So I am a current HTC Sensation 4G user. I previously had the Samsung Vibrant and before that I had an HTC HD2. Ive been using smart phone for a long time and have rooted just about everyone of them that I could.
Last week my sensation started having issues. The whole left 1/4" or so of the phone was unresponsive which means I couldnt use the QWEASD, up and ZX keys on the keypad or any apps that happened to be in the section of the screen. We called TMO about getting a replacement. Well they didnt have any. They said they had a Samsung Galaxy S 4G or Mytouch 4G that were comparable. So I had them send the Galaxy S which is basically an upgraded version of the Vibrant I had.
My GF called them the next day and they said they did actually have the Sensation and could send me that instead but had to send the Galaxy S back unopened.
So my question is keep the Galaxy S or return it in hopes that they have a Sensation to send me (leery of that though). Are they really that comparable? Only concern is I think I would have to root the Galaxy S in order to get ICS but the Sensation has an OTA for ICS and Galaxy S doesnt have a flash.
Thanks for your opinions/thoughts!
Jason
Send back the galaxy. The sensation is a better phone. Nothing wrong with the galaxy, but its outdated. It has two successors now. The sensation has plenty of dev happening, its relatively easy to root an upgrade to ICS. DO NOT use the OTA update, cause that'll just make your rooting a whole lot harder. You'll get better stuff by not doin it anyway.
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icanttinkofaname said:
Send back the galaxy. The sensation is a better phone. Nothing wrong with the galaxy, but its outdated. It has two successors now. The sensation has plenty of dev happening, its relatively easy to root an upgrade to ICS. DO NOT use the OTA update, cause that'll just make your rooting a whole lot harder. You'll get better stuff by not doin it anyway.
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I decided to send back the Galaxy. However they said they did NOT have any more Sensations. A couple of days later they supposedly have some. Should be getting that this week. While cruising the interwebs, I saw the Google Galaxy Nexus and decided to buy that. When the Sensation gets here, Ill just sell it. Thanks.
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Okay so i bought a Sensation from T-mobile the other day, took it home saw a lot of contacts in it, went back to explain to the guy that i had gotten a used or defunct-ed phone. He claimed it wasn't and they were false example numbers HA! Anyway i bit my tongue cause the phone was pristine and tried it for 48 hours. Over the course of 2 days of trying to calibrate the battery and use the phone i noticed i wasn't even getting 6 hours out of it with MINIMAL use. So i went back to T-mobile returned it and got the G2X. I kinda really like the phone but have noticed 2 flaws that are eating at me for a full priced new phone. 1. there is screen tearing on the screen causing slight bleeding. and 2 there is a gash UNDER the glass and i can see it very clearly on the phone. I am taking this phone back tomorrow.
My question is someone please tell me why i should own the Sensation how is the battery did i get a defunct-ed phone that someone returned? My concern is NOT benchmarks its the battery. Thanks guys!
The lg g2x I'd known for having a bad screen as for the sensation, yes I do think you got a used one. Otherwise why would there be someone else's contacts on there. There's always the new mytouch 4g slide that is amazing.
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oh i agree about it being used, i just wasn't sure if the battery was the reason it was returned. The T-mobile guy claims the battery is crappy cause its a dual core phone HAHA. I swear these guys have no type of knowledge with these things. Reason im doing this thread is cause i am torn between the g2x and sensation i've had both and liked both but because of Sense 3.0 i feel like the G2X is so much quicker, and the battery last me all day!
Quick and straight to the point, buy the anker 1900mah battery for $10 bucks and have two fold in battery performance.. Yes the oem battery is poo but these things make it amazing, i could go into every detail to why the sensation is worth keeping but since its just the battery then just go for the anker and be happy forrrrrrrrrrrrrr everrrrrr.
worst come to worst the ppl mayb clear up all the contacts and sell back to other ppl..haha..sensation is good plus already can s-off, root and install custom ROM..so what u waiting for? i prefer a high end performance phone rather than good looking phone..htc phone designs are all the same/almost the same
If you get the sensation again do a factory reset right off the bat. My first one had HORRIBLE battery life and a factory reset make it last at least 2x longer, no joke.
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First of, don't go back to that store. Stay clear of the g2x. Since you are within the grace period I WILL hurry up and exchange the phone for the sensation and this time don't leave the store without checking the new phone thoroughly. Take it from me. I owned the g2x from day one. It's a nice phone but I think the so called update the g2x will get from LG will be it's last. Just take a look at all their so called high end phones all still running froyo.
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Yeah i am going to go for the Sensation, I've been reading pros and cons for both phones and a lot of people say the g2x has long term effects as where the Sensation has touch screen issues and sometimes comes with a crappy screen, these are things i could notice right off the bat and get a new one rather than have to warranty my phone every couple weeks etc.
Thanks again guys!
I initially got the Sensation as an upgrade to my Desire HD, but sent it back and got the Galaxy S 2 instead.
Getting 1.5 days on the Gs2 with moderate use.
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DominionZA said:
I initially got the Sensation as an upgrade to my Desire HD, but sent it back and got the Galaxy S 2 instead.
Getting 1.5 days on the Gs2 with moderate use.
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I really want the galaxy s 2, but they don't have it stateside yet i hope it comes out soon!
This used phone was sealed in a box? Did you see it being taken out? Thats bonkers...
I have both the g2x and sensation. I had to swap mulitple times to get a g2x with a decent enough screen. They're both very good phones. You'll probably get pro-sensation answers if u ask here.
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Got the Sensation today!! i made sure it was made after may because of the touchscreen issues. Has great viewing angles now lets hope it doesn't start showing weird signs of craziness. already rooted s-off etc thanks guys!
I called tmo today because I was under the impression that people were being offered sensations as replacements is that not true? They said they could only get me into another g2x...
im wondering the same thing & thats exactly what they told me, i hope someone has an answer for this
They only offer you another phone if you've exchanged it more than 4 times and/or they ran out of G2x's temporarily on stock.
Why you asking that here? Those people are gone and good riddance to them. Go in the other forum for the phone you want and ask did anyone get TMO to switch from G2X to this phone. Don't pollute our forums here. Thanks.
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Why you asking that here? Those people are gone and good riddance to them. Go in the other forum for the phone you want and ask did anyone get TMO to switch from G2X to this phone. Don't pollute our forums here. Thanks.
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+1...................
+1 ................ love my G2x
Right on!!!
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Why you asking that here? Those people are gone and good riddance to them. Go in the other forum for the phone you want and ask did anyone get TMO to switch from G2X to this phone. Don't pollute our forums here. Thanks.
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After second replacement I've switched to sensation but I'm not gone I switched back to g2x week later
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Don't Hate on people for running out of patience with the G2X
It is possible to love your G2X and hate it at the same time. I finally decided to try to finagle an exchange and my helpful representative told me that if they only can offer a Sensation if they have no G2X phones available. As of Nov. 5th they had phones in stock. I was out of luck anyway because the reason I gave them was spontaneous reboots, which is in fact true and annoys my wife more than me when she can't call me. The T-Mobile representative said it was a "Known Problem" and that providing a replacement G2X wouldn't solve the problem. She indicated they are working on a new ROM that will hopefully fix this problem. I realize it is probably the 2.3.4 that was leaked and a couple custom ROMS are based on. I wish it was ICS but I highly doubt it has even been started. Once again I will have to depend on XDA to provide the support that LG seems unable or unwilling to provide in a timely manner. That lack of support is the biggest reason I would ever consider switching to a Sensation. Both HTC and XDA have far better software support for the Sensation. Frankly, I'm kinda glad I couldn't switch.
Just because you love your G2X, don't hate on someone else who has run out of patience with it's well documented short-comings. I love my G2X as much as anyone but I also hate the little things that keep it from being the best phone it should have been.
In the mean time I will enjoy waiting for the Galaxy NExus or Galaxy Note to arrive or maybe, if ICS comes soon enough to the G2X to scratch my phone itch, I'll have the patience to wait for Tegra 3 based phones to hit the market with 720p screens. That sounds mighty tasty to me.
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I called tmo today because I was under the impression that people were being offered sensations as replacements is that not true? They said they could only get me into another g2x...
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i went through, 3 g2x's till they finally offered me the sensation 4g.. had it for a month and just got rid of it 2 days ago. now im back to the g2x lol. once i played with the g2x after not having it for over a month. all i gotta say is wow. this phone is stupid fast compared to the sensation 4g lmao. also the sensation 4g has the wifi death grip which pissed me off a lot. lol
also when i received the sensation 4g, it was refurbished and came with a 2gb sd card from adata. also it came with ****y blackberry headphones and the usb/charging cable. there was no box and they gave me a printed out version of the quick start guide lol.
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Why you asking that here? Those people are gone and good riddance to them. Go in the other forum for the phone you want and ask did anyone get TMO to switch from G2X to this phone. Don't pollute our forums here. Thanks.
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You can't really blame him for being frustrated with his G2x. Mine has zero issues but that's not the case for a lot of people. Anyway, why would he post this somewhere else? It's not like they'd know anything about switching out a G2x if they don't have one.
I've heard three is the magic number. After your third, they offer you to switch. My brother switched his G2x out for a myTouch 4g Slide. Good luck.
I went through 6 G2X's before they offered me the Sensation. I ended up doing the switch, I loved my G2X as it was faster than the Sensation but i just couldn't put up anymore with the droped calls, screen bleeding and so on. I'm just glad i have a full working phone..... Now as soon as I find a cheap G2X on CL i'll be back loved the speed of my G2X.
so my question is this: if you run cm7 on both devices, does the sensation still feel slow?
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so my question is this: if you run cm7 on both devices, does the sensation still feel slow?
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Yes The Tegra2 chipset easily outclasses the Snapdragon S3 My friends sensation on CM7 feels no where the same.
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Yes The Tegra2 chipset easily outclasses the Snapdragon S3 My friends sensation on CM7 feels no where the same.
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I don't understand what people base speed on. CM7 is damn smooth on my G2x, and I love it. But CM7 on my MT4G is just as smooth... even with a single core Snap.
Apps open up in milliseconds for me on both phones. Never lags on my MT4G either, just like on my G2x. So maybe the G2x may be faster, but I am for certain the human eye can't detect the millisecond difference.
Holey moley what a day. I took my HTC inspire in to the att corp store nearby becaause it was having some call disconnect issues and some random problems with the digitizer. Long story short I walked out with the Atrix 2 and my upgrade in January still intact. Never owned a Moto phone before so here I am in Noob land again.
Congrats on the new phone and you got one heck of a deal! Who knows what the next best phone is gonna be as fast as they have been rolling out lately and with LTE just getting up and running you got a nice deal being able to keep your upgrade
I had the store manager and the sales guy both arguing with warranty support on the phone. I still had to BUY the atrix 2 for 99 bucks but I keep my upgrade and can send the inspire off to htc for repair. I'll sell it when I get it back.
You should have made them price match Best Buy at 49.99! But im sure you can make it back and then some selling the inspire on ebay. Enjoy your new phone!
When I went in I hadn't intended to buy a phone. I did not do any pricing research
:-(
Even at $100, you got a nice device.
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Agreed though it's taking some getting used to. I ran cm7 on the Inspire and sort of miss it.
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Agreed though it's taking some getting used to. I ran cm7 on the Inspire and sort of miss it.
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The dev types seem to be making good progress. You'll have it back soon enough.
I managed to get a similar deal but I traded in both of my inspire 4g's for atrix 2's.
No charge, nothing added to my contract and my upgrade is still there in FEB.
I was legitimately having issues with dropped calls on my inspire and the atrix seems to have fixed the issue.
The hell I had to raise was EPIC. I'm going out of town and needed a working phone ASAP. The idiots at the 800 number wouldn't swap my phone for me for another 2 weeks, totally unacceptable. Me, the sales rep I was working with in the store, and teh nanager spent about an HOUR all together on the phone.
I ended up getting very frustrated, saying I was in the ATT corp store and would just cancel my acct. I hung up. 5 minutes later they called back and made me the offer.
My experience was the complete opposite. I had a very nice conversation with manager about dropped calls and my problems with the inspire. He offered to switch me into the ATRIX2
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Hey gunnyman
Looks like we are both on the same phone again. I just came over from the Galaxy S2.... had too many HW problems with it and so I decided to try something different. So for I really do like the feel of the Atrix 2 and the speed is pretty much on par with the Galaxy S2. One thing I am missing is the ROMs...... lol.... but I'm sure the will come in time.
Maybe I need to start developing.... who know...
So, I was talking to a buddy at work yesterday who has a Sensation and he mentioned he had been talking to HTC Support about battery issues and after getting through several layers of people, he was told there was a recall going on for the Sensation and they offered to replace it with an Amaze4G. Has anyone heard anything about this?
He told me he talked with some manager person for some time and was really trying to get a new bigger battery like the XE one. They didn't want to do that but kept trying to give him the Amaze instead. Finally they ended up where they are going to send him a new battery for the Sensation, and they are ALSO going to send him the Amaze and told him "try it out" for a few days, and if he liked it then could he just send the Sensation and the new battery back and keep it, or if he decided to keep the Sensation he could do that and just send the Amaze back.
I haven't called HTC yet, but I did post it in their Sensation forum to see what they reply. I may call them in a few days. Actually, I really like the Sensation and was not inclined to consider trading it, but after looking at the Amaze specs and finding that ARHD runs on it, I am tempted.
After scouring Google for anything like a recall, I haven't seen anything officially said by HTC themselves.
I heard T-Mobile will exchange the Sensation for the Amaze if you complain a lot about overheating or battery life. They must both be using the Amaze as a quick fix to pacify customers.
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After scouring Google for anything like a recall, I haven't seen anything officially said by HTC themselves.
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I couldn't find anything either, that is why I posted the questions here.
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I heard T-Mobile will exchange the Sensation for the Amaze if you complain a lot about overheating or battery life. They must both be using the Amaze as a quick fix to pacify customers.
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That does sounds possible. As soon as my buddy gets his replacement battery/phone, I will update here with any more details.
My buddy had a new 1900 mah battery last night waiting when he got home for his Sensation. He has been running everything wide open and said it had barely dropped. He has not gotten the Amaze4G phone yet but it is supposed to be there tomorrow or Thursday. No replies on my HTC forum post, so I am going to call them tomorrow I think.
I havent heard anyting. if it is official it will be on their facebook page and all over the news
Final update: My buddy never got the MyTouch4G sent to him, they called and said it was backordered so he would have to wait a few weeks. He got so frustrated with his Sensation (I suspect he had hardware issues) that he took it into a TMobile store and talked them into exchanging it, he got a MyTouch4G there instead, so that is the end of that.
I never did hear anything back from HTC, they basically just said to call the warranty department if I wanted to and left it there. After doing the recently firmware update and ARHD 5.0.2, the battery is back up to the acceptable range where I can get 24 hours with my normal usage pattern, so that is the end of this thread for me too.
Of y'all have rooted yalls wife's (or whatever have you) phone? My wife is using an atrix right now and she loves it. I think if I root it (or attempt to lol) she will love it even more.
I'm thinking of switching phones with her tomorrow and trying to root it while she's at work as I have the day off.
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You go, schunter1226!
Not only did I root my wife's Inspire, I made a test device out of it. Lol. In the end, she was greatful I got her off of that crappy stock AT&T rom.
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Let me know how that goes. I have always wanted to root my wife's Atrix too.
Ill be working on it tomorrow.
She's not really into that kind of stuff but yeah, it'll be more of a test thing for me too lol.
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Shame, shame. You guys got the Inspire and got your wifes the Atrix. My wife wouldn't have none of that. She made me get her the Inspire.
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Well, my wife and I got the Captivate at the same time about a year ago. She is still hanging on to her captivate, even with the problems she's having with it and still on 2.1. I picked up a lightly used Inspire a few Weeks ago to have something new to play with and she said she was still content with her captivate. She won't let me root it, factory reset it, nothing except making sure it's plugged in every night. So, if your wives let you play with their phones, consider yourself lucky.
Yeah, my wife lets me play with hers.
I would play with hers too
My wife also has a atrix, there must be something with that. I have yet to root hers. Maybe ony next day off.
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I rooted my wife's Inspire to get rid of the AT&T and HTC bloat.
It increased the battery life and runs a bit smoother.
It is still on the stock AT&T ROM (she likes sense).
She just uses the phone. She asks me every now and then if I want it to check for updates, etc.
I will say that the Inspire has been very steady, no problems with it at all. She got it to replace a Captivate.
Pretty sure my wife would have a conniption fit if I tried to do anything to her phone! She has seen what I do to our computer with all of the different Linux distro's and I don't think she would want me to do that to her phone!
Rooted her phone, spent a lot of time tweaking it, pissed her off, then she was happy after she seen all the goodies.
Then about a day after she got settled in with it, she came home and whipped out a brand new SII (she ttold me she didn't want to use her upgrade because she loved her atrix too much). I'm sorta jealous, that was her goal lol. Oh and she wont let me touch it.
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Rooted
I rooted my wife's...
I also work on her phone!!
Ha my wife's got an iPhone that she won't let me touch. And I can't get her interested in Android...something must be wrong with her Any way I can trade? Lol
yea my gf says she doesnt want a smartphone or anything like it...but damn is she always using mine to play games or use other apps or the web browser.
since my job did lay offs i may not get a new phone for a little while, but her upgrade will be waiting for me when im ready
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Ha my wife's got an iPhone that she won't let me touch. And I can't get her interested in Android...something must be wrong with her Any way I can trade? Lol
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You talking about the wife or the phone?