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Need some comparison with this two phones.
I currently have the MT4G,just want to know if its worth trading with an LG g2x?
Not worth it. Wait for the SGS2 or Sensation!
or the mt4g slide!
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Not worth it. Wait for the SGS2 or Sensation!
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I'm already running sense 3.0 on this device.hmmm,yeah maybe the sgs2 will do.
Only issue is that there might not be a SGS2 for T-mo. The names have been revealed for all carriers, but there's no sign of one for us. The G2X is better than the MT4G in it's specs, but wait 7 days and get the sensation. bigger screen, better processor, and HTC build quality. Also, it doesn't look like it will be super expensive. Walmart will have it for 150 on contract.
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The G2X is better than the MT4G in it's specs
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Only the processor is better. It has a lot less RAM (512 vs the MT4G's 768). I would never want to run a ROM like Virtuous Fusion on the G2x with such little RAM.
I'm just saying I have used a g2x and its very snappy.
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I went from MT4G to G2X. It is faster - even without an android ROM that optimizes duel core (true for all of them), which was to be 2.4 - but that has been pushed way back.
The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
Some have gotten quadrent scores of 5000+ with CM7 and faux kernel (Max OC "only" 1500 currently). It has a better camera then the sense camera on MT4G, but I never liked the sense one - it had too much compression, so used camera app form the market on my MT4G.
HTC confirmed that they were working on an update for the sensation to unlock its bootloader. I would not worry about it.
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I went from MT4G to G2X. It is faster - even without an android ROM that optimizes duel core (true for all of them), which was to be 2.4 - but that has been pushed way back.
The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
Some have gotten quadrent scores of 5000+ with CM7 and faux kernel (Max OC "only" 1500 currently). It has a better camera then the sense camera on MT4G, but I never liked the sense one - it had too much compression, so used camera app form the market on my MT4G.
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I went from the G2x to the MT4G (gave up on the G2x because of backlight bleeding). I honestly didn't feel much of a difference. Virtuous Fusion on my MT4G runs fast enough for anything and with Chainfire3D, I can play all the Tegra 2 games and do everything fast as I need. I was originally planning on getting the Sensation. I still might, but I'm considering waiting til the Tegra 3 and comparable phones come out.
I would wait till next year when they start making Quad-core phones, which is in Qualcomm's roadmap, and probably others too. The G2X will be outdone by the SGSII(Fastest Phone now, blows G2X ) . The Sensation is slower than the SGSII, but is still a good phone nonetheless. Not really worth the upgrade from the MT4G. If you care about things like ram, companies are starting to use 1GB ram and hopefully they increase ROM size for more internal storage.
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I would wait till next year when they start making Quad-core phones, which is in Qualcomm's roadmap, and probably others too.
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Agreed. For me this phone will totally be enough for the next year and a half thanks to the awesome work of the dev community. Rooting and flashing a custom ROM has given my phone new life, so personally I can now confidently wait to get my next "uber" phone when my contract expires.
it seems that the g2x has alot of problems compared to mytouch 4g. the one i was able to use kept shutting off and on!
i would wait for something worthwhile!
One of my coworkers has this phone. I messed around with it for a while and it seems to be pretty nice, but not quite enough of an upgrade for me to ditch this phone for.
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The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
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Almost every phone on XDA started out with a locked bootloader. You make no sense with your comment about a locked bootloader. My MyTouch came locked but look at how fast that was bypassed.
BTW: HTC has already stated publicly that an OTA update will unlock it in the near future.
Im with the others, not worth an upgrade. just wait until the quads come out
I love the MT4G. I still have my Nexus One but with 768MB RAM, I can find NO reason to upgrade at this point. And to compound that decision, all the recent reviews have said that the screen is lackluster at best. Sure the higher resolution is nice but if you don't couple that with a great screen it does NO good at all.
And that great device (Sensation) still comes with the same RAM as the MT4G. Sorry, but at a time when tech prices are what they are, packing 1GB+ into a smartphone should be the baseline standard. If I upgraded to anything right now it would be the SGS2 but I intend to wait for quad cores to pop up. My desktop and laptop both have quad cores so my phone should too.
The MT4G with CM7 runs fantastic.
I have a g2x right now, my wife has a mytouch4g. The g2x is quicker, and has more potential. I can say though, it isn't significantly quicker for having a dual core processor and vanilla android, and it definitely does have more software issues.
I (just like others) thought the issues complained about were exaggerated and I was lucky enough to get a g2x without issues. The screen bleeding isn't horrible, but I have had the random reboots (usually daily). Battery life is poor at best, there isn't any lagging but it does stumble and freeze for a second occasionally. Great at multitasking and gaming though.
My wife is pretty picky about her phones and complains if there are any issues... I haven't heard her complain about the mytouch except low earpiece volume.
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Well, both my Cyanogen and MIUI ROMS on my MT4G run better than the G2X. Not my opinion. That is fact. I have a G2X here as well and it doesn't run anywhere as good as my MT4G with either ROM.
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Well, both my Cyanogen and MIUI ROMS on my MT4G run better than the G2X. Not my opinion. That is fact. I have a G2X here as well and it doesn't run anywhere as good as my MT4G with either ROM.
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Would you happen to know why CM7 runs so poorly on the G2x?
And I agree. CM7 on a MT4G makes it feel like it was never meant to be a Sense phone. So smooth....
Its time to get a new phone and I haven't decided between the sensation & the g2x. So I ask, would you recommended the sensation? Please let me know why you would or would not.
Thanks
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It's a great phone from my experience. Stock it's been extremely fast sense looks great. I'm more a vanilla person but even I have to admit it looks great. Also now that s-off is so close it will be a beast. As far as the g2x if you look in the general forums it seems like there's a lot of issues that need to be worked out still. I've never used one myself so this is only second hand info
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I've answered this question a few times now, and without me loosing another 2 minutes typing it out, the long and short of it is YES (infact i do recommend this phone to clients all the time where i work) unless your not a fan of sense i can't think of any other reason why you would want to go with the galaxy s 2, plus there will be a 1.4ghz version of the Galaxy out sometimes either this or early next year too, or so i'm told.
Both are great just atm the sensation is more stable all around as long as you get a good one. Just look at my signature
G2X and Sensation 4G I love both
I had the sensation for just over a week now and i must say im super impressed. I was REALLY lucky tho, i have NO problems that i see all around the forum, like dust, i have no death grip issue and no response issues, the phone is real smooth.
I would get sensation over G2x just because higher amount of ram alone. Sensation is a very nice all around device.
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Do what I did
Keep jumping between the sensation and GS2 forums,till you get nauseated and confused and your Blood Pressure is High
Weigh the pros and cons and decide what you want and then go for it..........
I had an HTC HERO AND HD7 so decided to give samsung a chance and boy I am happy.
You can upgrade the firmware in the SGS2 easily without rooting by a software called ODIN which is super brilliant.
tfn said:
Do what I did
Keep jumping between the sensation and GS2 forums,till you get nauseated and confused and your Blood Pressure is High
Weigh the pros and cons and decide what you want and then go for it..........
I had an HTC HERO AND HD7 so decided to give samsung a chance and boy I am happy.
You can upgrade the firmware in the SGS2 easily without rooting by a software called ODIN which is super brilliant.
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ODIN is a headache to use in most cases and if you're not careful, you'll end up with a paperweight.
Common Sense is learned..........
LG G2X
HTC Sensation
tfn said:
Do what I did
Keep jumping between the sensation and GS2 forums,till you get nauseated and confused and your Blood Pressure is High
Weigh the pros and cons and decide what you want and then go for it..........
I had an HTC HERO AND HD7 so decided to give samsung a chance and boy I am happy.
You can upgrade the firmware in the SGS2 easily without rooting by a software called ODIN which is super brilliant.
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If you read the OP, he isn't deciding between the GSII and the Sensation as it's not out for T-Mobile.
I have an HD7 and G2, and I'm really happy with my G2. I just picked up a Sensation last week to check it out and wow, I'm very, very pleased with it. I had an N1 before the G2 and got the G2 mainly for the keyboard, but I may end up ditching my G2 and going back to an all-touchscreen Android device for the Sensation. Awesome, awesome phone. Can't WAIT to get it rooted.
Before getting the Sensation, I read up on both it and the G2x. The number of posts floating around regarding people having issues with the G2x and going through several returns really turned me off of it.
I have both phones and I use my Sensation as my daily driver. It has a nicer display and is faster than my G2X once I put ADW on it. It always loaded apps faster, browsed the internet faster and loaded maps faster. I like the Sensation better and think its the all around best phone out of the two mentioned.
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Gotta agree w/JR above. I had the G2X for several days then bought a Sensation. The 4.3 vs 4.0 screen is a huge difference IMO. Plus, as others have said, Sense 3.0 really is much better than previous versions. I'm glad I switched.
I owned both. The g2x for the first month and now the sensation since June 8th. I prefer almost everything about the HTC, aside from the lack of root and roms currently
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I got my sensation two weeks ago.My brother has g2x rooted with his phone overclocked to 1200 his benchmark scores are higher on every test except for sd card read and write my unrooted sensation has higher scores then his both with class 2 8 gig cards. Both tested with sutu benchmark.I lost a my touch 4g rooted with a class 4 sd card. The my touch 4g rooted is twice the phone as my unrooted sensation but I think when we will be able to get s off it will be one of the best phones on the market just my two cents.
It's a great phone Go get it!
AnTuTu Benchmarks my bad.
First some history. Im currently using a Desire HD and switching from sense to CM7 back in forth once in a while so custom ROMs are a must.
Previous to that had a nexus one.
My main requists are the following
Flashable ROMs
good battery life
Good overall performance
Good reception and call qaulity
Good speaker
Screen at lease 4"
Must take MicroSD (I have a 32gig and I spent 100$ to get it so I want to use it)
Im looking to get a new phone and im pretty much down to the following 4 choices which are currently available to me in Canada
LG Optimus 2X
LG Optimus 3D
HTC EVO 3D
Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G
HTC Sensation 4G
MOTOROLA ATRIX 4G
MOTOROLA XT860 4G
Now in terms of price they are all give or take about the same. Specs wise the atrix still looks like a good buy especially now that bootloader is unlocked. 1 gig of ram 16gig internal plus external etc but from what I hear the screen isnt one of the best out there and due to the higher pixel count speed on the CPU takes a hit.Battery is huge which is a big plus
In general I think the 3D thing is just a gimmick so that's no big deal for me as long as the 5megapixel is semi decent
I could care less about full keyboards as im used to screen ones now
In general I tend to avoid LG due to past issues but the optimus 2 has some good reviews out there.
As for Samsung ive known a few people who say changing roms is harder then lets say on HTC devices.
So any opinion would be appreciated.
So in order here are my priorities with these
Reception
Voice quality
Battery life
Ease of rom installation and support
Good speaker
Good overall CPU performance
Screen size
Good cam 5MP and up
Dont care if its HSPA+ or whatever. Never get above 3Mbps on my network anyways
HTC sensation 4g IMO
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HTC sensation 4g IMO
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But the battery is pretty small for a device with qHD and 4.3 screen also in my general experience Sense looks night but takes allot of potential out of the CPU compared to CM7 or base android.
Also it has less internal storage and RAM then some of the other devices as well
But AFAIK,battery backup is wayy better in sensation compared to sgs 2 although both r dual core...!
N btw,stock roms tend to take a hell lot of ram...customs roms uses wayy less ram..
N hell yeah,memory is a bit f problem unless u root it..
N btw,nothing can touch d samoled screen f sgs2,but one has to consider other things too...
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But AFAIK,battery backup is wayy better in sensation compared to sgs 2 although both r dual core...!
N btw,stock roms tend to take a hell lot of ram...customs roms uses wayy less ram..
N hell yeah,memory is a bit f problem unless u root it..
N btw,nothing can touch d samoled screen f sgs2,but one has to consider other things too...
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Well from the looks of xda its easy to root the GS2
as for battery I see Mugen has a 3200mah battery but would distroy the look of the phone.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...ung-galaxy-s-ii-si9100-with-battery-door.html
At this point I think im leaning towards SGII seems specs are as good if not better then Atrix and battery is bigger then the Sensation
You won't regret your choices on any of the phones you listed but I would go with the: Samsung Galaxy S II 4G. I have one & it's awesome. Check out the SGSII forums to see what ROMs & other goodies you can get if you decide to get a SGSII.
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You won't regret your choices on any of the phones you listed but I would go with the: Samsung Galaxy S II 4G. I have one & it's awesome. Check out the SGSII forums to see what ROMs & other goodies you can get if you decide to get a SGSII.
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Hows the battery on it? Any recommendations on ROMs? Is it easy to flash customer stuff?
I saw how to root and also I see there is CWM for it so figure it should be easy to install ROMs and kernels and stuff after.
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Hows the battery on it? Any recommendations on ROMs? Is it easy to flash customer stuff?
I saw how to root and also I see there is CWM for it so figure it should be easy to install ROMs and kernels and stuff after.
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Battery life is awesome & I've been using Cognition since it's release. It's easy peezy hence why I love it so much. I use to have a HTC Inspire & it was a pain in the beginning but easy after I made a successful gold card.
Love at first sight and then buy
Expected to come google-motorola... joked I say we go into the store and buy what you like it.
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Definitely judging by my hands on experience HTC or Motorola!
Id say the sensation 4g, in my opinion.
Thanks for all the replies
Sensation, or ATRIX+dock.
htc make amazing phones.. I bought the desire a year ago and it performs like a rock! and rocks do perform, it's known
I would suggest the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G.
The battery life is solid, it's very easy to root (check out its forum).
The camera is awesome, and the screen can't be beat.
Go for it.
Find dock is a waste of money. Leaning towards SGS2. Other then the battery on the atrix the specs beat all the others. Don't need qhd as that takes away from the cpu for nothing in my view
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I would suggest the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G.
The battery life is solid, it's very easy to root (check out its forum).
The camera is awesome, and the screen can't be beat.
Go for it.
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Any recommendations for roms?
I would go for the optimus 2x. I have a g2x and love it. GREAT screen, GREAT camera. GREAT phone. haha
I am loving my Infuse. Best phone I've ever had. It is easy to root, go back to stock, flash roms and just about evrything else. Htc seems a lot more difficult.to do all these.to begin with.
The screen is amazing, first phone I actually wanted to watch anything on(had iphone previously).
Battery life is good and there are good roms although right now they are on hold awaiting att to roll.out gb update to the phone.
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Htc sensation or evo 3d
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I have a T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G with issues and T-mobile will swap to another SGS4G or a HTC Sensatation, or a LG G2X.
While not the problem triggering the swap, the GPS on the Samsung Galaxy S line has been awful. How good is the one on Sensation?
Samsung has been awful at firmware updates. GB just released a few days ago for the phone, and ICS is likely way off if ever. I know HTC has promised ICS for the Sensation. Has HTC been good with timely updates and source code?
I'm a bit put off by HTC forcing Sense on top of Android. Are there alternative rom's with more generic Android? I don't know enough about Sense to know the issues, but I'm fearful of losing other Google features or updates.
The Galaxy is easy to root and add CWM recovery. Is there any issue with this on the Sensation? (Don't now if there is a locked boot loader issue.)
One thing I do like on the Galaxy is the scratch resistant gorilla glass. Is it any different on the HTC? I don't use a case.
Besides the answers to those questions, are their any issues I should know about the Sensation, or any reason I should consider the LG instead?
1. Gps works fine havent had any issues.
2. not sure about timely dates for things on sensation ... gb has been on it for a while if that helps :-\ i hear ICS sometime early next year( rumor?)
3. Sense is nice has alot of cool features deff worth trying out, if not can switch around to nonsense roms / cm7 etc.
4.Thread in development for s-off cwm etc very easy to do.
5. Sensation has gorrila glass aswell
If someone offered me an LG g2x id grab my phone and take off running in the opposite direction screaming at the top of my lungs. heard nothing but terrible things about that phone specifically..
Sensation is a nice phone compared to Galaxy S 4g... id pick Sensation but thats just me...
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I have a T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G with issues and T-mobile will swap to another SGS4G or a HTC Sensatation, or a LG G2X.
While not the problem triggering the swap, the GPS on the Samsung Galaxy S line has been awful. How good is the one on Sensation?
Samsung has been awful at firmware updates. GB just released a few days ago for the phone, and ICS is likely way off if ever. I know HTC has promised ICS for the Sensation. Has HTC been good with timely updates and source code?
I'm a bit put off by HTC forcing Sense on top of Android. Are there alternative rom's with more generic Android? I don't know enough about Sense to know the issues, but I'm fearful of losing other Google features or updates.
The Galaxy is easy to root and add CWM recovery. Is there any issue with this on the Sensation? (Don't now if there is a locked boot loader issue.)
One thing I do like on the Galaxy is the scratch resistant gorilla glass. Is it any different on the HTC? I don't use a case.
Besides the answers to those questions, are their any issues I should know about the Sensation, or any reason I should consider the LG instead?
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I would definitely switch your phone out for either the G2x or Sensation.
Each phone has it's own set of problems. SOME, and only some G2x's suffer from reboots and wake problems. But I've never experienced that so for me the G2x has been awesome and stable. Tegra 2 is far better than the Sensations Snapdragon.
As for the Sensation, I've never owned one so I can't really comment on it. I just know some duffer from HTC's terrible quality control. And a lot of G2x people that went to Sensation, came back to the G2x because of the Sensation's lag and touch screen problems.
Anyways, I like the Sensations 4.3'' screen with qHD so that's a big plus. And it has a lot of ROM's to chose from. I like the G2x because of it's build control and superb speaker quality, and of course the Tegra 2 processor. So it's up to you which one you like better.
Once thing that is for sure, is to dumb the SGS4G. That phone is good, but updates and no CM7 kills the experience.
I switched from the galaxy s to sensation. For same issues you expressed.
I had a hard time picking between g2 x and sensation. G2x is definitely faster out of the box mostly because there is no sense on it. The sensation however won the game when i had it in my hand. It's sturdy and reliable. If you do not like sense apply a no sense script to which ever Rom you flash and there you go. You could also apply The super smooth and ultra smooth sense mods. They help with eliminating the lag.
I always had issues with GPS and navigation on my galaxy. And I grew tired of the iPhone style they had. HTC came with variety for me with options to make it my own. Sensation all the way.
You wouldn't be disappointed with the g2x but you wouldn't be missing anythig with the sensation.
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a friend of mine has the SG II and I have had a play with it, TouchWiz is awful compared to Sense, thats a big plus for the Sensation in my eyes.
KrisHilbun said:
1. Gps works fine havent had any issues.
2. not sure about timely dates for things on sensation ... gb has been on it for a while if that helps :-\ i hear ICS sometime early next year( rumor?)
3. Sense is nice has alot of cool features deff worth trying out, if not can switch around to nonsense roms / cm7 etc.
4.Thread in development for s-off cwm etc very easy to do.
5. Sensation has gorrila glass aswell
If someone offered me an LG g2x id grab my phone and take off running in the opposite direction screaming at the top of my lungs. heard nothing but terrible things about that phone specifically..
Sensation is a nice phone compared to Galaxy S 4g... id pick Sensation but thats just me...
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+1 really.
I know this has been debated before but I am strongly considering getting rid of my G2x. I am just wondering what is the best of the 3 I listed. I know the Amaze has a 1.5 ghz dual core, the Sensation a 1.2 ghz dual core, and the G2x a 1 ghz dual core tegra 2. I know the G2x has the best graphics power (is this correct?) I just want stability and speed. Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Go try them all out in store and see for yourself.
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Go try them all out in store and see for yourself.
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Understood. But I was wondering if anyone had hands-on experience with custom ROM's etc. I know custom ROM's/kernels can completely change the speed/stability/ease of use of a phone...G2x prime example.
G2x probably has the best development community out of the 3. Amaze has the fastest CPU clock speed, but we can easily achieve that with custom kernels, and the .5GHz isn't much of a difference. Only thing you'd really want is that 1GB of RAM which isn't all that important. G2x is also the best looking out of the 3, and probably has the best display. (IPS-Display)
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G2x probably has the best development community out of the 3. Amaze has the fastest CPU clock speed, but we can easily achieve that with custom kernels, and the .5GHz isn't much of a difference. Only thing you'd really want is that 1GB of RAM which isn't all that important. G2x is also the best looking out of the 3, and probably has the best display. (IPS-Display)
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Thanks for reply. I wonder with the other 2 though if they experience the sleep of death aside from other G2x bugs we've seen.
I recently decided to get the Amaze, while deciding to keep the G2x as a backup phone.
Both devices are similar in terms of performance. I actually achieved higher benchmarks at 1.2 ghz on an overclocked G2x than I do on the Amaze at 1.5 ghz. However, in terms of real world use, I find the Amaze to be extremely quick and more reliable. There isn't much lag and Sense is beautiful when it's running on a capable device. Gaming performance is similar on both phones, but the G2x gets the slight edge because a lot of Gameloft's games don't seem to be supported on the Amaze yet. I also found that GTA 3 ran a little more smoothly on the G2x.
In terms of the physical design of the phone, I prefer the weight, larger screen, and overall build quality of the Amaze. The disclaimer here is that it's all very subjective. Perhaps you won't like the raised screen or the hefty weight of the device. Up to you to decide. You'd have to physically hold one to make a fair decicion. I can, however, say that if you like taking pictures, the Amaze camera is far superior. There is virtually no shutter lag, a plethora of options to play with, and pictures just come out looking far better than they do on the G2x.
The Achilles’ heel of the Amaze is its development situation. The phone can be rooted and the bootloader unlocked, but as of now, there is no S=off. Additionally, HTC has not completely opensourced everything (WiFi drivers). Therefore, the process for flashing roms is a little more complicated than it is on the G2x. Kernels on the Amaze generally are not flashed through recovery; kernels are flashed using a PC, an adb connection, and a kernel flashing tool. I don't find the process particularly difficult, but it requires more reading and understanding than flashing on the G2x does.
The developers on the Amaze are great, but there aren't that many and you're mostly restricted to Sense. Obviously I like Sense or I would not have purchased the phone, but if you hate it--stay away.
If you don't mind an inferior camera and more active development is a big deal to you, then the Sensation would probably be a good fit. Once its overclocked, it's very similar to an Amaze in real world use.
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The Amaze is beautiful.. I like the design of the g2x myself but I'm surprised anyone would think it looks better than the Amaze
Anyway, S2 (because of development) >= Amaze > G2x > Sensation IMO
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Completely agree.
Also RAM is very important. If you think it isn't your wrong. There is a reason why the Amaze can take photo's like a mad man yet the G2x is really slow at it. The RAM acts as buffer. Without it your files will just write to the sd card which is no where near as fast as RAM. If your not doing much on your phone and your running a bare bones launcher then yeah it's not needed.
There's no way in hell the G2x has the best development community... The Sensation is by far the best development phone out of the 3.
Personally? I'd chose the Sensation. Reasons are that it's a bigger 4.3'' qHD screen as opposed to the G2x's smaller 4'' HDPI screen. And the phone itself feels better than the G2x or Amaze. G2x is nice, but I like the slight curved feel of the Sensation, and the Amaze just feels like a brick. Didn't like it at all.
With the Sensation you get more choices and more ROM's/kernels. You get stable CM7's (maybe CM9 soon?), stable variety of Sense ROM's and a stable version of MIUI.
With the G2x, you get stable CM7, an iffy MIUI that's mostly stable but has it's own share of problems, and a stable LG based GB ROM; but we all know that LG based ROM sucks as LG's **** code gives it un-fixable bugs.
As for the Amaze, while it's an upgrade over the Sensation it still doesn't truly have S-OFF and development for that phone is stagnant to say the least. All you have are Sense ROM's and I don't really see that changing in the foreseeable future unless a whole bunch of devs suddenly get that phone and does something with it.
So for me it's the Sensation followed by the G2x, then the Amaze in last place out of the 3.
I love my G2x, but I'd probably rather have the Sensation as it has more RAM, a bigger and higher res screen, FAR more development and most importantly a processor in which the company actually releases the source unlike nVidia.
Good luck man.
I have the G2X Amaze and the SGS2, and i have to say that the Amaze had the best user experience.
If you're looking at development side though, the Sensation would be the one to go with at the moment. But the Amaze development is starting to pick up pretty fast.
pettigrew95 said:
I know this has been debated before but I am strongly considering getting rid of my G2x. I am just wondering what is the best of the 3 I listed. I know the Amaze has a 1.5 ghz dual core, the Sensation a 1.2 ghz dual core, and the G2x a 1 ghz dual core tegra 2. I know the G2x has the best graphics power (is this correct?) I just want stability and speed. Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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To bad your going to miss out. The Galaxy S2 is $79 after $50 MIR for the next few hours on t-mobile.com
mackster248 said:
There's no way in hell the G2x has the best development community... The Sensation is by far the best development phone out of the 3.
Personally? I'd chose the Sensation. Reasons are that it's a bigger 4.3'' qHD screen as opposed to the G2x's smaller 4'' HDPI screen. And the phone itself feels better than the G2x or Amaze. G2x is nice, but I like the slight curved feel of the Sensation, and the Amaze just feels like a brick. Didn't like it at all.
With the Sensation you get more choices and more ROM's/kernels. You get stable CM7's (maybe CM9 soon?), stable variety of Sense ROM's and a stable version of MIUI.
With the G2x, you get stable CM7, an iffy MIUI that's mostly stable but has it's own share of problems, and a stable LG based GB ROM; but we all know that LG based ROM sucks as LG's **** code gives it un-fixable bugs.
As for the Amaze, while it's an upgrade over the Sensation it still doesn't truly have S-OFF and development for that phone is stagnant to say the least. All you have are Sense ROM's and I don't really see that changing in the foreseeable future unless a whole bunch of devs suddenly get that phone and does something with it.
So for me it's the Sensation followed by the G2x, then the Amaze in last place out of the 3.
I love my G2x, but I'd probably rather have the Sensation as it has more RAM, a bigger and higher res screen, FAR more development and most importantly a processor in which the company actually releases the source unlike nVidia.
Good luck man.
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qHD isn't that much of a difference, especially because the G2x has a slightly smaller screen. And you mean to tell me that every single LG-based G2x ROM is bad? Take a look at Bionix, Weapon G2x, and Ultimate G2x... Those ROMs are amazing. CM7 and MIUI are virtually bug-less, and run amazingly well. This just my opinion though.
Thanks for all the replies guy this is really tough...I think I may have narrowed out the Amaze due to lack of S-OFF and quiet dev community. Although, the S2 just got thrown into the mix haha. The S2 seems like a far superior device and I found this article regarding the graphics power of the S2:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4760/arms-mali400-mp4-is-the-fastest-smartphone-gpufor-now
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 uses the Adreno 220 GPU as opposed to the Mali-GPU. Still an awesome phone regardless though.
cmlough said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 uses the Adreno 220 GPU as opposed to the Mali-GPU. Still an awesome phone regardless though.
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You are right. haha
The T-Mobile Galaxy SII and the Amaze 4G is pretty much the same exact phone...
FatalityBoyZahy said:
You are right. haha
The T-Mobile Galaxy SII and the Amaze 4G is pretty much the same exact phone...
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Good to know thanks...maybe I'll just stick it out with the G2x.
Just made this decision myself and I stuck with my g2x cause of this community and the overall feel of the phone. My only problem will be fixed when my extended battery gets here
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pettigrew95 said:
Good to know thanks...maybe I'll just stick it out with the G2x.
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Ya wait awhile til a worthy upgrade is available, IMHO either the HTC edge, galaxy s 3 or T-Mobile G3(hey they better make 1!)
1. 4-4.5 HD screen
2. 16-32gb internal storage
3. 8-12mp camera
4. 28nm krait,tegra3,or new exnyos soc
5.1-2gb ram
6.Great dev support on xda( this means waiting sometimes before you buy)
7.Can't be an LG phone lolololol ( I still love nvidia)
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
qHD isn't that much of a difference, especially because the G2x has a slightly smaller screen. And you mean to tell me that every single LG-based G2x ROM is bad? Take a look at Bionix, Weapon G2x, and Ultimate G2x... Those ROMs are amazing. CM7 and MIUI are virtually bug-less, and run amazingly well. This just my opinion though.
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Yeah I've tried all of the stock based ROM's. I'm actually one of the lucky few that have never had problems with my G2x. Only problem I've had with stock ROM's is that the browser would FC once in a while, but that's just because of LG. But I've read many that have plenty of problems with stock ROM's, and devs like Lotherius says it's just LG's fault. Can't be fixed. CM7 was a godsend and literally saved this phone IMO.
4.0" IPS is nice, but I like a 4.3" with higher res better.
Anyways, I'd recommend the G2x to anyone. But since the OP is asking between the 3, I'd definitely get the Sensation since I think that phone will last the longest. Development wise that is.
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Keep your g2x for now and wait till next year maybe earlier for the tmo 1st quad core phone .unless you can burn money, I can't and don't want to pay $100's .
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