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Htc sensation or htc Sensatio XE?

Good afternoon,
I'm thinking about buying an Android device to try and walk since the beginning of the month to choose one ...
I had seen on vodafone HTC Sensation, but a few days ago I saw that HTC released new models sesantion, including HTC Sensation XE.
Like to have your opinion on what I choose, in terms of quality and price, preference the phone that last longer without needing to change. have more support.
I have the chance to vodafone HTC Sensation for 350€ and Sensation XE unlock for 550 €
sesantion specs: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation-3875.php
sesantion xe specs: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_xe-4164.php
witch one i choose?
Thanlks

There the same phone the sensation is undrclocked to 1.2 where as the XE is clicked to 1.5 the XE looks slightly better in my opinion and has a bigger battery, the headphones are also rrp£79 with the XE
The hardware is exactly the same, if you plan to custom rom take the sensation if not take the XE
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

I'm also still not sure if I should pick the Sensation XE or not, I sure like the red colors in the case
whynot66 said:
The hardware is exactly the same, if you plan to custom rom take the sensation if not take the XE
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium
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You're suggesting to pick the normal Sensation if he plans to install custom ROMS, why do you have the XE then and install CM7?

Because its cheaper... duh.

Donny1987 said:
I'm also still not sure if I should pick the Sensation XE or not, I sure like the red colors in the case
You're suggesting to pick the normal Sensation if he plans to install custom ROMS, why do you have the XE then and install CM7?
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Better battery better headphones better looking phone
I wish I got the sensation now tho. My Mrs has stolen my headphones
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

So for your experience for the diference of the price the Htc sensation is better choice than sensation xe? or the sensation xe is better and much preference of sensation?
Thanks

Get og sensation. With the money you save buy a bigger sd card and headphones of your choice then root and flash xe rom and bam you have beats edition for a lower price. However i prefer cm7 with dsp manager or power amp
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Sensation (1st model)
I got the HTC Sensation -
now there's a Sensation XL!! (White!!) Goodness, I think HTC got APPLE virus, "What comes in black, must turn white!"
I agree with some users here. Get the Sensation & root it. But my question:
1) XE model & XL model have bigger internal memory I think. But the RAM is at 768Mb... that's quite unfortunate.
2) Battery life - yes they are slightly larger = 1,620mA (Can't we buy that as a second battery ? - I would. But my battery life looks alright for the 1st month (after rooting, but I realise the charging to 100% is very slow.) I reckon it could be the voltage or the plug. I actually use the old plug with the new Micro USB cable.
Comments?

That will be your charger,
The xe and sensation are the same phone.
The xl gas 1gb of ram a singlecore processor 16gb internal and a bigger screen
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

eps0r said:
I made myself the same question decided for the regular Sensation, flashed ARHD on it and got a XE literally..
so i saved like 160 bucks
very recommended this far..
greets
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So if i bought a regular sensation and put a custum rom, i have a sensation xe?
The normal sensation runs at 1.5ghz and got the beats audio? or just the speed processor?

You can have both, tbh the beats software is pants power amp is better
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

whynot66 said:
That will be your charger,
The xe and sensation are the same phone.
The xl gas 1gb of ram a singlecore processor 16gb internal and a bigger screen
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium
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1GB RAM and 16GB internal? You sure, im buying it next week, all speces show 4gb(1gb usable), and 768 RAM, even on HTC web, gsmarena..and so...
EIDT: Sorry didint notice you wrote XL, its all OK

XL only supports 720p video recording and lacks a card slot. I have just got the XE and I'm super impressed with it.

i like my sensation don't think the other models are worth it.. unless you like red and the headphones...

I was always a Sony Ericson man, then got the Desire - fabulous!
Next I upgraded to the Desire HD and now have the Sensation XE - brilliant, fast, good looking. Great sound & free headphones. Amazing phone... go for it

Are you guys using custom roms on your XE? I should be getting mine in the next few days.

abs_rio said:
Are you guys using custom roms on your XE? I should be getting mine in the next few days.
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Yep treat it as a sensation when it comes to modding
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

I have a bit silly question : Is there any difference between the Sensation XE smart phones from UK version and US version? or they are the same ones.
Thank you.

cm7 for sensation xe
Is there any stable cm7 rom for sensation xe yet?
if there is, where do i find it? in the ordinary Sensation forum?
mvh
daniel

sensation XE
If they are built with the same specs sensation cm7 should in theory work with xe version

[IDEA!!!!] HTC Sensation XE back-cover

I've decided that my next phone will be a HTC sensation, but what if we could buy a HTC sensation xe back cover, use it on an original sensation, then BAM! Red speaker grill, black back cover and beats audio logo printed on. That coupled with a custom ROM that gives you a beats audio profile will give you a sensation identical to a sensation xe except for the red LED lights and the higher capacity battery( you could buy high capacity battery).
So, what do you think?

I thought this was obvious? Lol
But yeah, I hope I can get a XE cover soon, I want to make the current one brushed aluminum
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

Had this idea as soon as I saw sensation xe, unfortunately haven't been able to find any back covers for sale

As soon I get the chance, I will do it!

I've heard it won't work. Something to do with the pins or the antenna on the back covers being different. But don't take my word for it lol
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

mzmo said:
I've heard it won't work. Something to do with the pins or the antenna on the back covers being different. But don't take my word for it lol
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
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I think thats just the T-Mobile USA it applies to, as the antenna is different on the Sensation 4G
Cheers

usual_suspect said:
I think thats just the T-Mobile USA it applies to, as the antenna is different on the Sensation 4G
Cheers
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Yes,they are different..S4G has got one more antenna
Sent from my greatest Sensation 4G

so there is no sensation xe with 4g?

vincepg13 said:
Had this idea as soon as I saw sensation xe, unfortunately haven't been able to find any back covers for sale
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Go to ebay uk search 'htc sensation xe back cover' its the 8th or 9th one down it says 'ORIGINAL OEM HTC SENSATION XE BEATS AUDIO BLACK REAR BACK DOOR BATTERY COVER' It might be from hong kong but its a start, only £30 too!

i've been thinking about how to do this with a tmous sensation... and this is what i've found.... the XE back has a spot for the 4g contact... what do you guys think?

You can always purchase the new XE cover from ebay and pop off the top plastic piece and replace it with your original one so you can retain the antenna. The camera ring also pops off. The only difference would be the plastic will be two-tone from the bottom piece like the original sensation.

Original Genuine OEM Brand New HTC Sensation XE Black Rear Housing Battery Back Door
http://www.amazon.com/Original-HTC-...LKNC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319344077&sr=8-1

thanks for the link but I like to have the white one ha

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Faceplate-HTC-Sensation-Replacement/dp/B005Y8L0CA/ref=sr_1_7?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320255615&sr=1-7
Johnsonyc said:
thanks for the link but I like to have the white one ha
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That white one looks nice. Like to see what else turns up in the future.

would it work on sensation 4G?

I guess check if the contacts are in the right place on the pics
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App

My Sensation is a Z710a (Australian model) It doesn't have the contact on the top left but does use 4G. It used to show a H but since changing to Coredroid, it shows 4G. (it also shows up as a Z710e now)If that missing contact is supposed to be the 4G antenna, how am I using 4G?
Also, what are the small contacts on the left about 2/3rd's of the way down? mine has 3

Hey whats up guys! I have T-Mobile and just got my White HTC Sensation housing from ebay. It came with only 3 antennas but just so you know, I still get 4G, Wifi and GPS. It works perfect! Also it actually got rid of the grip of death issue as well.
Heres some links...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-Bac...468781?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bfda23ad
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Sensati...881682?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2eb8eaa792

nice time for me to get one as well

Sensation or Sensation XE ?

Hey guys,
how's it going Sensation-ers ?
as it reads, I wanna buy one of them, is the XE worth the extra money?
plus, will Sensation ROMs work on the XE?
btw, i used to be a Galaxy S user, then stupidly enough I bought HTC Titan .. WP7 suck! , big time, failure on both fronts, fun and practicality !,, just an awesome OS design.
If you go Android,, you never go back ! ... Testified !
Thanks

From what i have read they are basically same and there is ROM for Sensation that turns Sensation into Sensation XE?!
BTW, I'm having the same question as you! Sensation XE is 33 eur more expensive than regular Sensation, but comes with good quality headphones i read somewhere? So are that headphones worth 33 eur if everything else is same? Have XE also stronger battery?
Can someone help us to solve this dilemma please?

LiooO said:
From what i have read they are basically same and there is ROM for Sensation that turns Sensation into Sensation XE?!
BTW, I'm having the same question as you! Sensation XE is 33 eur more expensive than regular Sensation, but comes with good quality headphones i read somewhere? So are that headphones worth 33 eur if everything else is same? Have XE also stronger battery?
Can someone help us to solve this dilemma please?
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If u want to save more just buy the normal sensation but if u more too music go for XE,its bundle with beats earpiece i have both & lovin it!
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda premium

how about the screen ?? ,, is it as washed as they say in reviews? I'm asking cause i know when you using it daily it's not the same .. so how's it from your point of view?

I have the XE and the screen looks great, although there is some text ghosting when scrolling through settings menu etc. Nothing that concerns me though.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

There are 2 type of screen. If you got the AUO acer, then you got the vivid, pinkiest color, gosting issue and no wash a way screen. But if you got Sharp screen, you got screen with no vivid or pinkiest and gosting issue, but you got wash a way screen. Search thread about the two type screen on general section and you will understand it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App

which manufacturers has built your LCD panel on the XE?

ONLY FOR XE EDITION!
Who produces the LCD panel on XE?
Has XE edition same manufacturers?
Follow the guide below than post your value!
graffixnyc said:
With the My Touch 4g I'm sure you MT4G users will remember the good screen/bad screen issue. Where one lcd panel was made by sony, and the other was made by sharp. The Sharp lcd screen would wash out more on an angle than the sony. I have read some people speculate that the sensation might have the same "issue"
It has been confirmed that the Sensation has two different LCD panels. One made by Acer (AUO) and one made by sharp. The sensation does not have a good screen bad screen issue. Some people prefer the acer screen and others prefer the sharp. I have had both and they both are really beautiful displays. You can only really tell the difference if they are side by side.
To find out which panel you have:
Use terminal emulator (free from the market) and run the command dmesg (root is not needed obviously)
it will output a bunch of stuff.. look for this line and report it: (if you can't find it you can long press on the output in terminal emulator copy all and then paste it into an email and send it to yourself)
just look for the line (the numbers might not be the same) [ 9178.895111] Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_??????
Mine is sharp so my line is Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP
If you have searched and can't find reboot and try again.
Pics I took of the two side by side:
AUO on left/top Sharp on right/bottom:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113479...&authkey=Gv1sRgCPTX9bjj3NDrbQ&feat=directlink
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Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14886817

Acer on my XE, nice bright and vivid screen but with some text ghosting.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

From my Sensation XE
Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP

Acer, ghosting and slight screen flicker. In the middle of dealing with htc UK over the issue. Telling me to try a factory reset.... Jesus! My friend has a sharp screen on his and it looks perfect to me.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

craig82 said:
Acer, ghosting and slight screen flicker. In the middle of dealing with htc UK over the issue. Telling me to try a factory reset.... Jesus! My friend has a sharp screen on his and it looks perfect to me.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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Let me know how you get on.

Mine one is AUO_NT.....& it's Damn Awesome

Most Europe and US Edition are AUO
Most Asia Edition are Sharp

Kazi639, No ghosting? Try settings > wireless networks and scroll up and down. Mines looks horrible when I do this. It's only really noticeable on black background.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Got the Sharp screen here.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Auo here too...
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App

AUO isn't bad. Neither display is perfect they both have their pros and cons.

Mine is Sharp,white Sensation XE bought in Europe

I had both, and I like both. Suo has brighter colors and the actual display is more bright as well.
Sharp, is more sharp but it's brightness is much lower.
So both have Pros and Cons like Sdobron said.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

Sensation with sharp, XE with an AUO. Both nice but slightly different behaviours
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e with Beats Audio using xda premium

UKseagull said:
Let me know how you get on.
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OK, because I've only had the phone 28 days t-mobile are sending me a replacement. Just need to cross my fingers that it has a sharp screen. If t-mobile didn't change it htc UK were willing to look at it and change the screen if "the engineer agrees the screen is faulty".
My friend has the xe with a sharp screen, I will make a video with them side by side to highlight the difference and post a link here.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

got my sensation xe replaced recently due to faulty bluetooth.
both had sharp panel!
from carphone warehouse, uk

manish_ram378 said:
got my sensation xe replaced recently due to faulty bluetooth.
both had sharp panel!
from carphone warehouse, uk
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adding this ....
I have found that the Sharp display often get dust under the glass
Have not found one AUO display with dust, that makes you think........

Pacattack said:
adding this ....
I have found that the Sharp display often get dust under the glass
Have not found one AUO display with dust, that makes you think........
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i confirm that
mine has AUO display and it hasn't dust under glass these 2 years i own the device

I've a sensation with sharp and I had a white pixel for 6 months than disappear and I can see well every pixel.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda app-developers app

Pacattack said:
adding this ....
I have found that the Sharp display often get dust under the glass
Have not found one AUO display with dust, that makes you think........
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I can sadly confirm it, mine is an XE with Sharp panel, after 5 months the dust comes, now its nearly 1 year old and there is the dust again, noticed two days ago.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

Battery Back Door Cover for HTC Sensation

I have quick question the Battery Back Door Cover from sensation 4g/xe fits on the normal sensation (europe)? What's with antena it will work good ?

And what's the difference between this two :
http://www.waltzmart.com/cell-phone...back-door-cover-housing-case-parts-white.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Housing-Bat...ultDomain_0&hash=item35bb3e79da#ht_835wt_1396
?

Yes it will work, and the only difference between the two is the addition of beats logo in the first one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Back-Cover-...ccessories&hash=item33753c0ed9#ht_2393wt_1163
30$ with sending
i took 1 today

use the search first this was 2 posts below yours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311155

staymunch said:
use the search first this was 2 posts below yours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311155
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Did you see the price difference ? No you didnt..
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.

I'm wondering if these replacement back covers got metal at all? or if they're just plastic... it's always hard to find out

you can always ask before you get them. i ordered white one from ebay and they told me its same as original with 2 plastic parts and core from metal

lazar89nis said:
you can always ask before you get them. i ordered white one from ebay and they told me its same as original with 2 plastic parts and core from metal
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Most important... was it correct when you recieved it?

we will see i ordered it before 3 days it will take some time to get to serbia

I've got the white one but the problem with it is that you can easily see the dirt and if your hands have anything on them, even small marks of pen, they get put onto the white parts
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA

i bought a xe backdoor on my sensation too. after flashing ARHD XE roms there is no difference left between a xe and my device

cmcntkn said:
i bought a xe backdoor on my sensation too. after flashing ARHD XE roms there is no difference left between a xe and my device
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Except the red lights which are sexy
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA