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[Q] I need your opinion!

Hello all,
I'm currently using the samsung vibrant and I'm about to pick up a new phone tomorrow. I know everything there is to know about the vibrant aside from JTAG operations. the phone has been outstanding and reliable from the beginning to end. I post this because I wonder what you guys feel about your sensation... always was an HTC fan but if I were to get the Galaxy S 4g then I would be right at home. They are very hard to actually brick and that is what I love most. So how's the sensation?? you guys get alot of bricks on this device? I've been doing some research and this phone looks amazing with some of the custom roms and themes I've seen so far. I really want to get it because of its highly updated processor. But how dangerous is it to flash custom roms and what not?
I appreciate your input

I switched from a captivate I know exactly what your saying but it looks alot more complicated then it is if you follow the instructions and guides properly you will be ok. Overall I love this phone its amazing and great support on here for it
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offwiththeface said:
I switched from a captivate I know exactly what your saying but it looks alot more complicated then it is if you follow the instructions and guides properly you will be ok. Overall I love this phone its amazing and great support on here for it
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yeah sad to say.... the vibrant is dying.... at least that is what it seems like. Cant seem to get a solid gingerbread rom going although they are getting close. I read some lines from a rom thread that shows how to turn your sensation into the XE version... is that what you did? or is there really a better version out there? lol I have no idea

Yea I did that the developers name is Mike and he is sick. His rom android revolution is unreal
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I switched from the g2x and the sensation is very easy to root if you follow the guide exactly. It is also the best phone available in my opinion.
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Well if the choice is between the Galaxy S4 and the Sensation... that's easy. Sensation! Not even close.
If you are a huge Sammy fan you might want to delay and compare the Hercules with the Sensation.

Decision was made, you guys were right, this phone is a beast. Within 2 days I already flashed ARHD 3.6.0 and I'm very impressed. Thanks to all
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Sensation XE Soundquality

Hey everyone i was wondering, if the soundquality of the sensation XE really is that good. Hip hop, dubstep and other genres may profit from the beats bass boost, but do genres like rock, pop etc also sound good? I can't really believe that, if deep tones are boosted, that the high and middle ones still are as good, as before. Otherwise I would go for sensation.
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lol, you should go for the xe. It's optional. You dont have to enable it all the time. If you think it sounds worse with beats on, than off, then just disable it.
Also, the price is all the same (at least in my country), so why not buy the xe. You'll get a good free dr dre headset with it as well.

I have all types of music on my xe and can't really fault the quality of sound. Beats and the buds themselves have had quiet a bit of stick on these forums but personally I'm more than happy......

MrMessi10 said:
lol, you should go for the xe. It's optional. You dont have to enable it all the time. If you think it sounds worse with beats on, than off, then just disable it.
Also, the price is all the same (at least in my country), so why not buy the xe. You'll get a good free dr dre headset with it as well.
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SIGH. The beats audio crap is a gimmick. The headphones are crap and there is NOTHING special about the XE except red lights at the bottom. The beats audio is just software. You get it added in most sense roms. You can flash roms to turn it inti an xe.
In the UK on amazon the sensation is currently £299 and the sensation xe is £399 ( for dollars multiple by roughly 1.5) so not worth it.
The processors are the same as well, in the sensation the processors are UNDERCLOCKED to 1.2ghz. Their original speed was 1.5ghz and it is just crap marketing by HTC.
Rant over.
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Just as said above I have the sensation and I'm running beats audio from my rom.... So yes, I'd agree its a gimmick for marketing.
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Rezound beats headphone

Im about to buy a pair of beats on ebay as they are quite cheap 30$ only and im wondering if anyone could give me some feedback here...
Is sound quality good ? I mean ive always used iphone headphones and they were ok..
Is there any issue whit the headphones itself like the original sensation one ? Which would skip tracks itself and randomly call someone...
Thanks
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Anyone ??
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I used them for awhile until they stopped working. Had no issues. Sound was decent.
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v0kal said:
I used them for awhile until they stopped working. Had no issues. Sound was decent.
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Any reason they stopped working ? And how long did it last ?
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just be sure to make sure they're not fake.

VivaLaCam92 said:
just be sure to make sure they're not fake.
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Mostly what i see they have that white htc tag attached to them how can i tell they are authentic ones ?
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shahkam said:
Im about to buy a pair of beats on ebay as they are quite cheap 30$ only and im wondering if anyone could give me some feedback here...
Is sound quality good ? I mean ive always used iphone headphones and they were ok..
Is there any issue whit the headphones itself like the original sensation one ? Which would skip tracks itself and randomly call someone...
Thanks
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It depends on what kind of music you listen to If you listen to Trace and Rap and stuff it's good for you because beats have enhanced bass
If you listen to Rock and Metal (like me) I'd suggest you to buy Akg earphones..
or you can buy some Sennheiser earphones which are really good for every one
P.s make sure you're not buying fake ones

Hard to say. I am sure it was my fault though I used them for work. They did last about 6 months
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v0kal said:
Hard to say. I am sure it was my fault though I used them for work. They did last about 6 months
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Just bought em feedback soon
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Also bought the original htc headphones anyone has used them before ? Quite cheap 13$ .. don't wanna open a new thread input is appreciated
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You will enjoy the beats earphones. I know alot of people are antibeats and alot of people (especially on this forum) think that its a ripoff to get em.. But hey for $30 its a darn good price for good quality earphones. I own em and im happy with it. It serves the purpose of what i use it for (jogging, work, gaming, etc) perfect earphones. As for the htc earphones. Not sure what to say man.. The ear piece is too big so it could hardly fit in my ears..plus not good for jogging cuz it would always fall off.. Other than that though, the sound is pretty good. Cheers mate~ hope you enjoy your new earphones.

Thanks for the input really appreciate it
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shahkam said:
Thanks for the input really appreciate it
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Hey can you gave the link of that beats ear phone.?
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hmm, $30 for Rezound beats, not a bad price if you love bass-heavy sound signiture.
If it is around $50(some place mark it as $50 or even higher), there would be lots of better products.

jazzzzzzz said:
Hey can you gave the link of that beats ear phone.?
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Im currently on my phone but if you search for "htc beats" or "rezound beats" there are a whole lot of results im getting addicted to this.. about to buy sony mh1c headphone just not sure if it works fine whit my sensation
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shahkam said:
Im currently on my phone but if you search for "htc beats" or "rezound beats" there are a whole lot of results im getting addicted to this.. about to buy sony mh1c headphone just not sure if it works fine whit my sensation
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Should work according to this
http://www.sonystyle.com.hk/products/apps/product/simplePage.do?modelCode=_M035242&lang=en

What's with HTC saying to stop offering Beats audio for their devices

HTC is saying that they wont be making more phones with beats audio in them anymore.I think Beats audio was a very good inclusion in the phone.Sound was just awesome

Maby, Beats is leaving to another company???
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HTC released an article sayings its all bulls*it, and that beats will be continuing with HTC.
It's on flipboard as well if you use it.
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I hope people realize beats is a bullsh_t gimmick.

allyourbase said:
I hope people realize beats is a bullsh_t gimmick.
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The headphones yes, but the software is actually pretty nice, which is what HTC offers.

theorion.org/keeping-their-heads-ringing/
It is, in fact, true

allyourbase said:
I hope people realize beats is a bullsh_t gimmick.
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Agreed, my pink beats in-ear gets dirty with earwax and the red "b" and the silver thingy is gone from one of the buds.

The software was just an equaliser. The headphones are just fashion accessories. One big fat gimmick if you ask me. If you're after true sound quality, look elsewhere.
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Maybe beats wants more money and now they are stopping it from being in their roms, however if that happened there will always be a way to port it to any device

allyourbase said:
I hope people realize beats is a bullsh_t gimmick.
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Beats was marketed for years by Monster cable, the company known for selling overpriced HDMI cables by claiming they somehow improve the picture quality.
I can't imagine Beats is much more than an equalizer and some overpriced headphones, I use a free equalizer from Google Play which helps audio sound better with earbuds:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer

I never really understood why so many ROM included these kinds of equalizers. I always prefer my music neutral. Surely sound engineers pick levels for a reason?

Forgive but to ANY FOOL who thinks beats mods bull then ur a whole hearted looser cause I happen to like it and so do millions of others if u don't like it get ur tail off this forum
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Beats audio technology and software

I'm trying to understand something here.
From what I know, beats headphones only work and deliver the best sounds quality when they are paired up with the beats audio technology. However this technology must be built into the device playing the music (HTC one x for example)
What I can't seem to understand is why are people installing beats software on their normal Android phones from the play store?
Those beats Headphones are not supposed to work without the technology built in to the device. Not with some random software called beats...
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I can't help myself... "why are people buying Beats headphones at all ?" is the better question.
They're mediocre and you can get much better sound quality for your money.
It's a gimmick. It's just a pre-set equalizer. It's an .apk when it comes to Android phones. So I'm sure someone has ported or replicated it or whatever for people to download. Or they could just download an equalizer and figure it out themselves.
Thinking it's anything else is falling victim to their marketing.

i think it is just some kind of marketing

Not sayin that the whole beats audio thing is fake or non-effective or anything but well as asparov said...It's Dre, ppl just can't say no to Dre.

I have install beats audio in my tab and its playing smooth, and clean rather than stock music
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Pennycake said:
I can't help myself... "why are people buying Beats headphones at all ?" is the better question.
They're mediocre and you can get much better sound quality for your money.
It's a gimmick. It's just a pre-set equalizer. It's an .apk when it comes to Android phones. So I'm sure someone has ported or replicated it or whatever for people to download. Or they could just download an equalizer and figure it out themselves.
Thinking it's anything else is falling victim to their marketing.
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I agree, its a complete gimmick. Its just a marketing scheme to get young kids who idolize celebrities in the hip hop/rap game to buy their junk. Its funny that it actually works though. People now walk around with those huge headphones. makes me a laugh a little.

I see. So if beats audio built in technology is just a preset equalizer than the whole beats audio thing is a scam.
Although I will admit those beats headphones have alot of good looks and style...
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robindahoods said:
I see. So if beats audio built in technology is just a preset equalizer than the whole beats audio thing is a scam.
Although I will admit those beats headphones have alot of good looks and style...
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They look nice but they are huge!
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Recent HTC phones like Windows phone 8X and butterfly/DNA also include a built in 2.55V beats amp
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Unless you have beats headphones, I find it to provide crappy sound on most non-beats headphones/speakers.
In fact an app called Volume+ has a EQ option called "Good Quality" that sounds better IMO on all of my headphones and my Infuse 4G's speakers.