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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.
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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...
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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.
Hi all, please don't start havin a go at me cos I'm in a situation that after I choose one, I have to stick with.
Ok here goes, I currently have a galaxy s2 which I got 3 weeks ago on a 2 year contract.
Although I'm happy overall with the phone, I really miss sense and some other stuff that htc offer.
Before my galaxy s2 I had a desire hd and was really happy with it.
Now...my girlfriend gets her upgrade in 2 weeks but she is willing to let me have it just as long as I sell this phone.
Now what I'm askin is, is it worth the jump from the galaxy s2 to the sensation??
I've read reviews and I even lurk on this part of the forum just to see how the device is doing.
A few things I've read have concered me like dust under screen, heavy lag, poor driver quality hence phone not as fast as say for example the galaxy s2.
Now I don't mind it not being as fast cos I'm an avid rommer and I'm sure custom roms will come out to speed it up right??
Just asking for a bit of Honest advice really, I know I'm in the sensation forum but would like people to have an honest answer and either say yeah its a good phone jump over or say no its not a good idea.
I'm askin u guys cos I haven't actually had a chance to play with the sensation yet and as I said earlier, once I choose, I've got it for 2 years.
Please help.
Oh sorry bout the post I've seen these type of posts before but I really do need ur advice.
Thanks guys.
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If your main issue is with sense not being there then you'd probably like the sensation more. I really don't like most of sense to be honest. Sense feels so bloated. (Waiting for cyanogenmod and i'm going to upgrade in 5months anyways).
I think they're both great devices, if you aren't happy with the gs2 maybe you should go test out a sensation?
Not a huge fan of sense either but it's a great phone and there are already some great roms around. In fact I'm finding the Leedroid and adw launcher ex combo so silky I can easily wait as long as necessary for Cyanogenmod.
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Man im willing to trade my sensation for your galaxy s 2 lol. It depends what you're looking for. Every review says the galaxy s 2 is the best phone but that doesn't mean the sensation isn't good. It's a very good phone, it does lag tho because sense is heavy and it's a memory hog. I'm not into rooting cause I have no idea how to do so but if that's your thing and you wanna install ROMs on it than give it a try. But I think you should keep you SGS2 just in case. Me personally I would go with the S2
Its good news for HTC that users love sense so much
Have both the sgs2 and sensation...first time using sense and I definitely like the eye candy stuff, and build quality feels nice to hold it in hand. I don't care much about sense bloatware since I use sgs2 if I need fast performance or cm7. My main point of buying sensation was for sense
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Its good news for HTC that users love sense so much
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I like Sense quite a bit myself....but I hope that the next update takes the bloat down a notch. All that eye candy comes at quite a noticeable price...
Reminds me of when I had to 'upgrade' my old PC from Windows 98SE to Windows ME.....shudder...
I tend to get jealous of SGSII users who have their Super Amoled screen and massive internal storage. Touch Wiz also seems to have matured a lot since I last played with it. However, the grass is always greener on the other side. I'm positive I would envy Sensation owners if I had the SGSII.
That being said, I love sense a lot and it makes my daily activities very easy to accomplish. Build quality on the phone is the best I've ever handled. Simply, it's a beast of a phone especially after using these optimized roms in the dev section. The biggest problem with the phone is the wifi deathgrip. Also the speaker is the as loud as it could be. Other than that, this is the perfect phone for me.
Definetly get it you think sense is right for you. Just be aware that you are settling for inferior (though not by much) hardware.
Short and sweet but....
I went from sgs2 to sensation and I'm happy overall. Yea it lags from time to time and its not the pure numbers animal that the sgs2 is but I enjoy the battery life, qhd, and build quality of the sensation over the sgs2. Also, sense is much better than touchwiz. With the current cm7 builds for sgs2 the sensation still has better battery life with sense and all the syncing going on. Even vs stock sgs2 rom.
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i would have suggested the evo 3d since the sense on it is smoother while the sensation is known to be buggy. That being said my sensation doesn't have any problems at the moment.
Thanks for the replies everyone, yeah the main points I'm happy with the galaxy s2 is the screen, camera and speed.
Other than that, I'm not a fan of much else, don't really like touchwiz and also the screen isn't fluid, mine stutters and its a known problem, there is a fix though.
Also no notification light is a bummer as well.
I think u guys have convinced me to jump over ;-).
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Hope you'll enjoy your sensation
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You won' t regret ;-))
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hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
LogikWear said:
hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
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LogikWear said:
hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
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I'm most likely getting a phone today as well and I'll be going with the Gs2 because it has root and a few devs already working or getting ready to root. Not to mention the lack of the signal issues of the Amaze and the 4.5in screen.
So the amaze has had signal problemm? And thank for responding... ive read the topics about the amaze and sgs2 also youtuve videos but just cant decide lol
I've been going back and forth between the Amaze and Samsung for over a week now, reading reviews, looking at Youtube clips and playing with both at several stores. Initially I really liked the Galaxy. Then I played with an Amaze and really started to like that. Then I found more and more reviews of how awful the battery life is with the Amaze and people having overheating issues and screen bleed with the capacitive buttons.
The only two real gripes I've had with the Galaxy so far would be the blue/gray tint that I've seen on every handset I've tried so far with respect to white backgrounds/websites. It may not be readily apparent at first but after a few minutes I noticed something isn't quite right with the color temperature/balance. When compared to my current phone and the Amaze, whites simply just do not look white at all. Maybe others don't have this problem but the 4 or 5 handsets I've played with all did. The other grip is the resolution...I still can't understand why they'd put a WVGA resolution on a screen so big. Everything is just ridiculously huge. On the plus side with that though, I found a font replacement app in the market that's free and I downloaded it and installed a smaller system font and that seemed to help a little. Of course icons and such are still huge but at least text isn't as gigantic.
Finally I was waiting to see what the new Nexus Galaxy was going to be all about. I have to say I was slightly underwhelmed by it. The resolution and screen look awesome but other facets just don't scream out "buy me". Looks like it will be on sale for $300 at some point for T-Mo, but when that is, who knows. I can get the SGS2 for $200 so the extra $100 does play a bit of a factor too.
Good luck with your decision. Good luck with mine too, although I am around 80% or more sure I'll be giving the Galaxy a whirl...
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So the amaze has had signal problemm? And thank for responding... ive read the topics about the amaze and sgs2 also youtuve videos but just cant decide lol
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Check out the post in the Amaze section about issues and then check out our issues and make your decision from there. The Amaze has a few hardware issues. We have a few software issues. Remember software can be fixed, hardware can not.
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Check out the post in the Amaze section about issues and then check out our issues and make your decision from there. The Amaze has a few hardware issues. We have a few software issues. Remember software can be fixed, hardware can not.
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Lies and trickery. Hardware can be fixed...with a hammer
haha sounds good thanks guys it looks like im getting the SGS2 unless something pops up and changes my mind... but its a good point hardware cant be fixed (unless with a hammer lol ) but software can... and i dont think i want to hit the amaze with a hammer to fix the hardware problem
is there a wway to make your icons smaller on the SGS2? also on the vibrant did people get sense to work? i like how sense ran and looked and i hope they have it where we can get it on the SGS2
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Lies and trickery. Hardware can be fixed...with a hammer
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Lol. Or by returning it for a GS2.
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LogikWear said:
haha sounds good thanks guys it looks like im getting the SGS2 unless something pops up and changes my mind... but its a good point hardware cant be fixed (unless with a hammer lol ) but software can... and i dont think i want to hit the amaze with a hammer to fix the hardware problem
is there a wway to make your icons smaller on the SGS2? also on the vibrant did people get sense to work? i like how sense ran and looked and i hope they have it where we can get it on the SGS2
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I don't remember Sense ever being ported to any Samsung device other than the Nexus S and it didn't run that well mainly because of the hardware difference. Most HTC phones are equipped with Snapdragon and the Nexus S and Vibrant had the hummingbird processor. I think we might actually see a decent running version of Sense since we share the same processor and gpu as the Amaze and other HTC devices. Things such as image resizing and reprogramming the capacitive buttons might be the only major obstacle devs might face. I could be wrong.
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I am sure they are both very nice devices. I feel in love with the amaze so why do I have a sgs2. I like samsungs phones and I felt the amaze was heavy.
everyone quotes build quality and all. But I actually like my device light. I also preferred the bigger screen.
My main deciding factor was software. while I was digging sense. I realized that it eliminated the need for any 3rd party software.
I believe in supporting application developers. I do that in hopes that they will create more apps.
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I don't remember Sense ever being ported to any Samsung device other than the Nexus S and it didn't run that well mainly because of the hardware difference. Most HTC phones are equipped with Snapdragon and the Nexus S and Vibrant had the hummingbird processor. I think we might actually see a decent running version of Sense since we share the same processor and gpu as the Amaze and other HTC devices. Things such as image resizing and reprogramming the capacitive buttons might be the only major obstacle devs might face. I could be wrong.
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You can't port sense properly without having proper htc software it has nothing to do with the processor. Unless htc open sources you will not see sense ported properly to samsung devices.
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You can't port sense properly without having proper htc software it has nothing to do with the processor. Unless htc open sources you will not see sense ported properly to samsung devices.
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I thought HTC made a statement about making Sense open source for devs? I could be wrong, but I remember reading it somewhere.
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that would be cool
OuncE718 said:
I thought HTC made a statement about making Sense open source for devs? I could be wrong, but I remember reading it somewhere.
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HTC announced the launch of their HTCdev platform. It is intended to give HTC developers knowledge and tools to better integrate their apps with HTC Sense. Besides the tutorials, best practices, documentation and support, the portal will also offer the OpenSense SDK providing APIs for 3D display and stylus support. Its not actually the stuff you need to get sense to run. On a non htc device.
Samsung galaxy s2
I contemplated which phone to get for over a week. I was coming from a Sensation, which was rooted and running a custom rom. I went and checked out both the Amaze and the GSII several times. I liked the weight and design of the Amaze. I was concerned that the GSII might be too big and feel too plasticky. Also, I didn't like TouchWiz, at least from what I saw of it and could tolerate Sense. The only thing that concerned me about the Amaze was it seemed to have heat/battery issues as well as signal issues.
With all that said, for whatever reason, I ordered the GSII from Customer Loyalty. Even while waiting for me phone to arrive, I was doubting my decision. Well, now that it's arrived, I clearly made the right choice. What a great phone. Screen is brilliant, no issues whatsoever, and I was able to root it the day I got it. There are a few little things that irk me, but no regrets here.
Hope this helps.
Id wait to see if the Amaze gets unlocked and steady root before deciding. Screen is superior but damn thing is heavy and thick.
Both TW and Sense SUCK. Biggest difference is who will get a good ICS Rom first. Dev support for SGS2 is much much stronger.
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Id wait to see if the Amaze gets unlocked and steady root before deciding. Screen is superior but damn thing is heavy and thick.
Both TW and Sense SUCK. Biggest difference is who will get a good ICS Rom first. Dev support for SGS2 is much much stronger.
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there's perma root already for Amaze
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/one-click-perma-root-for-amaze-4g/
Based on build quality alone I'd go with the Samsung device.
Plus, the drivers are of course better optimized. Sammy has stepped it up to new heights with their software in the latest android devices. Too bad the galaxy nexus doesn't look as optimized as the GSII
I've been considering trading my HTC Sensation for a Samsung Nexus S. Do you guys have any complaints about the phone hardware wise, build quality etc? The wifi death grip on this phone is about to nearly drive me insane.
My friend has the nexus s and its awesome but I say replace your sensation with HTC or T-Mobile and just root and load a custom rom to make it smooth/smoother.
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Drzfr3shboialex said:
My friend has the nexus s and its awesome but I say replace your sensation with HTC or T-Mobile and just root and load a custom rom to make it smooth/smoother.
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Did that already, phone is as smooth as a baby, but the wifi issue is hardware related, and oddly enough i use my phone landscape 80% of the time, which means wifi is non existent unless I hold it awkwardly. T_T.
The Nexus S is smooth. But the Sensation XE, That I own is smoother than my old Nexus S. With more time and optimization the Sensation will be alot smoother.
That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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Weak because of a software issue? I know the Sensation had a problem like that and a wifi range patch fixed that. Right now I'm seeing now downfall to trading my sensation for the nexus
V1ViD said:
I've been considering trading my HTC Sensation for a Samsung Nexus S. Do you guys have any complaints about the phone hardware wise, build quality etc? The wifi death grip on this phone is about to nearly drive me insane.
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I had a sensation and traded it for my current nexus s. Not one ounce of regret.
I've had several android phones and this nexus s hands down is the best. I can see myself having this phone for a couple years and, for me, that says a lot.
Nexus S
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i really want to do the same as you right now. the sensation is getting a little too boring and there is a lack of development on the roms i want. do you guys suggest the nexus s or to keep the sensation? and does the single/dual core have much of a difference?
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i really want to do the same as you right now. the sensation is getting a little too boring and there is a lack of development on the roms i want. do you guys suggest the nexus s or to keep the sensation? and does the single/dual core have much of a difference?
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So far, I've seen no reason to not trade, benchmarks are about the same if not better. One last question, hows the camera?
Only complaint: dog slow compared to GSII. On the plus side, it has such a better form factor and it feels better in my hand.
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So far, I've seen no reason to not trade, benchmarks are about the same if not better. One last question, hows the camera?
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yeah, how is the camera, its 5mp compared to the 8mp in the sensation and theres no hd recording, but its still great for picture taking isnt it?
I had to make the same decision and I haven't looked back. One thing about the sensation that drove me insane was the touchscreen sensitivity. I would always miss keys on the keyboard and I'd have to press harder than I did on my old vibrant. The nexus s has a much better digitizer and is much more responsive over all IMO. Comparable to the galaxy s (not surprising). I will warn you, the screen isn't the sharpest, but the saturated colors and deep blacks are worth it IMO. Aside from that, I can't think of any downsides.
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yeah, how is the camera, its 5mp compared to the 8mp in the sensation and theres no hd recording, but its still great for picture taking isnt it?
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http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/postimages/21101/df_sign.jpg
Quality seems great to me, so, switching it is for me!
Thats the thing with HTC. I love the build and Sense (less so since I got ICS on my Nexus S) but the screens are a POS and thats the thing that you interact with the most the screen. It really makes or breaks a phone.
HTC really need to get an Amoled supplier or something similar, else they will fall way behind Samsung in the next few years.
I will not touch another HTC phone because of this.
I've never actually compared my screen to the nexus s. So to me the screen quality seems fine haha. . Although, I used to have the HD7, and the quality of that screen was HORRID.
I had a Hero and the screen was nice.
Then I got a HD2 about 6 months ago and put Android on it. It ran it well but the screen was an abomination. Also, the digitizer was poor as it missed buttons pressed all the time. So I sold it and kept the Hero for another 6 months.
Then I saw the Nexus S for £199 and couldn't resist.
I can't get over how good this phone is.
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Amazing
Got the nexus s last week and what a phone. Super Amoled screen with contour display kicks ass. Very fast GPU
ashakeeluk said:
That's exactly what I did, I had a Sensation for a few days as an upgrade from Orange, but when I saw a Nexus S on special offer and got one for my daughter, I found it much lighter and the screen better than the Sensation. So I bought one for myself and put the Sensation on Ebay.
I also like the Nexus S OS because it is clean without any manufacturers customisations.
I updated mine from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6 stock ROM. Will wait for the OTA ICS update later this month.
I have found the WiFi to be a bit weak, this apparently is a known problem, otherwise just feels faster than the Sensation.
In future I'm going to stick to the Google phones because I prefer a vanilla Android install.
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I did exactly the same, and for the same reasons ;-)
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
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Don't say bye. Your not leaving, your just leaving the mytouch 4g section
I dont like when people say goodbye... say see ya later or something. Feels better
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
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Wow a Mt4g for a sensation?? Niceeee...
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
Yeah, dude's wife really wanted a mt4g. He didn't seem very tech savvy either.
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chukis13 said:
Yeah, dude's wife really wanted a mt4g. He didn't seem very tech savvy either.
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you got lucky hahaha
how is the Sensation?
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
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even trade?? man that dude was a sucker, but I guess anything to please the wifey lol
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
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Do you think it's still worth getting it? I want to get it, but flagship times is just around the corner...
GazaIan said:
Do you think it's still worth getting it? I want to get it, but flagship times is just around the corner...
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Heck yes. Totally worth it. I really want one...
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
As a user that has had both. I took the MT4G over the Sensation. There is no need for that much power in a phone right now plus the battery life on those things is TERRIBLE. However from a money standpoint, I would straight trade the MT4G for a Sensation any day lol.
Totally worth it in my eyes. This is more than enough phone for me so I won't be upgrading anytime soon. The dev community is really strong too. Already put virtuous quattro on it and it's amazing. Tried out some of the sense ics roms but I like vanilla ics best.
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I've been thinking of getting a Sensation myself for the last couple of days after my bad eMMC MT4G ate it, but the more I look at my options, the more I'm leaning towards getting another MT4G provided that I get one with the good eMMC and screen.
The Sensation's primary issue is signal strength. It annoys me that I have to limit my options for which case to buy so that it doesn't have a role in degrading the signal. Also, I prefer using Wi-Fi over 4G because I'm on a simple data plan, and it's unacceptable to me for the Wi-Fi antenna at the top to be extremely susceptible to a death grip that I have to hold the phone a certain way in landscape mode, and likewise I can't hold the phone by its bottom unless if I also want to degrade the mobile signal as well. I can hold the MT4G with two fingers using the TPU Fusion case, but I don't do it. Why would I do that with the Sensation, with or without a case? If I can give Apple crap for their iPhone 4 inconveniences, I will do the same to HTC. It's not acceptable.
To me, my phone still needs to primarily be a phone, then a mobile Internet device and GPS, then a PDA, and lastly, a time-waster. As great of a device as the Sensation was spec-wise for 2011, it comes up short in too many practical categories. The signal strength, battery life, and speaker volume (for which there is a fix) are all worse than the MT4G. Even though I would like the larger, higher resolution screen and dual-core processor, I don't make use of those things enough for them to matter.
That said, I still hate the idea of playing panel and eMMC lottery to get a good MT4G. If the Sensation didn't have its issues, I may have gotten one the first time around, because I really like the phone otherwise.
Of course, when it comes to trading the two phones, that's a no-brainer because you're basically making $50-100.
Snakecharmed said:
I've been thinking of getting a Sensation myself for the last couple of days after my bad eMMC MT4G ate it, but the more I look at my options, the more I'm leaning towards getting another MT4G provided that I get one with the good eMMC and screen.
The Sensation's primary issue is signal strength. It annoys me that I have to limit my options for which case to buy so that it doesn't have a role in degrading the signal. Also, I prefer using Wi-Fi over 4G because I'm on a simple data plan, and it's unacceptable to me for the Wi-Fi antenna at the top to be extremely susceptible to a death grip that I have to hold the phone a certain way in landscape mode, and likewise I can't hold the phone by its bottom unless if I also want to degrade the mobile signal as well. I can hold the MT4G with two fingers using the TPU Fusion case, but I don't do it. Why would I do that with the Sensation, with or without a case? If I can give Apple crap for their iPhone 4 inconveniences, I will do the same to HTC. It's not acceptable.
To me, my phone still needs to primarily be a phone, then a mobile Internet device and GPS, then a PDA, and lastly, a time-waster. As great of a device as the Sensation was spec-wise for 2011, it comes up short in too many practical categories. The signal strength, battery life, and speaker volume (for which there is a fix) are all worse than the MT4G. Even though I would like the larger, higher resolution screen and dual-core processor, I don't make use of those things enough for them to matter.
That said, I still hate the idea of playing panel and eMMC lottery to get a good MT4G. If the Sensation didn't have its issues, I may have gotten one the first time around, because I really like the phone otherwise.
Of course, when it comes to trading the two phones, that's a no-brainer because you're basically making $50-100.
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Weird, I've not had a single issue with signal of any kind no matter how I hold it. Use my wifi at home at all times and haven't had any issues with my 4G either. Also I get great battery life on ics, just as good as I did with my mt4g. Speaker volume also not an issue. Have you had one of these? Cause I have absolutely zero doubts about making the switch and would never go back.
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I haven't. Those are all the complaints I've read in the xda Sensation forums. What it boils down to for me is whether I want to spend the extra $80-100 for hardware that I know I won't put to maximal use and a new set of problems. It may not be every handset, just like not every MT4G has a bad screen, bad eMMC, squeaky buttons, or whatever else. However, the Sensation does have its share of problems and the ones that it has are potential deal breakers to me, regardless of what another user's tolerance, threshold, or experience is.
I haven't ruled out the Sensation yet, but it's hard for me to pull the trigger on either a second MT4G or a Sensation knowing that both of them have the potential to be a bigger pain in the ass than any phone I've owned before the last MT4G. What's frustrating is that those are my only candidates at this point because nothing else appeals to me nor is in my budget. I've only started to take a liking to some Samsung and Motorola smartphones based on their late-2011 models, but those are way out of my budget and I know I'd want to switch to AOSP immediately with those phones.
You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
madmanmostafa said:
You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
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word to that brother! I hate the build quality of the Galaxy S, however the build quality on the mytouch 4g is awesome!
I recently traded a HD2 and for a Mytouch 4g and I was lucky enough to get one with a good eMMc chip and display
Haha. Yeah. I tend to keep my older phones, and when I was gifted the Galaxy S, I switched back to my MT4G. In fact, build quality was what kept me with Blackberry for so long. After I was given my MT3G Slide, I got hooked onto android because of flash support. That and I could easily play SNES emulators.
It's a shame to see people move away from the phone. Especially with the recent news that perhaps we could start getting full functionality from ICS because of the other similar phone's official ICS upgrade.
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You know, if I had to replace my MT4G, I'd just go for a Galaxy S. They're easy to root and there's a decent amount of support. And everything works on ICS. I'm just not a fan of the build quality. I'd be using my Galaxy S if it wasn't for the fact that it feels cheap and plasticy. My MT4G is like a lump of steel by comparison (which is good).
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+1 on the bad build quality. I got the international version, GT-I9000, the build kinda sucks... Haha
-Team Inferno
"Quality, not speed"
I think I've decided to save my money and get another MT4G for now while keeping my eye on the Amaze or whatever else might become a good modder phone when it's truly time for me to upgrade.
I know some people here like to upgrade phones like they're leasing BMWs, but my phone is not a status symbol. I'll just take a solid, good-looking form factor with sufficiently powerful hardware for my needs, because once I'm done rooting and flashing a new ROM, I don't mess with it again.
I've got a Sensation and MT4G, and I switch back and forth in use. Spec wise the Sensation may seem a lot better on paper, but here's my perspective in comparing the 2 in real life.
Sensation pluses:
* Screen size & resolution
* 8 MB Camera and 1080p Camcorder
* More active development, so quicker path to ICS
Sensation minues:
* Antennas built into the rear cover - arguably a defective design; harder to do a simple battery pull; not nearly as solid as the MT4G design with its metal battery cover; and generally the MT4G seems to get better reception too.
For most other items, like battery life, speed of use with or without Sense, lack of lag, built in memory, 4g speeds, browsing, etc., the devices are very similar if not about the same. Dual core in the Sensation is nice, but on both of my devices I only OC to about 1.2 ghz and they both (with the right GB rom) have the same smoothness and similar benchmarks. Sensation is just like a slightly newer brother to the MT4G IMO.
chukis13 said:
It's been real guys, but I just traded the mt4g for a sensation. Appreciate all the devs here. Febycv keep up the good work. Peace all!
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hows the sensation? thats the only phone right now id upgrade to
im thinking of holding off for now though
WHY DOESNT HTC BELIEVE IN HARD BUTTONS ANYMORE