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[Q] Do you own a HTC Sensation? Are you keeping it?

After owning my Sensation and hearing about all the issues on here. and having one or two myself. im having mixed feelings about keeping the sensation over my Desire HD. Anyone else feel the same way
Just wanted to really know how many people own a sensation now or keeping it or selling it off.
might help me make a decision. or see how other people feel.
After all it is potentially £450 ($600) daily part of our life

Hell Yeah im keeping it :-D! I like it better than my Desire HD and still on stock rom. Imagine the joy when it gets unlocked!
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atticus182 said:
Hell Yeah im keeping it :-D! I like it better than my Desire HD and still on stock rom. Imagine the joy when it gets unlocked!
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me too, i have noticed that my network signal is not far behind from my dhd. sometimes it sems better but majority of the time it is the same or 1-2 bars lower than my dhd. its easier to deathgrip the sensation.
but dhd does suffer from deathgrip too i tried it.
Also im thinking the problem may be cured a little either by HTC or if different radios are released and roms.

So far, im very pleased with mine. Great screen with realistic color reproduction and resolution, Sense is nice for stock and i really enjoy the shape of the curved glass. The phone feels slim in your hand because of it's palm friendly shape.
A winner

OakNinja said:
So far, im very pleased with mine. Great screen with realistic color reproduction and resolution, Sense is nice for stock and i really enjoy the shape of the curved glass. The phone feels slim in your hand because of it's palm friendly shape.
A winner
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everything is perfect apart from im not hpppy with my network signal, dhd comes out slightly better majority of the time.

Got mine yesterday and couldn't be more satisfied. Built quality feels great and sense is awesome.
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Chris19145 said:
Got mine yesterday and couldn't be more satisfied. Built quality feels great and sense is awesome.
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lol glad to hear it. i havent voted yet as i dont know how i feel, i still love it more than the DHD

i got mines and so fr, i like it... just the bloatware is annoying

Happy birthday to me, lol
hope this Sensation proves to be a good present.

Guys, I got min last night. But I feel like the white color is kinda yellow. Or I need to change my glasses

Probably returning mine after one day already got.dust under screen
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No way...can't watch a youtube video on my wifi
No way...can't watch a youtube video on my wifi

I must say I am keeping mine. the full price @ 648 isn't worth it but I'm a phone addict. This screen and sense 3.0 is beautiful. If you put your hand at the back of the phone to have the audio come up and it bounces off your hand then the speaker is loud but unfortunately it shoots out in the whole room and its low if you don't do that. The phone gets hot sometimes but not as much as the first day. It's was burning up. Beyond that, the memory isn't an issue!
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I love the phone and I haven't had any issues so yes I'm keeping it.

Classier than any other phones..
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Lovin it.
I thought i'd never see a phone that felt better than the Nexus One. Then hearing it had a 4.3" screen, I thought it would be a behemoth like the HD7, the only other 4.3" phone i've owned. But it feels much smaller and natural to hold. And i've always been a fan of Sense.
Unless some bugs start showing up, this puppy's staying.

I've decided on the evo 3d. Bye bye sensation
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I love mine, but the internet connection is very slow most of the time. If I'm not on Wifi, it's pretty bad. Maybe a custom ROM will help, or new radio, etc. But yeah, definitely keeping it, barring some tragic accident or malfunction, in which case I would just buy a new one lol

I own this htc sensation just for a day.. I am very dissapiont with the wifi signal wifi signal can block by one finger! this is unacceptable. I don't think I can keep it, I want to exchange with a samsung galaxy s 2.

triple_h said:
I own this htc sensation just for a day.. I am very dissapiont with the wifi signal wifi signal can block by one finger! this is unacceptable. I don't think I can keep it, I want to exchange with a samsung galaxy s 2.
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Whoa!? Can more people confirm wifi problems..I tend to be connected to wifi often

Should I trade?????;

So there's a guy who will give me a new sealed G2X and $100 for my sensation now I had the g2x before and before it got the ota 2.3.3 but the only reason i would be reason I would be trading is for the pure speed of the g2x because let's be real our sensation is slow I mean I have full s-off and custom ROM with no sense and my quadrant still blows Mabey 1800 to 2100 how is that ? Please tell me thats not for long and its only because the roms suck right now on the sensation? So there you have it i love everything else about the sensation specs are better then the g2x but the speed will have you think otherwise Should i trade or wait?
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My Phone is for benchmarking only, too!
Man put TouchWiz on the Sensation and have a look again! Sense is huge! And the g2x is not faster

Have you used the g2x it blows the sstion out speed wise and i have a sensation its just faster but I don't know why I wanna keep my sensation because like i said the specs are better nobody wants to say it but we all know the Tegra2 has the uperhand ....
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g2x has too many problems. I wanted to love g2x over sensation but it put me down with all the issues.

nucentury08 said:
Have you used the g2x it blows the sstion out speed wise and i have a sensation its just faster but I don't know why I wanna keep my sensation because like i said the specs are better nobody wants to say it but we all know the Tegra2 has the uperhand ....
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I have the G2X and no it doesn't blow the Sensation out of the water. First off, before I removed Sense, the Sensation has always opened apps and interacted with apps faster than the G2X. It also loads Google Maps faster as you scroll through the map. Browsing has always been smoother while scrolling through the pages and the two games I play the most, run smoother on the Sensation. Really the only thing the G2X was faster at was the UI but now that I am using ADW with Sense removed, my Sensation us as fast as my G2X. If you want, I can show you a video of how fast my Sensation is.
I care more about real life experience rather than what some beanchmark is telling me. Quite frankly, I don't even believe most of these benchmarks as I don't think there using our asynchronous processor correctly.
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Lol, take it from me. DO NOT GET THE G2x. Even Tmobile and LG are trying to wash their hands off it right now. If it does get an update or the so called update in few weeks, it will most likely be the last. I seriously doubt they will be able to fix ALL the problems. I was lucky enough to get exchange my G2x for Sensation and so far it has worked right. The one thing that didn't work for me and i needed was BT A2DP. The random reboot i could deal with but imagine you are talking to someone and bam, your phone is rebooting. You wake up the the sound of your phone rebooting .... Please read up on the G2x forum and don't say we didn't warn you.
PS: Make sure if you do get it that the 14days grace period is valid and go from there.

cenwesi said:
Lol, take it from me. DO NOT GET THE G2x. Even Tmobile and LG are trying to wash their hands off it right now. If it does get an update or the so called update in few weeks, it will most likely be the last. I seriously doubt they will be able to fix ALL the problems. I was lucky enough to get exchange my G2x for Sensation and so far it has worked right. The one thing that didn't work for me and i needed was BT A2DP. The random reboot i could deal with but imagine you are talking to someone and bam, your phone is rebooting. You wake up the the sound of your phone rebooting .... Please read up on the G2x forum and don't say we didn't warn you.
PS: Make sure if you do get it that the 14days grace period is valid and go from there.
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The Gingerbread update is available now from LG and August 8th at Core locations.
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The main reason you want to trade the Sensation for a G2x is their Quadrant scores? Really?

Sensation doesnt need him.. Would end up making a thread cuz he bricked it anyway.. Benchmarks mean nothing and if your so in love with the samsung ya should get it
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joshndroid said:
Sensation doesnt need him.. Would end up making a thread cuz he bricked it anyway.. Benchmarks mean nothing and if your so in love with the samsung ya should get it
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Samsung???
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I'v been using the galaxy s2 since propably a week after it came out..and I can say this phones is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
I hardly get the random reboots ever. And currently there are a lot of updates.
And in terms of specs im sure the galaxy s2 is better as it has more ram, alot more storage and the exynos chipset is also faster. It also has super amoled plus.. or are you after the tegra version?? :l I suggest i9100
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3875&idPhone2=3621
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And who is talking about GS2, some here doesnt read he's talking about an LG G2X, dude my wife have the G2X and I will never exchange my Sensation for hers

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Samsung???
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Same sheet haha
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Lol, ok easy mistake to make im in bed just reading through forums feeling like a zombie nd I was wondering with what the x was for in that case htc sensation is well better.
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The only thing u would use the LG G2x for is a shim for my wobbly patio table.
Sensation 100% man. Maybe the only thing u wanna do is flash a ROM without sense 3.0 and Ur good
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i just came from the g2x and i wouldnt go back too many problems you have to mod that phone heavily to make everything work, the only problem i have now with my sensation i got today is the video camera? does any mode record in 30fps cause its not working on mine

Besides the software problems have you seen the chin on that phone? I think it might be bigger than the chin on my face.
Keep your sensation

danz8509 said:
i just came from the g2x and i wouldnt go back too many problems you have to mod that phone heavily to make everything work, the only problem i have now with my sensation i got today is the video camera? does any mode record in 30fps cause its not working on mine
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It should record 1080p at 30fps in well lit situations. Doesn't do so well in situations with no light.

I'm definitely disappointed with the sensation 4g. It lags a lot in my opinion. While sense is a beautiful UI, it is just to heavy. I bought this phone off contract ( 549.99 Plus tax) thinking this would be it. The fast phone that I have been waiting for and I swore to myself to not buy another samsung phone but looks like I'm gonna get the Hercules or whatever galaxy s 2 is coming to tmobile. At the end of the day you have to see what's best for you. I honnestly do not care about the ahs display, its very nice don't get me wrong, but I rather have the wvga phone that is just smoother on a day to day basis. Iam almost certain that a lot of people are a bit disappointed with the sensation. The truth is it underwhelms. Come on 1.2 GHz dual core and it lags?

It lags? Haven't noticed it really. Been using Leedroid since day one (yesterday) and adw launcher.
The o2x is a disappointment like all lg phones. They should just stick to something they are good at like televisions.
On paper it's great but software is trash.
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Amaze 4G

Anyone think its worth selling the sensation and paying a little bit more of money to "upgrade" to the amaze?
Other than the HSPA+, are there any other major differences?
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Well its has more ram...the screen looks much better, better camera and no its not just the software its a better sensor and lens. The build feels nicer and it also has the dedicated camera,video buttons. And a larger battery .Is it enough for you to upgrade to...that's all up to you...if you want those extra features then yes.
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not that big of a difference..both phones do the same thing..

mouzaihem said:
Anyone think its worth selling the sensation and paying a little bit more of money to "upgrade" to the amaze?
Other than the HSPA+, are there any other major differences?
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Depends where you are - what network are you on etc..

hello00 said:
not that big of a difference..both phones do the same thing..
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was thinking the same only thing i see handy is the camera button and the increased ram

If I get a good price for the Sensation I'm going to go for it, can't hurt
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Yup me too, if your city is lit up for 42mbps. That alone makes it worthwhile, too bad Philly is only 14mbps sux balls
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Today I went to three tmobile store and two of them didn't had it yet but one on them did, the rep was playing with it, I asked him about it and he let me play with it and I honestly didn't any speed or anything. To me felt like a Sensation plus the camera buttons/lens. Speed wise felt just the same.
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Checked it out at the Tmobile store today. I was thinking of giving my wife my Sensation and upgrading to it. While it is a nice looking phone, I was somewhat underwhelmed. Firstly, it could not get a data connection, despite showing 3 bars. My Sensation got a better connection. One of the mains reasons I wanted to upgrade was due to the faster network speeds and here I couldn't even test it out. The camera is nice and took fast pictures in the continuous mode. Still on the fence about it and I am not sure what kind of development it will get and how long it will take to get root.

azsl1326 said:
Checked it out at the Tmobile store today. I was thinking of giving my wife my Sensation and upgrading to it. While it is a nice looking phone, I was somewhat underwhelmed. Firstly, it could not get a data connection, despite showing 3 bars. My Sensation got a better connection. One of the mains reasons I wanted to upgrade was due to the faster network speeds and here I couldn't even test it out. The camera is nice and took fast pictures in the continuous mode. Still on the fence about it and I am not sure what kind of development it will get and how long it will take to get root.
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I'd say that you might want to wait at least 1 month before buying it.
Prime will most likely be out by then and Galaxy S2 as well, So you will have 3 phones to compare and decide.

Guys... which is good Sensation or SAMSUNG Galaxy SII?

Guys I just want to know which is the best device to go for next? SGSII OR SENSATION? what say?
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It would be more logical if you asked between the Amaze and the SGS2, since the Sensation is older. Anyways, I prefer the Amaze because of the higher pixel density. The SAMOLED+ is great, but a 4.5 inch screen with 480x800? Ill pass.
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theking_13 said:
It would be more logical if you asked between the Amaze and the SGS2, since the Sensation is older. Anyways, I prefer the Amaze because of the higher pixel density. The SAMOLED+ is great, but a 4.5 inch screen with 480x800? Ill pass.
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Ty... good reply!!!
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It honestly depends on what your looking for
If you like the sensation UI or Touchwiz UI, whether you want the extra horsepower or not, etc
I own a Galaxy S2, and I LOVE the thing to death!
It is EXTREMELY HARD to break it via flashing ROMS and Firmware, it has lots of support, it's powerful, has ICS support already, and has many benefits over the Sensation IMHO, the screen is better too, I played with a sensation and it felt laggy and slow at the Telstra store, even when I tweaked it a bit, everyone is going to have different opinions, but so far Samsung have won my vote
(I use to own a HTC Desire and HTC G1 (Dream))
and I prefer Samsung at the moment
I will be getting the Galaxy S III!

Honestly...none...
I would prefer htc one x..if you can wait more surely s3...:beer:
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Depends which galaxy variant
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i own both sgs2 and a sensation, after using sensation for about a week i gave it to my wife and went back to s2. It's heavy and the screen is narrow and a few other things i didnt like about it. As far as sense goes i got over it in a week.
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Yeah I agree the screen on the Sensation is stupidly narrow...I just cannot type on this thing (I actually had to download a iPhone default keyboard so I can type).
But I think the Sensation becomes a much better phone than the GS2 with the official ICS. On GB, the GS2 destroys the Sensation is terms of speed and smoothness, but on ICS its more or less even.
I mean seriously, do you want to buy a phone from a company than makes washing machines...or do you want to buy a phone from a company that invented the first touch screen smartphone?
And the end of the day as long as its not an iPhone or WP7 buy what you wish!

Honestly, I just switched from the i9000 to the Sensation XE recently, and you'd be crazy to buy a Samsung. Nothing on the i9000 worked properly, and one thing I learnt from the experience is that because Samsung develops a wide range of electronics, they will select inhouse electronics which clearly aren't designed well, over competitors whenever possible. (Just a short list, it was incredibly laggy, GPS was useless, their OS used too much ram, and the system reserved too much ram, and there wasn't near enough to actually use the phone without it crashing, it would crash regularly when browsing, etc). Oh, and then my flash memory died (like every other i9000's, and the flash seems to be a Samsung component).
That isn't likely to change. I now own a Sensation XE, and the only problem is occasionally reception. Just remember that the main problems with the Galaxy i9000s weren't immediately evident. HTC might be the better choice, because, HTC isn't a hardware company, so isn't forced to use controllers which are crap (ie, ones designed possibly designed inhouse) simply to avoid embarrassment.
Honestly, with the i9000's, there should be a class action lawsuit. The only good thing about them is that they were unbreakable

I'd stick with a Sensation over a Amaze. Amaze has a 1.5 dual-core and worse battery life. Only differences. Get a Sensation.

check out my bench mark results.
I have the regular Sensation

I think comparing to battery life sensation is better ryt?
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swift2fly said:
I have the regular Sensation
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Don't show benchmark... coZ benchmark might show power bcos of kernel development and tweaks....
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lolx OP comparing a new device with a old device.

cwk_and said:
lolx OP comparing a new device with a old device.
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The Sensation and the GS 2 are the same generation phones! They were introduced in early 2011 (mwc) and released about 2 months later (in Europe the gs2 was released earlier than sensation)! So what are you talking about?
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panjaby said:
i own both sgs2 and a sensation, after using sensation for about a week i gave it to my wife and went back to s2. It's heavy and the screen is narrow and a few other things i didnt like about it. As far as sense goes i got over it in a week.
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"after using sensation for about a week i gave it to my wife and went back to s2"
Yet underneath your comment it says
"Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using xda premium"
HAHAHAHA XD

"after using sensation for about a week i gave it to my wife and went back to s2"
Yet underneath your comment it says
"Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using xda premium"
HAHAHAHA XD
Thats right gave it to the wife not sold it or destroyed it. When i did that post i was using my wifes phone.
Lets just keep it to the point, give ur views and ur expriences to help this guy decide which phone he wants to buy.
There is no need for littlr detective comments or starting samsung/htc war.
If you want to start android/apple war im with you. LOL
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panjaby said:
"after using sensation for about a week i gave it to my wife and went back to s2"
Yet underneath your comment it says
"Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using xda premium"
HAHAHAHA XD
Thats right gave it to the wife not sold it or destroyed it. When i did that post i was using my wifes phone.
Lets just keep it to the point, give ur views and ur expriences to help this guy decide which phone he wants to buy.
There is no need for littlr detective comments or starting samsung/htc war.
If you want to start android/apple war im with you. LOL
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Haha, yeah i'm with you too on an Android vs Apple war =D
I'm not nit picking at you or anything, I was just pointing out something i found funny
Take it easy buddy

Well I have Sensation XE and everything is stock and I absolutely love this phone, represents Android perfectly, not bashing Samsung here but touchwiz is a bit boring and too simple much like iOS (and I wonder why).
And as far as sense being a ram hog... Well good (better) things come at a cost so if you want something fun HTC is the way to go.
The aesthetics of the phone are amazing, feels like a proper phone in the hands and I absolutely love the back, the build quality is amazing as well. As far as death grip and issues of that sort go I haven't noticed much.
The display is amazing to and as far as the outside visibility goes I put my friends SGS2 along my XE and both were equally visible (same brightness). I'm not saying sAMOLED+ isn't a good display but there isn't much difference outdoors.
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Don't show benchmark... coZ benchmark might show power bcos of kernel development and tweaks....
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Upgrade Question

I am looking to upgrade soon. And I'm stuck on what to upgrade to seeing T-Mobile isn't gonna get the one x....should I get the note....or the GS3...or wait for another amazing device like the sensation
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I've heard good things about the GS3 and the Note. If I were you I'd go for the GS3 right now but otherwise maybe wait a couple of months.
Not sure whether T-Mobile will bring out a successor to the Sensation.
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I think I would wait for the note 2. The gs3 is a great phone but I'm not sure is worth upgrading to most people with the gs2 are opting out of getting it till something really amazing is released .
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Note is not even released get for T-Mobile. It would be a miracle if note 2 is released this year. I want the gs3 but I love sense so much more than touchwiz
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ddizzy81 said:
Note is not even released get for T-Mobile. It would be a miracle if note 2 is released this year. I want the gs3 but I love sense so much more than touchwiz
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Fist hand experience touch wiz with ics is ugly as fk
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Get the GS3. Sure, there's a lot not to like about it, but there's a lot going for it at the same time. When people complain about the screen, its not because its bad, its just because its not as good as the HOX. It's still probably better than the Sensations (even with pentile it has higher density than Sensation). Also, both the exynos and s4 are blazing, and I can guarantee the GS3 will be much faster and smoother than HOX (even though HOX can also have S4, Samsung makes snappier phones period). The multitasking is the best I've seen, and the camera is top notch too. It's overall a phone that would keep you happy well into next year.
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The HTC one s is out
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DLittle2012 said:
The HTC one s is out
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HTC one s is kinda gay with the whole not expandable Barry and memory
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OreoBoyVa said:
HTC one s is kinda gay with the whole not expandable Barry and memory
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Whoa, the One S doesn't have an expandable Barry?
Anyway, I'd go with a GSIII. It's gonna be huge. Huge means solid development for a while.

sshede said:
Whoa, the One S doesn't have an expandable Barry?
Anyway, I'd go with a GSIII. It's gonna be huge. Huge means solid development for a while.
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I hate the one s...to me its too much like the sensation...just a little more stuff on it...ehh not so special. I want something better ...like a true upgrade.
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