Amaze vs Galaxy SII - HTC Sensation

I have a question, since there is no Amaze forum yet i figured this is the closest to it with the Sensation. I currently have a Tmobile Vibrant with a custom Rom using GB 2.3.5.
My question is if money isnt an issue, should I get an Amaze or Gal S2?
One of the biggest differences is LCD (Amaze) (4.3 screen) Superamled (S2) (4.5)
With the vibrant from day 1 i have had a problem with GPS not really working and Samsung/Tmoible not giving a crap. So I figured I would get a Sensation, but after the annoucment on monday about the Amaze in a week, i figured that is better choice. But after reading all the comments in this forum about people would rather have a S2, its kind of throwing my thinking off.
Can i get some input here, remember it doesnt matter on the price, its a corporate deal and the phones are free as part of the incentive.
I read with the Sensation, that you can get a better battery from Amazon so i would assume (but no one really knows yet) that its going to be simular battery.

Iphone 5 j/k both have qualcom chipset. I love HTC but damn...their speaker sux balls. I've Sensation now...who knows i'll probably wait till november and see if Iphone 5 release for tmobile true or not.

My wife gets one more phone discount for the year so we are going to get one or the other. I was all for the S2 but im digging the Amaze. Build Quality, camera, bigger battery and the Internal storage I think is going to win me over to the amaze. I had a vibrant and loved it but it took a lot of work to get it to where I was happy with it ( thanks to team Whiskey). I love the white back as well with the amaze.
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Definitely the Amaze, no question.
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What about the screen size, does the qHD screen cause any problems with apps that dont use the full screen? Example: lcd density when set to 180 on the vibrant would be 540x965 (or something very close) and some of the apps only used a little bit of the screen. Is that still true with the sensation? Obviously since the phone isnt out yet no one would know, but you guys say the speaker is terrible on the sensation, is it really that bad?

These threads always crack me up when a new phone comes out

I'd get the s2,The amaze looks like a mt4g slide w/out keyboard and the specs ain't that much improved over sensations,plus I can tell you coming from a vibrant super amoled is better looking then any other mobile display bar the retina display.I've heard the s2 for sprint has no lag and tmo's is supposed to be faster,I love my sensation but like
Epsix said the speaker sux,HTC always had bad sound,my g1,mt3g,3g slide,now this .

GoogleFan said:
I'd get the s2,The amaze looks like a mt4g slide w/out keyboard and the specs ain't that much improved over sensations,plus I can tell you coming from a vibrant super amoled is better looking then any other mobile display bar the retina display.I've heard the s2 for sprint has no lag and tmo's is supposed to be faster,I love my sensation but like
Epsix said the speaker sux,HTC always had bad sound,my g1,mt3g,3g slide,now this .
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I agree. I currently own both the Sensation and the International version of the SGS2, and without question, the SGS2 is on another level. I try and can't get my S2 to lag, with the Sensation, it lags just by looking at it. The only intriguing aspect of the Amaze is the new camera. But most people don't get a device merely for the camera. Anyway, I'd recommend the S2 over the Amaze. That being said, both get released the same day. Go into TMO and play with both and see which one you like most.

jlevy73 said:
I agree. I currently own both the Sensation and the International version of the SGS2, and without question, the SGS2 is on another level. I try and can't get my S2 to lag, with the Sensation, it lags just by looking at it. The only intriguing aspect of the Amaze is the new camera. But most people don't get a device merely for the camera. Anyway, I'd recommend the S2 over the Amaze. That being said, both get released the same day. Go into TMO and play with both and see which one you like most.
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Yeah but isn't your international gsII a whole different anaimal? I mean the tmo gsII has the same processor as the sensation right? If that's the case the lower Res screen and same processor make our tmo gsII a lot less intriguing sadly.
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My co-worker just got the S2, Sprint version and th that thing flies, having said that I didn't like the design and is super light which I don't like.
I'm pretty happy with my Sensation build quality and overall performance but most importantly reliability and HTC updates
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moshe22 said:
My co-worker just got the S2, Sprint version and th that thing flies, having said that I didn't like the design and is super light which I don't like.
I'm pretty happy with my Sensation build quality and overall performance but most importantly reliability and HTC updates
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That's one of the reasons I love the international SGS2 version, no carrier BS. There have been more than 20 updates since the device was released in May.
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Yeah but isn't your international gsII a whole different anaimal? I mean the tmo gsII has the same processor as the sensation right? If that's the case the lower Res screen and same processor make our tmo gsII a lot less intriguing sadly.
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Yes, sadly, the processor is similar. The difference is that SGS2 is clocked @ 1.5ghz out of the box and will support TMO's 42mb network. The question is whether Samsung did a better job matching the hardware and software (i.e true hardware acceleration). We will find out soon enough.

Well a plus of this T-Mobile gs2 is its metallic frame no?? I thought I saw that in pics and heard it somewhere. If that'd the case that's a big thing people didn't like about the galaxy phones was the plasticy feeling that would no longer he there
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They are pretty much the same phone, you just have to figure out if you prefer qHD S-LCD or WVGA Super AMOLED Plus.

both phones are very similar except for the screen. sgs2 is 1.5 and supports the 42mbps. i have the sensation which is going to be very similar to the amaze and im really happy with it but im thinking about trading it for the hercules. the video i posted is a review of the hercules. if you want the better camera phone, the amaze will probably be the one to go with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNISWMGeEwc

stanleynhan said:
both phones are very similar except for the screen. sgs2 is 1.5 and supports the 42mbps. i have the sensation which is going to be very similar to the amaze and im really happy with it but im thinking about trading it for the hercules. the video i posted is a review of the hercules. if you want the better camera phone, the amaze will probably be the one to go with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNISWMGeEwc
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I'd like to see a full review of the Amaze by Anandtech. HTC's camera is decent at best, and the Sensation falls in that category. No comparison to the quality of the pictures used by the SGS2 sensor. The Amaze has some neat functions but that's irrelevant if it doesn't take high quality pics. Curious to see how they've done in improving 1080p recording.
By the way, how was the call quality of the Hercules? Was it better than the Sensation?

This phone was supposed to be HTC's breakthrough from their seriously crappy (and that's an understatement) speakers with what was marketed as Hi-Fi! audio or something like that. My goodness they still suck balls. I always thought I barely use the external speakers anyway so I wouldn't care, but I have been needing them more than previously thought (mainly for watching random YouTube videos). The camera is also crap compared to what photos on an SGSII look like =-O
The only thing the Amaze would have over the SGSII would be the qHD resolution, imo. Those are things I would look over though in return for an AMAZING camera (there is no question Samsung phones have the best cameras out there), an AMAZING external speaker, and the reigning champ of displays aka the Super Amol... you know.
It's a no-brainer dude. Wait on the SGSII.

ags29 said:
The only thing the Amaze would have over the SGSII would be the qHD resolution, imo. Those are things I would look over though in return for an AMAZING camera (there is no question Samsung phones have the best cameras out there), an AMAZING external speaker
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They are using the same sensor, but the Amaze (using the same one as the myTouch 4G Slide) has a wider lens. The speaker on the SGS II isn't that great either according to Anand Tech. Just slightly better than the Sensation's.

Really? The speaker on my Vibrant was miles ahead of the one on my Sensation. I doubt they would take a step back from it..

ags29 said:
Really? The speaker on my Vibrant was miles ahead of the one on my Sensation. I doubt they would take a step back from it..
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Here's the part about the camera:
So we now know that inside SGS2 is either a Sony IMX105, or Samsung S5K3H2YX sensor. This is basically the same exact camera lottery situation that the MyTouch 4G Slide [same as Amaze 4G] is in, as it in fact has the same two exact sensors listed, though F/2.2 optics. Both are basically the same on paper and should offer similar performance - 1/3.2“ size, 1.4µm backside illuminated pixels, and 8.13 MP (3264 x 2448).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4686/samsung-galaxy-s-2-international-review-the-best-redefined/9

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Mytouch 4G compared to the new CES 2011 "super phones"

So the CES 2011 in Las Vegas just introduced a new array of phones..we see some cool features such as the dual core processors/slimmer design/brilliant display/8MP cameras/1080p..
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Moto Atrix 4G, LG Optimus 2X & Black, HTC EVO Shift, Samsung Infuse..which is tickling your fancy? Having just used the Mytouch 4g for a little over 3 weeks, I'd like to know what you guys think of the new phones compared to the Mytouch..Discuss..
Since we have the second gen snapdragon and more ram i think we will be better off than most of the other 2010 phones, i'm glad i used my dad upgrade for it though because i will be eligible in July.
May I say it might be nice to have a link of this information so we might look.
www.engadget.com
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Here too. http://phandroid.com/
Moto Atrix 4G looks pretty cool, alot of features... they brought the HTC desire HD to at&t which I was hopeing they tmobile would have it with a front facing cam but nope... Nothing to special, but honeycomb and tablets looking good...
I'll trade the myTouch 4g for the Optimus 2x if it really does come to T-Mob. I'm digging the whole 1080p hdmi and 8mp camera.
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I'll trade the myTouch 4g for the Optimus 2x if it really does come to T-Mob. I'm digging the whole 1080p hdmi and 8mp camera.
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I've mentioned a while back that the physical aesthetics are extremely similar to iPhone 3Gs, but that's actually not a bad thing, albeit not very original. I will be watching this handset closely and may just have to trade in my MT4G as well. Definitely seems like a very appealing option.
el-jodio said:
I'll trade the myTouch 4g for the Optimus 2x if it really does come to T-Mob. I'm digging the whole 1080p hdmi and 8mp camera.
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The HDMI Mirroring is what i'm interested in. Angry birds, Fruit Ninja, the Browser... everything about it... When Netflix hits android that will be 110% pure gin and juice in my book.
I think out of the bunch the Atrix is by far the most interesting. The whole thing with the laptop dock is so interesting.
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I think out of the bunch the Atrix is by far the most interesting. The whole thing with the laptop dock is so interesting.
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Atrix is what attracted me the most. I just know they will f*ck it up with that e-fuse nonsense...
super phones....hmmmm.....impressive hardware but I want to see how they behave in real world scenarios regarding battery life, picture quality, overall quality...why do I need a dual core for running gingerbread....not really sure....hardware impresses first and then you realize if the software on the beast sucks it doesn't help. I have the MT4G and the front facing camera is almost useless because Tango and Qik are lousy programs. The wifi calling is a nice idea but only when the software is great. The MT4G wifi calling software is lousy. So there is much more to do on the software side regarding Android then bringing out every two month faster phones. I don't game on my phone so I am happy for now with my MT4G and wait until there are reall innovations in hardware and software. Faster is no selling point for me....
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I'll trade the myTouch 4g for the Optimus 2x if it really does come to T-Mob. I'm digging the whole 1080p hdmi and 8mp camera.
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I'll definitely be in line at best buy Dec 16 for this bad boy!! LOL!
Oh how we dreampt!
phonedog just did a unboxing of the new EVO shift. its a regualar evo with no kickstand, no big screen (small as hell actaully), no 8mp camera, 2nd gen processor, no ffc, and slide out keyboard... yeah big update htc did xDD
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Atrix is what attracted me the most. I just know they will f*ck it up with that e-fuse nonsense...
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yeah that phone is one good looking phone but.. they ****ed up horrible on their flagship xperia x10. lol. lets hope they dont on this
mgymnop said:
super phones....hmmmm.....impressive hardware but I want to see how they behave in real world scenarios regarding battery life, picture quality, overall quality...why do I need a dual core for running gingerbread....not really sure....hardware impresses first and then you realize if the software on the beast sucks it doesn't help. I have the MT4G and the front facing camera is almost useless because Tango and Qik are lousy programs. The wifi calling is a nice idea but only when the software is great. The MT4G wifi calling software is lousy. So there is much more to do on the software side regarding Android then bringing out every two month faster phones. I don't game on my phone so I am happy for now with my MT4G and wait until there are reall innovations in hardware and software. Faster is no selling point for me....
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this x1000
it can have 40 cores it wont make a difference if its no better than the 20 hours i get out of my mytouch. Agree vid chat is a joke on android right now (granted how often would we really use it if it worked fantastic)
Im sure a year from now ill want a new device but now and until prob the middle of this year the mytouch will be okay. We have moto releasing some devices (we all know their history with rooting) and samsung (lol software updates)
the optimus is cool but its LGs first go into smartphones (let alone cutting edge ones) the jury is still out. See how they handle this device then make a decision
mgymnop said:
super phones....hmmmm.....impressive hardware but I want to see how they behave in real world scenarios regarding battery life, picture quality, overall quality...why do I need a dual core for running gingerbread....not really sure....hardware impresses first and then you realize if the software on the beast sucks it doesn't help. I have the MT4G and the front facing camera is almost useless because Tango and Qik are lousy programs. The wifi calling is a nice idea but only when the software is great. The MT4G wifi calling software is lousy. So there is much more to do on the software side regarding Android then bringing out every two month faster phones. I don't game on my phone so I am happy for now with my MT4G and wait until there are reall innovations in hardware and software. Faster is no selling point for me....
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i also agree with this besides the gaming part. i dislike apples product alot but.. their software is awesome compared. lol. we DONT need better phones. we need UPDATED OPEN GL! iphone and wm7 have newest so with our phones with downgraded open gl we wont run programs close as good no matter if we have 100th gen 1ghz processors and they still have 1st.. software upgrades sound amazing, new phones = bleh.
Well initially my plan was to upgrade from my HD2 next end of this year when dual core cell based proc came out on phones. But since I lost it I had no choice to buy MT4G. Guess ill wait once dual core is more mainstream then I mean I been using MT4G for one day now and man o man its super stable and the boot is fast as hell.
If you are trying to be head in the tech world you better have alot of money as you will need it to keep up. Mostly everything gets old in 5-6months. Thats why I picked HD2 still beating down Evo fanboys.
HyperNode said:
Well initially my plan was to upgrade from my HD2 next end of this year when dual core cell based proc came out on phones. But since I lost it I had no choice to buy MT4G. Guess ill wait once dual core is more mainstream then I mean I been using MT4G for one day now and man o man its super stable and the boot is fast as hell.
If you are trying to be head in the tech world you better have alot of money as you will need it to keep up. Mostly everything gets old in 5-6months. Thats why I picked HD2 still beating down Evo fanboys.
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the evo was actually better haha. same everything but had a ffc and better camera = better. and actual android. WM6.5 was hoooooorible lol
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^ enough said lol. This is why most Evo fans IRL came up to me and was like OMG how do I get it to look like that.

Will This Change Your Mind about the Sensation 4g???

I'll admit every day I'm closer and closer to listing my G2x on ebay, in favor of the HTC Sensation but the locked bootloader had me very worried. Fast forward to Today, and HTC CEO officially confirmed that locked bootloaders will no longer be implemented in their devices. Sooooooo, as soon as the Sensation's released date is officially confirmed as June 8th my G2x is going bye-bye. Now the G2x is an amazing device, don't get me wrong but I had the Thunderbolt when I was with verizon, and grew quite fond of HTC sense UI. I probably won't be keeping the Sensation for long either, because as soon as Samsung Hercules comes out, it's going on ebay too, lol.http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/htc-decides-to-unlock-bootloaders-moving-forward/
I'm tempted as well but not a big fan of sense UI I also want to see what issues this phone will have when it's released.
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I'm tempted as well but not a big fan of sense UI I also want to see what issues this phone will have when it's released.
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We are talking about unlocked bootloaders on a site that deals with multiple developers making all kinds of roms and you are worried about sense LOL
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Nope, who would want the Sensation when the GOD of all phones is being released 2 months later? In my opinion, the G2X is slightly better than the Sensation but the SGSII/Hercules is on it's own level.
What kind of screen is the sensation supposed to have? I hope not the same as the g2 as that phone was useless in the daylight.
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HTC has not stated when the new policy will take effect. I doubt the htc sensation or evo 3d will have unlocked bootloaders.
Though HTC might release the key to the public.
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We are talking about unlocked bootloaders on a site that deals with multiple developers making all kinds of roms and you are worried about sense LOL
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ya true but just sayin haha and because it has sense usually means slower updates (not like ours seem to be any faster)
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HTC has not stated when the new policy will take effect. I doubt the htc sensation or evo 3d will have unlocked bootloaders.
Though HTC might release the key to the public.
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That's what I was thinking, maybe they'll release it on their support site for currently locked devices.
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What kind of screen is the sensation supposed to have? I hope not the same as the g2 as that phone was useless in the daylight.
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S-LCD I believe.
I suppose it's possible that a decision made this week to nix the locked bootloaders could manifest itself on a very soon to be released device, but I'll be surprised if it is.
Future HTC phones may be more open, but it seems like wishful thinking to assume the Sensation's bootloader has been re-engineered in the last couple of weeks.
Also, I'm not so sure the Sensations hardware really measures up to what we have in our G2xs.
I'm as much of an HTC fan as anyone (see my XDA join date) I really really miss my dear departed N1, I can't bring myself to sell my MT3G, and I have two WinMo HTC phones gathering dust in a desk drawer. All that said it is nice to see someone else like LG stepping up with an enthusiasts quality device. If and when they do get the kinks ironed out this thing will be the best of the best, and wait till we see the second generation LG Android flagship.
Wow, elephants can dance...
“There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we’ve listened. Today, I’m confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience,”
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC​
More toys for everyone to play with...
**** HTC. And **** Qualcomm. I will hold on to my nVidia phone until 3rd or 4th quarter of this year when the 5 times faster Tegra 3 comes out.
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**** HTC. And **** Qualcomm.
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Just curious, why? The locked bootloader was everyone's biggest gripe and now that's gone. They built the N1 and G2 which were great phones and got lots of developer support. Their internal memory's a little skimpy but that's already starting to change with the EVO 3D. I'm not a fan of any one phone manufacturer but some of my best phones were HTC's. Just wanted to know what made you feel so strongly.
Choice is good. Choice is very good.
HTC can't even have a phone with good battery life. The speakers suck and sound blown. They are producing phones at such a high rate corners have to be cut. By theory, HTC devices are nice but on the end users side they are really nothing to scream to Tue gods about. They seem to worry more about that damn sense crap than putting decent displays and speaker units into the phones and bump the battery to a better mah rating. I say ditch sense and use that money to use better higher quality and appealing parts.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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Yeah, I'll admit that's the major selling point for me.
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Just curious, why? The locked bootloader was everyone's biggest gripe and now that's gone. They built the N1 and G2 which were great phones and got lots of developer support. Their internal memory's a little skimpy but that's already starting to change with the EVO 3D. I'm not a fan of any one phone manufacturer but some of my best phones were HTC's. Just wanted to know what made you feel so strongly.
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I posted this in another thread but essentially Qualcomm tends to deliver chips that look great on paper but are **** in reality and HTC's build quality leaves something to be desired. Some of my best devices have indeed been HTC devices - however, I have never had a single HTC device last as long as my Captivate did and HTC cuts corners too much for my liking. The Evo is a perfect example. Two different types of display panels, one of them with a decidedly yellow tint; the artificial bottlecap on framerate that was imposed and the piss-poor decision to use very thin Gorilla Glass which made the device very prone to instant breakage if dropped. My Captivate? I threw it across the room in a rage and it didn't even dent it. I dropped it face-first on concrete I don't know how many times and only got scratches.
Don't even get me started on battery life, shoddy driver history, and the outright lies about storage space that HTC makes. I bought an Inspire expecting to get 4GB of internal NAND - only to find out that it does indeed have 4GB of NAND but user accessible NAND was only 2GB because they formatted it for speed instead of capacity. HTC is the only manufacturer that has done this as far as I've seen and it does not give me any faith in them. Too many lies, cut corners, and replaced devices for my taste. My MT4G out of the box was the worst phone I've ever had. Dead pixels, dead headphone jack, factory reset itself twice while it was running STOCK, my menu button had to be pressed extremely hard to get it to work, etc.
The Inspire had a worse battery than the Evo did but other than that seemed to be the highest quality HTC device I'd seen other than reception and the NAND misrepresentation. The screen sensitivity was almost too much and the "capacitive matrix" was much tighter than the one on my other LCD devices. Oh and the ear piece volume is always a nightmare with HTC devices.
I'll give you dev support but with nVidia, Marvell, and Freescale joining the mobile fight and Intel also promising to jump in as well, I see some big shifts in power coming to the mobile world. Software development behind the Tegra has really taken off and I don't think I've ever seen HTC release a device that didn't have a Qualcomm MSM after they dropped the Intel (now Marvell) PXA chip.
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On a side note, the only reason why I would even consider the sensation is the screen size.
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If thats the case just wait for the Hercules. Or is that to much phone for you?
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S-LCD I believe.
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actually its qHD the sensation will be pretty similar to the SGS2 from the specs ive been reading. 1.2 dual core, qHD (one step below the retinal screen on the iphone 4).... the HTC screen to me makes up for the slight differences. plus Touchwiz isn't my favorite after my Vibrant experience. Both will be good though.
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[Q] HTC Inspire 4G vs Samsung Infuse

Please every one bare with me here, the time has come for me to upgrade to a new phone, although i currently own a Dell Streak and its not bad for what i do, i need a smaller phone but that continues to carry a large screen, therefore i have narrowed it down to the inspire and infuse.
i checked youtube for video comparisons, didnt find any, so im posting a thread here hoping to get good answers. I highly doubt someone has both for any reason, but you never know.
should i jump with either of these two or pass and wait a bit longer for something better?
Cheers
Fox
I can only comment on the inspire.
That said this phone is just awesome, I've tried a captivate for a little bit and that wasn't too bad, but no HTC sense. For me sense is where it is at. Also this phone is going to be heavier than the infuse, its metal. It has a very solid feel to it and at this point I wouldn't trade it for any other phone out there.
Also if you like playing with roms there are prolly, not for sure, but most likely more roms for this phone as it has the desire hd in Europe as an almost exact match.
Of course you could wait for the holiday, but that is going to bee several months away.
HTC is better than Samsung when it comes to cell phones in my opinion.
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I can only comment on the inspire.
That said this phone is just awesome, I've tried a captivate for a little bit and that wasn't too bad, but no HTC sense. For me sense is where it is at. Also this phone is going to be heavier than the infuse, its metal. It has a very solid feel to it and at this point I wouldn't trade it for any other phone out there.
Also if you like playing with roms there are prolly, not for sure, but most likely more roms for this phone as it has the desire hd in Europe as an almost exact match.
Of course you could wait for the holiday, but that is going to bee several months away.
HTC is better than Samsung when it comes to cell phones in my opinion.
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yes i figured i would get more answers leaning towards the HTC since this is a HTC forum, but I would post this on the Infuse forum as well to see... if thats ok with the mods.
I like that you mentioned about the ROMS, ive been looking at both the infuse and HTC inspire, and the HTC has sooo many devs and ROMS, i love it.
coming from a dell streak.. if you go to the Dell Streak forum you will only see one developer, he can only do so much with what he has, and the roms are just too simple for my taste.
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yes i figured i would get more answers leaning towards the HTC since this is a HTC forum, but I would post this on the Infuse forum as well to see... if thats ok with the mods.
I like that you mentioned about the ROMS, ive been looking at both the infuse and HTC inspire, and the HTC has sooo many devs and ROMS, i love it.
coming from a dell streak.. if you go to the Dell Streak forum you will only see one developer, he can only do so much with what he has, and the roms are just too simple for my taste.
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You're also going to receive input from people biased against Samsung. There are a lot of former Captivate owners here who have a real problem with Samsung and the way they handled the Captivate issues. I happen to be one of them.
I will never buy another Samsung phone.
A pretty screen does not a reliable phone make.
HTC is a better phone. If the HTC Holiday comes out around December, that's the one to get, assuming they make good on their new bootloader policy and it comes unlocked,if you want to wait that long.
Otherwise, an inspire will keep you happy for a long time, and the dev section here is quite robust, as you can tell.
The screen on the Infuse is BARELY bigger than the Inspire but the phone is MUCH larger. Samsung gave it a lot of useless area at the top.
In the 1, or 2 side by side speed NON-SCIENTIFIC tests that I did, the Infuse had faster data transfer speeds.
If i were you i would wait for the galaxy s2 to come to att or somethin better then that. The inspire is really fast but its kinda getting outdated and the gs2 will last you longer.
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Inspire
I would go for Inspire as it has lot of roms. the only downside to it is battery life, but it depends on how u use, there are roms that can improve battery life.
Inspire hands down.. I hate samsung. but thats not the reason..
the infuse is nice. solid body construction.. nice screen.. very thin.. feels nice in hand.. and for me its fast.. and does what i need it to do..
the infuse. not much exp with it outside of messing with a co-workers infuse.. I felt like i could go on a killing spree with that thing. so huge... and felt cheap compared to my inspire..
I have had both and am going back to the inspire with the new Red inspire, the infuse is a ok phone but the big problem was the rooting, the actual rooting was easy but then you had to install a second recovery or e3 recovery in the phone with root explorer and then if you wanted to install a rom you had to use the red recovery instead of the green recovery or you would mess up the phone. Just to many thing to mess with and remember for a simple process. The choice of roms is also worthless and they are not all that great. I would say forget the infuse and get a inspire.
Take it from a former Captivate user. Inspire all the way. I just am not happy with the way Samsung handles issues with phones. Releasing os updates and such. GPS issues on there phones. Froyo took almost a yr to drop to the Captivate. HTC phones on other carriers were getting it much faster.
There is a 50 dollar difference in the price and that 50 bucks is not worth it for just a smidgen better screen. Sense is so much better then touchwiz.
Both communities have good development. I don't think i will be looking at another samsung phone. I'll stay with them for computer lcd's but going to be with htc from here on out.
Got an Infuse the day they came out, Used it for three weeks then traded it in for an Inspire. The 4.5 inch screen was great, since I was used to the big screen of a Streak. downside was weak radios, GSM,Wifi, and 3G. I had no problems with build quality or size. The screen colors were over saturated and sort of cartoonish. My$.02
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Take it from a former Captivate user. Infuse all the way. I just am not happy with the way Samsung handles issues with phones. Releasing os updates and such. GPS issues on there phones. Froyo took almost a yr to drop to the Captivate. HTC phones on other carriers were getting it much faster.
There is a 50 dollar difference in the price and that 50 bucks is not worth it for just a smidgen better screen. Sense is so much better then touchwiz.
Both communities have good development. I don't think i will be looking at another samsung phone. I'll stay with them for computer lcd's but going to be with htc from here on out.
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I think you meant "inspire" instead of "infuse"... I hope
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I think you meant "inspire" instead of "infuse"... I hope
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Yes I did. Edited the post. Had a migraine all day.
i was holding both in my hands, comparing them.
ended up with the inspire.
there was also the $80 difference to consider.
infuse $149 vs. inspire $79 + 15% military discount.
the infuse was jsut too big for my hands,
it felt like a glock double stack 9millimeter made of plastic as comapred the inspire which seems like a 1911 with slim grips all metal feel.
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i was holding both in my hands, comparing them.
ended up with the inspire.
there was also the $80 difference to consider.
infuse $149 vs. inspire $79 + 15% military discount.
the infuse was jsut too big for my hands,
it felt like a glock double stack 9millimeter made of plastic as comapred the inspire which seems like a 1911 with slim grips all metal feel.
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Like a Kimber 1911.
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Like a Kimber 1911.
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dont get me started....2kimbes, kimber team match 2 and a kimber eclipse, the 3rd one is a signed rob laetham discontinued springfield 1911 TGO = the great one
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dont get me started....2kimbes, kimber team match 2 and a kimber eclipse, the 3rd one is a signed rob laetham discontinued springfield 1911 TGO = the great one
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Drool!!!!!!!
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With an upgrade available, the Inspire on AmazonWireless is $0.01 with no (most states) tax. Considering the Infuse is at least $100 everywhere, it became an easy choice for me.

As Sensation users would you consider the Xperia S to replace it?

Ok I am an HTC user since the Nexus1-DHD and sensation since August.
As usual I will look for the next HTC flagship,though this time the Endeavor will have huge sizes because of its screen.
So imagine that at the MWC HTC doesn't show a true successor for the Sensation,just rebadged versions and the huge Endeavor...will you buy the superb Sony (no more SE) Xperia S?
The upgrades over Sensation?
-Dual core 1.5 out of the box (could be boosted with kernel)
-HD screen 720p
-Camera 12mp from Sony
Oh and don't forget that all new Sony mobiles are rootable now
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yeah its a nice phone but it is nothing revolutionary.... i am gonna hold out another year, I still have not experienced ICS yet on my sensation, waiting for a stable build, dont see the point of upgrading at thispoint
Definitely buying this in march..I have enough sense after HD2,Desire,Sensation..its only getting worse design wise..hope that sony ui will not be as laggy as sense and I also hope build quality will be better..
We should get reviews next week, just in time with MWC revelations, oh by the way sammy's sgs3 will not be out before summer.
Tried sgs2 for 2 months and felt it very poor (very cheap plastic).
If you like the multimedia part in a phone then the Sony Xperia S is awesome, it just need a bunch of XDA devs to work on it so it gets CM9 and MIUI roms asap
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yeah its a nice phone but it is nothing revolutionary.... i am gonna hold out another year, I still have not experienced ICS yet on my sensation, waiting for a stable build, dont see the point of upgrading at thispoint
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I Thought that too but i've been using ARHD 6.2.1 for weeks and i havent had a single problem!
As for the Xperia S I think its a stunning piece of kit and that screen is going to be stunning (hope we sell it at work cos they let me "rent" Phones out haha) but the endeavour looks to be absolutely amazing i love my htc and id never go back to lg or samsung. they feel kinda cheap in comparison!
non of the poll options above tbh
If no new HTC phones by q3/q4 that has 720p squashed into 4.3" Xperia S will be my new phone. As I have mentioned before in another thread, Endeavor has 720p in 4.7" while Ville has qhd in 4.3" and Rezound has 720p in 4.3" but Rezound is a Verizon only phone and I cant get it here in Taiwan. Any phones over 4.3'' is too big for my hands.
Also, alot of HTC's android phones have some audio issues with their video recording. While Rezound's audio quality is far ahead of Sensation's, there is still this minute yet audible random pops or scratch sounds that is present its video recording.
So unless HTC comes up with a 4.3" 720p display, Xperia S will be my next phone. I can even overlook the terrible audio quality in their video recording.
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non of the poll options above tbh
If no new HTC phones by q3/q4 that has 720p squashed into 4.3" Xperia S will be my new phone. As I have mentioned before in another thread, Endeavor has 720p in 4.7" while Ville has qhd in 4.3" and Rezound has 720p in 4.3" but Rezound is a Verizon only phone and I cant get it here in Taiwan. Any phones over 4.3'' is too big for my hands.
Also, alot of HTC's android phones have some audio issues with their video recording. While Rezound's audio quality is far ahead of Sensation's, there is still this minute yet audible random pops or scratch sounds that is present its video recording.
So unless HTC comes up with a 4.3" 720p display, Xperia S will be my next phone. I can even overlook the terrible audio quality in their video recording.
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So you have to choose the 3rd option
Me too I am waiting for a 4.3'' 720p screen and not the monster Endeavor's one.
Not to mention that HTC looks like it doesn't understand that we want new screen tech(led like) and more powerfull speaker,so all our hopes are on MWC
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So you have to choose the 3rd option
Me too I am waiting for a 4.3'' 720p screen and not the monster Endeavor's one.
Not to mention that HTC looks like it doesn't understand that we want new screen tech(led like) and more powerfull speaker,so all our hopes are on MWC
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Ah ha ok got it. Thanks lol
I am personally not a fan of led/amoled variants. I feel that leds push the contrast too hard, good for blacks but in the end I feel as though lcd offer a more natural color.
I understand lcds arent viewable under direct sunlight and bad viewing angles but still..
In my opinion, sense is the most user friendly and elegent UI ever!
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townay said:
non of the poll options above tbh
If no new HTC phones by q3/q4 that has 720p squashed into 4.3" Xperia S will be my new phone. As I have mentioned before in another thread, Endeavor has 720p in 4.7" while Ville has qhd in 4.3" and Rezound has 720p in 4.3" but Rezound is a Verizon only phone and I cant get it here in Taiwan. Any phones over 4.3'' is too big for my hands.
Also, alot of HTC's android phones have some audio issues with their video recording. While Rezound's audio quality is far ahead of Sensation's, there is still this minute yet audible random pops or scratch sounds that is present its video recording.
So unless HTC comes up with a 4.3" 720p display, Xperia S will be my next phone. I can even overlook the terrible audio quality in their video recording.
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most ppl dont know this but the Rezound is a world phone...
as for the Xperia S i think its a very nice piece of Hardware great screen great camera great design, id buy it if i saw CM9 on it and hadnt bought my gnex already
Taken from GSM Arena about the Rezound:
This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide.
I am considering it.I love Sony
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I've had the HD2 for the last two years and currently have Dansta's Sensation ROM on it, however I was due an upgrade and have just taken charge of the sensation xe, pleased with it so far but I was torn between that and the Sony Xperia S.
I like HTC but I'm really tempted with the Sony, so I may play around with this and send it back before the fourteen days are up and wait for the Xperia.
I'm just not sure so I'll keep an eye on this thread to see what people think
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Huh? What's that ****? HTC forever
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Hell yes! I've played with one of these or the regular one with single core at the Sony store and I was impressed. I think it had an 1.4ghz chip in it, the screen was crisp and beautiful, very nice and fluid too, looked at my Sensation and cried. I'm really thinking about getting an Sony once my contracts up, but I don't know how the developer support on these phones are.
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Hell yes! I've played with one of these or the regular one with single core at the Sony store and I was impressed. I think it had an 1.4ghz chip in it, the screen was crisp and beautiful, very nice and fluid too, looked at my Sensation and cried. I'm really thinking about getting an Sony once my contracts up, but I don't know how the developer support on these phones are.
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traitor htc sensation is the best out there...
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Taken from GSM Arena about the Rezound:
This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide.
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trust xda
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/htc-rezound-is-a-world-phone-works-on-gsm-networks/
If we add some actual HTC xda devs to the actual SE ones then this Xperia S will be a winner for sure.
I tried the Arc when it was out,it got root but roms took a while to come out
Same processor...so no. Not when Krait SoCs are coming out.
If you can wait another 6 months...
But an 4.3'' HD screen 720p, 12mp camera,hdmi,...are enough to be an upgrade.
And for ''normal'' sensation users like me with dual 1.2ghz, a dual 1.5ghz which could be boosted to 2.0ghz will do a difference too.
There are rumours of a new HTC 4.3'' Incredible x device to be showed in MWC, we will see if it's another rebadged sensation or a true upgrade with HD 720 screen,powerfull speaker and better camera (and why not a quad cpu)

HTC One S vs SGS3

Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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No.
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If SGS3 came to TMobile, how would you support your argument?
yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:
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Well, even though it has it critics, and I do go through periods of using AOSP (and prob will on the S once it's available and stable) I still think Sense is the best custom UI on Android. Simple really, SGS3 can't match that element
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Supposedly its going to have a 1080p screen, to me this is a bad thing.
1) I bet it is bigger than the ONE S and I wasn't quite happy with the size of the ONE X
2) It takes more horse power to run it, so its processor and graphics may be higher but side by side performance will probably be similar due to it having to push more pixels about the place. Also.. 1080p.. on a phone... What's the F'in point??
First i'm 100% sure that Galaxy S III won't have 2gb of ram neither 1080p screen. Its a next generation and since theres obvious settlement betwen manufacturers you can expect same specs as One X. And i'm also pretty sure that it won't have SD card, every manufacturer stops using them, why should they use them, about removable battery i'm not sure, if new galaxy is gonna be thinner then i guess it will have non removable battery.
I think the S3 will have 4.7 screen, so its big, also display will be as good as X. About other specs - I suspect quad core processor, some good graphic component, rumors about 12mp camera.
But anyway, there are only rumors atm, and Im not fan of S2, so I will go for One S as soon as it avaible here
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I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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TobiS87 said:
Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:
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same here...
hope the design is going to be something like that (or better)
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but on 3rd may we might get some new infos (... no rumours)
however a display bigger than 4,6" is much to big for my taste...
if thats going to happen, i probably will get myself a ONE S
If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.
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If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.
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There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics. I know the gs3 will be beast but I hate touchwiz and love sense. I had a mt4gs and now have a sg2 and touchwiz kills it. There is no stock ics that's working well, and no sense .: /. I want the One s or the One x one tmobile, but would get the gs3 if there is a stock ics rom
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Samsung gps
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?
nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times
kinda yes, I really like GS2 and SAMOLED Plus is great. But we still don't know if GS3 will be SAMOLED HD or SAMOLED HD Plus. It's most likely be the same size as One X, packing same or better CPU, probably same or better quality camera, and most likely missing things like notification light and noise canceling mic.
Already got one s and prefer HTC build
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azzledazzle said:
nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times
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Samsung Vibrant GPS
tf442 said:
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?
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Same boat as @tf442. I have a "first month out" Vibrant and GPS has been abysmal from the get-go. I have flashed at least a dozen ROMS (probably more)from Bionix, Trigger all the way to ICS 4.0.4 and they vary, but still no where near other manufacturers GPS. I will not give $$$ to Samsung since they went on the pine in acknowledging any issues with GPS. That, and quit with FROYO. Not good for a top-end phone at the time.
I am eligible for upgrade now, but I don't think I am going to. I might wait out until mid to end-year to upgrade. I am pretty satisfied with my G2 still. Everyone swears it's a great backup phone, but I like it as my main phone all the same.
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There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics.
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That won't happen.

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