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Is it worth getting. I never owned a Samsung phone but I'm considering it. I'm tied of htc and the craps quality jobs they do with their phones. The dust, the reception, death grip, sense slowing down the phone and also keeps reloading everytime I hit the hone screen.
no dont do it!! now the prime that might be something that could draw your interest
If you have the sensation getting the s2 is a downgrade.
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You're asking this question in the HTC Sensation forum because...
aNYthing24 said:
You're asking this question in the HTC Sensation forum because...
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+1 ?
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because i own an htc sensation and im very unhappy with it and i know if i ask this in the gs2 forum their just going brag about how good the phone is. So id prefer to hear it opinions from someone who owns the sensation also
For your sense issue, you might want to try another launcher like launcherpro or adw
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For your sense issue, you might want to try another launcher like launcherpro or adw
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That doesn't mean it will remove the sense from your phone.
I suggest using aosp roms from xborder or cm7.
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im already using launcher pro but its very upsetting that i buy htc phobes because i like sense but yet it slows down the phone and having to reload sense every tine i hit home key to get out of an app gets quiet frustrating
My is not slow at all
Running stock everything 2.3.4
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My advice would be to go to a store and try it out for about an half hour, then take a decision once you tried it.
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Don't get the s2 wait to see what happens with nexus prime
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My two previous sensations weren't but with this dust issue I have had to keep getting them replaced and now I'm stuck with this one which is slow. I wish we had gotten that 1gig of ram like the Evo 3d did
ariel123 said:
because i own an htc sensation and im very unhappy with it and i know if i ask this in the gs2 forum their just going brag about how good the phone is. So id prefer to hear it opinions from someone who owns the sensation also
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If you are unhappy, sell it, return it, whatever. No one should decide for you.
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If you have the sensation getting the s2 is a downgrade.
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No it's not.
Going from the Sensation to the Galaxy S II is in fact a huge upgrade.
I'm not saying the Sensation is bad, i'm just pointing out that the Galaxy S II is pretty much better than the Sensation in almost everything.
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If you are unhappy, sell it, return it, whatever. No one should decide for you.
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not asking anyone to decide just asking for opinions on the s2 and if its worth it
my sensationwith ARHD 4.1.3 is running perfect.
Please explain only upgrade is the 4.5 screen which isn't that much of a upgrade because its wvga with lower resolution then sensation qHD
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The NVIDIA chip has a better video system than the Qualcomm.
The LG GX2 has faster graphics than a sensation.
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Please explain only upgrade is the 4.5 screen which isn't that much of a upgrade because its wvga with lower resolution then sensation qHD
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its a super amoled plus screen, 1gig of ram,, 2mega pixel front facing camera, 1.5 dual core, i dont much about the phone im just going by the specs on the site but so far it seems to have better specs then the sensation.
Ok, as a current Desire user I'm getting more and more tempted to switch to a Sensation (and seeing as a lot of Desire devs are jumping ship to other devices).
Anyone care to give me some reasons for making the switch? I've had my trusty Desire for over 18 months but I'm getting itchy fingers to get something new? So...
Why get a Sensation?
Thanks.
I think that's a question for you to answer. Do you see any features in the Sensation that you want that are not available in the Desire?
If yes, are these features important enough for you to decide to switch phones?
If yes, switch. If no, don't.
Sensation is a good phone, but every phone has its quirks and every opinion is relative. Take all biased reviews and suggestions with several grains of salt. Good luck!
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Ok, as a current Desire user I'm getting more and more tempted to switch to a Sensation (and seeing as a lot of Desire devs are jumping ship to other devices).
Anyone care to give me some reasons for making the switch? I've had my trusty Desire for over 18 months but I'm getting itchy fingers to get something new? So...
Why get a Sensation?
Thanks.
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Desire has 768mb ram right? Frankly I don't see much benefit in upgrading. The ram makes more of a difference than the dual cores IMHO.
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Desire has 768mb ram right? Frankly I don't see much benefit in upgrading. The ram makes more of a difference than the dual cores IMHO.
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Better screen, better camera, and faster. Seems like a good upgrade to me.
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would be a very positive upgrade as mentioned above!
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Better screen, better camera, and faster. Seems like a good upgrade to me.
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My glacier with the same amount of ram and oc to 1.3 runs faster than my sensation.
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Because it looks great. Really. With a Casemate Tough case (which are fantastic) it feels really sturdy.
I would wait until the nexus comes out before deciding, that way you won't be kick yourself later when u realize u like it better than the Sensation.
The reason I love the Sensation is because of the resolution and speed. And it works the way I want it to.
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nope. Desire has 576mb
the newer htc models have 768mb.
I would upgrade, especially as you can get a Sensation XE (newer + better) with a contract for a total of:
£252!
heck of a deal, i'd say
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nope. Desire has 576mb
the newer htc models have 768mb.
I would upgrade, especially as you can get a Sensation XE (newer + better) with a contract for a total of:
£252!
heck of a deal, i'd say
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Ah! Thanks.
Yeah, extra ram is key. Upgrade.
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Ah! Thanks.
Yeah, extra ram is key. Upgrade.
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Really? It has more of an advantage than dual core CPUs?
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OK. Thanks for the views guys. I'm still a bit up in the air about it, but I'm guessing the extra RAM does make a difference.
Cheers.
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zedmarcus said:
Ok, as a current Desire user I'm getting more and more tempted to switch to a Sensation (and seeing as a lot of Desire devs are jumping ship to other devices).
Anyone care to give me some reasons for making the switch? I've had my trusty Desire for over 18 months but I'm getting itchy fingers to get something new? So...
Why get a Sensation?
Thanks.
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I had the desire before I recently upgraded to the sensation. I've had the sensation for 6 weeks now.
Reasons to upgrade:
Larger screen 4.3 inches
Dual core processor
768mb of ram
1gb of app memory
Sense 3.0 interface
8 megapixel camera with dual led flash
1080p video recording
Noise canceling mic for phone calls
Up to 14.4 Mbps download speeds
Front facing camera for video calls
You know there are about 5886327895632 threads about this exact same topic?
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nexus prime with no external memory =fail
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Really? It has more of an advantage than dual core CPUs?
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In my opinion, yes.
My Vibrant always ran slower than my glacier, even when both have identical cm7 setups and oc. Ram was the missing link.
My glacier with oc runs better than sensation without, even though the glacier is only a single core.
Both glacier and sensation have 768mb ram.
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I upgraded to sensation because the physical buttons on my desire started to get loose and weren't responsive. Very happy with it so far, mostly notice the much bigger screen (like a pocket tablet) and sense 3.0. Build quality is very sturdy and design is beautiful/minimal, exactly what I was looking for. I would highly recommend it if you have the cash.
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ak29 said:
I had the desire before I recently upgraded to the sensation. I've had the sensation for 6 weeks now.
Reasons to upgrade:
Larger screen 4.3 inches
Dual core processor
768mb of ram
1gb of app memory
Sense 3.0 interface
8 megapixel camera with dual led flash
1080p video recording
Noise canceling mic for phone calls
Up to 14.4 Mbps download speeds
Front facing camera for video calls
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Exactly the reason why I upgrade my desire to sensation... less the front camera which is kind of... crappy imo
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mczhu said:
Exactly the reason why I upgrade my desire to sensation... less the front camera which is kind of... crappy imo
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Totally agree but I guess at least it has some sort of front camera.
wait.
my advice is to wait if you can. The Sensation is limited. Its good for now, but with Ice cream sandwich coming soon HTC is going to put the Sensation and the Amaze in its rear view (if you are a T-mo customer). I was going to get the Amaze in march, but what is the point? Even the XE is a gimmick.
You don't want to wait for HTC to hand out the ICS upgrades either. Besides, the industry standard 1 gig RAM is not in the sensation and the internal storage is poor. There will be a phone that is up to par (with ICS) from HTC by April.
guys i have the option to get a new phone and im looking to get either the sensation for free or the one s. i just dont know if the one s is really worth the upgrade it or should i just stick with the sensation thats free till a better htc phone comes out?
im worried about development for the htc one s cause the sensation has a lot of support in this forum and a lot of roms and im scared the one s isnt gonna get as big as the sensation.. what are your takes?
thank you
I personally don't see any upside to the One S honestly. No storage extension, a non-removable battery, not a quad core. If you're looking for sense 4 the sensation has some stable and fast ported roms from the HTC One S.
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thank you man thats what i was thinking as well. i just dont know how stable the sense 4 for sensation is but ill look into it.
I just tried CoinDroid as my first Sense 4 ROM today - so far so good! No stability issues at all, and the camera's burst shots is DAMNED FAST.
But isn't the one s super amoled?
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But isn't the one s super amoled?
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Both are still qHD. Amoled or not is simply a matter of personal preference.
The One S not having quad core is in fact better. (S4 > T3) Pretty much the only thing that appeals to me is the S4 in the One S.
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Sgt.Incontro said:
Both are still qHD. Amoled or not is simply a matter of personal preference.
The One S not having quad core is in fact better. (S4 > T3) Pretty much the only thing that appeals to me is the S4 in the One S.
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Well what are the disadvantages of qhd super amoled? It's just so eye popping, you can't see your reflection on the screen when in use, better in light, less power consumption, larger optimum viewing angle, what isn't there to love about super amoled?
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i currently have both the sensation and htc one s
and i have to say that HTC ONE S IS FRUSTRATING when trying to root , backup, restore or anything
the sensation was so good to me.
but the htc one s is faster than the sensation.
there is one bug with the htc one s when rooting and flashing to a diff rom is that wifi doesnt work. and i need my wifi.
if u r thinking on upgrading dont go for the htc one. SUCKS honestly.
stick to the sensation!
bstylz911 said:
i currently have both the sensation and htc one s
and i have to say that HTC ONE S IS FRUSTRATING when trying to root , backup, restore or anything
the sensation was so good to me.
but the htc one s is faster than the sensation.
there is one bug with the htc one s when rooting and flashing to a diff rom is that wifi doesnt work. and i need my wifi.
if u r thinking on upgrading dont go for the htc one. SUCKS honestly.
stick to the sensation!
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Between the two the non-removable battery is a deal breaker...
just my .02
One S has much better camera if that is important to you. I mean the actual sensor itself. Great in low light situations. However you're stuck with about 10 gig of user space and that can be kind of crippling with no external sd card. With the Sensation I have a 32 gig sd card which is great but I wish my camera sensor was better. Especially in low light.
HTC really likes to stick us between a rock and a hard place sometimes!
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You guys do realize that this thread is almost a year old, right?
First off I'd like to say that the sensation is probably the best choice I've ever made for a phone just because of the amount of development that is still happening to this day. And as much as I love this phone. Technology is moving too fast and I'm going to need an upgrade soon. What are some suggestions u guys could give me on making a decision for a phone with as much developmental success as the sensation.
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Considering that the SGS3 has already 9 million pre-orders, it is safe to assume that will have a bunch of development.
Also first hint of SGS3 on TMO USA suggest that we will be getting he one with the Exynos processor
This will be my next device on TMO USA.
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If you want to stay on 4.3 inch, go One S. Want to go bigger? One X.
Hi,
I better ask you why you think an upgrade is needed. If you're bored from your current Sensation, then it's fine, but IMO there is no real need to upgrade to any current devices which allows you to do much more than your actual device. Even you can install Sense 4.0 custom roms if you like how One X and S look and feel.
On day to day usage I think there is no much difference from having 2 or 4 cores running on current Android version. If you like so much the new camera features on new HTC One devices, then it may be worth to upgrade now.
I will change my Sensation when new devices with Android 5.0 start to sell.
Only my 2 cents
I will skip this generation of new phones. I will wait for next year for full hd screens and all cool new stuff. I find the upgrade from the sensation to the X is not that huge.
I was stupid enough not to buy a galaxy s 2, hating my sensation with its crappy speaker phone.Buy from samsung.
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bosslabs said:
I was stupid enough not to buy a galaxy s 2, hating my sensation with its crappy speaker phone.Buy from samsung.
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Same complaint here, however, I recently installed a ROM that comes with xLoud which is a Mod and to be honest it has made my sensation gain at least, 30% more volume.
I usually don't believe in gimmicky Mods such as Bravia engine and such because they usually just don't make any difference but I can assure that xLoud is definitely working for me. You can also flash this mod found at the theme section individually.
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I like the one x...but the irremovable battery is what killed it for me. And I prefer sense over touchwiz. I love the galaxy s series don't get me wrong but sense is do much better IMO...I think I may hold off...and wait for something better to come along myself. There wasn't any phone this year with the WOW factor
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I'm gonna buy a one x... Love its design and everything else !
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What service do you have cause an unlocked at&t one x won't even get 2g service on T-Mobile in the states.
Go with the S3!
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pr0x2 said:
I will skip this generation of new phones. I will wait for next year for full hd screens and all cool new stuff. I find the upgrade from the sensation to the X is not that huge.
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Why do you want a fullhd display on a smartphone? It's just a waste of power..
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What service do you have cause an unlocked at&t one x won't even get 2g service on T-Mobile in the states.
Go with the S3!
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I have T-Mobile USA.
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moshe22 said:
Same complaint here, however, I recently installed a ROM that comes with xLoud which is a Mod and to be honest it has made my sensation gain at least, 30% more volume.
I usually don't believe in gimmicky Mods such as Bravia engine and such because they usually just don't make any difference but I can assure that xLoud is definitely working for me. You can also flash this mod found at the theme section individually.
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does xloud increase headphone volume and headset (not speaker) volume as well?
TamCore said:
Why do you want a fullhd display on a smartphone? It's just a waste of power..
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And it is impossible with the technology that we have today...
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nangu said:
Hi,
I better ask you why you think an upgrade is needed. If you're bored from your current Sensation, then it's fine, but IMO there is no real need to upgrade to any current devices which allows you to do much more than your actual device. Even you can install Sense 4.0 custom roms if you like how One X and S look and feel.
On day to day usage I think there is no much difference from having 2 or 4 cores running on current Android version. If you like so much the new camera features on new HTC One devices, then it may be worth to upgrade now.
I will change my Sensation when new devices with Android 5.0 start to sell.
Only my 2 cents
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Ya I agree. I'm waiting on next year's 4.3" HTC phone. Wait for 1 to 3 months if I can hold on to sort out all the hardware issues
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c19932 said:
does xloud increase headphone volume and headset (not speaker) volume as well?
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Well to be honest I have notice the difference on the speaker. I haven't really paid attention when listening through headset.
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Xloud increases it system wide
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And it is impossible with the technology that we have today...
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I can't think of any particular reason why 1080p would be impossible. I think it would certainly be possible, if not a complete waste. All the icons and other display items would have to be resized to not be so tiny on a phone screen, even a 5" screen. 720p already looks amazing even on the largest screens available right now. And even qHD is amazing on 4.3" devices, so 720p will be awesome for quite a while.
Overall though, I have to agree that it doesn't seem like anything this year is worth upgrading from the Sensation. Especially if you have it running at its proper 1.5 GHz processor speed and ICS. Unless you absolutely must have something like NFC or a quad core (nearly useless, as stated earlier). Next year should hopefully show off some new things worth going after though.
If you must upgrade soon though, I have to agree that the HTC One S or the Galaxy S3 will be your best choices. Unless HTC is secretly working on something amazing in the next few months, I don't see any other options worth upgrading to.
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And it is impossible with the technology that we have today...
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Toshiba showed off a 6.1" screen with a res of 2560 x 1600 (498 ppi) a couple months ago.
Ortustech showed off a 4.8" 1920 x 1080 (448 ppi) about 7-8 months ago.
While at those high ppi figures, eyes can't discern individual pixels - you would be able to tell an overall difference.
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Also first hint of SGS3 on TMO USA suggest that we will be getting he one with the Exynos processor
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I wouldn't be so sure. The MSM8260A (MSM8960 without LTE - used in One S) has the 42 Mbps radio integrated, and it would do wonders for battery life. I wouldn't be surprised if T-Mobile opted to use that SoC in their SIII.
I am looking to upgrade soon. And I'm stuck on what to upgrade to seeing T-Mobile isn't gonna get the one x....should I get the note....or the GS3...or wait for another amazing device like the sensation
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I've heard good things about the GS3 and the Note. If I were you I'd go for the GS3 right now but otherwise maybe wait a couple of months.
Not sure whether T-Mobile will bring out a successor to the Sensation.
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I think I would wait for the note 2. The gs3 is a great phone but I'm not sure is worth upgrading to most people with the gs2 are opting out of getting it till something really amazing is released .
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Note is not even released get for T-Mobile. It would be a miracle if note 2 is released this year. I want the gs3 but I love sense so much more than touchwiz
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ddizzy81 said:
Note is not even released get for T-Mobile. It would be a miracle if note 2 is released this year. I want the gs3 but I love sense so much more than touchwiz
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Fist hand experience touch wiz with ics is ugly as fk
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Get the GS3. Sure, there's a lot not to like about it, but there's a lot going for it at the same time. When people complain about the screen, its not because its bad, its just because its not as good as the HOX. It's still probably better than the Sensations (even with pentile it has higher density than Sensation). Also, both the exynos and s4 are blazing, and I can guarantee the GS3 will be much faster and smoother than HOX (even though HOX can also have S4, Samsung makes snappier phones period). The multitasking is the best I've seen, and the camera is top notch too. It's overall a phone that would keep you happy well into next year.
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The HTC one s is out
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The HTC one s is out
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HTC one s is kinda gay with the whole not expandable Barry and memory
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OreoBoyVa said:
HTC one s is kinda gay with the whole not expandable Barry and memory
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Whoa, the One S doesn't have an expandable Barry?
Anyway, I'd go with a GSIII. It's gonna be huge. Huge means solid development for a while.
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Whoa, the One S doesn't have an expandable Barry?
Anyway, I'd go with a GSIII. It's gonna be huge. Huge means solid development for a while.
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Swype always has to mess something up lol
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I hate the one s...to me its too much like the sensation...just a little more stuff on it...ehh not so special. I want something better ...like a true upgrade.
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