I am thinking about selling my slide after getting another phone...looking online I am thinking about getting a Sensation....I think it is a good phone not to mention official ICS and then there is Eclipse with sense 4.0 for it....I would like to get the galaxy s2 but ehhh not sure i want to spend that sort of money....looks like i can get a Sensation around 250..should be able to get 300 i think for the slide...rooted...if I play it wisely....what are your guys thoughts on the sensation vs. slide I don't ever use the keyboard so yeah....
My dad has the sensation n it sux
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wiswis said:
My dad has the sensation n it sux
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That's not very insightful..why does it suck
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That's not very insightful..why does it suck
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Its laggy as hell
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Defective phone then. Sensation doesn't suck. Its a great phonje. In the end, u just hav e to choose keyboard or no keyboard
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Defective phone then. Sensation doesn't suck. Its a great phonje. In the end, u just hav e to choose keyboard or no keyboard
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That's the truth, depends on the preference. The phones are basically the same (1.2ghz processor, 786MB RAM, 8mp cam, front facing cam, etc). Sensation has a bigger screen resolution, so if you prefer that to the physical keyboard then yeah, go for it. Don't know how ROMs are on it but I'm sure you've done your research. I use my keyboard a fair amount. Hate that good sliders are a dying breed...
The sensation has one of bthe most roms. Sense 3.0 sense 3.5 sense 4.0. Miui. Aosp. Aokp. Cm7. Cm9.
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I switched from the MT4GS to the Sensation and I can tell you that it doesn't suck. The only limitation is the lack of keyboard, because otherwise the developer support is unparalleled. Anything you could want, you can get with this phone. True, the camera isn't as good as the slide, but it's serviceable. The screen is nicer and larger than the slide. Doesn't come with Swype natively though, you have to download it. But you'll enjoy the amount of ROMs they have that all function well. i literally have never experienced lag, but I was off of stock within minutes
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Yeah looking at the Dev and wow...could not believe the 100+ page threads...and active work....and yeah with swype I can probably count the time on my finger I used the physical keyboard....and camera wise...i have a digital camera for a reason....
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I am thinking about selling my slide after getting another phone...looking online I am thinking about getting a Sensation....I think it is a good phone not to mention official ICS and then there is Eclipse with sense 4.0 for it....I would like to get the galaxy s2 but ehhh not sure i want to spend that sort of money....looks like i can get a Sensation around 250..should be able to get 300 i think for the slide...rooted...if I play it wisely....what are your guys thoughts on the sensation vs. slide I don't ever use the keyboard so yeah....
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Do you have a buyer in mind or gonna do ebay or something? My wife has the MT4G (non-slide version) and her fingernails don't do well on the soft KB
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I am thinking about selling my slide after getting another phone...looking online I am thinking about getting a Sensation....I think it is a good phone not to mention official ICS and then there is Eclipse with sense 4.0 for it....I would like to get the galaxy s2 but ehhh not sure i want to spend that sort of money....looks like i can get a Sensation around 250..should be able to get 300 i think for the slide...rooted...if I play it wisely....what are your guys thoughts on the sensation vs. slide I don't ever use the keyboard so yeah....
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Reading your thread I think you bought wrong phone for yourself. Apparently you don't need keyboard at all.
Few days ago I was playing with Sensation. I don't know why some guys said it here, but the one I have played with did NOT feel laggy at all. I passed on it because I prefer actual keyboard.
It has same amount of RAM which is not too great but it also is not that bad, and it has same dual core CPU, almost everything else is similar except the screen and keyboard. It is a bit bigger than Slide but it still fits in a pocket and looks like phone (unlike some half-laptops/tablets that are in fashion nowadays, for which you'll need some servant to carry it for you if you happen to wear shorts lol)
IMO: yes, if you can sell your Slide higher than you'll pay for Sensation I'd say go for it - you get larger screen 4.x'' with higher resolution 1280x720 and you'll keep some cash. Go for it!
edit- my first choice was actually Samsung Glide (1GB RAM), but I passed on it because of 2 main reasons: everything made by Samsung I ever had always turned out unfortunately to be a huge P.o.S. (really, maybe I was unlucky one, but that's true in my case and I can long elaborate with details here) and second reason was that Glide has radios working only with Robbers in Canada, and I will NEVER become one of their customers ever again.
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I am thinking about selling my slide after getting another phone...looking online I am thinking about getting a Sensation....I think it is a good phone not to mention official ICS and then there is Eclipse with sense 4.0 for it....I would like to get the galaxy s2 but ehhh not sure i want to spend that sort of money....looks like i can get a Sensation around 250..should be able to get 300 i think for the slide...rooted...if I play it wisely....what are your guys thoughts on the sensation vs. slide I don't ever use the keyboard so yeah....
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I never use the keyboard. And the Sensation is a great phone even left stock. My buddies brother has one and I must say its a solid little device. Go for it!
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I never use the keyboard. And the Sensation is a great phone even left stock. My buddies brother has one and I must say its a solid little device. Go for it!
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Yeah...now I am feeling a little torn...I have found the Galaxy s2 for 325 as well...but I am torn between Sense (Sensation) or the Galaxy s2....I told myself I would never own a crapsung but I hear a lot of good things about the s2......
you should try and sell your phone to a dev.
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I'd be glad to but doubt any dev wants to pay like 275 for it....i could probably get that off craigslist...I'm torn between sense or non sense right now.....
Mt4gs are selling for 200-250 around myarea
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Id wait for the tmo GS3 if I were you anyway. Unless your in high need of a new phone. Careful not to get scammed.
Galaxy Note is a nice phone. Just get the N7000, I've used it 100% stock. Best experience ever, and the SCREEN IS AMAZING.
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S-OFF or ON?
What color?
How beat up does it look?
Anything not working right on it?
Including the original packaging, sdcard, usb adaptor and cable...battery? Aftermarket any of these things? Any missing?
Anything else that should be known about the device?
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If already S-OFF that could be attractive to someone who doesn't want to do the S-OFF method we have for current software devices.
Including all the original stuff will help you see the value you want.
I wouldn't flash any other software to it unless it's back to some stock form, and I wouldn't reverse it to S-ON if already OFF.
I've got to get my finances back in order again, but in a month or two i'll be looking to buy a third slide again. (Found a mint silver one - Yay! ... rather, one found me due to a kindness of a member here.)
I've been thinking about picking up a few sensations too, they play nice with the doubleshot and the coding is so similar it's not worth mentioning for most, so ...
...you will enjoy it if you get it, but i'd appreciate if you come back to this thread and do a comparison of the two devices, whatever else you get, after you've played with it for a little while to get a decent feel for it.
Best of luck to you in what you want to do - if you don't use the keyboard then the sensation is a better choice - essentially the same phone, and MHL is smoother then our RCA tv-out, if more cumbersome.
Hmm might have a Galaxy s2 for 280....if it is in good condition I don't think I could turn this down....
Yeah I think s-off is a good selling point..it is a challenge and not for the faint of heart...
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So I have a G2x sitting in my shopping cart on tmo(not upgrading paying outright so no contract extenstion) and I'm faced with a huge choice. Do I buy the LG now or wait for the sensation? Like sense but always run cm for speed so every phone that I had that came with sense stock always was replaced with cm. There are pros and cons to both phones
htc sensation:better display and bigger(I actually like smaller screens)
g2x: more internal memory but less ram
htc is 1.2ghx and the g2x is 1.
It's such a hard choice to make. So my question is for those of you who got the g2x why did you get it instead of waiting for the sensation? What reasons did you have on going with the g2x as opposed to waiting for the htc? I really dont know if I should get the g2x or wait it out a bit. I am itching to hit that "complete order" button on the g2x though
I'd be coming from a mytouch 4g
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So I have a G2x sitting in my shopping cart on tmo(not upgrading paying outright so no contract extenstion) and I'm faced with a huge choice. Do I buy the LG now or wait for the sensation? Like sense but always run cm for speed so every phone that I had that came with sense stock always was replaced with cm. There are pros and cons to both phones
htc sensation:better display and bigger(I actually like smaller screens)
g2x: more internal memory but less ram
htc is 1.2ghx and the g2x is 1.
It's such a hard choice to make. So my question is for those of you who got the g2x why did you get it instead of waiting for the sensation? What reasons did you have on going with the g2x as opposed to waiting for the htc? I really dont know if I should get the g2x or wait it out a bit. I am itching to hit that "complete order" button on the g2x though
I'd be coming from a mytouch 4g
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I don't own a G2X, only played with one alongside my NS for a bit. I don't really know that you're going to notice a huge difference in speed coming from your Glacier on CM7 at 1.5ghz ...it's a really fast phone. Are there some other features you feel like your missing with the Glacier that you could get from the G2X?
Edit: I don't have a G2x in my cart, but I'm itching too as well...!
I was waiting for the Sensation....but I only made it 4 hours on the 15th before giving in and ordering online.
Only thing I like better about the sensation is the qHD display...but the G2X screen is still nice.
I also didnt want a huge screen phone that hardly fits in your pocket, the G2X size is good.
Well, I guess I'll just list my reasons out.
1. I, like you, don't like 4.3" screens, 4" is perfect for me and the display on the G2X is fantastic, even at 800x480 resolution.
2. I figured the .2 difference in ghz wasn't a big deal considering the resolution difference in the phones, 960x480 vs 800x480. As we've all seen, the G2X smokes the Atrix because of resolution alone, despite the 512mb ram difference.
3. Ram isn't going to make the phone run any better as we've already seen in Atrix vs G2X. It will help if your running tons of intensive apps at once, but it shouldn't be making much a difference 90% of the time.
4. A lot of devs are on the fence on supporting the sensation due to locked bootloaders. Even Cyanogen has said that they may not be supporting because of that very issue. And dev support is VERY important to me.
5. HDMI Mirroring on the G2X. This feature may also be on the sensation, but I haven't heard of it yet.
In all, I'm very happy I got the G2X. It runs like a champ and that's on Froyo. I can't wait till Cyanogen7 comes out.
P.S. The Optimus 2X has already been overclocked to 1.3 and 1.4 ghz if that means anything to you.
Hope this helps man. Good luck with whatever you get.
I never want a phone that has Sense on it.
Simple choice.
Well I got it because I'm a phone junkie. And I will be getting the sensation as soon as it drops. The G2x is a great phone much better than the vibrant and when it get GB it will be better than the nexus s.
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I don't own a G2X, only played with one alongside my NS for a bit. I don't really know that you're going to notice a huge difference in speed coming from your Glacier on CM7 at 1.5ghz ...it's a really fast phone. Are there some other features you feel like your missing with the Glacier that you could get from the G2X?
Edit: I don't have a G2x in my cart, but I'm itching too as well...!
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Well just the fact that it's newer tech dual core.. etc..
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Well, I guess I'll just list my reasons out.
1. I, like you, don't like 4.3" screens, 4" is perfect for me and the display on the G2X is fantastic, even at 800x480 resolution.
2. I figured the .2 difference in ghz wasn't a big deal considering the resolution difference in the phones, 960x480 vs 800x480. As we've all seen, the G2X smokes the Atrix because of resolution alone, despite the 512mb ram difference.
3. Ram isn't going to make the phone run any better as we've already seen in Atrix vs G2X. It will help if your running tons of intensive apps at once, but it shouldn't be making much a difference 90% of the time.
4. A lot of devs are on the fence on supporting the sensation due to locked bootloaders. Even Cyanogen has said that they may not be supporting because of that very issue. And dev support is VERY important to me.
5. HDMI Mirroring on the G2X. This feature may also be on the sensation, but I haven't heard of it yet.
In all, I'm very happy I got the G2X. It runs like a champ and that's on Froyo. I can't wait till Cyanogen7 comes out.
P.S. The Optimus 2X has already been overclocked to 1.3 and 1.4 ghz if that means anything to you.
Hope this helps man. Good luck with whatever you get.
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Thanks for that man! Is that true that Cyanogen really might not support the sensation? Dev support is also very important to me. I never rely on carriers, always the community. I too am iffy about a 4.3 inch screen. I think my screen on my mt4g is pretty big enough for me especially since I have two android tablets for when I need a bigger screen android experience
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I never want a phone that has Sense on it.
Simple choice.
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Every sense phone I have had has only had sense on it for a first few minutes out of the box. I love sense for it's eye candy but it's such a resource hog. So I always replace sense with CM
Overall you guys are happy with the g2x? build quality is solid? any issues like bad displays or any nonsense like that?
Im in the same boat. im kinda leaning towards waiting though. The g2x is an awesome device but the larger and higher res screen on the sensation is enough to make me hold off.
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if this is indeed true then i would get the g2x also. higher res screen (960x540) is nice but not as important as dev support. Btw, where did you read that cyanogen might not support it?
I'm still going back and forth if I'm going to order it or wait.. part of me really wants to just click that order button.. god I think I've made much more important decisions quicker than this one..
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if this is indeed true then i would get the g2x also. higher res screen (960x540) is nice but not as important as dev support. Btw, where did you read that cyanogen might not support it?
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He said it on his Twitter. HTC already announced it will have a locked boot loader. Most devs aren't going to deal with that ****. Poor decision on HTC's part because Samsung has already announced there Galaxy S II will be wide open.
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He said it on his Twitter. HTC already announced it will have a locked boot loader. Most devs aren't going to deal with that ****. Poor decision on HTC's part because Samsung has already announced there Galaxy S II will be wide open.
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is the sgs2 coming to tmobile for sure!?!?!?!?!?
i think im going back to a razor........ f this
Honestly the g2x is an amazing device and couldn't see myself using the sensation for the sole reason of just sense. I had a mytouch 4g for about 2 days and returned it for the g2 all because of sense. Now from the g2 I'm on the g2x and couldn't be happier. It's a choice you have to make but to completely honest it will be one you won't regret
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So all these hours that I've been deciding... I decided to do it. It was in stock when I first put it in my cart, when I went to check out it said it wasnt available for immediate shipment. I looked at the main site and sure enough, it was out of stock Guess I will be calling the closest store in the AM seeing if they have any in stock. After looking at some vids of the sensation I think it's just too big for me. I think the biggest I would go is 4" Hope I can pick one up tomorrow
Hopefully! I'll tell you now my store was pretty well stocked and I was there about 2 hours after they opened. Funny thing is the sametime I was going in I counted about 5 or 6 other people going in for the same thing...good luck! =P
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Honestly the g2x is an amazing device and couldn't see myself using the sensation for the sole reason of just sense. I had a mytouch 4g for about 2 days and returned it for the g2 all because of sense. Now from the g2 I'm on the g2x and couldn't be happier. It's a choice you have to make but to completely honest it will be one you won't regret
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I have a mt4g and I love it. I havent had sense on it....ever. lol The first thing I did when I got it was take it out of the box, root it, installed cwr and then flashed cm 7. I really do like the eye candy of sense but I like my device to be snappy and sense doesnt usually run snappy
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Hopefully! I'll tell you now my store was pretty well stocked and I was there about 2 hours after they opened. Funny thing is the sametime I was going in I counted about 5 or 6 other people going in for the same thing...good luck! =P
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If my closest store doesnt have it I'm sure one of the other 49 retails stores in my 5 mile radius in NYC will have one Tomorrow it is my mission to get one.. "It will be mine....oh yes, it will be mine"
anyone want to buy a mytouch 4g? hahaha
I'm personally waiting on the sensation I have a g2x its a nice phone I only use it for HDMI mirroring only use for me. I'm not scared of lock bootloader just be harder to crack. People said the g2 was unhackable and look at it now. Motorola signs thiers and uses encryption. The thunderbolt was hacked as well. If their is enough support it will be broken. Alot of developers are going still get this phone. The evo3d will be hacked as well once either phone is hacked well have an opening.
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I'm personally waiting on the sensation I have a g2x its a nice phone I only use it for HDMI mirroring only use for me. I'm not scared of lock bootloader just be harder to crack. People said the g2 was unhackable and look at it now. Motorola signs thiers and uses encryption. The thunderbolt was hacked as well. If their is enough support it will be broken. Alot of developers are going still get this phone. The evo3d will be hacked as well once either phone is hacked well have an opening.
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Your really not waiting for the Sensation since you already jumped on the G2x. By the way you must have the worlds greatest will power if you have G2x and are still using your outdated Glacier.....rolls eyes.
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For what its worth here are the benchmarks for the sensation g2x and sgs2 looks like sense is too bloated for the hardware
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pre-production-HTC-Sensation-benchmarks-leak-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-has-the-upper-hand_id18230
I can order the g2x it from radio shack's website
edit: ok so I did it! I ordered it from Radio Shack Hope I didnt make the wrong move.. if so there''s always craigs list
I have the HD2 right now. Is the Sensation worth the upgrade? There is obviously not the HUGE dev community behind the Sensation in comparison to the HD2...
Easily worth the upgrade due to the much, much newer architecture. Even locked it has *AWESOME* written all over it.
There's no development on Sensation right now, as the means to unlock it has yet to be released.
This is (along with the Evo3D) HTC's new flagship, so it's bound to have proper development in time.
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Easily worth the upgrade due to the much, much newer architecture. Even locked it has *AWESOME* written all over it.
There's no development on Sensation right now, as the means to unlock it has yet to be released.
This is (along with the Evo3D) HTC's new flagship, so it's bound to have proper development in time.
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HTCPedia posted today that the Sensation's bootloader was unlocked, complete with screenshot.
http://htcpedia.com/news/sensation-gets-s-off.html
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HTCPedia posted today that the Sensation's bootloader was unlocked, complete with screenshot.
http://htcpedia.com/news/sensation-gets-s-off.html
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I think he knows. Alpharev unlocked the bootloader, look at his signature
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I think he knows. Alpharev unlocked the bootloader, look at his signature
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I never pay attention to sig's. Maybe I should do so. Haha. But I guess we will have a large dev community behind this phone now?
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I have the HD2 right now. Is the Sensation worth the upgrade? There is obviously not the HUGE dev community behind the Sensation in comparison to the HD2...
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I would suggest you go for the Samsung galaxy s2 unless you are a die hard htc fan
I had a hero and HD7 and thought I d jump ship and see how samsung phones work
Quiet happy , won't say its all goody but you can easily update to new firmware without the need to root via a software called ODIN
Already on 2.3.4 and never been happy..
Also I think the camera is slightly better than sensation
Just my thoughts
If possible go in a store and play with them both, you may get a bit of any idea of which one you fall in love with
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I would suggest you go for the Samsung galaxy s2 unless you are a die hard htc fan
I had a hero and HD7 and thought I d jump ship and see how samsung phones work
Quiet happy , won't say its all goody but you can easily update to new firmware without the need to root via a software called ODIN
Already on 2.3.4 and never been happy..
Also I think the camera is slightly better than sensation
Just my thoughts
If possible go in a store and play with them both, you may get a bit of any idea of which one you fall in love with
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TMobile USA doesn't have the S II yet unfortunately, and to be honest, I'm not sure if they're even getting it. I could get it off NewEgg or eBay but from what I hear, all I will get is Edge, not 4G.
In a few months this phone will have a lot of roms. No need to change.
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In a few months this phone will have a lot of roms. No need to change.
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So wait a bit for the Sensation?
GSII isn't worth it without 3G. If it were on T-Mobile then I would say get it instead of the Sensation. I know I will hang up my Sensation if it ever gets to T-Mobile.
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GSII isn't worth it without 3G. If it were on T-Mobile then I would say get it instead of the Sensation. I know I will hang up my Sensation if it ever gets to T-Mobile.
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S II is iffy as far as TMobile availability as far as I know. Does anyone have the "official" word?
BTW - From Charm City? I live in Owings Mills.
I like the htc for one thing the camera lens sets in and not flush with the back cover.. I had the gs1 and got scratches on the lens,
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I don't have HD2 or owned one, so i don't know if it's big upgrade. Maybe someone else can answer that. But the Sensation and the EVO3D are the 2 new flagships of HTC. So there is a good chance there will be a huge community, and a lot of roms and other stuff for both of them.
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I don't have HD2 or owned one, so i don't know if it's big upgrade. Maybe someone else can answer that. But the Sensation and the EVO3D are the 2 new flagships of HTC. So there is a good chance there will be a huge community, and a lot of roms and other stuff for both of them.
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Well HD2 only has 7 meg HSDPA, and a single core processor...
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S II is iffy as far as TMobile availability as far as I know. Does anyone have the "official" word?
BTW - From Charm City? I live in Owings Mills.
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Im not sure about the GSII but everyone knows about the Hercules. It might have a 4,5 inch display and a different chipset but nobody is really sure yet. Its actually rumored to have the Adreno 220 which will probably be a lot faster than it is on the Sensation due to the ****ty HTC drivers and not having a UI with useless eye candy.
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Well HD2 only has 7 meg HSDPA, and a single core processor...
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Maybe so, but it all depends on how u use the phone. If all the apps and games are still running good, why upgrade. That would be my thought. It's all personal.
But if you want to upgrade, because you want to download stuff a second faster or load apps/games a second faster, or whatever reason, this phone will be a nice upgrade.
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Maybe so, but it all depends on how u use the phone. If all the apps and games are still running good, why upgrade. That would be my thought. It's all personal.
But if you want to upgrade, because you want to download stuff a second faster or load apps/games a second faster, or whatever reason, this phone will be a nice upgrade.
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Yeah, I mean the HD2 supports 7 meg HSDPA, but I usually get about 2...The thing that attracts me, is the better camera, and dual core CPU.
I was using an Android flashed HD2 up until I dropped it last week and shattered the screen. I had ordered a new digitizer from fleabay but when it arrived it was damaged so I got impatient and ordered a new Sensation instead. I just got it today and, even though I was more than happy with the HD2 and had no plans to upgrade, I have to say I'm very glad I did. The HD2 was is a very awesome phone but after using the Sensation it now feels like it was v rough around the edges. The Sensation is silky smooth - and that's while we're still running on stock!!
I say upgrade. You'll not regret it.
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I was using an Android flashed HD2 up until I dropped it last week and shattered the screen. I had ordered a new digitizer from fleabay but when it arrived it was damaged so I got impatient and ordered a new Sensation instead. I just got it today and, even though I was more than happy with the HD2 and had no plans to upgrade, I have to say I'm very glad I did. The HD2 was is a very awesome phone but after using the Sensation it now feels like it was v rough around the edges. The Sensation is silky smooth - and that's while we're still running on stock!!
I say upgrade. You'll not regret it.
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Thanks for the input. And with TMobile planning to upgrade nationwide network speeds, maybe it's not a bad idea. Part of me still wants to wait to see if I can get the Galaxy S II...
Decisions decisions....
I've gone from HD2 > Sensation. Got the HD2 as soon as it came out.
The Sensation is fantastic...a huge leap from the HD2...obviously much faster/slicker...much nice to look at and hold, screen is so much better than the HD2 it's not funny.
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Hey guys, every one knows about the Nexus now. It looks AMAZING. But it's still plastic. What do you think about it? Should I stick with my Sensation or get the Nexus in exchange by November? Both are 1.2Ghz dual core monsters, the Nexus has the A9 processor and 1GB RAM. The best part is the Super Amoled 720p display - 4.65" - Just amazing. What do you say?
Oh and the worst part is the camera. 5 megapixel? What the..? But anyway, the sensor matters more.
What do you say guys?
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Hey guys, every one knows about the Nexus now. It looks AMAZING. But it's still plastic. What do you think about it? Should I stick with my Sensation or get the Nexus in exchange by November? Both are 1.2Ghz dual core monsters, the Nexus has the A9 processor and 1GB RAM. The best part is the Super Amoled 720p display - 4.65" - Just amazing. What do you say?
Oh and the worst part is the camera. 5 megapixel? What the..? But anyway, the sensor matters more.
What do you say guys?
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If it was an easy swap, id do it. Im not going to swap though as it would be costly and I dont see the nexus being light years ahead of the sensation either.
The sensation will wind up doing the same stuff as the nexus once it also gets ICS.
If I were out looking for a new phone, Id choose the nexus...
Matt
Hmm. How much would the Nexus cost? UNLOCKED.
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Hmm. How much would the Nexus cost? UNLOCKED.
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No idea, but id plan on at least $599.99. Thats far more than youll get for your Sensation.
I dont see anything groundbreaking that the nexus does over the sensation, ICS aside. No reason to jump ship for this phone. Ill stick with my Sensation and wait for next upgrade's phones, which should be groundbreaking by then.
Matt
Damn! Okay, it's a hard decision to make
If I didn't own a Sensation already, I would get the Nexus, Pure Google! I don't regret getting the sensation though.
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Loving the nexus, and so very much want the dev support of the nexus, love that everything first thing and how quick it moves because all the devs on it.
But i'm torn, sensation is awesome but slower on devs. I have a hard decision to make very soon. My point being, I can't decide myself, so I can't help you decide lol
Rellikzephyr
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I'm sticking with my sensation!
The single most pushing reason to make the jump would be the 4.65" 720p AMOLED display (zomg!!! ). U just can't beat that.
The rest... meh. I guess with ICS and proper dualcore support, the Sensation will finally take off speed wise. Or at least I hope it.
If I was you, I'd swap it for the new Galaxy Nexus. You will always have the newest Android distirbutions at your disposal
Vipeout said:
The single most pushing reason to make the jump would be the 4.65" 720p AMOLED display (zomg!!! ). U just can't beat that.
The rest... meh. I guess with ICS and proper dualcore support, the Sensation will finally take off speed wise. Or at least I hope it.
If I was you, I'd swap it for the new Galaxy Nexus. You will always have the newest Android distirbutions at your disposal
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Yeaahh! The main reason i WANT to swap is the screen! Damn awesome. But .. it will be damn expensive. Plus, I just asked somebody how much they would buy my phone for, they said - 390$ that's IT.
So i'll stay with the Sensation..
no sd card slot = Fail
arzbhatia said:
Yeaahh! The main reason i WANT to swap is the screen! Damn awesome. But .. it will be damn expensive. Plus, I just asked somebody how much they would buy my phone for, they said - 390$ that's IT.
So i'll stay with the Sensation..
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Yea...So it boils down to SELLING your Sensation and paying another $300 or so to get a screen with better resolution...For what though?
Just months ago qHD was all the rage. I still dont see whats so special about it???
I doubt a 720p screen will be worth the trouble and extra $$$. Now, if you need to upgrade and can get a deal on the Prime, then hell yea.
Matt
mrg02d said:
Yea...So it boils down to SELLING your Sensation and paying another $300 or so to get a screen with better resolution...For what though?
Just months ago qHD was all the rage. I still dont see whats so special about it???
I doubt a 720p screen will be worth the trouble and extra $$$. Now, if you need to upgrade and can get a deal on the Prime, then hell yea.
Matt
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Hmmm.. I agree
I will be switching to the Galaxy Nexus as soon as possible. Not because I think it is far superior to the Sensation but for the simple fact that I am on my 3rd Sensation now that is ridden with dust under the screen. It is such a stupid problem to have with such an expensive phone.
The fact that so many of us have the issue and HTC refuses to admit that it's a known problem has really made me ready to jump ship from HTC without any plan on coming back.
sn0warmy said:
I will be switching to the Galaxy Nexus as soon as possible. Not because I think it is far superior to the Sensation but for the simple fact that I am on my 3rd Sensation now that is ridden with dust under the screen. It is such a stupid problem to have with such an expensive phone.
The fact that so many of us have the issue and HTC refuses to admit that it's a known problem has really made me ready to jump ship from HTC without any plan on coming back.
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Hmm.. My phone also has a manufacturing fault..
arzbhatia said:
Hmm.. My phone also has a manufacturing fault..
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Yeap, same here. Im on my 2nd and it has the dust issue too. Im waiting for HTC to formally admit it so Tmobile wont charge me to replace it.
Matt
I just like the look of the galaxy nexus, sure the 720p resolution screen is going to be nice but I want the galaxy nexus for the additional hardware like nfc and barometer sensor (because I'm a tech junkie like that). I'm alright with having a dual core processor because Android will not be optimized for quad core for a while. Plus android 4.0 ice cream sandwich has hardware acceleration. I am probably going to keep my sensation though, haven't had any problems with my sensation yet.
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£515 in UK from www.clove.co.uk
Very pricey!
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cozmic1988 said:
£515 in UK from www.clove.co.uk
Very pricey!
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And that's only for the 16gb.
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Easy answer if you're looking for a new phone right now from an older phone. It would be ridiculous to get a new Sensation right now; it is becoming so outclassed in so many ways. If you already have a new Sensation, it depends on if you think the $ will be worth it. I personally have a good amount of dough saved up and will seriously consider the Nexus Prime because it is an upgrade in every way over the Sensation (the whole 5MP thing is a non-issue because that is not what determines the quality of pictures; also I don't give a crap about plastic construction because living with the Sensation has made me value a phone that is fast and performs well over a phone with an aluminum build).
So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?
By far, the Sensation.
qHD is bomb.
Powered by a G2x
I don't like sliders.
I had a HTC Touch Pro and hated it. Onscreen keyboards work so much better for typing.
Sensation would have my Vote IF I had to pick. But I'd pick the G2x over the Sensation. It's faster. As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".
Is the amaze just outta the question? I don't have the mytouch but I do own a g2x, sensation, and amaze.. My break down would be.. Camera: amaze hands down, then sensation, then g2x.. Screen: amaze, g2x, sensation (possibly got the crappy screen, kinda yellow and washed out). battery: g2x hands down, sensation, amaze. Performance: really tough to say.. The amaze is completely stock. Sensation and g2x are running cm7.. Dev support: sensation hands down, g2x, amaze (although xboarder is a freaking machine and cranking out roms like a madman, and more devs are starting to move over to it).. Of course this is IMO.. Mileage may vary...
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Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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You know what, buy a sensation and move to the sensation forum!!
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I don't think the stock ROM accepts DPI changes without bootlooping...
player911 said:
As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".
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When you say they offered you either phone, did you have to go through 3 exchanges first?
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Well LG stated today that they are releasing ICS on the O2x and other high end smartphones.... so that's probably a go with the G2x and ICS.
I've heard several bad things about the sensation regarding touch screen responsiveness and a total crappy looking screen... also the WiFi/Landscape issue seemed pretty bad. Just bad build quality.
I also don't understand what you mean by CM9 won't be able to take advantage of our Tegras? Almost EVERY tablet released has a Tegra2 chipset and most are getting ICS (my Asus Transformer confirmed by end of the year).... so I don't know where you are getting this weird info. ICS has support for Dual-Core chips and allows GPU accelerated UI.
If you plan on getting a Sensation and are opened to community support, then why aren't you happy with the G2x and community support? I'm running CM7 now (#180) and GPS locks quick and everything just works well.
The Sensation is a step backwards from the G2x. Slower CPU/GPU.
Shaddy-Z. said:
Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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What did you do to get them to exchange for a different phone?
Get the sensation, sell it locally on Cl for 400 then rebuy. the g2x for 200. That's what I might do.
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I just pulled my galaxy S out the drawer for kicks. Updated it with CM7. I may run it a while.
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we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.
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we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.
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It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
Hercules Hercules!!
htc2364 said:
It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
Hercules Hercules!!
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i guess one way to find out...
Shaddy-Z. said:
So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?
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Neither, even if we didn't get ics on g2x it still blows most phones out the game. Ya lg and mostly nvidia suck for not supporting the phone as much as they should, but people will always find reasons to ***** and whine about phones.
Even I complain about not having enough internal storage for these 500-600 dollar devices. I friggin hate apps2sd and apps2ext, they always lead to missing apps or corruption. I dont want a partitoned phone so it can have an internal sdcard, thats what those 16-32gb external cards are for. I want an android phone that has 16gb of non partitioned internal storage just for apps and games!
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ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)
xali said:
ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)
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So.....How does that make you feel?
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Is the Sensation better than the GS2?
That's funny
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So, the Sensation has been out for a while and for me it has not lived up to my expectations. ICS is right around the corner for me but I'm sure it will make things somewhat more bearable until I do upgrade.
What is everyone planning on replacing their Sensation with?
Yesterday, I got to mess around with the Galaxy Note. All I have to say about that phone is that it is obscenely big. I love it. It's the only phone out now that is something truly different. Too bad it's AT&T.
The only other thing that is currently for sale is the Galaxy Nexus. Other than the fact that it's running ICS there isn't much to get excited about. I think I'm going to just keep my Sensation till the New Nexus phone is released and get on that one early.
I'm not a fan of Samsung's phones or touchwiz but I feel like HTC is just making phones while Samsung is experimenting with new forms and new ideas. If Cyanogemod 9 was out and if it were available on Tmo I'd be all over the Note.
What are you hoping to replace your Sensation with?
after so much Android, I'd like to try an iPhone or a WP7 device. then again I have my XE since one week only so I'm still in love
Replacing it now with Galaxy Nexus, ordered international version on dailysteals. I do not need the latest and greatest but want to have no skins and reliable software. I had custom ROMs since G1 but want to see how reliable is original Google software on hardware they test it with.
Sensation will go to DW who will replace her Vibrant.
Galaxy Note.
Or it's future WP7 equivalent because I can.
I'd go for the next iPhone only if it will have a 4" display. I really want to get myself an iPhone and see for myself what's all the fuss about.
But if Jellybean will be as innovative as ICS was when it launched I will definitely stay with Android and go for the next Nexus.
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I'd go for the next iPhone only if it will have a 4" display. I really want to get myself an iPhone and see for myself what's all the fuss about.
But if Jellybean will be as innovative as ICS was when it launched I will definitely stay with Android and go for the next Nexus.
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Same for me.
22VIN said:
I'd go for the next iPhone only if it will have a 4" display. I really want to get myself an iPhone and see for myself what's all the fuss about.
But if Jellybean will be as innovative as ICS was when it launched I will definitely stay with Android and go for the next Nexus.
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lol there is no fuss, limited close OS with ugly tiles and SMOOTH UI.
Just go and grab am iPod Touch if you really wanna how it looks and acts
I really love the look of new Sony xperias....specially the bottom strip....but i think i need to sacrifice on performance and available rom options if i wanna go with Sony.
Im keeping my sensation for a good while the nexus doesn't worth it 3hours screen on time max bad reception camera isn't great however great display and i have ics on my phone so the gnex isnt so special ...
Will get xperia s once it comes out for canada
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Next one is gonna be a SGS3, hopefully in summer
Ironzey said:
So, the Sensation has been out for a while and for me it has not lived up to my expectations. ICS is right around the corner for me but I'm sure it will make things somewhat more bearable until I do upgrade.
What is everyone planning on replacing their Sensation with?
Yesterday, I got to mess around with the Galaxy Note. All I have to say about that phone is that it is obscenely big. I love it. It's the only phone out now that is something truly different. Too bad it's AT&T.
The only other thing that is currently for sale is the Galaxy Nexus. Other than the fact that it's running ICS there isn't much to get excited about. I think I'm going to just keep my Sensation till the New Nexus phone is released and get on that one early.
I'm not a fan of Samsung's phones or touchwiz but I feel like HTC is just making phones while Samsung is experimenting with new forms and new ideas. If Cyanogemod 9 was out and if it were available on Tmo I'd be all over the Note.
What are you hoping to replace your Sensation with?
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Holding out for quad core. Sensation is a great phone for me, minus the dust issue that I'm about to solve with some gasket goo... I'm on phone 4. There really isn't anything spectacular out there for me.
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Want a phone with a camera as good as the iphone camera, let's face it the camera is the only thing it has that's better.
Never had a Sony Xperia phone but have heard that they have some of the best optics and Sony is developer friendly. Too bad the good ones hardly come to the US.
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dam already lol, ima hold out for a bit, dont really see the point of quadcore one my other phones that has a single core proccessor runs just about everything fine
plus dev on this phone seems better than most other phones
alireza_simkesh said:
I really love the look of new Sony xperias....specially the bottom strip....but i think i need to sacrifice on performance and available rom options if i wanna go with Sony.
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On the contrary! As someone else said, sony have become very dev friendly and seem committed to updates. Most xperia phones are getting CM builds too.
That being said I'm loyal to HTC for now - sense is the best skin IMO and AOSP also sick and I have the option of both! While the one series looks sick, I think the sensation will do me fine for at least another year. As of right now quad-core isn't a necessity for me... but we'll see
Quad core ? I hope you guys gonna hold whit you 20 extra batteries during your day ! dual core isn't good imagine quad core
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I love HTC and I love Sense and I will be getting the One X on Sprint. The Galaxy Nexus looks appealing but the camera is garbage and since I have a 4 year old the camera is very important to me.
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cdstewart said:
On the contrary! As someone else said, sony have become very dev friendly and seem committed to updates. Most xperia phones are getting CM builds too.
That being said I'm loyal to HTC for now - sense is the best skin IMO and AOSP also sick and I have the option of both! While the one series looks sick, I think the sensation will do me fine for at least another year. As of right now quad-core isn't a necessity for me... but we'll see
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nice...
yea i guess u would need a heat sink or some kinda fan on the back of a quad core device too cool it down....
Wherever the developers go, and some of the best stick with HTC phones. Prolly gonna end up with the ATT One X if TMo doesn't get it.
I just got my sensation. To be honest, in my opinion, companies comes out with every new versions of everything. But all in all, they're all the same. I was gonna wait for the HTC One S, but I figured, .3 difference on speed, just a little better on screen res. and beats? Not much of a difference, the sensation alone is fast and snappy, there is no reason for me to get anything high end because the sensation itself is a good device that pretty much do all the work. That's just me though AND, the sensation has a lot of love from the DEVs.
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Want a phone with a camera as good as the iphone camera, let's face it the camera is the only thing it has that's better.
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My personal experience is contrary.
My colleagues at work have iphones 4s. They often take photos for documentation. Their pics are generally ok for a phone camera but nothing special.
From what I see on a nearly daily base in real world, iphone photos are in no way superior to the pics I took with my X10i or take with my Sensation, which I think look remarkably clear.
Iphones produce exactly the same amount of crap as other phone cameras do.
Be warned ;-)