Related
Nice battery, big screen.
Wondering if there will be lack of development because its not going to be able to use the international roms if I'm right?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
I would, if I didn't have to pay out the wazoo for it lol. Hardware-wise, it'll smoke the Sensation 4G, well, except for resolution! But, even with that, it has the SAMOLED+ screen which is probably much better than ours (even though ours is pretty good).
I might wait till I find someone who gets sick if it and wants to trade for MT sensation. Lol
U never know I may get lucky. The sooner the better
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
HTC build quality is much better, plus I'm an HTC loyalist. HTC phones always feel more solid and sturdy than the plasticky samsung phones. They're too light weight almost and feel like I could break them with my bear hands. I like the aluminum frame of the Sensation. I'm very happy with my sensation. SAMOLED screens are better in most cases, but I had a friend who owned a vibrant and that screen had an annoying blue tinge, as do most of the samoled screens I think. The screen I have has very pure whites and surprisingly dark blacks, and is fine in sunlight, especially compared to my old phone. I can read texts just fine in bright daylight, this screen is very bright. Plus the resolution is higher. I love the qHD screen.
I am day one....selling my sensation
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA Premium App
The nice thing about the T-Mobile sgs2 is its not plastic. Its brushed aluminum from the looks of it which is just gorgeous.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
claud_face said:
The nice thing about the T-Mobile sgs2 is its not plastic. Its brushed aluminum from the looks of it which is just gorgeous.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So the sgs2 is different than the sgs4g? I must be thinking of a different device. The sgs2 is the Samsung galaxy s two right?
Sent from my Sensation
Ill be getting my s2 maybe trade my sensation on craigslist for one. There's always those people dam I wish ididnt get the s2.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE using XDA App
I'll be getting one but keeping the Sensation. I love that big screen and I'm not thrilled with HTC's build quality. Everything on my Sensation seems a little loose and shakey, but I'm curious to see what the dev's will do with it.
farfromovin said:
I would, if I didn't have to pay out the wazoo for it lol. Hardware-wise, it'll smoke the Sensation 4G, well, except for resolution! But, even with that, it has the SAMOLED+ screen which is probably much better than ours (even though ours is pretty good).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please elaborate how it would "smoke" the sensation hardware wise.
Sgs2 is Samsung galaxy uhh woops. Its sg2 lol.
The sgs4g was the virbrant plus flash and 4g. Single core.
Sg2 is dual core.
I like sense and I have feeling sense will only.get faster with upcoming roms but if it doesn't seem to get much better I'm definetly going sg2.
I'm not saying sense roms are slow now. They are really fast. Just not lightening fast.
QUOTE=MusicMan374;18103388]So the sgs2 is different than the sgs4g? I must be thinking of a different device. The sgs2 is the Samsung galaxy s two right?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
Why...
Are people on here so addicted to new tech that they will jump to another phone as soon as a new one comes out?
I got the phone I wanted on a 2yr contract knowing that in less than 6m it would be surpassed by something newer but not neccessarily better.
I like the Sensation and can't see me changing for the S2 espec as I would not be able to cover the cost of a sim-free version.
If I had wanted the S2 I would have got it and then lived with it for the life of my contract
The Sensation is not a perfect phone, but it's a darn good one (better than the iphone 3g) I came from.
I dont think the phone will be any faster than the sensation considering its not shipping with the exynos SOC/
So outta curiosity how truly good is cyanogenmod? Someone who really knows his stuff.
Cause I tried it on sensation just a bit ago and although yea it is quick it didn't blow me away. Went right back to sense.
Also deriving from what I mentikned up there I saw someone post something about a new nexus s being faster then cyanogenmod??
I mention this because one of my friends whose a girl and knows nkthig about phones had soooo much crap on the nexus s. It was the sprint version I believe. And with like three messaging apps all running, many different browsers, and seriusly a whole lotta crap the phone was sooooo fast.
I literally was stunned. It was stock and every single thing I did on it was instantaneous.
And u know when u see bunch of stuff in notification bar and u just kinda know it ll lag a bit. I felt that but was surprised with zero lag.
It sadly has me thinking...
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
I'm planning to sell my Sensation and buy the Galaxy S2 once it's released for T-Mobile USA!
poopymt3g said:
I dont think the phone will be any faster than the sensation considering its not shipping with the exynos SOC/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Sensation has a higher resolution screen, and that hits performance because the phone has to push data to more pixels; also the Sensation and SG2 have similar processors (as you pointed out) but the Sensation runs at 1.2 MHz and the SG2 runs at 1.5 MHz.
ROMs aside, the SG2 is faster on paper.
MusicMan374 said:
HTC build quality is much better, plus I'm an HTC loyalist. HTC phones always feel more solid and sturdy than the plasticky samsung phones. They're too light weight almost and feel like I could break them with my bear hands. I like the aluminum frame of the Sensation. I'm very happy with my sensation. SAMOLED screens are better in most cases, but I had a friend who owned a vibrant and that screen had an annoying blue tinge, as do most of the samoled screens I think. The screen I have has very pure whites and surprisingly dark blacks, and is fine in sunlight, especially compared to my old phone. I can read texts just fine in bright daylight, this screen is very bright. Plus the resolution is higher. I love the qHD screen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree with you I have always like the HTC build quality but performance wise they have been lacking and the debacle the caused with the so called Bootloader unlock then say screw you no warranty was the icing on the cake. I came from a Evo 4g to the Sensation to the Epic 4G Touch resolution not a problem for me. the performance and smoothness of the OS what's going to appeal to the OS faithful that may come running seeing that Apple decided to give them nothing. this year basically all this hype and they got what would be a 3GS to the 4g lol.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
iftikar666 said:
Are people on here so addicted to new tech that they will jump to another phone as soon as a new one comes out?
I got the phone I wanted on a 2yr contract knowing that in less than 6m it would be surpassed by something newer but not neccessarily better.
I like the Sensation and can't see me changing for the S2 espec as I would not be able to cover the cost of a sim-free version.
If I had wanted the S2 I would have got it and then lived with it for the life of my contract
The Sensation is not a perfect phone, but it's a darn good one (better than the iphone 3g) I came from.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will give you that. I love HTC Sense as well but I believe that as of right now its to bloated and holding back what the processor is really capable of.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
well i got play with the Amaze a couple days ago and i can tell you for a fact that the processor is definately snappier in stock form , i was getting 2700 quadrant scores with it stock , now with that said i think the SGS2 will be alot faster running a more vanilla android, I am planning on getting a SGS2 and i cant believe im even saying that ,reason being is that the sensation is falling apart on me , the glass coverig my camera lens fell out and that wasnt a big deal to me until the rocker on the volume button fell off , now i dont know if flashing three thousand times already has something to do with it but im a little dissapointed by that. all being said i just want a bigger screen and thats the main reason plus it gets the better processor and front camera
Not me
I wanted an SGS2 bad enough to almost buy one from overseas unlocked when they first hit the market. But since Samsung decided to release it here last, there are new phones coming out before the end of the year that by far surpass the SGS2. America is the largest consumer of High-end smart phones (yes, i researched it) mainly because we constantly upgrade to the newest and best. Samsung was stupid to release it here last. If someone gave me an SGS2 in trade i'd do it, but it's not worth sinking more cash into a new SGS2 when quad-core is literally right around the corner. Plus phones like the Sharp Aquas and the Note (can't remember which company is making it) will be out in a few months and they surpass the SGS2 in speed, display, screen size, etc. (and these aren't event quad-core as far as the specs ive seen, but still better than the SGS2).
Anyways, that's my 2 cents. I'll be waiting for a Quad-core device with Ice Cream Sandwich. Plus, the PS vita is quad-core and you can make calls from it Better than PS3 graphics in the palm of my hand! Talk about a gaming device! hahahahah
I'm very tempted to sell my Sensation to get an Amaze.
The backlight sensor and dedicated camera buttons sound SO useful, not to mention the extra bit of RAM and the proc as well.
It's somewhat tempting, but I'll easily be able to hold it off since I will never get a LCD screen phone again.
quahog_convo said:
I'm very tempted to sell my Sensation to get an Amaze.
The backlight sensor and dedicated camera buttons sound SO useful, not to mention the extra bit of RAM and the proc as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
CPU is the same as sensation just that for sensation, HTC decided to under clock to 1.2 instead of 1.5GHz which is native speed for this chip. Camera sensor seemed to be the same but the software drivers is upgraded to user zero shutter lag zsl drivers to enable faster photography.
So the real improvement is the extra button and more physical ram.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk
I'm selling my sensation to get a sgs2. The amaze doesn't impress me....its a sensation with a white body and physical camera buttons.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
charlieb620 said:
I'm selling my sensation to get a sgs2. The amaze doesn't impress me....its a sensation with a white body and physical camera buttons.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah but isn't the t mobile sgsII basically the same soc that's in our sensations but with a bigger lower Res amoled screen with more ram? It feels fast but with the nexus around the corner IMHO neither are worth the money when the phone they all will try and be is almost here.
sent from my Sensation 4G
Galaxy S 2 is crap..,not a show off set... It feels so cheap... Doesn't feel like a 500$ gadget...
You would really miss sense 3..
Nope. Waiting for Snapdragon S4 phones. Should be 30-50% faster than current A9 phones.
jjdoctor said:
Galaxy S 2 is crap..,not a show off set... It feels so cheap... Doesn't feel like a 500$ gadget...
You would really miss sense 3..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't use sense on my sensation so I wouldn't be missing much. I would rather have a thin light device. The vibrant was a keeper only reason I got rid of it is because of the launch of dual cores. I won't be paying $500 so it will be a upgrade for me regardless. 16gb onboard and 32gb plus that and I always wanted a 4.5in screen ever since I seen the infuse.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
charlieb620 said:
I don't use sense on my sensation so I wouldn't be missing much. I would rather have a thin light device. The vibrant was a keeper only reason I got rid of it is because of the launch of dual cores. I won't be paying $500 so it will be a upgrade for me regardless. 16gb onboard and 32gb plus that and I always wanted a 4.5in screen ever since I seen the infuse.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 on the vibrant, I would have never sold if the g2x hadn't come out. After having a nexus s, I'm sick of carrier subsidized don't know who will warranty it bull****, and want a Google unbranded phone again. Nothing beats next day updates like a nexus. That being said if somebody wants to trade me a T-Mobile sgII for my sensation plus some cash let me know.
sent from my Sensation 4G
IDK the Amaze looks kinda like a jacked up MT4G.The only phone i would give up my Sensation for is the PRIME "maybe" but only for ICS.Im not a big fan of samsung.I bought an sgs2 and after a few hours i wanted to smash it with a hammer.Felt like a toy in my hand.Gave it to my girl and apoligized to my Sensation
I am in the same boat, I am really wanting something different from my Sensation, but am lost on what to get... The Amaze seemed cool at first, but with the points I have seen, it is not worth it. I think I will go the Galaxy route, as well, since I love the sheer size of the screen.
BUT, I really want to get the Nexus or a WP7 phone. Tmobile seems to have just dropped off the WP7 wagon, and pushed all its resources to Android. The only phone that I have "heard" that will be coming out is the HTC Bresson, and who knows what will happen with it. The new Mango update seems to have attracted me enough, and I love the stability of WP7.
Any ideas how the timeline for the Nexus and possibly how better it will be then these current gen devices?
Amaze is not what I'm looking for, but maybe the Nexus Prime...
really wish they would let HTC make another Nexus device because I HATE samSUCK
Yea, Id go for a nexus prime, but something tells me it will cost a hell of a lot more than I could get for my Sensation. I have the dust issue, so I could call in a care package.
How much were those nexus phones when they first showed up?
Matt
Nope, the changes on Amaze are too marginal. If I were contemplating an upgrade, it'd have to have significant improvements over the Sensation.
nrvnqsrxk said:
Nope, the changes on Amaze are too marginal. If I were contemplating an upgrade, it'd have to have significant improvements over the Sensation.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats what I figured... Guess its a toss up between the SGII and the Nexus.
I'm thinking about it. The Amaze has a bigger battery, but thats not really a big deal since you can buy a larger one for the Sensation. Some of what I've read says the processor is actually different (S3 in the Amaze vs MSM in the Sensation), not to mention the little bit of extra RAM. Also, the Amaze features NFC (Near Field Communications) which the Sensation does not have at all and might be fun to have on hand since its a developing technology. The Amaze also has a 2 MP front facing camera, whereas the Sensation only has a 0.3 MP VGA camera.
I just bought my Sensation last week on a whim since my old Blackberry finally died not knowing there were two more coming out right around the corner. I can still return and go to the Amaze easy enough, so I'm seriously thinking about it.
~T.J.
The Sensation has the same processor. Just underclocked.
02CWRX said:
I'm thinking about it. The Amaze has a bigger battery, but thats not really a big deal since you can buy a larger one for the Sensation. Some of what I've read says the processor is actually different (S3 in the Amaze vs MSM in the Sensation), not to mention the little bit of extra RAM. Also, the Amaze features NFC (Near Field Communications) which the Sensation does not have at all and might be fun to have on hand since its a developing technology. The Amaze also has a 2 MP front facing camera, whereas the Sensation only has a 0.3 MP VGA camera.
I just bought my Sensation last week on a whim since my old Blackberry finally died not knowing there were two more coming out right around the corner. I can still return and go to the Amaze easy enough, so I'm seriously thinking about it.
~T.J.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only thing that excited me there, was the front facing camera. And yes, I would for sure take it back and get the Amaze, kind of a no brainer.
Would think about it only if the "amazing" devs we have in sensation develop for the amaze.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
Hey guys, every one knows about the Nexus now. It looks AMAZING. But it's still plastic. What do you think about it? Should I stick with my Sensation or get the Nexus in exchange by November? Both are 1.2Ghz dual core monsters, the Nexus has the A9 processor and 1GB RAM. The best part is the Super Amoled 720p display - 4.65" - Just amazing. What do you say?
Oh and the worst part is the camera. 5 megapixel? What the..? But anyway, the sensor matters more.
What do you say guys?
arzbhatia said:
Hey guys, every one knows about the Nexus now. It looks AMAZING. But it's still plastic. What do you think about it? Should I stick with my Sensation or get the Nexus in exchange by November? Both are 1.2Ghz dual core monsters, the Nexus has the A9 processor and 1GB RAM. The best part is the Super Amoled 720p display - 4.65" - Just amazing. What do you say?
Oh and the worst part is the camera. 5 megapixel? What the..? But anyway, the sensor matters more.
What do you say guys?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If it was an easy swap, id do it. Im not going to swap though as it would be costly and I dont see the nexus being light years ahead of the sensation either.
The sensation will wind up doing the same stuff as the nexus once it also gets ICS.
If I were out looking for a new phone, Id choose the nexus...
Matt
Hmm. How much would the Nexus cost? UNLOCKED.
arzbhatia said:
Hmm. How much would the Nexus cost? UNLOCKED.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No idea, but id plan on at least $599.99. Thats far more than youll get for your Sensation.
I dont see anything groundbreaking that the nexus does over the sensation, ICS aside. No reason to jump ship for this phone. Ill stick with my Sensation and wait for next upgrade's phones, which should be groundbreaking by then.
Matt
Damn! Okay, it's a hard decision to make
If I didn't own a Sensation already, I would get the Nexus, Pure Google! I don't regret getting the sensation though.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e with Beats Audio using xda premium
Loving the nexus, and so very much want the dev support of the nexus, love that everything first thing and how quick it moves because all the devs on it.
But i'm torn, sensation is awesome but slower on devs. I have a hard decision to make very soon. My point being, I can't decide myself, so I can't help you decide lol
Rellikzephyr
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
I'm sticking with my sensation!
The single most pushing reason to make the jump would be the 4.65" 720p AMOLED display (zomg!!! ). U just can't beat that.
The rest... meh. I guess with ICS and proper dualcore support, the Sensation will finally take off speed wise. Or at least I hope it.
If I was you, I'd swap it for the new Galaxy Nexus. You will always have the newest Android distirbutions at your disposal
Vipeout said:
The single most pushing reason to make the jump would be the 4.65" 720p AMOLED display (zomg!!! ). U just can't beat that.
The rest... meh. I guess with ICS and proper dualcore support, the Sensation will finally take off speed wise. Or at least I hope it.
If I was you, I'd swap it for the new Galaxy Nexus. You will always have the newest Android distirbutions at your disposal
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeaahh! The main reason i WANT to swap is the screen! Damn awesome. But .. it will be damn expensive. Plus, I just asked somebody how much they would buy my phone for, they said - 390$ that's IT.
So i'll stay with the Sensation..
no sd card slot = Fail
arzbhatia said:
Yeaahh! The main reason i WANT to swap is the screen! Damn awesome. But .. it will be damn expensive. Plus, I just asked somebody how much they would buy my phone for, they said - 390$ that's IT.
So i'll stay with the Sensation..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea...So it boils down to SELLING your Sensation and paying another $300 or so to get a screen with better resolution...For what though?
Just months ago qHD was all the rage. I still dont see whats so special about it???
I doubt a 720p screen will be worth the trouble and extra $$$. Now, if you need to upgrade and can get a deal on the Prime, then hell yea.
Matt
mrg02d said:
Yea...So it boils down to SELLING your Sensation and paying another $300 or so to get a screen with better resolution...For what though?
Just months ago qHD was all the rage. I still dont see whats so special about it???
I doubt a 720p screen will be worth the trouble and extra $$$. Now, if you need to upgrade and can get a deal on the Prime, then hell yea.
Matt
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmmm.. I agree
I will be switching to the Galaxy Nexus as soon as possible. Not because I think it is far superior to the Sensation but for the simple fact that I am on my 3rd Sensation now that is ridden with dust under the screen. It is such a stupid problem to have with such an expensive phone.
The fact that so many of us have the issue and HTC refuses to admit that it's a known problem has really made me ready to jump ship from HTC without any plan on coming back.
sn0warmy said:
I will be switching to the Galaxy Nexus as soon as possible. Not because I think it is far superior to the Sensation but for the simple fact that I am on my 3rd Sensation now that is ridden with dust under the screen. It is such a stupid problem to have with such an expensive phone.
The fact that so many of us have the issue and HTC refuses to admit that it's a known problem has really made me ready to jump ship from HTC without any plan on coming back.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm.. My phone also has a manufacturing fault..
arzbhatia said:
Hmm.. My phone also has a manufacturing fault..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeap, same here. Im on my 2nd and it has the dust issue too. Im waiting for HTC to formally admit it so Tmobile wont charge me to replace it.
Matt
I just like the look of the galaxy nexus, sure the 720p resolution screen is going to be nice but I want the galaxy nexus for the additional hardware like nfc and barometer sensor (because I'm a tech junkie like that). I'm alright with having a dual core processor because Android will not be optimized for quad core for a while. Plus android 4.0 ice cream sandwich has hardware acceleration. I am probably going to keep my sensation though, haven't had any problems with my sensation yet.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
£515 in UK from www.clove.co.uk
Very pricey!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
cozmic1988 said:
£515 in UK from www.clove.co.uk
Very pricey!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And that's only for the 16gb.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
Easy answer if you're looking for a new phone right now from an older phone. It would be ridiculous to get a new Sensation right now; it is becoming so outclassed in so many ways. If you already have a new Sensation, it depends on if you think the $ will be worth it. I personally have a good amount of dough saved up and will seriously consider the Nexus Prime because it is an upgrade in every way over the Sensation (the whole 5MP thing is a non-issue because that is not what determines the quality of pictures; also I don't give a crap about plastic construction because living with the Sensation has made me value a phone that is fast and performs well over a phone with an aluminum build).
As the title states, I've switched from the Galaxy S II (T-Mobile variant) to the Sensation. While most people might say why would you do such a thing hear me out first. I was offered $200 cash and a mint condition Sensation with all accessories included for my GSII and I needed cash (Christmas to blame) .
I am honestly impressed with the Sensation. Browser scrolling is a million times faster and smoother than the GSII, the screen looks gorgeous on the Sensation (no pixelation at all thanks to QHD). The only thing I miss with the GSII is the gorgeous video/picture quality and louder speaker. Surprisingly I've noticed that my data connection is even better.
I also love that the dev community is larger over here.
EDIT: I've owned a Sensation 4g when it first came out and had nothing but hell with it. This Sensation doesn't overheat, doesn't have signal issues or screen issues like the one I had way back. I love this phone.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Nice to hear and welcome bro!
Sent from my TripNiCE Pyramid using xda premium
eggyenergy said:
Nice to hear and welcome bro!
Sent from my TripNiCE Pyramid using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the welcome. Although its more like a welcome back since I've owned this phone before. I definitely love this phone. Don't get me wrong the GSII was a great phone also.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Interesting to get a proper comparison between the two from somebody will actual experience (instead of the 'my dad could bash your dad' type comments we usually see).
I looked at the GSII before getting my sensation and generally didn't like the feel of it in my hand. That might sound like a lame reason but in reality there isn't much difference in the hardware, and software / firmware is pretty much irrelevant once you root it
I've been playing around with my mother in laws Tmobile SGII, and there are definitely pros and cons to both.
I love the screen size of the Samsung. It's damn near perfect in that regard. And let's not even talk about the black level and colors. They both outclass the sensation. But the resolution jump is definitely noticeable on the sensation. I'd love the Samsung screen with higher resolution.
As far as speed and smoothness goes, sometimes the Samsung is kinda choppy and slow. The sensation seems a bit zippier to me sometimes. Both stock.
But, if given the chance to trade for a Samsung.......I'm not so sure I wouldn't.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
The Sensation and the Galaxy S2 came out around the same time to go against each other and both are really good phones. Sucks that we had to wait until 2 months ago for the S2 to come to the states, if not then I would have probably gotten the S2. But then again I've always been an HTC person and love the build quality on their phones. But one thing, I've been following the Sensation since the pyramid rumors and really couldn't give up.
wmoore said:
Interesting to get a proper comparison between the two from somebody will actual experience (instead of the 'my dad could bash your dad' type comments we usually see).
I looked at the GSII before getting my sensation and generally didn't like the feel of it in my hand. That might sound like a lame reason but in reality there isn't much difference in the hardware, and software / firmware is pretty much irrelevant once you root it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I honestly don't mind Samsung's plastic build. Its not that bad in my opinion. It surprisingly is sturdy. The battery cover is the only piece IMO that feels cheap. Especially when peeling it off.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Haha well, the Snapdragon SGS2 we get in the states isn't nearly the same as the Exynos version of Europe. Either way, good to hear I'm not missing out on much with the TMOUS SGS2.
Interesting how you said data is better on the Sensation. How about cellular signal? Do you notice a drop with the Sensation's stupid battery cover antenna?
Oh and welcome back. And Merry Christmas.
lordcloud1 said:
I've been playing around with my mother in laws Tmobile SGII, and there are definitely pros and cons to both.
I love the screen size of the Samsung. It's damn near perfect in that regard. And let's not even talk about the black level and colors. They both outclass the sensation. But the resolution jump is definitely noticeable on the sensation. I'd love the Samsung screen with higher resolution.
As far as speed and smoothness goes, sometimes the Samsung is kinda choppy and slow. The sensation seems a bit zippier to me sometimes. Both stock.
But, if given the chance to trade for a Samsung.......I'm not so sure I wouldn't.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The GSII outshines this phone in just about every department spec wise. Larger battery (1850 mah with NFC chip), 2mp front cam, louder speaker, etc. Also maybe its just me but the screen on this phone doesn't feel as sensitive as my GSII did when texting on the keyboard.
I AM NOT BASHING THIS PHONE IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM!
On another note, I do love how optimized the software is. TouchWiz was a little choppy and laggy for me. Sense 3.0 feels so smooth. I also love having a led flash even though there's alternative apps that can serve as a notification for the GSII. I am even more than grateful for our dev community (even though my phone isn't rooted yet). I think the screen size on the Sensation is just right. The GSII's screen was a little too. Wide and long for my fingers. The phone would often hurt my fingers trying to pull down the notification bar for example. Users with larger hands would love the GSII's screen real estate. I love both phones equally.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
rawrfische said:
Haha well, the Snapdragon SGS2 we get in the states isn't nearly the same as the Exynos version of Europe. Either way, good to hear I'm not missing out on much with the TMOUS SGS2.
Interesting how you said data is better on the Sensation. How about cellular signal? Do you notice a drop with the Sensation's stupid battery cover antenna?
Oh and welcome back. And Merry Christmas.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do notice that the Sensation has the dead grip issue, which most phones have. With GSII I didn't really notice the issue at all. The Sensation seems to be loading web pages significantly faster than the GSII. I don't believe all the hype about 42mbps (GSII) vs 21mbps (Sensation) although the GSII was no slouch when it came to browsing the net in well covered areas.
EDIT: Merry Christmas to you too.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
OuncE718 said:
The GSII outshines this phone in just about every department spec wise. Larger battery (1850 mah with NFC chip), 2mp front cam, louder speaker, etc. Also maybe its just me but the screen on this phone doesn't feel as sensitive as my GSII did when texting on the keyboard.
I AM NOT BASHING THIS PHONE IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM!
On another note, I do love how optimized the software is. TouchWiz was a little choppy and laggy for me. Sense 3.0 feels so smooth. I also love having a led flash even though there's alternative apps that can serve as a notification for the GSII. I am even more than grateful for our dev community (even though my phone isn't rooted yet). I think the screen size on the Sensation is just right. The GSII's screen was a little too. Wide and long for my fingers. The phone would often hurt my fingers trying to pull down the notification bar for example. Users with larger hands would love the GSII's screen real estate. I love both phones equally.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Am I the only one who thinks that the Sensation's screen is too tall? Keeping your hand in a position to reach the capacitive buttons and the status bar is damn near impossible. 4" screen would've made this phone golden IMO.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
overthinkingme said:
Am I the only one who thinks that the Sensation's screen is too tall? Keeping your hand in a position to reach the capacitive buttons and the status bar is damn near impossible. 4" screen would've made this phone golden IMO.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do admit that a 4 inch screen as Arron (from Phonedog) would say "is the sweet spot". My old Vibrant and Nexus S made me realize this quickly. The benefit of that extra .3 inch is more screen for viewing, but I honestly wouldn't mind buying a super phone with a 4 inch screen.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
I was choosing either the GS2 or Sensation. I went with Sensation and I regret it so much.
Don't make my mistake.
When they first came out everyone was talking about them. Now its only GS2 and Nexus talk. Sensation isnt even relevant anymore
leeznon said:
I was choosing either the GS2 or Sensation. I went with Sensation and I regret it so much.
Don't make my mistake.
When they first came out everyone was talking about them. Now its only GS2 and Nexus talk. Sensation isnt even relevant anymore
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The GSII is relevant commercial wise. Check out the dev community and see which device is more relevant. We have a couple different ICS roms working already. The GSII has none. We have more devs and that's not just because this phone was released earlier, I believe timing played apart of it. This phone was released around the time of the G2x and a lot of people didn't want to take a chance with LG so they chose this phone instead.
EDIT: That's like saying the HD2 or G1 isn't relevant anymore when those 2 phones have one of the largest dev community. Just cause you don't see commercials doesn't mean it isn't relevant.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Interesting. It seems you have gotten a almost new sensation. Not to be mean, but the problem's with the sensation first comes after a while, mine sensation was the best in the first few weeks, but after that it just went down.
Also I disagree on that the sensation got a better screen. The SG2 does have the best screen available.
But you did for Christmas so it wasn't that bad
The only problem I have with my HTC Sensation is power button which is fixed in ICS and of course the power use issues which take a lot of tweaking even with a bigger battery.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
TheStigx said:
Interesting. It seems you have gotten a almost new sensation. Not to be mean, but the problem's with the sensation first comes after a while, mine sensation was the best in the first few weeks, but after that it just went down.
Also I disagree on that the sensation got a better screen. The SG2 does have the best screen available.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sorry but, wut?
800x480 on a 4.52" screen... awesome... not!
newer android phones like the Galaxy Nexus has the best screen out.
I'd take the qHD screen over the one on the SGS2 any day of the week.
I've had my Senny since launch and have yet to have any problems.
not sure what kind of problems you had with your Senny but perhaps you got a defective unit.
I think the 4.3"(with 16.9 aspect ratio) screen is perfect.
Not sure how I'd feel with the bigger screens coming out now but that seems to be the way it's going so...
Mainspring said:
I'm sorry but, wut?
800x480 on a 4.52" screen... awesome... not!
newer android phones like the Galaxy Nexus has the best screen out.
I'd take the qHD screen over the one on the SGS2 any day of the week.
I've had my Senny since launch and have yet to have any problems.
not sure what kind of problems you had with your Senny but perhaps you got a defective unit.
I think the 4.3"(with 16.9 aspect ratio) screen is perfect.
Not sure how I'd feel with the bigger screens coming out now but that seems to be the way it's going so...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I love the GSII but you're right about the screen not being superior to the Sensation as far as resolution. When it comes to colors and use in the sun the GSII almost has no glare at all. The blacks are actually black! Both phones are great. Its just a matter of preference. The whites on the Sensation are actually white versus the GSII blueish white hue.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
FOR THE RECORD THIS POSTING WASN'T MEANT TO BASH EITHER PHONE.
I POSTED ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED WITH THE SENSATION'S PERFORMANCE.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Welcome =).
My other half has a S2 and at times im jealous that it feels so smooth and kicks my phones ass at almost every benchmark. I have to enable both cores and use a different kernel to keep up. to her stock phone. Samsung do make some quick internal specs. Shame it looks like a childs play thing
Still my XE is still the better phone for its better looks and awesome user experience.
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Don't say bye. Your not leaving, your just leaving the mytouch 4g section
I dont like when people say goodbye... say see ya later or something. Feels better
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow a Mt4g for a sensation?? Niceeee...
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
Yeah, dude's wife really wanted a mt4g. He didn't seem very tech savvy either.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
chukis13 said:
Yeah, dude's wife really wanted a mt4g. He didn't seem very tech savvy either.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you got lucky hahaha
how is the Sensation?
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
even trade?? man that dude was a sucker, but I guess anything to please the wifey lol
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you think it's still worth getting it? I want to get it, but flagship times is just around the corner...
GazaIan said:
Do you think it's still worth getting it? I want to get it, but flagship times is just around the corner...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Heck yes. Totally worth it. I really want one...
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
As a user that has had both. I took the MT4G over the Sensation. There is no need for that much power in a phone right now plus the battery life on those things is TERRIBLE. However from a money standpoint, I would straight trade the MT4G for a Sensation any day lol.
Totally worth it in my eyes. This is more than enough phone for me so I won't be upgrading anytime soon. The dev community is really strong too. Already put virtuous quattro on it and it's amazing. Tried out some of the sense ics roms but I like vanilla ics best.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using XDA App
I've been thinking of getting a Sensation myself for the last couple of days after my bad eMMC MT4G ate it, but the more I look at my options, the more I'm leaning towards getting another MT4G provided that I get one with the good eMMC and screen.
The Sensation's primary issue is signal strength. It annoys me that I have to limit my options for which case to buy so that it doesn't have a role in degrading the signal. Also, I prefer using Wi-Fi over 4G because I'm on a simple data plan, and it's unacceptable to me for the Wi-Fi antenna at the top to be extremely susceptible to a death grip that I have to hold the phone a certain way in landscape mode, and likewise I can't hold the phone by its bottom unless if I also want to degrade the mobile signal as well. I can hold the MT4G with two fingers using the TPU Fusion case, but I don't do it. Why would I do that with the Sensation, with or without a case? If I can give Apple crap for their iPhone 4 inconveniences, I will do the same to HTC. It's not acceptable.
To me, my phone still needs to primarily be a phone, then a mobile Internet device and GPS, then a PDA, and lastly, a time-waster. As great of a device as the Sensation was spec-wise for 2011, it comes up short in too many practical categories. The signal strength, battery life, and speaker volume (for which there is a fix) are all worse than the MT4G. Even though I would like the larger, higher resolution screen and dual-core processor, I don't make use of those things enough for them to matter.
That said, I still hate the idea of playing panel and eMMC lottery to get a good MT4G. If the Sensation didn't have its issues, I may have gotten one the first time around, because I really like the phone otherwise.
Of course, when it comes to trading the two phones, that's a no-brainer because you're basically making $50-100.
Snakecharmed said:
I've been thinking of getting a Sensation myself for the last couple of days after my bad eMMC MT4G ate it, but the more I look at my options, the more I'm leaning towards getting another MT4G provided that I get one with the good eMMC and screen.
The Sensation's primary issue is signal strength. It annoys me that I have to limit my options for which case to buy so that it doesn't have a role in degrading the signal. Also, I prefer using Wi-Fi over 4G because I'm on a simple data plan, and it's unacceptable to me for the Wi-Fi antenna at the top to be extremely susceptible to a death grip that I have to hold the phone a certain way in landscape mode, and likewise I can't hold the phone by its bottom unless if I also want to degrade the mobile signal as well. I can hold the MT4G with two fingers using the TPU Fusion case, but I don't do it. Why would I do that with the Sensation, with or without a case? If I can give Apple crap for their iPhone 4 inconveniences, I will do the same to HTC. It's not acceptable.
To me, my phone still needs to primarily be a phone, then a mobile Internet device and GPS, then a PDA, and lastly, a time-waster. As great of a device as the Sensation was spec-wise for 2011, it comes up short in too many practical categories. The signal strength, battery life, and speaker volume (for which there is a fix) are all worse than the MT4G. Even though I would like the larger, higher resolution screen and dual-core processor, I don't make use of those things enough for them to matter.
That said, I still hate the idea of playing panel and eMMC lottery to get a good MT4G. If the Sensation didn't have its issues, I may have gotten one the first time around, because I really like the phone otherwise.
Of course, when it comes to trading the two phones, that's a no-brainer because you're basically making $50-100.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Weird, I've not had a single issue with signal of any kind no matter how I hold it. Use my wifi at home at all times and haven't had any issues with my 4G either. Also I get great battery life on ics, just as good as I did with my mt4g. Speaker volume also not an issue. Have you had one of these? Cause I have absolutely zero doubts about making the switch and would never go back.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using XDA App
I haven't. Those are all the complaints I've read in the xda Sensation forums. What it boils down to for me is whether I want to spend the extra $80-100 for hardware that I know I won't put to maximal use and a new set of problems. It may not be every handset, just like not every MT4G has a bad screen, bad eMMC, squeaky buttons, or whatever else. However, the Sensation does have its share of problems and the ones that it has are potential deal breakers to me, regardless of what another user's tolerance, threshold, or experience is.
I haven't ruled out the Sensation yet, but it's hard for me to pull the trigger on either a second MT4G or a Sensation knowing that both of them have the potential to be a bigger pain in the ass than any phone I've owned before the last MT4G. What's frustrating is that those are my only candidates at this point because nothing else appeals to me nor is in my budget. I've only started to take a liking to some Samsung and Motorola smartphones based on their late-2011 models, but those are way out of my budget and I know I'd want to switch to AOSP immediately with those phones.
You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
madmanmostafa said:
You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
word to that brother! I hate the build quality of the Galaxy S, however the build quality on the mytouch 4g is awesome!
I recently traded a HD2 and for a Mytouch 4g and I was lucky enough to get one with a good eMMc chip and display
Haha. Yeah. I tend to keep my older phones, and when I was gifted the Galaxy S, I switched back to my MT4G. In fact, build quality was what kept me with Blackberry for so long. After I was given my MT3G Slide, I got hooked onto android because of flash support. That and I could easily play SNES emulators.
It's a shame to see people move away from the phone. Especially with the recent news that perhaps we could start getting full functionality from ICS because of the other similar phone's official ICS upgrade.
madmanmostafa said:
You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 on the bad build quality. I got the international version, GT-I9000, the build kinda sucks... Haha
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
I think I've decided to save my money and get another MT4G for now while keeping my eye on the Amaze or whatever else might become a good modder phone when it's truly time for me to upgrade.
I know some people here like to upgrade phones like they're leasing BMWs, but my phone is not a status symbol. I'll just take a solid, good-looking form factor with sufficiently powerful hardware for my needs, because once I'm done rooting and flashing a new ROM, I don't mess with it again.
I've got a Sensation and MT4G, and I switch back and forth in use. Spec wise the Sensation may seem a lot better on paper, but here's my perspective in comparing the 2 in real life.
Sensation pluses:
* Screen size & resolution
* 8 MB Camera and 1080p Camcorder
* More active development, so quicker path to ICS
Sensation minues:
* Antennas built into the rear cover - arguably a defective design; harder to do a simple battery pull; not nearly as solid as the MT4G design with its metal battery cover; and generally the MT4G seems to get better reception too.
For most other items, like battery life, speed of use with or without Sense, lack of lag, built in memory, 4g speeds, browsing, etc., the devices are very similar if not about the same. Dual core in the Sensation is nice, but on both of my devices I only OC to about 1.2 ghz and they both (with the right GB rom) have the same smoothness and similar benchmarks. Sensation is just like a slightly newer brother to the MT4G IMO.
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hows the sensation? thats the only phone right now id upgrade to
im thinking of holding off for now though
WHY DOESNT HTC BELIEVE IN HARD BUTTONS ANYMORE