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I'm searching for the best replacement for my good old "Super" HD2.
I'm trying to decide between HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy S2.
Anyone can help me decide?
They are both very good phones and i'm thinking of trying the SGS2 because i have been a Big fan of HTC and Sence, but now I starting to get curious about SGS2.
Please give me some help decide.
I'm going to post this same question on the SGS2 forum to compare the answers.
Thanks
RRibeiro said:
I'm searching for the best replacement for my good old "Super" HD2.
I'm trying to decide between HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy S2.
Anyone can help me decide?
They are both very good phones and i'm thinking of trying the SGS2 because i have been a Big fan of HTC and Sence, but now I starting to get curious about SGS2.
Please give me some help decide.
I'm going to post this same question on the SGS2 forum to compare the answers.
Thanks
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I think from this thread you will get everyone telling you to get the sensation and the one on the SgS2 forum they will be telling you to get that
I say try both and decide for yourself, after all it's you that's using it
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From all the reviews and tests I read on the net, SGS2 wins all the most important ones, but I'm thinking that HTC is always a better phone for the future becose developers tend to turn to HTC devices more that others.
So I think that with Sensation I will get more costume Roms and more unofficial develepment.
For me the most important is not the present speed of the phones, because I know that will change in the future with new roms and costume roms.
The most important for me is the Costume roms support and unofficial developers support.
RRibeiro said:
I'm searching for the best replacement for my good old "Super" HD2.
I'm trying to decide between HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy S2.
Anyone can help me decide?
They are both very good phones and i'm thinking of trying the SGS2 because i have been a Big fan of HTC and Sence, but now I starting to get curious about SGS2.
Please give me some help decide.
I'm going to post this same question on the SGS2 forum to compare the answers.
Thanks
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Got my Sensation yesterday unlocked on Vodafone upgrade. I have to say that after using SGS2 for 4 weeks Sensation is little bit disappointment. Available memory out of the box with no apps installed is about 140MB (compared to 520MB on SGS2). Can't get used to new Sense UI but I've loved it on my old Hero. SGS2 also is much faster out of the box. Sensation feels nice in the hand, it's more "solid" compared to plastic SGS2 but seems to be a little bulky and not as sleek as SGS2. One thing i've found better on Sensation is wifi signal strength which is really good. As i am quite impatient person i don't wanna wait for unlocked bootloader too. I'm sorry HTC, but Sensation goes on sale. :/
Bear in mind that is my personal opinion.
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SGS is very easy to flash, you can even unlock it to sim free with no hassle. Regarding custom roms Samsung gave free SGS2 to Cyanogen team, so soon we should expect some CM7 love. Also MIUI port is coming soon.
bconover93 said:
Phonedog did a dogfight between them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4_LsNxoZY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Like the phonedog said, htc had done a good job on customization. Its have 3D!! WOW!!!..compare to SGS2, no 3D..bored same as my LGO2X which I already sold
Again, why can't these people use the search button to search for a "asked for not once, but more than a million times question"? Dude, this is really getting from irresponsible to stupidity... Please, use the search button...
LittleMerc said:
Again, why can't these people use the search button to search for a "asked for not once, but more than a million times question"? Dude, this is really getting from irresponsible to stupidity... Please, use the search button...
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Thank you for your verry helpfull post...
Well, I made up my mind and just bought the SGS 2 because of the better Hardware.
Thanks for the tips.
I'm searching for the best replacement for my good old "Super" HD2.
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But without using any search buttons, it would seem.
I think there's another thread about that question somewhere.
I went back and forth on the spec for hours and hours. However, once I got to play with both phones in the store the answer was clear in a matter of seconds.
While you can't buy a bad phone between these two, you can certainly buy the wrong one for you. Optimized ROMS will find their way to both phones sooner or later, so I wouldn't worry about performance too much. How the phone feels in your hand or how you experience qHD vs SuperAMOLED+ is hard to change though. I highly recommend you go out and try both phones.
In all honesty, The Galaxy S II may have slightly better hardware, but TouchWiz ruins it. I know that you've already decided, but as far as overrall phones, no one beats HTC.
Hardware isn't slightly better, it's much better. Only metal casing, wifi strength and screen resolution (but not a screen quality) is better in Sensation. Personally as soon as I rooted my SGS2 I started using ADW Launcher. Now I'm using Regina 3D Launcher and really love it!
I don't care how good the hardware on the Samsung is compare to Sensation,I'll go with HTC everyday. All Samsung phone is a piss of ****, it feel like a toy ,cheap plastic, it'll breakdown in no time. Samsung always want to be ahead on tech and rushing their release making their phone plan rubbish.
RRibeiro said:
Well, I made up my mind and just bought the SGS 2 because of the better Hardware.
Thanks for the tips.
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I would have done the same thing if I could. I am with T-Mobile so I wouldn't get 3G from it so that would make it basically worthless to me. I am also a big HTC fan, I have only ever owned HTC Android phones since the G1 but the SGS2 does have better hardware specs. I am jealous of their ram and 21mbps data speed. If the Sensation came with those two things it would make it the perfect phone to me.
hey guys, hows it goin?
well i think this thread is like a message to all sensation owners right now
is the phone worth the money?
i really loved sensation since the first moment i saw it, The build quality
Camera,everything else is just epic but now after it has been released
i found alot of 'Hey i got a problem in my sensation cellphone!'
honestly after readin all these threads im kinda afraid to buy it now,
many people have said theres some issue with the Lockscreen Ring
or it lags sometimes or it gets so Hot or or or
so im really hesitating now, do i get the sensation? or think about another great phone like Samsung Galaxy SII?? but the thing is i really hate touch wiz its freakin boring, i dunno im so confused, can anyone help me plz?
Every phone is going to have problems. I paid full price for the phone and I don't regret it. Of course I sold my Nexus S to help pay for it, but I'm not disappointed at all. The lockscreen lag and dust under the screen that other people are having, I don't.....(knock on wood).
But I say its worth every penny. I've never been happier with a phone.
Just like with any other forum, you're going to read about the problems here. I bet if we took a poll from all sensation users you'd end up seeing an industry average in terms of problems. Not everyone is having these issues, it just seems like a high user-to-problem ratio because of the people who signed up specifically because of their issue. You rarely see people signing up for forums to praise a product. Hope that helps.
well everybody will have problems with their phone. I was thinking really hard before buying sensation that should i buy sensation or galaxy s2? I never had a htc before nor an android samsung. I checked xda forums a lot for about 4 weeks. I read what people are saying about sensation and galaxy s2. Then i took a leap of faith and decided to buy sensation.
Now i don't think there is any lag using the phone. I got no dust under the screen and i think sense 3.0 is a great interface. Battery life seems ok but i think it will got better once we have s-off (everything will got better )
I can feel your hesitation but i don't regret i paid 470 pounds for sensation. it's worth every single dime of it. Once you see the qHD screen you will notice the differance.
Just buy the sensation ,why pay more or same price for something you know you don't like already. It's worth it
Well I've been waiting 3 months to see how the HTC Sensation has faired, unfortunately I don't know anyone with one, only going off the forums.
I think I have come to the conclusion that I'm probably going to look for a different phone, I've has a HTC Wildfire for over 6 months and really wanted to go down the HTC Sensation route, problem is I'm reading nothing but problems with the phone, and more worrying is HTC's flippant disregard for accepting that there are some serious issues with this phone. Am mainly speaking about loss of signal and dust under the screen. Are theses issue as prevalent as described in the forums?
Would appreciate some feedback from someone whose had one for a couple of months or so.
Thanks in advance.
I haven't had any problems with my Sensation.
The problem with looking at peoples experience with the phone here is that they will most likely only post when something bad happens, you wont hear about all the times that it's worked perfectly.
Buy or not?
I like mine. No dust under the screen. This is the best phone Tmo has of this type. If I were going to buy a phone outright and unlock it I might consider another phone.
Nothing wrong with the phone. For me p personally I'm going back to my Desire HD as my main phone, but only because I'm a chronic hacker and the state of custom rom development on that phone is much more mature. In a couple if months as things advance here I will once again be putting the Sensation in my pocket every morning.
Overall I love this phone but I get better battery life out of the Dhd. The only reason is Cyanogenmod with aggressive undervolting. Once I can do the same to this phone I shall return.
Out of the box this is decidedly the bette phone.
Sent from my Leedroid Sensational Htc Sensation!
No problems here either.
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two words...thumbs up~
buy it.
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Hi, I was at the same position like you. And I bought Sensation. It is very good phone and I have no problems with it. It works just perfectly.
Buy it =)
go with it，HTC is good brand
I've had my Sensation here in Canada for 4 weeks now, and I have no complaints about the phone at all. Works great, looks great, and the battery easily lasts all day.
Many thanks for all your helpful replies, think I'm gonna bite the bullet.
Next question is where to buy it from... have had bad dealings with carphone warehouse, so looking like the internet
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There is most likely gonna be a problem with the phone if you buy it used.
I think it's a sin to sell a perfect Sensation.
Best phone I've owned so far, still waiting for US tmobile version of gs2(Hercules) but the sensation will do even gonna keep it as my back up once the gs2 arrives... Get it, its a awesome phone
If there's likely to be a problem with it I think I'll need to buy it from a store so returning will be easier, just don't want to use carphone warehouse as their returns policy is pants. May try o2 shop.
I was in the same boat as you but have decided to go for it. Just keep in mind that more people post on forums to get help with a problem rather than sing the praises of a device. Yes, the Sensation does has its share of issues but lots of people have no issues whatsoever.
That being said, definitely buy from a place that has a good return/exchange policy and get a device with an HTC warranty so you're covered if problems do arise.
Good luck!
Just get the sensation, you wont regret it
Sure!
If you don't like just sell it and lose a couple bucks, what's the big deal?
I currently have a g2x and love it and a rare one with no problems and am wondering if the sensation is a better choice it seems development is a lot bigger here than in the g2x and I would love more customization with my device. Any advice and experiences with both devices would be great. Honest opinions only please lol no picking sides! Just pure differences
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252138
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258276
My wife has a G2X that we ordered on launch day. Within minutes she had her first reboot. After about 3 days, I had the go ahead to replace the phone for new unit...but after reading around, I saw that many people were having the same issues, so I never bothered.
I ended up rooting it and playing with the roms that are available until I found something solid...she hasn't had any problems since then and loves many of the features that her vibrant did not have.
I don't think either one is a bad device...its all about personal preference really. But when you ask a question like this on a phone hacking website...I don't think you are going to get a real honest "end user" response
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hes right, thats why i posted those threads...i never owned the g2x because of all its issues, but most of the sensation owners came from either the g2x or the HD2 (im a hd2 guy)
and the most common reasons were g2x had too many hardware issues, and the hd2 hardware was outdated.
either way, from my own research/experience, the sensation is so much better, and is only going to get better from now on, whereas the g2x is going to start getting stagnant from a dev perspective
I didn't have many problems with the g2x except for the screen bleed. Not really that much of a biggie since you can't see it unless you're in a pitch black room staring at a pitch black screen. Mine also never rebooted or had any of the other problems people were facing.
I swapped over to the S4g simply because I like phones, new phones that is.
Thanks guys I'm gonna try to see if someone is willito do an even swap for my great g2x hope I get a good sensation as my g2x is perfect minus the lack of developement
I've had HTCs for years. Against my better judgement, and having read a million reviews, I went for the G2.
One word; absolutely diabolical (yes, I know).
It lasted about 48 hours and was offloaded quicker than I could say "noooooooo".
Now I have the Sensation and it's soooo much better. I know some people don't use it, but I really love the Sense interface.
Never again will I stray. Honest.
I had a G2x and after the fourth one ... they offered me the Sensation.
WILL NEVER OWN AN LG PRODUCT AGAIN.
The G2X line was defective. HTC Sensation is by far a better phone.
Unlike a lot of others here, I'll give a differing opinion.
I came from the G2x as well, and I gotta say I really liked it.
Now, the reason I switched to the Sensation is because I'm the the type who always wants the latest/greatest. My Android phone history (in order): Nexus One, Galaxy S, Nexus S, G2X, Sensation.
I was pleasantly surprised by the G2X, it was my first LG smartphone and it was pretty nice coming from the Nexus S. Build quality, IMO, was better than the Nexus S, felt nice in the hand and premium quality. Speaker was nice and loud and, unlike most phones, was actually on the bottom of the phone so that when you placed it down it didn't muffle the speaker. The screen was decent, not as nice as the Samsung AMOLEDs but I'd say comparable to the Sensation (besides resolution).
I really liked the user made app that made the soft keys blink as a notification because those soft key LEDs were super bright.
Also, CM development was/is alive and well on the G2X and I loved having CM on that phone (or any phone for that matter).
So, no I didn't get a lot of the problems other people have had with the G2x (e.g. the crashing, rebooting, etc.).
I come from the G2x and even though I really liked it, I think that the Sensation is a superior phone.
Love is a very strong word so I won't say that but I Really Really REALLY like the Sensation much more over the G2x may be because I just really enjoy Sense.
I feels production quality were the G2x I always felt it was pre production.
So if I had to recommend one of the two it would definitely be the Sensation.
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.. to join team HTC Sensation XE!
I'm going to exchange my Samsung Galaxy Nexus this week with o2 due to the HUGE palava going on with the volume/rf interference issues.
I had an HTC Desire previously, so I get the feeling the Sensation is pretty much it's big brother?
Are there any issues I should be looking for upon receipt of the XE? Or were things such as dust under the screen sorted out for the updated handset?
Is it worth rooting the XE? If yes, why? What are the benefits?
In hindsight I wish i'd just got the XE, it was my first choice but the samsung launch won me over. I feel dirty
There is a lot of issues mentioned here on forum, battery, dust, and so on and so on...
But none of this happened on my XE! and battery is bigger, so just give it a try
I rooted it in first day, just because stock rom drains battery faster, on custom rom I having 2+ day's without charging.
And I love my XE
I had desire before too, you'll love your sensation
had dust under screen within 3 weeks of usage , phone was in soft gel case with a screen protector. Id defintly advise to check screen i looked at 3 before purchase and there was a massive difference in 2 of the 3 like night and day
Good luck on your purchase i would have liked to keep this phone becouse i bagged a great deal on it but i just couldent be bothered swapping again so just canceled contract. Im back on my htc desire and couldent be happyier ill be waiting for the next round of phones before looking again
wouldnt do it.
galaxy nexus = awesome screen.
and my backcover-unibody has issues so my screen is not in the unibody correctly..
seems u cant open the phone a few times, bcause of the unibody..
hey mate
i dont have any issues with my htc sensation . I've got it as a free upgarde from 3uk and doesnt have a single defect.It appears though that some people they do have , allthough this didnt stop me from getting my sensations and honestly i love it! except the battery life .... but then again my htc desire didnt have better ....lol
For me get the htc sensation nice looking ,speedy lots of custom ROMs.excellent build quality.
Good Luck with your choice
To be honest, Samsung's response to the volume issue on the nexus hasn't filled me with confidence.
It IS a beautiful phone but just feels to thin, and it's not too comfortable for my girly hands to hold.
I got the Sensation XE from O2
Not a problem with dust etc and the screen is excellent . I may upgrade in March to the Nexus when all the issues have been resolved , if they ever do !
To be honest though , its dual core running at 1.5 Ok could have come with more user available RAM but I have no slow downs etc .
If you get the O2 version can you dump the ROM fist as I have made mine fully stock now and would need the O2 version of the ROM if I ever needed to take it back.
Yep I know I'm a Numpty for not backing up in the first place
The nexus fix is software related and in on the way according to the "androidauthority" site, that goes for the European nexus ,u can have a look on the article if u like .I can't post any links because I am n00b here
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I have my Sensation for almost 2 months and no dust, no touchscreen issue, nothing. Just wifi deathgrip, which is not a dealbreaker and rarely the screenshot capture bug (also not a dealbreaker); but I wouldn't exchange a Galaxy Nexus for a Sensation (only if you really like Sense), I would wait for the volume bug to be solved.
Already exchanged it, prefer sense as i've come from an HTC Desire. I'm not one to get my nerd on about cutting edge tech specs etc. Much happier now (and that's what matters, right? )
ICS is gonna rock on this phone!
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Already exchanged it, prefer sense as i've come from an HTC Desire. I'm not one to get my nerd on about cutting edge tech specs etc. Much happier now (and that's what matters, right? )
ICS is gonna rock on this phone!
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Well, if you like personalised stuff, eye-candy UI and apps out-of-the-box then yes, AOSP is not what you're looking for
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the htc sensation is the best!
Love my sensation.. but id have Definitely gone with a 720p display. I admit I love sense .. it may not be super fast but its responsive and is awesome to look at (for me anyway).. maybe the rezound?? It looks promising and would get ics but I'm not too sure how the adreno 220 would work on a 720p display. I would not recommend the galaxy nexus cause as far as I have heard that ti processor uses the old galaxy s g.p.u Fail. Wait, does 02 have that?
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her0n said:
To be honest, Samsung's response to the volume issue on the nexus hasn't filled me with confidence.
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http://androidcommunity.com/google-confirms-galaxy-nexus-volume-bugfix-incoming-20111123/
Really? Loud clamor about this volume issue (which is all relative because only a small number of people have this issue anyways) only started to come up a few days ago, and Google has already said that they are working on a fix. They addressed the issue and announced they are working on it literally only a few days after angry Galaxy Nexus owners took to the internet. How much faster do you want? Of course we don't know how long the fix will take, but at least they've already acknowledged the issue, and I'm assuming the fix will come very quickly as they will want to have it spotless before it hits the U.S.
To be honest, HTC's response to serving Sensation owners half-baked Sense software, low volume problems, dust issues, and death grip problems hasn't filled me with confidence at all, because they never did respond at all.
At the time I wrote that, Samsung UK had up until that point not even issued a statement of acknowledgement and been deleting posts from their Facebook page! The phone should never have been allowed to be sold in the state it was.
The fix seems to be a software solution to a seemingly hardware problem (long thread on the G Nex forum..). Is this just going to be masking the problem?
I also had a fault with the phone powering off when it was plugged into usb charging and had reached 100%.
The Sensation XE was the phone I originally had my eye on, before the Nexus was even launched. I was won over, but when I actually had the handset, the faults and the physical dimensions and FEEL of the phone just weren't things I was prepared to work with. The XE is more comfortable for me to hold, I was actually getting aches in my hand from the Nexus. Probably because being female, my hands are smaller than that of an adult male.
I had 14 days from purchase of the phone to swap for another, no questions asked. I had to make the decision this week as I personally don't have time later in the 14 days to return it.
So there we go, I don't see why I have to justify my actions but oh well. I've made the right decision for me. The Galaxy Nexus is a bloody fantastic phone but I just didn't get along with it.
Honestly, what's the point of having an awesome phone if you're not 100% happy with it?
her0n said:
At the time I wrote that, Samsung UK had up until that point not even issued a statement of acknowledgement and been deleting posts from their Facebook page! The phone should never have been allowed to be sold in the state it was.
The fix seems to be a software solution to a seemingly hardware problem (long thread on the G Nex forum..). Is this just going to be masking the problem?
I also had a fault with the phone powering off when it was plugged into usb charging and had reached 100%.
The Sensation XE was the phone I originally had my eye on, before the Nexus was even launched. I was won over, but when I actually had the handset, the faults and the physical dimensions and FEEL of the phone just weren't things I was prepared to work with. The XE is more comfortable for me to hold, I was actually getting aches in my hand from the Nexus. Probably because being female, my hands are smaller than that of an adult male.
I had 14 days from purchase of the phone to swap for another, no questions asked. I had to make the decision this week as I personally don't have time later in the 14 days to return it.
So go, I don't see why I have to justify my actions but oh well. I've made the right decision for me. The Galaxy Nexus is a bloody fantastic phone but I just didn't get along with it.
Honestly, what's the point of having an awesome phone if you're not 100% happy with it?
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i agree with everything you said, i too would probably have made the same choice as you, some people are just obsessed with having the newest/latest and as everyone "should" know, thats not always the best choice or best device...
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Yeah I wouldn't do it either. The Galaxy Nexus's volume issue will be solved soon - and it's a better phone on paper. Funny, I love the Sensation (XE/XL) but I'd still suggest the Nexus over it.
Edit: Read OPs post about hand cramps and whatnot, I read the first post and assumed it was only the volume woes, but I see it now. Definitely go Sensation.
Wasn't it tough to go back to a qhd from a 720p display?
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owned my sensation since August and so far there's no problems with dust or anything like that. loving it!
No issues with mine at all.
I like GN but since ICS is coming to Sensation I see no point in upgrading.
I do not like sense on it though. This "3D" scroll is nothibg but pissing me off. I wont root as I develop apps so stock is the way for me to go.
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