help would be good.
Cheers.

I think that you should buy the SGS2.

not getting this sorry... according to your sig you own already 2 htc devices where the sensation is quite new and not much of adifference to the sgs2. would either pick the galaxy nexus or wait for the s3.

My priority list for fones--
1.)Galaxy Nexus (for sure)
2.)SgS2 + 2000mAh battery(will get ICS later on, but i am patient enough for that)
3.)XL (size is downside for me coz i Have BuTTerFingers
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Razr or galaxy nexus for sure.
If the razr had ics i would switch over to verizon in a heart beat. Phone looks so niceeee and has.good specs as well.
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from ur selection i really would go with either the galaxy s2 or galaxy nexus and since im a vanilla lover id def go with the galaxy nexus ...nexus phones ftw.

go mess with the phones at the store and decide for yourself. threads like this are pointless, imho. each device will have its fanboys and haters.
all i can say is galaxy nexus looks superior to others for now. wait a few months and something better will drop, dropping its value to 300-400 bucks.

Galaxy S2
Why?
The most powerful GPU
Best camera
Great battery
Fast UI that NEVER lags
Super lite and thin
Brilliant display.

You're a veteran of three HTC devices, so I wouldn't even look at the Evo or XL. Razr... Motorola... bleh.
Go for GN or SGS2. In that order.

rawrfische said:
You're a veteran of three HTC devices, so I wouldn't even look at the Evo or XL. Razr... Motorola... bleh.
Go for GN or SGS2. In that order.
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The GN has a crappy camera. Avoid. GS2 > GN

POLO_i780 said:
Galaxy S2
Why?
The most powerful GPU
Best camera
Great battery
Fast UI that NEVER lags
Super lite and thin
Brilliant display.
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Oh im sorry but the best camera phone in 2011 is the sensation and its been proven by the cnet and the best ui is always sense
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I'd go for the GN for the updates.
yeah, other phones get it... eventually, but with a Nexus phone, you'll always be up to date, months in advance of everyone else.
plus phone looks great... not too crazy about the build quality as it's a Samsung phone but, nice design non the less.
5mp vs. 8mp... mp don't mean crap. what's more important is the sensor. (have not tried out the GN's camera to comment. just stating in general)
don't buy into the Beats Audio nonsense. it's pure marketing. better headphones/EQ settings out on the market.

Dare I suggest either the note (friend has one and it is huge) or wait until ces / mwc
Or get the nexus
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POLO_i780 said:
Galaxy S2
Why?
The most powerful GPU
Best camera
Great battery
Fast UI that NEVER lags
Super lite and thin
Brilliant display.
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Shame on you,
It does not have the most powerful GPU, iPhone 4S and the iPad2 have the most powerful GPU. It doesn't have the best camera, two of my friends own SGS2 and after a month or two they both experienced a lot of UI slowdowns and lagging. Surely there is a point of being too thin also considering it is made of cheap plastic? Loving the ancient WVGA display!
I'd probably go for the Razr it looks lovely!

Joshhedge said:
Shame on you,
It does not have the most powerful GPU, iPhone 4S and the iPad2 have the most powerful GPU. It doesn't have the best camera, two of my friends own SGS2 and after a month or two they both experienced a lot of UI slowdowns and lagging. Surely there is a point of being too thin also considering it is made of cheap plastic? Loving the ancient WVGA display!
I'd probably go for the Razr it looks lovely!
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Did the PW ask about an iPhone or iPad???
In terms of overall Pic quality/video quality the GS2 is the best in the PW's list.
Majority of users and reviewers will tell you the GS2 hardly slows down, its the one high end Android that can be compared to iPhone4S and WP7 phones in terms of a UI thats fast and smooth.
If it was cheap plastic there would be tons of complaints of back covers breaking, screens cracking, plastic quickly chipping etc...all over the web, and the press would be all over it, yet wait...theres none of that.
The "ancient" WVGA display has been praised due to the Super AMOLED Plus tech it uses, and is up there with the Retina display.

POLO_i780 said:
Did the PW ask about an iPhone or iPad???
In terms of overall Pic quality/video quality the GS2 is the best in the PW's list.
Majority of users and reviewers will tell you the GS2 hardly slows down, its the one high end Android that can be compared to iPhone4S and WP7 phones in terms of a UI thats fast and smooth.
If it was cheap plastic there would be tons of complaints of back covers breaking, screens cracking, plastic quickly chipping etc...all over the web, and the press would be all over it, yet wait...theres none of that.
The "ancient" WVGA display has been praised due to the Super AMOLED Plus tech it uses, and is up there with the Retina display.
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Yeah you are right...I'm a[cough-cough] proud owner of a qHD display of my sensation due to which there are less apps and games available and those available have streched UI...
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Joshhedge said:
Shame on you,
It does not have the most powerful GPU, iPhone 4S and the iPad2 have the most powerful GPU. It doesn't have the best camera, two of my friends own SGS2 and after a month or two they both experienced a lot of UI slowdowns and lagging. Surely there is a point of being too thin also considering it is made of cheap plastic? Loving the ancient WVGA display!
I'd probably go for the Razr it looks lovely!
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Are you kidding, I've done first hand comparisons to the Evo's cameras to the iPhone4 and the iPad2 and the Evo killed them easily.
The SGS2 cam is slightly better than the Evo (again first hand experience) more accurately detects lighting conditions on auto.
The Sensation camera is slightly better than the SGS2 (firsthand) capturing colors better on auto. I do love its camera button, pressure sensitive.
I haven't used the other phones so..
The cameras specs do not make it a good camera if it can capture in 1080p but its blurred, wrong exposure, colors over/under saturated, etc...
But the phones aren't all about the camera. Depending on what you want from it you need to consider how well it would be supported. What kind of accessory items will be available, like car/desk docks. If your a flashaholic then look at what phone threads get the most active developments.
My 2 cents
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I came from HTC and was HUGE Sense UI fan, now i have Google Nexus ("Galaxy") and couldn't be happier! it's by far the BEST phone i've got
Experience:
HTC Touch Pro 2
HTC Desire
HTC Desire HD
HTC Sensation
HTC Sensation XE (Borrowed)
SAMSUNG Galaxy S II
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
SAMSUNG Galaxy Note (Won it from SAMSUNG launch contest then sold it after 2 weeks and got>>)
Google (Galaxy) Nexus!

Definitely the SGSII.
-Sent from my Droid 2-

I recommend you Galaxy S2 for sure. It's the best choice money/quality.

[Q] Pros for Sensation in face of SGS2?

Hi, I have dilemma, the time has come to buy new smartphone
I know this question was considered many times but let me describe my point of view.
My adventure with smartphones started with Nokia N82 and now I have HTC Desire Z. I was really happy having Desire Z and HTC made a real impression on me. Now I am considering to buy HTC Sensation or Galaxy S2. I really liked dev support for HTC and Cyanogenmod ROM and also other ones. I didn't use stock ROM. I am reading about many positives for SGS2 like display, camera, RAM and cons like Touchwiz, display resolution.
I would prefer to choose HTC maybe beacuse I know their product, I didn't have any samsung before.
My preferences:
For me the most important is performence, customization possibilities and dev support. I don't care about outside but only what is inside. I like sometimes to grab a picture or record a movie. For sure I am using the phone for multimedia: playing, web browsing and waching films. It would be nice if some newer games could be played smoothly. And I was really impressed by HTC custom ROMs (especially CM7).
Could you give me any view for situation repsecting my preferences? I wouldn't like to miss HTC and would like to have sure I will be satisifed if choose SGS2 (it said better performance/hardware).
I hope you understand my uncertainties.

Honestly, I think you'd be happy with either.
Both should be able to play new games smoothly e.g. Modern Combat 3.
Both seem to have a good range of dev support over here there's MIUI, Sense and CM ROM's so quite a few choices. Not sure about the GS2 but I'd expect there to be even more.
Overall, comes down to whether you want a Super AMOLED + Display or a Higher resolution screen, solid build quality or a slimmer phone and Sense.

Understand, but I have a little mess after all reviews I have seen and would like to know actually which differences are exaggerated and which are really negligible :/
For SGS2 in comparision to HTC Sensation I get known:
- SGS2 salmoled display better than LCD but worse resolution
- SGS2 1 GB RAM, for HTC left 200MB RAM free on stock ROM
- SGS2 pretty nice photos, better than for HTC
- SGS2 better movie recording
- SGS2 better movies playing
- SGS2 faster GPS sattelites localization
- SGS2 10 multitouch counted, HTC only 4
- SGS2 worse built than HTC (personally prefer HTC onecast built)
- HTC "death grip" issue
- personal - no experience with samsung products
- personal - fall in love with HTC - THE MAIN REASON OF PROBLEM TO MAKE CHOICE
- will CM ROM look and function similar on both phones?
So I am asking you to make some objective assessment of both phones.

Sebalos said:
Understand, but I have a little mess after all reviews I have seen and would like to know actually which differences are exaggerated and which are really negligible :/
For SGS2 in comparision to HTC Sensation I get known:
- SGS2 salmoled display better than LCD but worse resolution
- SGS2 1 GB RAM, for HTC left 200MB RAM free on stock ROM
- SGS2 pretty nice photos, better than for HTC
- SGS2 better movie recording
- SGS2 better movies playing
- SGS2 faster GPS sattelites localization
- SGS2 10 multitouch counted, HTC only 4
- SGS2 worse built than HTC (personally prefer HTC onecast built)
- HTC "death grip" issue
- personal - no experience with samsung products
- personal - fall in love with HTC - THE MAIN REASON OF PROBLEM TO MAKE CHOICE
- will CM ROM look and function similar on both phones?
So I am asking you to make some objective assessment of both phones.
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Saying SAMOLED is better is subjective. I don't find it's greenish hue all that tempting. Also S-LCD is actually legible in sunlight.
As for ram? Who cares, both phones have zero memory issues, so that in itself is a non-issue.
The Sensation is a decent phone, but it does have a known heat problem (Use it with the screen on for 15 minutes and it's noticeably warm, sometimes hot). Also, the speaker isn't too great. Performance and customizability is very high though. MIUI, that one WP7-esque rom, AOSP GB and 4.0, Senseless roms, and of course Sense 3.0/3.5/3.6. We have a lot to choose from.

Ok, but SGS2 isn't so much customizable and do you think the same ROMs probably except Sense couldn't be find?

I never said the Sensation is a better option - they're both wonderful phones, but two of your points were kind of off is all. Screen type is 100% subjective and RAM doesn't matter as long as the OS has enough. I don't care if the SGS2 has 1GB of ram if either phone can get away with 600-700MB.

Htc sense, camera, screen resolution. Build qualitu
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I never said the Sensation is a better option - they're both wonderful phones, but two of your points were kind of off is all. Screen type is 100% subjective and RAM doesn't matter as long as the OS has enough. I don't care if the SGS2 has 1GB of ram if either phone can get away with 600-700MB.
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The Sensastion does have memory issues. The only reason I rooted and flashed was because Sense kept force closing even when I opened the smallest of apps. Granted, the update to ICS and possible Sense 4.0 may help things but if you don't want to root/flash, I would definitely go with the Galaxy S2.
I love my Sensation right now but the Galaxy S2 has a really, really great screen and it has great performance as well because of the killer CPU/GPU. But if you can, I would really really encourage you to wait for the new HTC One X or S or whatever.

No point in choosing either option IMO after MWC. Wait it out, get used phone, or maybe play with another OS in the interim. Come back for quad core, better camera, bigger battery, and HD screen. Also some of the quad core phones may be Playstation certified by end of year.

Superamoled plus is definitely better than super lcd except resolution. But there is not a big difference between samoled and super LCD. This is the only difference. But think about the future of your phone. Because samsung is the worst company i have ever seen. They won't publish ics for galaxy s ,plus and others. But htc community is bigger so sensation has a future. But galaxy s2 s future will be end by galaxy s3 s release.
I choose htc because I have used samsung before. And they really really pissed me off...
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HTC One S or Samsung Galaxy S III?

Hey guys, I'm getting a new phone in August when my contract dies. My current phone is a stock Nexus S running Jellybean. I'm trying to decide between getting the HTC One S, or the Samsung Galaxy S III. Both are priced at $400 on a 2-year contract with Virgin mobile, and I'm completely stuck on making my decision. With the One S, have any of you had considerable problems or issues with it? Would you get an SIII if you could? I believe that each of these phones are evenly matched, and each have their strengths and their weaknesses. I'm a fan of HTC Sense 4.0, and i like the overall build quality of the One S, but the S III has more ram, a removable battery and expandable memory. The HTC One X is not available with Virgin mobile, so I cannot get the HTC equivalent of the S III. Which would you recommend?
Thanks

Well. That depends. If you love trying new ROMs/kernels on your device, the s3 is going to be better in the long run. Not that the one s lacks a healthy dev community. We have many great devs with awesome Roms but the s3 has more people on board.
On the other hand, I found the one s more stylish and I like Sense 4 better.
Personally, I have no issues with my One S and with HTC promising a JB update, we know that, hopefully, all software related issues will be squished. You could look around for some common issues but nothing serious IMO but YMMV.
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Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space

davwman said:
Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space
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I only get 2gb
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k1llacanon said:
I only get 2gb
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then you prolly didnt complete the steps to get the 25 gb. you should have gotten an email when you registered for DB or signed in which told you how to get the 25 gb.
as for your q, im more than happy with the one s. The screen is the perfect size whereas i believe the SG3 has a screen thats too big to be comfortable. Maybe if you have big hand its ok lol. The only drawback i suppose would be the 16 gb storage, but using DB and google play music, that isn't really an issue. in the end though, it all comes down to your choice. Both are amazing phones

HTC One S was my choice. I prefer Sense 4.0 over Samsung's skin as well as I think HTC is doing better with updates than Sammy.
davwman said:
Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space
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I like when the face matches the words.

You know it...

Thanks guys, also, how's the display on the one s? Its a pentile which means it could be a little jagged but my Nexus S has one and I really don't find it that bad.
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Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
I'll let anandtech finish it off
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6

Terminator19 said:
Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
I'll let anandtech finish it off
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6
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The One S does not have 720 dude, it has qhd. I have owned both devices and the GS3 is miles ahead of the One S
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KillaHurtz said:
The One S does not have 720 dude, it has qhd. I have owned both devices and the GS3 is miles ahead of the One S
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emmm, I didn't say that the S has 720p res.
Terminator19 said:
Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
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And of course you would expect the display of a device that costs about £130 more to be better.

the galaxy s3 is not miles ahead of the one s. I had it. Glad I got my money back. Its nice but it is way too big and feels like a kids toy.

I found myself in same position 3 weeks ago, and I struggled for weeks researching my choices between one s and s3. All my friends got s3 so I had a good chance to try it.
Though what s3 does is impressive as far as speed and memory goes, it seriously lags in look & feel and coolness factor. It feels like lugging around a tablet than phone and it barely fits in pocket.
Compare that to one s, which I finally ended up getting which is incredibly fast, memory though less never been a hindrance. I had 10gigs available after all system programs which I believe is plentiful when added with the online storage options.
Sure s3 beats one s in all test scores but one s Screen is unbelievable, phone is sleek and stylish and you can still reach around with one hand and fits in your pocket. Camera will put your point and shoot cameras to rest and I cannot be more happy.
And battery life is great too. I got a about 12 hours on moderate use even with couple of camera flashes and I still have 20% left.
Ultimately think of the long term impacts of having a tablet for a phone for next 2 years just because it is fast and more memory, vs. having a sleek, handy pocket able phone which is still fast with decent amount of memory.
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Does Adobe Flash still work on both devices?

gs3 = hot and plastic
main reason i switched from gs2 to one s
i tried the gs3 its just gets hot when using the phone

Actually the GS 3 doesn't even beat the S in all of the benchmark tests (both the quad and S4 version), yes the res. does have an impact but then the XL has the same hardware but also 720P res. and it still beats the GS 3 in the majority of tests.
The GS 3 international version only beats both in the tests, which uses the GPU such as quadrant etc. as the GPU is far better than the adreno 225.
Only areas that the GS 3 is better is:
screen
1080P recording
storage/SD slot
removable battery
bigger developing community
Everything else is more or less same or better on the S (IMO):
- camera is more or less the same (some photos look better on the GS 3, others look better on the S), however, the UI is better than touchwiz alternative and has way more features, which are actually cool and make taking photos more enjoyable.
- Speed/smoothness is more or less the same, only reason the GS 3 appears to be smoother is due to the animations/timing that is used, could achieve the same if you flashed those animations and had the exact same timings, besides were getting JB soon hopefully so there will be virtually no difference then (on any of the phones)
- audio is more or less the same (some say the GS 3 is better, others say the S is better)
- out of the box battery life is better (to be expected considering the S has a smaller battery and is only qHD), not by a huge amount though, however, with the GS 3 you can carry spare batteries around with you
- sense V4 is far far better in looks/UI, unified feel, the stock apps are amazing such as the gallery, calendar etc. touchwiz has loads of gestures and some cool features (but the majority of these are being ported over to every other android phone, such as the smart stay feature (iseeyou, works great on my S), Svoice, smart status bar (can drag the notification bar down when in an app full screen) etc. only a matter of time till we get things that like smart alert etc. The same can't be said with sense app/features though. IMO touchwiz is too bloated and no real unified feel across the apps/menus etc. everything just looks disorganized and the colour scheme is too kiddish/cartoonish
- and lastly the build/perceived quality of the S is miles ahead of the GS 3 and IMO looks far better compared to the GS 3 (subjective the looks though)

Do you want a phone that fits in your trouser pocket?
Get the One S
Are you a basketball player with huge hands?
Get the One X or Galaxy S3
Want to watch lots of movies?
Get a tablet.
Phones are getting far too big these days. Unfortunately there are no top spec 4" phones, so I got the One S. It's still in the mail so I can't really review it further. Manufacturers really need to learn from apple here, make it pocket sized for f&# sake. Also half the market is female and even being an average size male I find the latest phones too large.
There are some things that suck on the One S though: No MicroSD , Stupid capacitive buttons, at least samsung always have one proper button, sense UI looks like tacky plastic ****.
If you do get one s make sure it's not the old snapdragon S3 SoC which has worse battery life.

I whole heartedly agree with the above. I'm 6'0 healthy 225 pounds guy that thought the beastly oversized gs3 would fit me. I was wrong. That thing is just way to big. I found one handed operations almost impossible. The display isn't that great either, not for the price. Plus I had a amoled smear that looked like a smiley face smack in the center of the screen. The one s that uses Samsung amoled displays shows no sign of such things.

Terminator19 said:
Only areas that the GS 3 is better is:
screen
1080P recording
storage/SD slot
removable battery
bigger developing community
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We have 1080p recording.
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Pheroh said:
We have 1080p recording.
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Yeah I know
But the GS 3 is far better for light metering and smoothness and slightly better quality as well.