I managed to lose my precious HTC Sensation XE and am wondering what is the best thing to do to replace it...
I have briefly looked on Ebay and the going rate seems to be 300-350 UK pounds. A brand new one from a reputable store 400 UK pounds.
I read on an Ebay page that one seller had a careful note of all ID and serial numbers in case anybody returned a phone that was not what it was when origanlly sold - which alarmed me that some may be selling fake or rebadged phones in some way.
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Can an HTC Sensation XE not be a real HTC Sensation XE?
What is the best way to check if I buy one on Ebay?
What are the horrible cons I should be aware of?
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Nerdino said:
[*]Can an HTC Sensation XE not be a real HTC Sensation XE?
[*]What is the best way to check if I buy one on Ebay?
[*]What are the horrible cons I should be aware of?
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Yes It can, The only difference between NORMAL and XE is Beats audio, The NORMAL Sensation has 1.5ghz processor (but it has been down clocked by HTC to 1.2ghz) Whereas the XE hasnt. I Have a NORMAL Sensation, but with XE ROM so you would never know....
Check the sellers feedback, Look if he has sold several of these phones and make sure the feedback is positive.. I Would avoid buying from overseas... Like China (massive for fake stuff)
CONS -- There arent many cons, If something seems too good to be true it probably is... Always Make a safe and secure payment via paypal, that way if the seller is dodgy you can claim your money back...
Keep your wits about you and you will be fine, A lot of these phones maybe unwanted upgrades, Ive done it myself in the past..... Get an upgrade and sell it for £300 - keep my current phone which i am happy with - everyone's a winner
Not everyone is a scammer, But they are still out there.....
EDIT: The NORMAL Sensation is quite a lot cheaper than the XE, So if i was you i would Buy a NORMAL one and get Flashing some XE ROMs.. Save your self some money
Grand advice azzledazzle, thanks.
I particularly like the cheaper Sensation option - I hadn't actually considered that, but as I'm not now tied to a provider I won't worry about breaking the warranty rules or whatever so this makes perfect sense - flashing ROMs will be the way to go from now on...
Although I have just looked at the HTC One and I'm very tempted to order a new phone instead.
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Hi guys,
Very soon I'll be upgrading my from my Xperia X10 and have been looking to get the Htc Sensation Xe.
But after some thorough research I noticed that they have very similiar specs and now I'm unsure over which one I should get.
I know that because they use the same CPU and GPU then if I were to get the Sensation I could overclock it to match the XE.
And the fact that the XE has 3GB more internal storage compared to the Sensation. If I get the Sensation can I expect to see the same amount of updates as the XE?
Anyways I'd mainly just like to request opinions from the rest of you on what I should do!
Thanks in advance
I'm assuming the HTC sensation is cheaper. Is go with the sensation. Yes we have roms and kernels to make it just as quick.I personally don't like storing things on my phone so the internal gb isn't that great to me. Ics is coming to sensation. Stick with the sensation. Xe seems like a rip off.
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when i got my xe senstation and xe were both the same price, if thats the case get an xe! It looks cool and you get £80 beats handsfree with them
If you get the XE for the same price take it and you will get ear phones which will cost probably more than 60 €. ON the other hand the beats "extension" is only different software and there are a lot of customer roms for the sensation which includes that piece of software.
I've chose the XE. It looks nice (all black) and here in the Netherlands u get some fancy ear buds who cost like 75€ without the phone
I had an HTC Amaze for about a week and then my wife wanted a smart phone too so I sold it to buy two HTC sensations. The only problem I am having now is that my service where I work is a lot worse with the sensation. I don't know if it is just the phone I have or if it would be the same with any sensation. I found a cheaper HTC Amaze on a craigslist type site here in salt lake and I am thinking of buying it, but I wanted some of your opinions. Should I try to root my sensation and see if with a different radio I get better service or should I buy the HTC Amaze. I have rooted phones before but then I become a flashaholic and I spend too much time on my phone. I like the size of the Sensation but if I don't want to root again would the Amaze be worth the extra hundred I would have to spend over the price I can sale my Sensation for? Your opions and thoughts would be very helpfull.
Thanks
Eddy
I doubt switching radios would make your signal any better. If you don't want your addiction to return, buy the Amaze and stick with it.
BUT... Come on now, you're an XDA-member. If I were you, I'd give in to my addiction and start flashing that ****
I used to have an Atrix 4g, but i lost it when i got drunk among a few whores, so now i looking to buy a Motorola Rarz of a Samsung Galaxy Note, or if you have a better idea please let me know wich one will be the best one.
I have read and for the moment the bootloader for the Rarz is unlockable until ICS (i want CM7-9 on it).
and you cannont remove the battery
So thats the main reasons why im not sure to buy it.
Please let me know the best phone availble.
Note, need to be SIM unlocked.
The HTC SENSATION is the best. ;-)
Matt
From HTC is that the best one?
The Sensation is the fastest Phone from HTC, but I think it's too big.
Go to a local shop and test out some big Android-Devices (SGS2; HTC Sensation...) and some middle sized devices (HTC Desire S; SGS)
Find your personal's best
Greetings KanocX
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The Sensation is the fastest Phone from HTC, but I think it's too big.
Go to a local shop and test out some big Android-Devices (SGS2; HTC Sensation...) and some middle sized devices (HTC Desire S; SGS)
Find your personal's best
Greetings KanocX
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That HTC is the cheapest, then the SGS2, and the expensive is the Motorola Rarz.. its a difficult choice
It depends on so many things. Just go to your local electronic store and try them out yourself.
The Sensation isn't even the best phone by HTC. Get an SGSII or Galaxy Nexus if you want to spend that extra money.
So, I am looking for a new phone. My wildfire is at the end of it's life, and with an Armv6 processor android 4.0 isn't something that's going to run smooth. add that up with a crappy screen and you should understand that I want a new one
I spoke to a salesman in the store today, and he told me that between HTC Sensation and Sensation XE hardly is a differance (if you replace the rom). The CPU's are the same, only the Sensation is underclocked.
There is a quite a price diffirence, and with the money I save from buying the HTC sensation instead of the XE I can easily buy a beats headset.
However, I do not always believe salesmen. Could one of XDA's finest shed some light on this?
I intend to strip off HTC sense ASAP and run custom roms, like CM7.1 (or CM9).
Thank you in advance,
Althestrasz.
It has software to optimize the beats too which really makes a difference. But yes, you will be happy with either. Not a big difference for the price.
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XEs battery is 1730mah
That sure makes a lot of difference. I get through one day of normal usage on the stock battery (XE) and that justified the extra price for me.
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That sure makes a lot of difference. I get through one day of normal usage on the stock battery (XE) and that justified the extra price for me.
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Buying a bigger battery at HTC.com would be cheaper than buying the XE Thanks for your view though.
I original have the Nexus but they lock my web2go a month ago so now I am seeking new phone that can be used. From what I understood, Sensation non-tmobile brand and Sensation XE would work. Are they worth it and where can I find a good price on a international Sensation? I am also pondering on N9. Since you can add andorid on it and i am pretty sure tmobile will never block it but no ics support.
Another thing I am consider is that I will most likely receive a Titan II from the ms contest and I can unlock it and use it as 2g phone. Which is pretty tempgin as T2 is a pretty sweet phone.
well, from my personal opinion after being using Sensation XE for more than 2 months and with amount of time i've spent jumping from ROM to ROM, this phone is well-worthy for you to buy, even when i am not a phone-switcher kinda guy but when i want to buy something, i will researched and do comparison with my friends' phone.
as of for now, since HTC One is around the market, i would suggest you get that one
Well, keep in mind it need to work with web2go..... XD Now sure how MUCH will htc one uk version cost lol