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Desire S or something else??

I'm going to buy a new HTC phone...I've been thinking of Desire S although it doesn't have sense 3.0 but available with custom roms. Is this a good choice. I thought about Sensation but its outta my budget. Any suggestions( must have a large screen and resolution with good sound quality). Pls suggest a good one.
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Homangni said:
I'm going to buy a new HTC phone...I've been thinking of Desire S although it doesn't have sense 3.0 but available with custom roms. Is this a good choice. I thought about Sensation but its outta my budget. Any suggestions( must have a large screen and resolution with good sound quality). Pls suggest a good one.
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I've seen deals online in the UK offering sensation on T-mobile at same price that you'll get the desire s for which was £25pm for 24m with no cost for phone.
so look around more, if you want big screen then Sensation might be for you , as desire s is mid sized screen which is why i own one.
I suggest that you go to a shop and decide which one of the two feels right in your hand/pocket.

I cannot stress enough, do not get a sensation. There is an epic problem with dust getting in under the screen. I do not usually take too much notice of things said on forum's as they are usually only a few people moaning about isolated cases, but this is different. I had one from three in the uk, it had dust, sent it back and the second one was worse. Also, sense 3.0 is laggy and unsmooth compared to 2.1, and in general it does not feel any quicker than the desire s. When i sent the second one back i got a desire s instead and it feels a much better product than the sensation. Smoother, better battery life and a nicer size too. Only thing i miss is the screen resolution of the sensation, but it's not that big an issue really 800x480 is hardly cramped!

ben_pyett said:
I've seen deals online in the UK offering sensation on T-mobile at same price that you'll get the desire s for which was £25pm for 24m with no cost for phone.
so look around more, if you want big screen then Sensation might be for you , as desire s is mid sized screen which is why i own one.
I suggest that you go to a shop and decide which one of the two feels right in your hand/pocket.
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No! There is an even better deal than that! I got mine from talkmobile for
£15 handset, £25 a month for a 1 year contract!!
I get 300mins, 1000 texts, 1gb data! It is a special tariff and will be expired soon.
I also get £46 quidco cashback and NHS 40% discount.
So for the handset and data plan, im paying just over £200!!!
What a deal!

Great phone, proud owner for about a month now and it functions great.
You do mention a big screen. The desire s is only 3.7" while most phones are 4-4.3". You might want to compare different sizes in a store.

FragZero said:
Great phone, proud owner for about a month now and it functions great.
You do mention a big screen. The desire s is only 3.7" while most phones are 4-4.3". You might want to compare different sizes in a store.
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Yeh, I came from all big screen devices, and now when I switch back to my sgs2 the screen seems mssive!
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isn't the incredible s basically the desire s with a bigger screen?

dan-fish said:
isn't the incredible s basically the desire s with a bigger screen?
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Pretty much. Although it has a better camera, and supposedly hardware supported SRS Wow
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Now that Prepaid Mania is sold out, where is the cheapest place in the UK to buy the Desire S?

colgate13 said:
Now that Prepaid Mania is sold out, where is the cheapest place in the UK to buy the Desire S?
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Got mine for £220ish with a free desire s, 300mins, 1000texts, 1gb data. What a deal. Limited promotion.
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I was looking for my first smartphone nearly 2 months. In terms of size i picked only the motorola defy and the htc desire s as an option. All the other phones are simply too big in my opinion. I´m glad i picked the classy desire s. ;-)

Only down fall to desire s would be slow aosp rom development
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If you want a htc phone for development get a htc desire hd. If you don't want a screen that big get the incredible s. If that is still too big get the desire s
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What's everyone think of the HTC amaze?

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Slight upgrade from sensation, the camera looks sick!! But that's about it for me.
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Spec wise camera is nice, in real world it doesn't live up to it's name. Just what I've read through several reviews, I don't have one personally.
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Amaze:
*14GB Internal memory(Actually accessible)
*Same SLCD as Sensation
*New F2 Camera(MT4GS) most Adv Phone Cam?
*1GB RAM V. Sensation's 78MB
*Same CPU, but has 42Mbps(yea right) Tmobile, and is 1.GHz
*New silver design & is heavier
*bad battery, must be that "42Mbps" data chip how ironic

not to sound vain but I do not like the speaker grill.
never been a big fan of the MT4G's grill.
come to think of it, don't like the look of the phone at all. the phone as a whole looks like it got hit with the ugly stick...
specs wise not enough leap for me to trade up.
seems like a good phone though... heard the Sense on it runs smoother then our version.

I heard its only available in US?
How about asian? Will we receive it?
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design is crap..

hello00 said:
design is crap..
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Yeah, looks like ****.

The aesthetic may be bad, but the specs are nice. Wish sensation has this spec.
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I think it's pretty cool. Would cop if I didn't have a Sensation already. But if you're lookin to upgrade I would still wait for the Nexus to come out. Thing looks amazing.
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I have a thing against plastic phones and not really a fan of Samsung
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I went to the store yesterday and I think its a really awesome phone, I lpve the design(better than the sensation IMO) and the specs are really powerful.. I could upgrade right now fire it though I've made up my mind to wait for newer devices..
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Only problem I see is the raised glass...and ive heard the back-light leaks out bad
My buddy has 1 coming in the mail today, so I'll hear more about it soon. He loved my Sensation.
I told him all the secrets and he's getting $10 off each month for 24 mos. And is getting the Amaze for $9.99 with a new 2 year. Not bad, and they let him keep his old SunCom $35 1000 minutes plan with unlimited nights and weekends and 400 texts. Now he just needs the 5gig Pref Android data plan for $20 instead of the regular 2gig plan

Mainspring said:
not to sound vain but I do not like the speaker grill.
never been a big fan of the MT4G's grill.
come to think of it, don't like the look of the phone at all. the phone as a whole looks like it got hit with the ugly stick...
specs wise not enough leap for me to trade up.
seems like a good phone though... heard the Sense on it runs smoother then our version.
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I agree with the speaker grill being ugly. The whole design is not appealing to me just like htc raider is not beautiful in my eyes. The sensation is just gorgeous compared to the amaze.

I think it looks nice and the spec sounds good. This'll be called the 'Ruby' in the UK right?
I'd love to find out what the UK sim free price will be.

AudiHeel said:
Only problem I see is the raised glass...and ive heard the back-light leaks out bad
My buddy has 1 coming in the mail today, so I'll hear more about it soon. He loved my Sensation.
I told him all the secrets and he's getting $10 off each month for 24 mos. And is getting the Amaze for $9.99 with a new 2 year. Not bad, and they let him keep his old SunCom $35 1000 minutes plan with unlimited nights and weekends and 400 texts. Now he just needs the 5gig Pref Android data plan for $20 instead of the regular 2gig plan
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I keep seeing these hook up posts ...
Teach me lol
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UGLY
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[Q] Should i get the Sensation, And for how much?

I have 500$ budget for a new phone and i had my eyes on the Sensation for some time now, I see it online for the range of 430$-420$ + 30$ for shipping to Cairo
So its close to the max of my budget considering i will pay tax for it in here, So my question is should i get the Sensation? Does it still worth it? and will it get any future updates? and it seems to be a bit slow on the CPU/GPU side is that true? and IF i should get it what is the right price and from where? If there's a good place selling the International version in Canada for good price i can get my family to get it for me from there, So what do you guys think?
BTW the Gnex is off limits due to its pentile screen and 5Mp camera

You can get one cheaper then that lol shop around or buy off here few people selling them
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I got mine off of eBay for about $260 recently.

craven667 said:
You can get one cheaper then that lol shop around or buy off here few people selling them
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I have been looking around for 2 months now
cashman0712 said:
I got mine off of eBay for about $260 recently.
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New? How come? LOL
Link?

Hell Guardian said:
I have 500$ budget for a new phone and i had my eyes on the Sensation for some time now, I see it online for the range of 430$-420$ + 30$ for shipping to Cairo
So its close to the max of my budget considering i will pay tax for it in here, So my question is should i get the Sensation? Does it still worth it? and will it get any future updates? and it seems to be a bit slow on the CPU/GPU side is that true? and IF i should get it what is the right price and from where? If there's a good place selling the International version in Canada for good price i can get my family to get it for me from there, So what do you guys think?
BTW the Gnex is off limits due to its pentile screen and 5Mp camera
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It will get future updates or atleat the developers will bring us one but I'd say a Samsung galaxy s2 tbh or a one s.
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I paid £140 ($225) for mine off eBay.

sensation lover said:
It will get future updates or atleat the developers will bring us one but I'd say a Samsung galaxy s2 tbh or a one s.
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Great
Rusty! said:
I paid £140 ($225) for mine off eBay.
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Wow, Can you post the link please? If no then please PM it to me

Sure, I guess. Not sure what use it's going to be though.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e1140...tem=261001715194&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:3160

Rusty! said:
Sure, I guess. Not sure what use it's going to be though.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e1140...tem=261001715194&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:3160
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I will buy online and get it shupped to the other side of the world so getting a NEW one is essential as i might not notice any Flaws in time

I'll sell you mine and shipped for 270. Is total stock never been rooted
Samsung Galaxy S2
Mytouch 4g Slide (virtuous premadona)
HD7 (Sold)
Mytouch 4g (Sold)

bmw2105 said:
I'll sell you mine and shipped for 270. Is total stock never been rooted
Samsung Galaxy S2
Mytouch 4g Slide (virtuous premadona)
HD7 (Sold)
Mytouch 4g (Sold)
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Mind taking a look at my offer? Just go on my posts as I'm sure its not allowed here
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270 ouch Im going to post mine on eBay for 250 there brand new replacements just need back cover
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Hey bro, glad you've decided to get a HTC sensation. One question though, why not get an XE? its newer, bettery battery, plus it comes with awesome ibeats earbuds :-D I mean, in terms of whether or not it will get sense 4, probably not officially but developers here will soon get leaks from HTC to develop sense 4 on root devices. So i would say, yeah if its in your budget, if you're not willing to pay for the HTC one X or the One S, go for the sensation. If rooted, its capability is practically unmatched And yes i say this after owning an SGSII
Here is the link http://www.talkandroid.com/96473-htc-sensation-line-to-get-sense-4-0-lite/
Cheers mate, hope i helped~ and if i did do press the "thanks" button.

Hell Guardian said:
I will buy online and get it shupped to the other side of the world so getting a NEW one is essential as i might not notice any Flaws in time
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I wouldn't buy one new, its a year old and its successor is out, price difference isn't a lot.
As a second hand phone, it still has a years worth of warranty left...

I got mine with 530$ 7months ago now the xe ones new with 500$ its still costage here
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Leemur89 said:
Hey bro, glad you've decided to get a HTC sensation. One question though, why not get an XE? its newer, bettery battery, plus it comes with awesome ibeats earbuds :-D I mean, in terms of whether or not it will get sense 4, probably not officially but developers here will soon get leaks from HTC to develop sense 4 on root devices. So i would say, yeah if its in your budget, if you're not willing to pay for the HTC one X or the One S, go for the sensation. If rooted, its capability is practically unmatched And yes i say this after owning an SGSII
Here is the link http://www.talkandroid.com/96473-htc-sensation-line-to-get-sense-4-0-lite/
Cheers mate, hope i helped~ and if i did do press the "thanks" button.
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I will be getting an Anker battery anyway and with ARHD XE version i will transform the Sensation into an XE am i correct?

Rusty! said:
I wouldn't buy one new, its a year old and its successor is out, price difference isn't a lot.
As a second hand phone, it still has a years worth of warranty left...
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I thought HTC's Warranty is 1 year only

Hell Guardian said:
I will be getting an Anker battery anyway and with ARHD XE version i will transform the Sensation into an XE am i correct?
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No you will brick your phone lol...
Also i bought mine 150$ local just buy used one for 500$ you can get a brand new galaxy nexus or even maybe a note or one X...
This phone has some overheating issues and camera isn't the best so up2u but the developement here is wicked !!
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shahkam said:
No you will brick your phone lol...
Also i bought mine 150$ local just buy used one for 500$ you can get a brand new galaxy nexus or even maybe a note or one X...
This phone has some overheating issues and camera isn't the best so up2u but the developement here is wicked !!
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Really? The two phones are identical only Overclocked CPU

Hell Guardian said:
Really? The two phones are identical only Overclocked CPU
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Yeah but still its not gonna make you feel like an xe at all just flash a sensation rom the first and most solid rom ever is nrgz8 energy rom nothing to do then flash setup and enjoy
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HTC Sensation vs HTC Amaze with ICS

Now that ICS is available for both the Sensation and the Amaze I'm wondering if its worth it to pay the extra $200+ for an Amaze? I can buy a used Sensation for less than $100, but the Amaze is still upwards of $300.
What I'm mostly looking for is a good camera to be my day to day point and shooter. Is the Sensation's camera good enough?
The HSPA+ on the Amaze is very tempting, but is it a considerable speed boost?

Gazelle.com buys the Sensation used for $140 so if you can get one cheaper then that its a deal.
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I found a used Sensation down the street from me on craigslist for $75. I'm not sure about the condition, but it should be fine. I'd just like to have the nicer camera of the Amaze.

wtf? where the hell do you live? hope the screen/digitizer is ok and imei is not blacklisted.
in my neck of the woods, sensations go for 250 on average (~240-300), and amazes are 300 on the low end (300-400).
big selling point for the amaze is hspa+ 42 if that's of importance to you. sensation is hspa 14, which gets around 2-7mbps real world.
I've never played with an amaze in person, but I hear the physical size of the sensation is better.

I'm in Virginia. There's one used Sensation for $75 on cl and another used for $150.

Jesus buy both of them if they're legit. Tell on forums or eBay. Profit and buy the amaze
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Hawkee said:
I'm out on the east coast in Virginia. There's one used Sensation for $75 on cl and another used for $150.
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That one Is spam bro if you live in Hampton Roads area
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And I live in va on cl HTC amaze goes for 275-350 highest but beware the HTC amaze has allot of flaws from what my friend has told me one is GPS IS POOR death grip and the phone tends to over heat under heavy use.
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Have a friend with an Amaze -- he has no problems with it, but a lot of white light comes in the bottom of the screen, and the glass sticks up higher than the frame, which kinda sucks if you dont use a case
Overall, its very similar to a Sensation -- perhaps the camera is a bit better

ziddey said:
wtf? where the hell do you live? hope the screen/digitizer is ok and imei is not blacklisted.
in my neck of the woods, sensations go for 250 on average (~240-300), and amazes are 300 on the low end (300-400).
big selling point for the amaze is hspa+ 42 if that's of importance to you. sensation is hspa 14, which gets around 2-7mbps real world.
I've never played with an amaze in person, but I hear the physical size of the sensation is better.
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I have an SGS 2 that is hspa+ 42 and I consistently get over 20 mbps download speeds compared to the Wife's Sensation 4G which is the hspa+ 14 which sees about 10 mbps on the average. So that's a major point to make between the Sensation and the Amaze...
But we live in east Seminole county in FL so obviously speeds will vary ...
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A difference of $200 is probably not worth it unless you absolutely need the higher speed internet.
Maybe if the difference falls to $75-100.
just my opinion

You probably won't even realize the speed difference between the two. Especially if you live in a congested city or town. I'd say the Sensation looks better than the Amaze.

Not to mention, there's a mod in the dev forum that allows u to flash the amaze cam on the senny..more development on the senny, sense 4 on the senny..im already amazed with my sensation lol...just my 2 cents...
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Get the sensation. My wife has the amaze and the dev is awful. Sensation still has awesome dev going on. I haven't even rooted her phone because I can't without voiding the warranty. (She's accident prone). The amaze has a better camera and dl speed but in the real world we both use wifi so it doesn't matter. The dev on the sensation is keeping it in the top 5 phones out still.
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I believe the Amaze has wirse battery life, so I'd get the Sensation.
You can upgrade from the stock 1520MaH battery to a 1730MaH model from the Sensation XE.
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Dev is not extremely important to me. I'd rather just let the phone be and not worry about tinkering with different roms. As for the battery I was looking at a 1900 MaH on Amazon that apparently really helps the Amaze. I do like the Sensation, but I'm having a hard time finding one for a reasonable price. $300 for an Amaze is very tempting.
Thanks for all the feedback folks!

Hawkee said:
Dev is not extremely important to me. I'd rather just let the phone be and not worry about tinkering with different roms.
Thanks for all the feedback folks!
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XDA might not be the right place for you.
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wildcontigo said:
XDA might not be the right place for you.
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LOL yea
the amaze might get more dev with ICS soon but it will never be anything like the sensation. the pros dont outweigh the cons for me
pros being wide-angle camera lens, louder speaker, and of course, more ram..
i dont see any other real upgrade.. maybe the deathgrip thing we have but apparently they have it too. this generation of HTC devices had a lot of manufacturing defects i guess

amaze build quality is amazing

The Amaze is very sturdy, by far has a superior built quality than the Sensation.
The camera is great and has bands that support extremely fast download speeds.

Farewell from Sensation Lover!

Right guys, firstly I'd like to apologize is this thread's purpose annoys you but I just wanted to say goodbye. I'm getting a SGS2 on Thursday for my Sensation and I'd just like to say thank you to everybody in the sensation forums, you made my Sensation great but now it's time to go.
Special Thanks to:
-Ganeshp
-Malybru
-Trkaa
-Kgs1992
-ALL developers of the Sensation, you kept the Sensation alive
Without you guys my device would have been bricked the day I got it. Thank you all for your time and patience for putting up with me
Goodbye!!!

All the best.
I'm lucky enough to own both devices, and I guarantee you that the S2 is a phenomenal price of kit.
Both devices still have a great future in terms of development.
Cheers.
(Word of advice though, beware of the S2 forums. They initially seem very hostile in comparison to our humble home.)

Yes. S2 forum people are mean. They aren't playful and fun like us
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And a whole lot less roms

Dano79 said:
And a whole lot less roms
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...um doesn't the SGS2 have more roms...? Suppose it doesn't really matter because they both have plenty

Nice trade. My girlfriend has a SGS2 and I definitely prefer it to my Sensation. Keeping an eye out for one going cheap myself

I love the s2 display size and colors but otherwise loving my htc ! Samsung hacking/custom roms seems a bit tricky specially whit the brick where you need a jtag which i see alot on the forums..
Swyped From My Sexy Sensation.

See, this is nice... On the other hand, while I was rooting a SGS2 I got the feeling that those folks hate us
And they made rooting it damn confusing. While it's actually quite simple...
Anyway, enjoy

Michealtbh said:
Nice trade. My girlfriend has a SGS2 and I definitely prefer it to my Sensation. Keeping an eye out for one going cheap myself
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GLWB/WT! Took me 3 months to get one and my offer was $200, my sensation and accessories but they trader is an amazing guy and have no doubts about it being a smooooooth transaction.

g1user101 said:
Yes. S2 forum people are mean. They aren't playful and fun like us
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That's for certain, got scared whilst reading some threads there Now I can see why people complain about XDA...

sensation lover said:
GLWB/WT! Took me 3 months to get one and my offer was $200, my sensation and accessories but they trader is an amazing guy and have no doubts about it being a smooooooth transaction.
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Yikes! I'm not in the market so I don't know the relative value of these things, but your Sensation and accessories PLUS $200 sounds like a lot for an SGS2. Not to mention SGS2 is already the "previous model".
Couldn't you just sell your Sensation outright and throw in some extra money towards an SGS3?

rawrfische said:
Yikes! I'm not in the market so I don't know the relative value of these things, but your Sensation and accessories PLUS $200 sounds like a lot for an SGS2. Not to mention SGS2 is already the "previous model".
Couldn't you just sell your Sensation outright and throw in some extra money towards an SGS3?
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Its only like a sensation and 100 in my Craigslist area. Lol.
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sensation lover said:
GLWB/WT! Took me 3 months to get one and my offer was $200, my sensation and accessories but they trader is an amazing guy and have no doubts about it being a smooooooth transaction.
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Wow that seems pretty high you traded for.. Is it a new sgs2?
Also thanks for mentioning me.. But Idk when and how I helped you (sorry I didn't remember)
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

Im getting a S3 this friday ;-)
/ Sent from my Sensation XE /

Best wishes !
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sensation lover said:
That's for certain, got scared whilst reading some threads there Now I can see why people complain about XDA...
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You obviously haven't seen the S2 Resurrection Remix thread. Everyone's helpful.
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sensation lover said:
GLWB/WT! Took me 3 months to get one and my offer was $200, my sensation and accessories but they trader is an amazing guy and have no doubts about it being a smooooooth transaction.
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Ripped off
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Completely agree you've been ripped off. You'd be better selling the Sensation and putting the money towards a used SGS2. $200 + Sensation + accessories is absolutely crazy

Yeah I know i was ripped off but after 3 months of waiting you kind of get sick of it so I raised my offer. Ganeshp, you've helped me a fair few times in the past but the main reason I mentioned you was because I see you almost everyday helping people and help make this forum what it is,
I could have put the money towards the SGS3 apart from the fact that I don't like it.......at all, I'm going to get either the first octacore HTC or Samsung anyway.

do you guys say that SGS2 is better than Sensation?
please explain to me because im not sure if worth change my Sensation to SGS2...
thanks!