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Need help chosing a new phone?

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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shreyasvb said:
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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shreyasvb said:
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.

RMXO said:
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.

fidorulz said:
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.

New Phone
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

nightshade246 said:
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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G2x or the HTC Sensation

I currently have a G2 (no X) on tmobile and I'm thinking I want to upgrade to a dual cpu phone but I don't want to renew my contract. I've been watching phones on ebay and an average sale price for the g2x is around $220-$250, while the Sensation seems to go for around $300-$350. I've got a couple questions:
1. Is either phone going to be a noticeable upgrade from my G2 (rooted, it runs at 1.2 and gets about 2200 on quadrant)
2. I know this is the G2x forum so it may be a biased answer, but which phone would be better (smoother, most stable, etc) assuming I'm going to root it and install a custom rom.
Last, if I do go with the g2x, what are some favorite rom's you all use? I've been using meXdroid on my g2 but that isn't available for either the sensation or X.

kingston73 said:
2. I know this is the G2x forum so it may be a biased answer,
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lol GET THE G2X!!!!!! after rooting and slapping a custom rom on there its super stable no reboots, no funny business. Currently running the weapon rom. zero issues but will most likely flash something this weekend because i ....i feel that itch again

+1 its the only bad thing about rooting, you can't stop flashing!

The G2x stock is a contender still within the high end market. Throw a custom rom into the mix and it flies!
Rocking the weaponx atm.
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i have both.. and using the sensation now. if you want support the care about costumers htc is the one.
and they already said were getting ics in earlier 2012.
lg confirmed they will too. but look how long it took them to give gb on the 2x.
well when i get a phone i like to see the camera first and the stock sensation camera is better than the g2x. and we already have mod to flash the amaze camera.
i love both on my devices but i use more the sensation than the g2x

get the g2x very nice phone and like they said once u root lol its rom after rom after rom lol

i am very disappointed with the g2x we have 4 of them and all shut down, freeze up etc... even after installing roms still very glitchy, very buggy. ... i dont know much about the sensation except that HTC makes good devices and they do support their devices unlike LG releasing phones with no support whatsoever.

I love my g2x the weapon x mod makes it even better
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Sensation I deved for both coming from a developer go sensation
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I have the G2x running cyanogen 7 and don't have any trouble at all.Runs great stock quadrant a 2913
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Sensation has a higher resolution and a larger screen but its camera is buggy (My mate's red car turned complete bright pink! ). G2X has a crap quality camera on the other hand but it gets its colours right.
I find G2x screen more vibrant compared to sensation.
Like others have said, if you need support and are not into rooting/custom roms than Sensation is the way to go (Better support than LG, Htc Sense is anyday better than LGs UI and slightly better specs).
But if you're into rooting and custom roms, I don't see any reason not to opt for G2x. The phone works fast and is bug free (I'm on cm 7.1.0.1 stable).
Also G2x battery life is better than Sensation.

rahulparekh said:
Also G2x battery life is better than Sensation.
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Not in my experience
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mr mystery said:
Not in my experience
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I'm talking from personal experience. It may vary depending on how people handle their devices too.
I have 250 apps + installed and get around 8-10 hours on full charge. Mobile data on, regular texting, browsing etc. A mate's g2x lasts for 15hours+ (less apps than me and lesser texting/more standby). Both of us use custom roms.
Comparing that to another mate's sensation...his battery lasts about 6-6.5 hours with internet usage probably similar and number of apps lesser than me. Stock rom.

rahulparekh said:
G2X has a crap quality camera on the other hand but it gets its colours right.
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I hear this a lot but I have to completely disagree. Maybe I'm missing something but the quality on the G2x has been nothing but fantastic in my uses. The colors from the images taken are phenomenal; bright and crisp. I take great pics in dim settings with the flash. I've taken pics at various work sites to email off for visual confirmations and I've gotten several inquiries about what camera I used. They all are very surprised when they find out it is just my phone's camera and say that the photo's are awesome.
I've even sold my iPad2 and snapped pics for upload and had compliments.
The G2x doesn't do well with motion shots, but no phone I've owned or used has. Although it IS much better at taking motion shots (of my boy) then most phones we've tried. I can typically take 4/5 good shots of him.

I have 2 g2x's. I don't care what anyone says, this phone is incredible. Granted oc'ed, I have hit the highest marks on 3 different benchmarks. This is not a posers phone, yeah, little glitchy, what do you expect with that much power in a device this small. It's like a musclecar, they were glitchy and ridiculously fast.
Sent from the fastest g2x in the world

My vote is for the Sensation. There are a lot of people who claim they have no issues with their G2X but unfortunately I did not fall in this category. I went through three different G2X's and all of them experienced some sort of issue that made day to day use very frustrating.

xboarder56 said:
Sensation I deved for both coming from a developer go sensation
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reason??? Because sensation is easier to dev for?

Need an Advice

Hello Guys,
I'm new to this section here, maybe I'll also stay here.
I need an advice of you guys.
My current Smartphone is a HTC Legend, it's an older device and also a bit broken (battery hinge).
Today a friend offered me his HTC Sensation, he bought it about half year ago. He wants to switch to an iPhone (eeewww!).
There are a few scratches in the glass. You cannot see them while you are using the Device, but if you look closely in light you can see them.
On the side there are some scratches too (on the metal :S)
But he offered it to me for
250€!!!​Shall I take it or would you say I should wait for another device or even for a 4G Device.
I don't know a lot about the stability with Custom Roms (i love cyanogenmod) and about the upgrade availability with ICS for example.
And I loved to mod my HTC Legend, I had S-OFF, but then I had to return it to HTC to let them fix my Touchscreen and I had to remove S-OFF again. And with the current bootloader it's impossible to S-OFF it again
Maybe it would be nice to hear some Germans too, because I don't know much yet about the Plans of o2 for their 4G Network.
And I just have a Netzclub card (The old one with 200MB)
EDIT: At the moment a Electronic Discounter in Germany offers the EVO 3D for 269€ - would it be a better choice, its nearly the same, isnt it?

250 Euros isn't a bad price for it.
You could wait but IMO it would certainly be a big upgrade over the Legend. Maybe it's worth waiting till MWC to see if any new devices like the Ville are ideal for you.
The EVO 3D is similar except I think it's a bit bulkier with 3D and 1GB of RAM compared to the Sensation with an 8MP (EVO had 5MP IIRC), no 3D but is slimmer.

My Problem is that I'm just a Student and I don't have too much money...
The Camera wouldn't be a problem in my opinion...
Basically three options:
Wait, HTC Sensation, HTC Evo 3D

Ahh I see. If I were you I'd go with the EVO then if the Camera doesn't matter.
But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.

I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap

If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.

k0zmic said:
But if you're not in need of a new phone then it's probably advisable to wait till MWC IMO.
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The problem is that those prices are just offers with limited time.
And the Evo doesn't have that much Roms available :-(
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I say get the Sensation, its a great device with some flaws (nothing major tho) but Evo 3D is useless, that 3D stuff is just a gimmick. As for the waiting...well you said you're a poor student (just like me ) so I think it doesnt matter, whatever HTC shows at MWC wont be cheap
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
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If you like cm you will only have cm7 for now. The AOSP ICS support for this rom is pretty lacking. If you want ICS you will have to settle for sense.
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Is there any hope for CM9 for the Sensation? And is it already confirmed that the Sensation gets ICS?
OH, just a quick thought, how much internal space does the data partition have? My legend has a 512 mb rom, so not much space left for apps (I'm using data2ext)
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i dont know if that is a good price since i am in the US but the biggest issue i have with my Sensation is AOSP/Cyanogen dev support. if I could go back I would probably go with a Galaxy S2 or Galaxy S 2 X (very similar specs to Sensation) since they have much better dev support

sensation is a great phone. I also own an evo3d. I prefer my sensation over my evo3d. Sensation has more devs and stuff going on than the evo. Though if you wait for the latest and greatest I am sure it will cost a pretty penny. Though another thought if you buy the phone from him and get service I believe you could get a new phone at your carrier but you would have to verifiy that with your carrier of choice.
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fabi280 said:
That's exactly what I'm thinking. Can you tell me more about the flaws?
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WiFi and signal reception can suffer death grip issues (easily fixed if you get a case ) , Sense sometimes crashes for no reason and you can notice that it slows down the phone from time to time, battery life is average. Again nothing serious but it can be frustrating , software problems are genrally fixed in custom roms if you're willing to root it
p.s it has been rumored that we will get ICS after MWC , probably in the first week of March

Good Bye G2x

Just wanted to say goodbye! Pretty good phone over all, but i have to say the Amaze is soo much better/snappier/batterylife. I always felt like LG was crap in general. Their T.Vs were very poorly made, their everything sucks! LG OPtimus 2x Proved to be a mediocre device. HTC Amaze is well... amazing, and im happy to have moved on! Good bye G2x, you were great to me!

That's odd. everything i've heard about the amaze is that the battery life isn't very good. I checked out their development thread and read the same thing. Are you saying the battery life is better? If so then by how much?

Gotta tell you I put Arcee's ICS SK3 on this G2x of mine, and it feels like I'm using a Nexus device. I don't think the battery life is better on the Amaze IMO. What is better though is the camera. It has a dedicated camera button, and user uploaded images look nice, miles better than ours.
My G2x has fulfilled all my needs but I'd say the only thing mediocre about this phone is LG's support. They just can't be arsed to provide news on updates to us (left us out of the loop with this ass-handed comment "The exact start dates can vary by market, as each country can have different requirements, depending on the carrier and the smartphone model.". It basically means, blame T-Mobile if ICS takes too long), work with T-Mobile/Nvidia in terms of updates, kernels, drivers etc.. At least HTC cares about you guys in that department.
Well, best of luck to you on your future Amaze 4G endeavors!

After putting ICS on this phone I regret selling my other 2 g2x I had......Hell I sometimes use the g2x more than my galaxy nexus also.....the battery on this is epic compared to the galaxy nexus at times!!!

ed116 said:
Pretty good phone over all... LG OPtimus 2x Proved to be a mediocre device.
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Wha? Is it good or mediocre? Hmm...
Seriously though, Happy enough with my G2x to wait another year for the contract to end. Amirite?
Good luck with the Amaze!

this device is nice, with ISC its much faster and battery life is better. never liked the HTC devices.

Agreed...other than screen size i wouldnt train this phone in right now....amoleds are nice but only when brightness is high....sure there are more powerful phones but its all numbers. Other than being able to brag on benchmarks most of the time most of us wouldnt notice
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To each their own. I held out for my G2X to come out when it was one of the first dual core phones to come out with the intention of getting a good amount of mileage out of it since it was somewhat future proof, which was my main reason for staying away from the Galaxy Nexus S. Now that our awesome developers are starting to piece together ICS for the phone, I feel like it is finally reaching it's full potential. Battery life for me has been insanely good and this alpha build is incredibly stable for me as I have no problems running it as a daily driver. But HTC does make great phones, my first Android phone was the mytouch slide. The Mrs. still uses it, rooted and with cyanogen of course, and I'm still impressed with how solid of a phone it is. Hope you enjoy your Amaze!
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So far my battery is at 90% and ive taken it off charge since about 10:00 AM EST -5 , with the g2x the same amount of usage it would have been at like 60% , i cant compare them side by side, the amaze feels better in my hand though, and MUCH more snappier. The 512 Ram kind of killed the phone a bit, compared to the 1GB the amaze has, camera blows it away, and sense is pretty nice, IMO. The device never heats up, never lags, never anything! maybe its just me but even with ICS, unless overclocked to 1.2Ghz atleast, it wouldnt be smooth at all! also this has the penta band frequency which is good over here in canada cause wind/mobilicity do not have 2g bands so yeah. Thats my imput. Also this phone is more beautiful in terms of looks. Its just so attractive!
What i do miss about G2x? - How easy it was to flash roms! i just got this device last night and im not going to flash any roms as of yet, but it seems too complex.
also my cousin owns the galaxy nexus and ic an say my amaze is much snappier overall even though it is on 2.3, but then again his screen resolution is a bit higer, and cpu is clocked less. Also screen on Gnexus is too blue-ish

Btw for the amaze their is a tool box that does everything for u, install drivers, s off and flash cwm and a rom all from the tool box. I'd say its pretty easy. They are even numbered in order on the toolbox
Edit: here is link for the tool box and I think in wrong about s off. Sorry never had an HTC phone so I don't know how s off or on works. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905
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ed116 said:
Just wanted to say goodbye! Pretty good phone over all, but i have to say the Amaze is soo much better/snappier/batterylife. I always felt like LG was crap in general. Their T.Vs were very poorly made, their everything sucks! LG OPtimus 2x Proved to be a mediocre device. HTC Amaze is well... amazing, and im happy to have moved on! Good bye G2x, you were great to me!
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The amaze is actually ****ty compared to the G2x which can actually compete with the SGS2. The Amaze is ugly, has bad battery, will have s-off issues, and HTC has just always been **** imo everything HTC has released has been proven to be a pile of **** sooner or later (excluding the HD2). Anyways, the only thing wrong with the G2x is the stock software, and some of the ROMs here will really bring out the speed and battery life of it.
Have fun with your Amaze.
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ed116 said:
So far my battery is at 90% and ive taken it off charge since about 10:00 AM EST -5 , with the g2x the same amount of usage it would have been at like 60% , i cant compare them side by side, the amaze feels better in my hand though, and MUCH more snappier. The 512 Ram kind of killed the phone a bit, compared to the 1GB the amaze has, camera blows it away, and sense is pretty nice, IMO. The device never heats up, never lags, never anything! maybe its just me but even with ICS, unless overclocked to 1.2Ghz atleast, it wouldnt be smooth at all! also this has the penta band frequency which is good over here in canada cause wind/mobilicity do not have 2g bands so yeah. Thats my imput. Also this phone is more beautiful in terms of looks. Its just so attractive!
What i do miss about G2x? - How easy it was to flash roms! i just got this device last night and im not going to flash any roms as of yet, but it seems too complex.
also my cousin owns the galaxy nexus and ic an say my amaze is much snappier overall even though it is on 2.3, but then again his screen resolution is a bit higer, and cpu is clocked less. Also screen on Gnexus is too blue-ish
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It's gotta be user error, I have my G2x underclocked to 750 mhz and everything runs smooth as butter, and I can get over 2 days battery life easily.
But, to each his own, I may think HTC devices are ugly but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

lol whats so ****ty about the amaze in your eyes? has better everything, s3 processor, better Gpu, more ram. The looks are debateable, some like the HTC some like the G2x better, you should not completly put a device down. The Amaze is just an upgraded Sensation in terms of everything, and maybe it was just me, but i reinstalled 2x version of ICS from CM9 with full wipesand everything. and thanksfor that link moehmad
Edit: also the screen on/off was actually a bit unresponsive on the g2x which always pissed me off

Np for the link, don't forget to tell me how everything goes for the root tool kit. I wanna use it for my friends phone but i haven't done anything to htc yet so I don't wanna ruin his phone. Also here is the link to install kernel cuz I don't think the tool kit has it, haven't checked in a while.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328141

ed116 said:
lol whats so ****ty about the amaze in your eyes? has better everything, s3 processor, better Gpu, more ram. The looks are debateable, some like the HTC some like the G2x better, you should not completly put a device down. The Amaze is just an upgraded Sensation in terms of everything, and maybe it was just me, but i reinstalled 2x version of ICS from CM9 with full wipesand everything. and thanksfor that link moehmad
Edit: also the screen on/off was actually a bit unresponsive on the g2x which always pissed me off
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The fact that it will have s- on/off issues and that horrible heavy ass sense ui. Also, I don't understand people saying that the ICS roms are the smoothest they've tried on the G2x, if they are they've been doing something wrong with the Froyo/GB roms. Eaglesblood 2.3.7 with Trinity ELP kernel underclocked to 750 gave me the performance of a stock G2x at 1Ghz and gave me extremely long battery life. The ICS roms are not meant to be smooth yet, just to work and give G2x users a taste of ICS.

dont know anything about Amaze (specs do look good) but I have zero problems with G2x, built quality is good, fast, no lag, battery is very good on 1.1Ghz kernel. My next phone will be at least 720p with NFC and CM support.

ed116 said:
So far my battery is at 90% and ive taken it off charge since about 10:00 AM EST -5 , with the g2x the same amount of usage it would have been at like 60% , i cant compare them side by side, the amaze feels better in my hand though, and MUCH more snappier. The 512 Ram kind of killed the phone a bit, compared to the 1GB the amaze has, camera blows it away, and sense is pretty nice, IMO. The device never heats up, never lags, never anything! maybe its just me but even with ICS, unless overclocked to 1.2Ghz atleast, it wouldnt be smooth at all! also this has the penta band frequency which is good over here in canada cause wind/mobilicity do not have 2g bands so yeah. Thats my imput. Also this phone is more beautiful in terms of looks. Its just so attractive!
What i do miss about G2x? - How easy it was to flash roms! i just got this device last night and im not going to flash any roms as of yet, but it seems too complex.
also my cousin owns the galaxy nexus and ic an say my amaze is much snappier overall even though it is on 2.3, but then again his screen resolution is a bit higer, and cpu is clocked less. Also screen on Gnexus is too blue-ish
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yeah the blueish problem always happens with nexus phones, ROMs will calibrate the screen colors though.

G2x would have been a much better phone if it had a 4.3 inch qhd screen. Its still a nice phone. Well built compaired to lgs latest crapline.
Sent From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation

vabeachfc3s said:
G2x would have been a much better phone if it had a 4.3 inch qhd screen. Its still a nice phone. Well built compaired to lgs latest crapline.
Sent From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation
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And RAM. 512mb's is just far too little...
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thats true
Sent From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation

Goodbye?
For me this phone is now living up to it's full potential with ICS. I love the speed and stability that it now has. I am on a fixed income, so when I bought the G2X I knew it would have to be my phone for a long time.
Barring hardware issues, it looks like this phone will work great for me.

HTC Sensation: A Good buy?

So money isn't a huge problem. My birthday is coming up next week and I can get a new phone...I want the galaxy note but i know asking for that expensive phone will cut into bigger gifts
I've seen the HTC Amaze, Samsung galaxy Blaze and the sensation on sale off and on throughout August and right now the Sensation is free on two year contract...
Is this a good buy?
i don't care about the latest and greatest with the processors and all that...I just want to know from Sensation owners
1. Is it a good buy and are you happy with your Sensation now in August 2012?
2. What is a good free texting App that allows texting through data? I heard Google voice is good but it does not allow MMS?
3. Should I hold out and see if maybe the Amaze or the Galaxy S Blaze will be back up for sales? I own a Nexus S 4g right now and I am not too fond of Samsung due to this crappy phone.
I missed the web only special for the Gs2 that was on sale for like 3 hours at midnight so I am not sure which to buy....
Any help would be nice.
Thanks
Micah!

In short, no.
The screen may be sharp but the viewing angles are bad and its colours are quite washed out. Also mine, like many other sensations, has loads of dust under the screen which makes it hard to use in sunlight.
The stock ROM that comes with the phone is full of crap and lets the sensation perform to around half its full potential - there is very good dev support however so u can flash a better rom if u so wish.
I know u said that u dont care about processors but u really should.. we are on the verge of a new processor architecture for android phones (A15) so tbh this is not a great time to buy any phone since it will be outdated in a few months time. At least go with something like snapdragon S4 though (found in htc one s) which is probably the best out atm - about equal with tegra 3. The sensation has snapdragon s3 which is now pretty outdated.
Also the stock battery is terrible in the sensation and u will probs find urself buying a 3rd party battery after a few months.
In my opinion go with an HTC One S... similar form factor but loads better. If u wanna spend less look at the galaxy s2.
Good texting app over data is whatsapp (u must of heard of it) its free on all smartphones.

fredcorp6 said:
In short, no.
The screen may be sharp but the viewing angles are bad and its colours are quite washed out. Also mine, like many other sensations, has loads of dust under the screen which makes it hard to use in sunlight.
The stock ROM that comes with the phone is full of crap and lets the sensation perform to around half its full potential - there is very good dev support however so u can flash a better rom if u so wish.
I know u said that u dont care about processors but u really should.. we are on the verge of a new processor architecture for android phones (A15) so tbh this is not a great time to buy any phone since it will be outdated in a few months time. At least go with something like snapdragon S4 though (found in htc one s) which is probably the best out atm - about equal with tegra 3. The sensation has snapdragon s3 which is now pretty outdated.
Also the stock battery is terrible in the sensation and u will probs find urself buying a 3rd party battery after a few months.
In my opinion go with an HTC One S... similar form factor but loads better. If u wanna spend less look at the galaxy s2.
Good texting app over data is whatsapp (u must of heard of it) its free on all smartphones.
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Thank you for the feedback!
Yeah the ONE S is Free On contract as well(with a 50 buck rebate)....I am so mad I missed the sell for the Samsung Galaxy S2 on Contract!
So you recommend the ONE S? Would the Amaze be a better fit than the Sensation or are they on par with one another? I heard the Amaze has a beautiful camera

Same question
I haven't any dust or battery problem...
But it true that the stock ROM isn't very good...

armandkd said:
I haven't any dust or battery problem...
But it true that the stock ROM isn't very good...
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IS this the same phone that when you press home button it will always go back to the white HTC screen?

Don't get one s(I have it..in short it sucks.) Don't get HTC. Get the Samsung galaxy 3. You won't regret it.

do you absolutely NEED a new phone? or can you hold out a bit longer?
reason being, HTC One X+ is coming to T-Mobile this fall/winter and its a beast
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/08/htc-onex-is-codenamed-the-htc-endeavor-2-says-stuff-magazine/
I love the Sensation, only problem I have with it is the speaker quality and the antennas are built into the back case. Also if you want faster download/upload speeds, the Sensation is capped at 14.4 Mbps while most other phones now are 42 Mbps

Here's my 2 cents.. I think, if you don't have much of a choice and you aren't able to get the one s. you should just go for it.. Buy the sensation, root it, get a good ROM. This phone, although it is 1 year + old already.. Is still pretty awesome.. If you love playing games, you need not worry as most if not all games on the play store works absolutely fine on the sensation.. Watching videos are awesome and very much clear. But the only downside to the sensation is as fredcorp above have said.. The battery is horrible.. Thus, it is likely you would need to spend an extra 30 dollars for new Anker battery..Thats about all you need. I used to own a SGSII but sold it to get my sensation. Not regretting.. Again this is only my opinion. To me, build quality matters.. The sensation has got it. In terms of community (development) people are alot more willingly to help on the sensation threads and there are a ****load of ROMs, MODs for you to try out. cheers~ do update us on what you got. Enjoy.

Get the sensation for now, then upgrade later. I've had no issues and enjoy my S4G!

No, I have one and it is a battle against lag. Get the S2, it is butter smooth with the Exynos processor. I love sense 4 and will get another HTC phone in the future for it. I recommend the international One X.
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What is great about the Sensation is the Dev support. If you like running different roms the Sensation is the way to go. You can choose Sense 4, Sense 3.6, ASOP, AOKP, etc. it never gets old.
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In all my electronic devices, the Sensation is the only one who performs better today then the day I bought it. Yep! It gets better every week. Loud speaker is very weak, but other then that I enjoy my phone and it is performing so well that I don't feel the need to update my device yet. I have 2 Sensations and 1 Amaze and I really prefer the Sensation in the end.
Development thread is huge and support is stellar.
The 2 years contract is certainly the turnoff of your deal, otherwise you will enjoy the phone.

Development : sensation
Stock and fast stock : amaze
Camera AMAZE
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Better get an s2 honestly great battery life and camera sexy display aswell more light ...
Sensation is a great phone to toy around whit but sometimes i wish it could give me better battery even tho i own a 1900mah extended battery
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S2 has horrible build quality
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amandez said:
S2 has horrible build quality
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We all know samsung phones made out of plastic just get an otterbox and your good to go
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for the price they are now-a-days & the performance you get out of it i'd say it's a pretty solid phone all around.... except for the battery that is.

VivaLaCam92 said:
for the price they are now-a-days & the performance you get out of it i'd say it's a pretty solid phone all around.... except for the battery that is.
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Battery&camera
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I've owned The Amaze, Sensation and the S2.
The amaze is fast when it's on stock and yes, the camera is amazing. If you don't mind having sense 3.6 and somewhat crappy battery life then go for the amaze
The s2 is also a great phone but the screen resolution is pure crap ! Yeah it has beautiful saturated colors but Everything is just so huge and pixelated And the screen does get scratches a lot easier than the sensation and the amaze . It does lag a lot with the new OTA ICS update. Although, rooting it makes it a great phone to own u can change the screen density so things won't be as huge and it does have a great development thread lots of great roms to flash. It also has a big battery. So it is a great phone, only if you root it and load a custom rom.
As for the sensation it is my DailyDriver. It has a Beautiful QHD screen that i love sure it's not no super amoled plus but it has better resolution wich is a + for me. The stock rom is ok. It does lagg here and there. But the development on this phone is great ! Lots of roms to flash. It shouldn't be long for us to get a stable jellybean rom. Battery life does kind of suck though.
Thats just my personal experience from owning these phones.
I would get the One S though, it's a amoled display with a qhd resolution wich looks great ! And it has a very very fast processor. Rooting it and loading a custom rom should make it a even better phone to own !
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Im not enjoying the sensation screen at all very poor viewing angle in direct sunlight ..
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