recently, I had a chance to play around with my friends Desire HD and what I found
really disturbed me.. about in my aspects comparing the two devices side by
side, in almost all app launch and even sense apps and widgets, the Desire HD opens
first over the Sensation.
one really annoying thing was in picture pinch to zooming, the Desire HD was way faster
than the sensation, while the Sensation was smooth, but its really slow compared to
the Desire HD (same picture tested)
note: my friends Desire HD runs Stock ROM also in my Sensation on Stock 1.45 ROM
this is really shocking. I am thinking of returning this device.
anyone had this experience? please share, while many would recommend using
custom ROMs, but surely the comparison above are both on Stock, so it wouldnt
be fair.
HERE IS THE VIDEO COMPARISON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrdfW-FfO2A
just had a confirmation from another member bobsie41
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Just got my wife the DHD and can confirm everything that you have said.
I'm devastated! How can i explain to her that my phone is better than hers in the real world terms .
How can htc bring out a device that they are incapable of producing proper software for.
I would gladly forgo the minimal changes that sense 3.0 brings over sense 2.1
to have a device running as smoothly as the DHD does. I don't want to have to
keep trying custom kernels and i have yet to find one which doesn't invoke it's
own issues (not meant as a criticism to kernel dev's as they don't have everything to work with)
Come on HTC get your finger out.
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Attract the attention of our Developers and Kernel Builders in finding a compromise to this situation
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I think this is because the Desire HD is running Sense 2.1 while the Sensation is running 3.0, which is more "heavier". But I don't having any lags with apps launching or pinch to zoom.
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I agree with mzmo...but no one can deny that the desire HD is an awesome phone
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I dont know.That sucks. But your hot so i felt a need to respond. Lol
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mzmo said:
I think this is because the Desire HD is running Sense 2.1 while the Sensation is running 3.0, which is more "heavier". But I don't having any lags with apps launching or pinch to zoom.
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There's no lag in pinch to zoom. It's just slow zooming compared to the Desire HD
I dont think the Desire HD stands up at all, I developed for both and the sensation is just much better all round IMO, screen is crap on DHD (Compared to Sensation) Not really a good comparison
i will post a video comparison of this in youtube once i have a chance to see my
friend again. for the mean time, i'll see what the performance will be on stock and
S-On.
right just managed to get back to S-on,
now testing stock 1.45 ROM. (hhmmmmmmm, just thought about it now, , , , , im back to s-on
I could return my device and exchange it with hhmmmm , , , , whats nice out there.
No not really, i want to test this on for some time and decide later after exhausting
all avenues. the progress and the findings of this testing may help others
jigners said:
right just managed to get back to S-on,
now testing stock 1.45 ROM. (hhmmmmmmm, just thought about it now, , , , , im back to s-on
I could return my device and exchange it with hhmmmm , , , , whats nice out there.
No not really, i want to test this on for some time and decide later after exhausting
all avenues. the progress and the findings of this testing may help others
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Return you Sensation!? You must be crazy lol. The Sensation's cons can all be resolved software wise, except for the battery (which you could just buy the EVO 3D or a Anker battery). How's it running now?
as promised, here is the video. If I could have 5minutes of your time
HTC Desire HD compared with HTC Sensation
Rooting it and installing a custom ROM will fix it
Having had both of these phones for quite a while now, the sensation since release and the DHD since it's release.
I have had nothing but problems with my sensation (the wifi has now completely broken) force closes, overheating, reboots, that damned bootloader at launch, problems with kernels not kicking the two cores off properly, the phone giving mad battery readings, to name but a few issues which have plagued the sensation.
On the other hand the desire hd has simply plodded on without fault, yes the battery is crap and yes it does have some issues, but overall it has been a much more reliable handset than the sensation, by quite a margin imho.
On it's day the sensation eats the DHD alive, but unfortunately that day doesn't come around very often and it's usually spending it's time rebooting or causing global warming, right now mines about to die because the battery is too low and it's inability to now connect to wifi is just the most annoying thing i've ever known.
Sorry but on paper it's the sensation, in the real world, it's the dhd.
Quite sad.
I've had both phones so far (also concurrently) and I must admit Sensation is much better than Desire HD when it comes to performance, display etc .. but what bothers me most is the loudspeaker on the Sensation which is in no way half as good as the Desire HD's
BuZzCoRe said:
I've had both phones so far (also concurrently) and I must admit Sensation is much better than Desire HD when it comes to performance, display etc .. but what bothers me most is the loudspeaker on the Sensation which is in no way half as good as the Desire HD's
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Famous last words m8, give it a bit of time and the force closes, overheating and overall ****ness will set in, i'm just happy i never paid a penny for mine. Could've been great.
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Rooting it and installing a custom ROM will fix it
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Ive just done that, now back to S-off and Rooted, but decided to stay on Stock
ROM also unlocked using method 2.
but as I have stated, comparing it to a DHD on Stock Rom would not make it a
fair contest. Thanks for sharing your thought anyway.
Sorry, but I watched your video and could not understand a word you said. I didn't know which phone was which or what was going on.
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Sorry, but I watched your video and could not understand a word you said. I didn't know which phone was which or what was going on.
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DHD on the left and Sensation on the Right
its about the speed of pinch to zoom and
speed of app launching.
dladz said:
Having had both of these phones for quite a while now, the sensation since release and the DHD since it's release.
I have had nothing but problems with my sensation (the wifi has now completely broken) force closes, overheating, reboots, that damned bootloader at launch, problems with kernels not kicking the two cores off properly, the phone giving mad battery readings, to name but a few issues which have plagued the sensation.
On the other hand the desire hd has simply plodded on without fault, yes the battery is crap and yes it does have some issues, but overall it has been a much more reliable handset than the sensation, by quite a margin imho.
On it's day the sensation eats the DHD alive, but unfortunately that day doesn't come around very often and it's usually spending it's time rebooting or causing global warming, right now mines about to die because the battery is too low and it's inability to now connect to wifi is just the most annoying thing i've ever known.
Sorry but on paper it's the sensation, in the real world, it's the dhd.
Quite sad.
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bravo!!! well stated!!
whoaahh am i actually happy with it!!! NOOOOOOOO!!! but this should
pose a challenge to the Devs and Chefs
I don't think it is really that valid to compare the two. Sensation has a lot more pixels to draw for the screen than Desire HD.
And some apps most likely just don't run as fast on dual core than on single core. My reasoning of this is based on desktop CPU. When multi core CPU first came out, many software actually ran slower on multi core CPU. Software needs to be optimized for multi core in order to take advantage of the hardware.
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I don't think it is really that valid to compare the two. Sensation has a lot more pixels to draw for the screen than Desire HD.
And some apps most likely just don't run as fast on dual core than on single core. My reasoning of this is based on desktop CPU. When multi core CPU first came out, many software actually ran slower on multi core CPU. Software needs to be optimized for multi core in order to take advantage of the hardware.
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That's a good guess "pixel draw" I personally think it is a probable reason
but unless this is confirmed then we don't have a good place to start.
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Hi, just a curiosity. I came from the Desire HD (rooted and bla bla bla) and I'm wondering where is the difference between this Sensation and the DHD. I do not feel it really different... I tought it was double faster or something like that, but exept the resolution I cannot find great changes..
Build quality is better (for me, at least).
It's much more compact, easy to hold.
Sense 3.0!
Instant Capture on the camera
HTC Watch
It's dual core
Haven't got mine yet so I can't comment on it just yet, so let me just refer you to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110350
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Haven't got mine yet so I can't comment on it just yet, so let me just refer you to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110350
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Suggest to not upgrade... sorry.
redbullcat said:
Build quality is better (for me, at least).
It's much more compact, easy to hold.
Sense 3.0!
Instant Capture on the camera
HTC Watch
It's dual core
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Would like to respond to these:
1. Both are the same ssize screens.. so other then ergonomics..
2. Desire HD has sense 3.0
3. Instant cap will be ported
4. HTC will be ported..
5. Dual core.... sure? I guess?
Edit: Good phone. But good upgrade...?
I'd say no.
if you are coming from the Regular Desire then I'd say upgrade for sure. From Desire HD? No.
Use the topic above ..no need to create an extra topic and yes it is definetly worth an upgrade
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Maedhros said:
Would like to respond to these:
1. Both are the same ssize screens.. so other then ergonomics..
2. Desire HD has sense 3.0
3. Instant cap will be ported
4. HTC will be ported..
5. Dual core.... sure? I guess?
Edit: Good phone. But good upgrade...?
I'd say no.
if you are coming from the Regular Desire then I'd say upgrade for sure. From Desire HD? No.
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1. Screen size doesn't matter in this case. The Sensation is a lot more streamlined and it's thinner width ways than the DHD, due to 16:9 screen. The DHD is also much more rectangular than the Sensation; the Sensation has curved edges, like the Nexus One. Thus, the Sensation feels quite a bit smaller than the DHD.
2. DHD has Sense 3.0, but it's not official. It always feels better when it's official!
3. Don't know about Instant Capture being ported; it may be something to do with the hardware. I believe Instant Capture is done by continually auto focussing.
4. Like Google Movies, I don't know if Watch will work on a rooted device (due to copyright restrictions, etc) let alone on a device it wasn't made for, i.e. DHD.
5. Dual core is awesome
whats the battery life like on the sensation with daily use? Im thinking of upgrading from my hd2, i love the android roms for hd2 and how hackable it is, but battery life is crap and i dont want an ugly double size battery.
Thanks
geekyhawkes said:
whats the battery life like on the sensation with daily use? Im thinking of upgrading from my hd2, i love the android roms for hd2 and how hackable it is, but battery life is crap and i dont want an ugly double size battery.
Thanks
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I upgraded from the HD2 to the Sensation; albeit I was using a crappy Nokia for 3 weeks in between. My opinion is that the Sensation is better, battery feels like it lasts twice as long and once the small bugs are sorted (i.e phone restarting occasionally when using the camera and the flash is required) I cannot see a reason why anyone would not want to upgrade to this.
As for the camera flash causing the crash, I have uninstalled App Killer and it hasn't happened since so maybe a work around until an official update is released.
Thanks, im onto vodafone now, my hd2 has been ace but i cant live with the crap battery any longer. Here is hoping reception on the sensation is fixed as well. Vodafone had told me i would have to wait a month longer for an upgrade but im going to press hard and see how i get on!
S-off is near and HTC Sensation is a great device! for me, i want my sensation to be the HD2 successor. dual boot Windows Phone and Android is kind of cool !!!
i agree 100%, ive completely given up on HTC in terms of bootloader and userful OTA's, XDA will continue to be the gold standard for HTC fones...
the only other phone i would consider is the herc, but thats several months away, which gives me plenty of time to play with my S4G (especially if teamwin drops fre3dom soon)
I got a reply from HTC after bugging then for 2 weeks and they still say "there is no roadmap for this feature to be rolled out" regarding the bootloader.
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bruce2728 said:
I got a reply from HTC after bugging then for 2 weeks and they still say "there is no roadmap for this feature to be rolled out" regarding the bootloader.
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your avatar says it all
Solidus_n313 said:
your avatar says it all
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LOL I found it on their Facebook page
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yeah i saw it there last week, lmao, that FB page has been slammed with s-off requests since the evo3d came out
EDIT: lol completely missed the thread title this was asked in another thread, but for me, its deodexed 2.3.4 sense 3.0
I would like my Sensation to be a bread toasting, mind reading, coffee making Transformer!
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I would like my Sensation to be a bread toasting, mind reading, coffee making Transformer!
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That also destroys inferior technology!
Mwahahaha! Watch your back, iPhone 4 >
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I'd like to control what my phone is running (even if that ends up being stock Cyanogen)... I killed a load of apps last night and doubled my free memory.
Also I can't forget that comment where some Sensation owner said they had tried the SG2 and it actually felt like a dual core device... placebo I am sure but my old HD2 was as fast as my Sensation so am looking forward to that ramp up.
Electronic Punk said:
Also I can't forget that comment where some Sensation owner said they had tried the SG2 and it actually felt like a dual core device... placebo I am sure but my old HD2 was as fast as my Sensation so am looking forward to that ramp up.
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thats what i noticed as well, i had 2.2.1 w/ sense 2.1, and it was just as fast...and just before i sold it i was messing with pyramid roms on the HD2, and after like 8 settling reboots, its was almost as quick, but with the expected glitches (rosie, camera, etc.)
i know its dual core, but it doesnt run like one, we need ASOP or a clean 2.3.3 w/sense3.0, but 2.3.4 has optimizations and fixed for dual core, i think the S4G will FLY when that is flashed
I want it to be an HD2 successor too. Ideally I'd like root & CM7, but I'll just settle for root for now just so I can freeze the damn bloatware.
Although having said all that, am I right in thinking that there is absolutely no benefit to dual core over single before we see Android 2.4 or whatever build number they give to 'Ice Cream' ?
Would appear to be the case, until we get full root, we won't know for sure
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I'd like to control what my phone is running (even if that ends up being stock Cyanogen)... I killed a load of apps last night and doubled my free memory.
Also I can't forget that comment where some Sensation owner said they had tried the SG2 and it actually felt like a dual core device... placebo I am sure but my old HD2 was as fast as my Sensation so am looking forward to that ramp up.
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+3 Leo is fast running that new shiz! Ram is low low low on SG4 ,disappointing, however, LEO is the best allrounder!
I would like for my phone to feel like a dual core device and mult-itask a bit better.
Mostly I would like a bloat free, optimized for sensation, sense 3.0 rom running on here.
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I would like the ability to change default apps
- specifically the link between the Contacts and Calendar address button to Google Maps instead of HTC Locations!
I can't believe they downgraded functionality i had on my Hero!
EDIT: Also, I'd really like to be able to customise the options in the 'Quick Settings' tab in the pulldown menu. Screen brightness and sound profile should be in there by default.
I came from an HD2 also ,so it was gonna be tough for any phone to beat it with all the dev support that phone got , I'd really just want a little more speed and for it to be rooted so I can enjoy all my favorite apps that require root ,but as I said before ill take any update that solidifies the phones system at this point
I would want this phone to be the nexus phone that never came out. Throw on some aosp or cm7, which ever is more stable, and this phone will be lightning fast.
I don't know if anyone else has noticed it but the sensation looks like the nexus one and nexus s with a 4.3 in screen
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ARHD I hope everything will be better (I hate lag, especially on a dual core phone )
my three wishes...
If nothing else, I want to phone to be faster/smoother. This does not feel like a dual core processor at all. My HD2, on NAND android, moved just as fast with regards to screen swiping and processes. Second, I would like to have the magnifying glass search button to me able to lock the screen on long press. That would be epic. Get rid of Sense since I can't adjust the size of widgets I want to add. Keep the lock screen but scrap Sense. I would be happy.
hello everyone. coming over from the galaxy s forums.
i recently jumped ships and bought an htc sensation 4g (tmous) and i rooted it yadda yadda yadda flashed insert coin, leedroid, and revolutionhd nonsense.
now coming from a galaxy s vibrant running bali 1.8.8 kernal, bionix v 1.3.1 and lcd density set at 192 which all worked so good for me.
i need you guys to tell me this is a good phone and i should keep it bc i want to give it a shot however all the roms i flash for the sensation are slow for me.
im looking for a clean no sense build and revolutionhd no sense is that rom. when i run a quadrant the phone gets about a 850 900 on revolution hd. i kno quad scores dont mean much but the phone feels sluggish and slow.
can someone direct me on what im doing wrong and why this phone appears to run so slow? i mean really slow. is this how htc phones perform? my last htc phone was a mt3gslide running cm6 at the time
Try revolution HD 3.0.1, 3.0.2 was kinda slow on my phone but 3.0.1 is mega fast. If its not fast enough, then this might not be the phone for you, but for me and most others its fast enough. Also, quadrant doesn't even utilize the second core.
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I'm regretting my switch from the galaxy s as well.. Hopefully things will change soon with new rooms or something.
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thats what i figured about quadrant. is the cpu1 being used at all on revolutionhd?
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Try revolution HD 3.0.1, 3.0.2 was kinda slow on my phone but 3.0.1 is mega fast. If its not fast enough, then this might not be the phone for you, but for me and most others its fast enough. Also, quadrant doesn't even utilize the second core.
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for example when u scroll on the internet or in txts it seems buggy.
If you don't like it, don't keep it.
Try P3D neon rom, smoothest rom ive used.
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If you don't like it, don't keep it.
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true story. i went to take it back and tmobile wanted me to pay a 50 dollar restocking fee which is ridiculous. its listed locally for 400
il straight trade for a nexus s
Before trading it in, please try the 2.3.0 version of Leedroid.
High benchmark scores (check thread), superb battery life (1,5-2 days with light-normale use) and very smooth.
The Sensation should be the best phone there is atm considering the hardware. Unfortunately HTC didn't optimize the ROM + drivers for it.
Also damn you HTC for being so ssssslow in releasing the 2.3.4 kernel. Lot's of people could do magic with it
i have a few pms about trading for a nexus s. im sorry guys. my heart belongs to samsung. i gave htc a second try and realized it wont work between us.
yes she looks good wrapped in that metal but samsung phones are just down right a dirty girl
if you ever owned a galaxy phone you will understand this and agree
Making me miss my captivate.. but i still love my sensation
phone runs great for me on... MT-S4g v1.1.2 (tmous 2.3.4 tweaked stock looking though)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201972
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Making me miss my captivate.. but i still love my sensation
phone runs great for me on... MT-S4g v1.1.2 (tmous 2.3.4 tweaked stock looking though)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201972
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That's what i'm running and the ROM is smooth! If this guy wants to go back to Samsung let him. Its his choice
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Yep, Go back to your Samsung and leave the XDA building
hahah no hating man. but yea going back to samsung. wish you all the best of luck with development
First aosp rom is done. It will be posted within 24hours. Flash that one and please tell me what lag.
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If you're willing, wait till ROMs come out that have proper dual core support. Not this madness where you force once core to be on all the time, but a ROM that intelligently manages both cores to maximize performance/battery life. Also ICS should bring better dual core support. If you can't wait, then jumping ship seems like the answer.
I would wait to jump ship. It's a new phone, New set of hardware. The dual-core is still being delta with. For the most part, I think this thing fly's. Small bugs, but time will heal all. If you trade now, two months from now your gonna kick your own asset around for trading. Just saying. Good luck to you
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i have a few pms about trading for a nexus s. im sorry guys. my heart belongs to samsung. i gave htc a second try and realized it wont work between us.
yes she looks good wrapped in that metal but samsung phones are just down right a dirty girl
if you ever owned a galaxy phone you will understand this and agree
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Okay eww on Samsung, I had (still have but dont use) a Captivate, they don't have working GPS, TW is so laggy, samsung makes great tv's, ****ty phones. Good luck. I love my Sensation, maybe I got lucky, I have none of the issues I read about on the forums. I am still on stock because, as of now, it's perfect out of the box. I tried a few ROMe but without kernel source for 2.3.4 they are full of bugs. Maybe it's perfect for my daily use, idk, so far, it's been a great two weeks.
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Okay eww on Samsung, I had (still have but dont use) a Captivate, they don't have working GPS, TW is so laggy, samsung makes great tv's, ****ty phones. Good luck.
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hear hear! it its a really good fone, but SOOOOO different from the sgs/sgsII when comparing hardware/software...
the processor is far too advanced for the software to actuaal make proper use of it, aSync is a little tricky, but the devs here are doing some AMAZING work to get both running at the same time (bear in mind this processor is NOTHING like hyperthreading for dekstops, its practically like 2 physical processors on a single chip)
it will get much better before it gets any worse, and my saving grace is that this fone launched almost 6 months before the iphone 5, and the specs are STILL better take that jobs/cook!
I came from an SGS with custom roms which was pretty smooth but I have to say the Sensation with P3D Neon rom is a lot smoother and the Sense animations are very fluid. I also find the browser to be a lot better than that on the SGS especially with the extra qHD resolution.
As title suggest, has anyone upgraded to a Sensation from a Desire, If so what are your opinions/views?
I have and im slightly underwhelmed by the Sensation Maybe I was expecting too much but the only advantage i can see is a larger screen and a faster phone.
Maybe i need to give it more time?
How about a massive improvement on internal storage?
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Hey, nice to see you again 325i
Yes, there are quite a few of us who came from Desire.
I felt the same as you, underwhelmed. After some time you realise, yes, you were expecting too much. Sensation is a better phone, but not THAT MUCH better. Desire is one of the most supported phones by devs, and it had s**t load of ports which is great. Sensation is not going to he like Desire unroll there are a lot newer phones out, like another 10 months I reckon, with newer sense version. Sensation is going to have a lot longer life than Desire due to hardware being on par with newer phones longer than Desire was. Quad core is not going to change much. And I'm sure that Senny will support next Android version easily, and probably one after.
Just enjoy using it, it a good phone, but far from groundbreaking as much as Desire was.
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As title suggest, has anyone upgraded to a Sensation from a Desire, If so what are your opinions/views?
I have and im slightly underwhelmed by the Sensation Maybe I was expecting too much but the only advantage i can see is a larger screen and a faster phone.
Maybe i need to give it more time?
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What were you expecting?
I did the same as you some time ago. The desire was very stable and the sensation has severel minor problems but the adequate on board memory of the sensation was, in itself, enough for me!
Hi, I've just got a Sensation xe. I came from a HTC HD2, then a Desire, then a Desire HD. As I always pass the handsets to my completely non tech' savvy family who are not delicate with their technology, I've never rooted / flashed and always remained on stock just in case of warranty requirements. I love the extra on board memory of the Desire HD / Sensation Xe and look at each phone as step in the right direction. They're always familiar and do everything I could possibly want of them (except last 2 or 3 days on the battery) so I'm more than happy with both build quality (and warranty work by HTC, can only speak form experience but very slick when I needed to use it) / Sense etc. The only thing and it is minor, is I just wish I could get the Desire HD keyboard onto my stock sensation xe and despite what all the figures suggest, the screen in the xe definately "seems" skinnier than my Desire HD.
Evolution not revolution as they say and each small step is one in the right direction. (For me anyway). Each to their own but I can understand your feelings if you expected to go from Space shuttle to USS Enterprise!
Yeah dude, I get what u're saying. the desire is the same sort of device as the sensation, can run the same software. So not much of a scope for improvement in the user experience.
Let's see what's up for grabs in 18 montths when my contract expires.
I came from a Desire too, my XE has plenty of internal storage and a larger screen which is good. On the down side though, my phone signal is pants in comparison.
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tinky1 said:
Hey, nice to see you again 325i
Yes, there are quite a few of us who came from Desire.
I felt the same as you, underwhelmed. After some time you realise, yes, you were expecting too much. Sensation is a better phone, but not THAT MUCH better. Desire is one of the most supported phones by devs, and it had s**t load of ports which is great. Sensation is not going to he like Desire unroll there are a lot newer phones out, like another 10 months I reckon, with newer sense version. Sensation is going to have a lot longer life than Desire due to hardware being on par with newer phones longer than Desire was. Quad core is not going to change much. And I'm sure that Senny will support next Android version easily, and probably one after.
Just enjoy using it, it a good phone, but far from groundbreaking as much as Desire was.
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Thanks for the reply, as you say hopefully ill get used to it.
Cheers
I also came from the Desire and feel a bit underwhelmed. At first the biggest disappointment was the screen, that seemed washed out compared to the Desire's amoled screen. After about seven months with the Sensation these things are a bit of a let down:
- There is not enough RAM. Ever so often I get the white htc screen when pressing the home button. Anyone know if ICS / Sense 3.5 will consume even more RAM?
- The phone hangs from time to time - mostly while installing / updating apps ( Also RAM related?).
- Radio signal seems to be very unstable, jumping constantly between 1 - 5 bars ( even when on GSM only). It will also often skip between 3g and H, which never happened with the Desire (always either E or H).
Another issue is that there is a spot (~1x2 mm) at the center of the screen that is brighter than the rest. It's most visible on black/dark/medium dark screens, but also appears as a grey speck on a white screen. Its not visible on light grey background.
I'm consider sending the phone back for service/repair, but I'm not keen on restoring all my apps and settings either.
My friend got a Sensation on upgrade and intended to sell it to get a new turbo for his scooby but made the mistake of playing with mine before selling it.Now he has sold his desire and says that the sensation is way better than his desire ever was.Runs games sooo smooth and being the XE he loves the headphones included
A 4 months ago i passed my Desire to my GF and get Nexus S... in 5 days I changed with Sensation.
I never expected something revolutionary .. but it`s better phone next generation.
With more memory, faster dual core CPU, more adequate battery life (I used my Desire as a second phone due the need of changing 2 batt`s during the office hours. Now my Sensation`s battery is lasting about 10 business hours... and 2 days @ weekend)
There is still a tons of ponts that can be upgraded.. but it`s a technology/pricing, marketing, sales .. and so on decision.
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but the only advantage i can see is a larger screen and a faster phone.
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and you don't consider those as major improvements? i do
the Desire was sexy, the Sensation is sexier
I was like this :
lg optimus one > desire > incredible s > sensation.
liked incredible the most, but sensation is much better regarding the dual core and bigger display. better memory performace, better cpu and graphics
(ICS is also promissing)
I'm not so sure, in hindsight I think I was happier with my Incredible S. The 4" screen was just the right size for me, the camera was much better out of the box, although the HD recording was only at 20fps and not 30. But to be fair, what phone has a good HD camera?
I've just come from the trusty old desire to sensation.
Rooted, s-off, ICS Rom etc etc added within an hour of
it being delivered
First impressions are looking good, nice to have a bigger
screen, feels a lot snappier, internal memory is a major
plus point.
Sitting the desire and sensation side by side you can clearly
see its an 'upgrade' not in massive ways, but an upgrade
non the less.
I've just put the desire back to stock to send away for a fix
before selling it, and to be honest I hate what it was out of
the box, how people ranted and raved about the thing ill
never know.
Think ill be sticking to HTC from now on, the desire was a
workhorse, solidly built, unlike other brands which feel like
toys, the sensation feels the same in that regard, feels solid,
looks good, specs that will no doubt be fine for the next year
or maybe 2, seems to be a good community behind it, like the
desire.
Yes the sensation hasn't left me thinking wow, what great phone,
but let's face it, coming from the desire, which is still an excellent
phone and is still holding its ground, I really don't know what could
be added to a phone at this point in time that would give the same
'wow' factor as the desire gave.
I think the 'smartphone' has come of age, anything from now on will
just be gimmicky, and slight upgrades to this and that, I don't think
anything is going to be 'groundbreaking' in the next few years atleast.
So IMO desire > sensation is a worthy 'upgrade' when you look at the
whole package and compare it to what else is available at the moment.
But I guess only time will tell..
I also came from the desire, then desire HD, now the Sensation.
I will usually wait until about a few months after a new phone has come out and then buy it on ebay or craigslist, then sell my old one. It usually only ends up costing me about $40 to upgrade.
While I am really happy that there are ICS roms for the Sensation, i'm not as blown away as when I first moved from the desire to the desire HD.
I do prefer the quality of screen on the sensation compared to the dulled out desire hd, and love the multi touch capabilities of anything above the Desire. Though HTC will have to up their game a bit as my next phone will be coming with a contract renewal, and if samsung puts out anything like the Galaxy SII X again with a quad core I might be jumping ship.
Hello Guys,
I'm new to this section here, maybe I'll also stay here.
I need an advice of you guys.
My current Smartphone is a HTC Legend, it's an older device and also a bit broken (battery hinge).
Today a friend offered me his HTC Sensation, he bought it about half year ago. He wants to switch to an iPhone (eeewww!).
There are a few scratches in the glass. You cannot see them while you are using the Device, but if you look closely in light you can see them.
On the side there are some scratches too (on the metal :S)
But he offered it to me for
250€!!!Shall I take it or would you say I should wait for another device or even for a 4G Device.
I don't know a lot about the stability with Custom Roms (i love cyanogenmod) and about the upgrade availability with ICS for example.
And I loved to mod my HTC Legend, I had S-OFF, but then I had to return it to HTC to let them fix my Touchscreen and I had to remove S-OFF again. And with the current bootloader it's impossible to S-OFF it again
Maybe it would be nice to hear some Germans too, because I don't know much yet about the Plans of o2 for their 4G Network.
And I just have a Netzclub card (The old one with 200MB)
EDIT: At the moment a Electronic Discounter in Germany offers the EVO 3D for 269€ - would it be a better choice, its nearly the same, isnt it?
250 Euros isn't a bad price for it.
You could wait but IMO it would certainly be a big upgrade over the Legend. Maybe it's worth waiting till MWC to see if any new devices like the Ville are ideal for you.
The EVO 3D is similar except I think it's a bit bulkier with 3D and 1GB of RAM compared to the Sensation with an 8MP (EVO had 5MP IIRC), no 3D but is slimmer.
My Problem is that I'm just a Student and I don't have too much money...
The Camera wouldn't be a problem in my opinion...
Basically three options:
Wait, HTC Sensation, HTC Evo 3D
Ahh I see. If I were you I'd go with the EVO then if the Camera doesn't matter.
But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.
I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap
If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.
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But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.
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The problem is that those prices are just offers with limited time.
And the Evo doesn't have that much Roms available :-(
Pikabat said:
I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
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If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.
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Is there any hope for CM9 for the Sensation? And is it already confirmed that the Sensation gets ICS?
OH, just a quick thought, how much internal space does the data partition have? My legend has a 512 mb rom, so not much space left for apps (I'm using data2ext)
Gesendet von meinem Legend mit Tapatalk
i dont know if that is a good price since i am in the US but the biggest issue i have with my Sensation is AOSP/Cyanogen dev support. if I could go back I would probably go with a Galaxy S2 or Galaxy S 2 X (very similar specs to Sensation) since they have much better dev support
sensation is a great phone. I also own an evo3d. I prefer my sensation over my evo3d. Sensation has more devs and stuff going on than the evo. Though if you wait for the latest and greatest I am sure it will cost a pretty penny. Though another thought if you buy the phone from him and get service I believe you could get a new phone at your carrier but you would have to verifiy that with your carrier of choice.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App
fabi280 said:
That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
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WiFi and signal reception can suffer death grip issues (easily fixed if you get a case ) , Sense sometimes crashes for no reason and you can notice that it slows down the phone from time to time, battery life is average. Again nothing serious but it can be frustrating , software problems are genrally fixed in custom roms if you're willing to root it
p.s it has been rumored that we will get ICS after MWC , probably in the first week of March