I miss you guys, I upgrade to the Amaze when it came out. its a good phone but the sensation is more dev friendly. Im trying to sale my amaze to get a sensation. And I see a lot of new stuff out for this phone. that makes me jealous. hopefully I'll be back in no time!
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I miss you guys, I upgrade to the Amaze when it came out. its a good phone but the sensation is more dev friendly. Im trying to sale my amaze to get a sensation. And I see a lot of new stuff out for this phone. that makes me jealous. hopefully I'll be back in no time!
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I just sold my amaze to get a sensation they have the worst dev ever aha
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Saw it coming. Single Sensation-like phone that launches on the smallest nationwide carrier in one country is bound to be kinda empty development-wise.
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i almost bought the Amaze when it first came out, thank god i didn't, very happy with the sensation.
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Saw it coming. Single Sensation-like phone that launches on the smallest nationwide carrier in one country is bound to be kinda empty development-wise.
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Well not necessarily. Look at the myTouch 4G. That phone got a ton of development, and they're far ahead of others when new OSes come out. They already got a 90% working Jellybean, Sense 4, 4A, fully working ICS, supports Gingerbread and froyo and even a Honeycomb sdk ROM which runs pretty well. They stop at nothing. I bet that phone will be the next HD2.
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Saw it coming. Single Sensation-like phone that launches on the smallest nationwide carrier in one country is bound to be kinda empty development-wise.
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The problem about the Amaze is not the developers its HTC the build that phone different than others like the wifi drivers that htc dont want to release it to developers
and in that case its hard to make a kernel to work on to make other roms that are not based on stock amaze roms,
to have another version of sense or even have vanilla ics its hard without these drivers. GSM WORKS WITH HACK, NO WIFI, NO DATA, ETC though the roms runs smooth and great. even CM TEAM backed off of it trying to make cm9 and the only problem was that no data, no gsm
do some reading
gypsy214 said:
The problem about the Amaze is not the developers its HTC the build that phone different than others like the wifi drivers that htc dont want to release it to developers
and in that case its hard to make a kernel to work on to make other roms that are not based on stock amaze roms,
to have another version of sense or even have vanilla ics its hard without these drivers. GSM WORKS WITH HACK, NO WIFI, NO DATA, ETC though the roms runs smooth and great. even CM TEAM backed off of it trying to make cm9 and the only problem was that no data, no gsm
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While that may be true, HTC is likely going to be more willing to release kernel sources for a more commercially available phone than they will for a phone with just one carrier. More available phone > more development > more people *****ing > yada yada.
Even if they did, development would still be small because not as many people can own an Amaze. Again, one carrier in one country. Others wouldn't be willing to deal with an unlocked one on EDGE, just how people are.
Almost got it, love my Sensation!!!! (Until i get sick of it)
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I'm already sick of my sensation and wish we had the Mytouch 4g Slide in the uk
I can't say im sick of this phone but i can't wait to use my upgrade !
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While that may be true, HTC is likely going to be more willing to release kernel sources for a more commercially available phone than they will for a phone with just one carrier. More available phone > more development > more people *****ing > yada yada.
Even if they did, development would still be small because not as many people can own an Amaze. Again, one carrier in one country. Others wouldn't be willing to deal with an unlocked one on EDGE, just how people are.
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That's not point. They're REQUIRED to release the sources as per the open source licensing rules. Sadly, they won't freaking do it. Even HP did it, and HP doesn't sell an official Android tablet.
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That's not point. They're REQUIRED to release the sources as per the open source licensing rules. Sadly, they won't freaking do it. Even HP did it, and HP doesn't sell an official Android tablet.
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That is true, just as the samsung galaxy s2 variety where each carrier have their own version.
well anyways I sold my Amaze and got the Sensation again!!! just finished rooting it, s-off it, and super cid. now waiting on viper s rom to download
and still looking around to see what catch my eye
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I Put My Nexus S Up On CL. Right Away I Got Offer After Offer. My Best Offer Is A Brand New In Box Vibrant 4G/ T-Mobile Sam sung Galaxy S 4G. I'm Kind Of Stuck. I Went On line To Search For Battles And Comparisons But Barely Found Any. Just Separate Reviews. Should I Stick With The Nexus S, Or Should I Give It Up For The New Vibrant? In Your Eyes Honestly Who Do You Think Is The Winner Overall And Why? Thanks For Your Help.
Frankly after reading engadgets review of the sgs4g it doesn't seem worth it. Hell they even said they wouldn't give up a ns for it.
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Sure. Let's trade a phone that has a unlocked bootloader and Nexus brand for a device that doesn't have established Android development yet. Which is practically a Vibrant + FFC (Can be applied to a Vibrant) + 4G Chip. Nothing special at all.
The answer is pretty simple, no. I don't even know why you would even consider selling the Nexus S.
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Sure. Let's trade a phone that has a unlocked bootloader and Nexus brand for a device that doesn't have established Android development yet. Which is practically a Vibrant + FFC (Can be applied to a Vibrant) + 4G Chip. Nothing special at all.
The answer is pretty simple, no. I don't even know why you would even consider selling the Nexus S.
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I switch phones probably twice a month or every other. Should I just hold on to it forever? lol
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I switch phones probably twice a month or every other. Should I just hold on to it forever? lol
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Then why are you even asking? I'm not trying to be mean but do what feels right. I saw your thread in the marketplace and you seemed determined to get rid of your Nexus S. I agree with the posters above I would never give up a "Nexus Phone" for a phone that's got not only a crappy touchwiz skin on it, but is loaded with crapware. But whatever....
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sell it and be happy (or sad)
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Sure. Let's trade a phone that has a unlocked bootloader and Nexus brand for a device that doesn't have established Android development yet. Which is practically a Vibrant + FFC (Can be applied to a Vibrant) + 4G Chip. Nothing special at all.
The answer is pretty simple, no. I don't even know why you would even consider selling the Nexus S.
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exactly my thoughts...
i was eyeing the SGS 4G (vibrant+FFC+4G)... and in the end after reading our local SGS 4G forum, i decided no way....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1065
it wont attract enough development, with the SGS2 (which also has 4G) looming close to shore
i'm holding out for SGS2, and i'll still keep the Nexus S
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I switch phones probably twice a month or every other. Should I just hold on to it forever? lol
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That's what I did with my G1. I had it since the first day the G1 came out and held onto it onto the Vibrant. Even though there are dual-core processor phones out its not really appealing to me.
Why? Quad cores are reportedly coming out later this year. There are just way too many factors in a phone that I take into account if it's worth getting. The Vibrant? huge mistake in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, it's a great phone but it didn't really fit into my persona.
I'm a huge fan of CyanogenMod. Without CM, I personally don't find it to be a phone that I would be interested in. Sure, custom ROMs are built and all that but they're all based off the OTA. I'm more interested in ROMs that are compiled from AOSP source.
All the Vibrant ROMs were pretty much based off the OTA, so in reality.. it's really the same ROM but themed to look differently with a few things changed here and there. People would say its faster than X ROM but really? its just the placebo effect, of course when you flash a new ROM it'll feel faster. But in order to determine if its faster, you gotta use it for a few days and see how the ROM runs on the phone long-term.
I'm pretty satisfied with the Nexus S, ROM development is starting to kick in. I've also heard reports of Nexus S lacking development, but honestly. Quality > Quantity.
We can have over 10 ROMs but if they're all based off OTA with a few eye-candy changes, its not really much. But with a CM7 base, its huge.
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I switch phones probably twice a month or every other. Should I just hold on to it forever? lol
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If you just want a change and you're going to sell the sgs 4g in another month for something else because that's how you roll do it. Why even ask? You will get no love for trading the ns on this forum.
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If you just want a change and you're going to sell the sgs 4g in another month for something else because that's how you roll do it. Why even ask? You will get no love for trading the ns on this forum.
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+1.. same with other forums, that's like going to the Atrix 4G forum and asking if its worth it.. a lot of people will say it is just because its their phone. Biased posts.
In the end, its really your decision. But I think majority of the users (at least on here) can agree that NS -> SGS4G isnt a good idea
The Sensation is not what you want.This device may fall under the category with the Droid X and the Atrix. There is barely any support for either device. I suggest you ride it out with the G2X because support and roms will come in a bundle sooner or later. The sensation is tempting but once you do your initial setup than what?
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U are right plus no HDMI mirroring
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The sensation is tempting but once you do your initial setup than what?
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I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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I am too. Ill have to see what happens.
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BarryH_GEG said:
I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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The atrix is motorola's flagship phone as well.
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I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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If your happy w/ the level of dev love that the Dx and Atrix get, then you'll be fine. Note that their ROMS are quite limited due to the lock down.
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U are right plus no HDMI mirroring
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This is the feature that kept me on the g2x.
Also the extra ram and processer power that the sensation has is for sense ui to run smooth.
Cant wait until new kernels arrive that will make the tegra a crazy powerhouse. The phone has been out for about two weeks, give it some time for the devs to get a hold of it. The nexus s for the first 2 months had a really lame dev section.
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This is the feature that kept me on the g2x.
Also the extra ram and processer power that the sensation has is for sense ui to run smooth.
Cant wait until new kernels arrive that will make the tegra a crazy powerhouse. The phone has been out for about two weeks, give it some time for the devs to get a hold of it. The nexus s for the first 2 months had a really lame dev section.
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Yep and look at it now.
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If your happy w/ the level of dev love that the Dx and Atrix get, then you'll be fine. Note that their ROMS are quite limited due to the lock down.
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Wouldn't the Thunderbolt be a better comparison to the Sensation rather than those Motorola phones since Motorola uses a different method of locking down their devices?
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Wouldn't the Thunderbolt be a better comparison to the Sensation rather than those Motorola phones since Motorola uses a different method of locking down their devices?
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No because the only reason the THunderbolt was unlocked was because of a leaked old ROM that wasn't locked down. Total luck.
I just came from an atrix and there is one dev cooking roms. (He has two). While they were both awesome its not a whole lot...we have more development here in two weeks then they had in 3 months. The atrix has more ram which is its only advantage....I always had like 700 mb ram available.....so for me the extra ram didn't benefit me. I was tempted to get the nexus s due to it being pure google but the fact that its a samsung phone (had alot of problems with galaxy s) and with dual core phones coming out I figured I would skip it. The g2x is what the nexus s should have shipped with. Dual core tegra.
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Motorola was a big name in Android because of the $100MM in marketing they and Verizon spent to put Android on the map with the "Droid does" campaign. Once HTC and Samsung got with the program Motorola's market share has been steadily declining. They're also primarily a North American player where Samsung and HTC are global. Both the SGS2 and Sensation will each individually sell more units than the entire Motorola Android product line. Spec wise the Atrix is a good comparison but sales and acceptance wise not so much. I at least give them credit for going back to the drawing board on the Bionic rather than launching what would have been an already dated phone.
Assuming all future Samsung and HTC phones are based off the internals of the SGS2 and Sensation, the impact of what you're saying is devs are going to stop working on Samsung and HTC phones. I find that hard to accept. Especially when the SGS2 and Sensation (and their derivatives) are expected to sell in the millions of units. Only time will tell.
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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So wait a bit for the Sensation?
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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.
Development will come soon
I gave my sensation to my girl and got the sgs 2,
I thought the sgs2 would have some good development going on but its more drama, the phone has awesome battery live, but not a concrete date for ics, not to mention that they also made xboarder, a great developer be banned from the forums, but i miss flashing ROMS here guys, perhaps this topic may seem absurd and not appealing to some, but the point is that i need a little feedback to make my session, I also hope this may help others that may be thinking on jumping boats, also my subject has nothing to do with ui or other issues with manufacturers, this is all about rom choices and community feedback, thanks in advanced
Don't feed the trolls.
I had an Amaze for a while, and I will say the first thing I missed was the Sensation community here on XDA.
I mean if you said the wrong thing over there or brought something up that was considered 'taboo' like lack of development, or opened a thread that had been answered before, but you didn't properly search, the mods would, depending on what it was, lock up the thread and possibly issue you a warning.
I think Mike's Rom thread got locked up because he had a falling out with the Mod. I also remember the Dev you mentioned one day locked up all his threads as a warning to all to stop asking him for ETA's and endless 'noob' questions.
Stuff like that doesn't happen here on the Sensation forums.
For me it was just too much drama over there. The Amaze is a great phone and I do wonder what it would be like if it was an international phone and S-off was achieved. I think the community for it would be much different.
Just my personal viewpoint on it.
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Honestly, if you want ROM choices then a GS2 does look like a better option.
Wasn't ICS meant to come in March for the GS2?
Sure. Come on back.
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Honestly, if you want ROM choices then a GS2 does look like a better option.
Wasn't ICS meant to come in March for the GS2?
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If that was the case, i wouldn't be posting this question, thanks for the reply tho.
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Its coming out in march for the sensation as well.
I'm in a similar situation .. my wife and I got the sensations then I upgraded to sgs2 .. jz got the phone for less then 3 days then I let her play with it .. and the next thing i know her sim was in it and either that or I cook my own dinner (so you know how it turned out.
Anyway, the only thing I liked was the hardware .. screen size, amoled, 1.5ghz', internal storage, battery .. and that's it! And I hated that touchwiz so so much that I bought spb for cover up. And yes, the only guy that can bring ics is banned and criticized .. right now theres no word on ics update for Sammy t989 .. only att in march if I'm not mistaken.
Though it irritated me with wifi death grip on sensation and poor battery life on stock rom. So how did u like the sgs2?
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Honestly, if you want ROM choices then a GS2 does look like a better option.
Wasn't ICS meant to come in March for the GS2?
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I doubted .. there are very few roms for tmo sgs2 and all are GB roms .. I believe the one in march is for att and international version only
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I came from a SGS2...at first I hated the sensation because it felt a lot different and my modded SGS2 was insanely fast and stable and had tons of memory.
I've now rooted and s-off my sensation...oc'd to 1800+...and running Elagancia ICS and freaking love this phone now!
The community here and the development is sooooo much better than over at the SGS2 side.
I don't regret moving over to the Sensation at all.
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I came from a SGS2...at first I hated the sensation because it felt a lot different and my modded SGS2 was insanely fast and stable and had tons of memory.
I've now rooted and s-off my sensation...oc'd to 1800+...and running Elagancia ICS and freaking love this phone now!
The community here and the development is sooooo much better than over at the SGS2 side.
I don't regret moving over to the Sensation at all.
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Off topic but hows 1.8 ... Is it really a noticeable difference from 1.5 and hows the battery with that kernel working out for ya?
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Off topic but hows 1.8 ... Is it really a noticeable difference from 1.5 and hows the battery with that kernel working out for ya?
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On top of it, what battery is being used here?
It's super smooth....buy since I really don't need it that high all the time....I clock back down to 1720+ using the latest 1.30 kernel (whatever the newest one is)
I'm using a anker battery that came with the phone when I got it from someone else.
I get great battery life...and I'm a heavy user. GPS always on...BT always on....screen brightness moderate...always data or WiFi...I tether for my wife's iPhone too
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qdochemistry said:
I'm in a similar situation .. my wife and I got the sensations then I upgraded to sgs2 .. jz got the phone for less then 3 days then I let her play with it .. and the next thing i know her sim was in it and either that or I cook my own dinner (so you know how it turned out.
Anyway, the only thing I liked was the hardware .. screen size, amoled, 1.5ghz', internal storage, battery .. and that's it! And I hated that touchwiz so so much that I bought spb for cover up. And yes, the only guy that can bring ics is banned and criticized .. right now theres no word on ics update for Sammy t989 .. only att in march if I'm not mistaken.
Though it irritated me with wifi death grip on sensation and poor battery life on stock rom. So how did u like the sgs2?
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Same story buddy, those are exactly the only aspects I like about sgs2 yet I think qhd seems better than samoled that at points yeah its bright yet in times fonts and some good walpapers loom cheap, being a Samsung device I assumed it was gonna have ics but I guessed wrong at least for Tmobile version, nope, sensation is ahead of the game, by miles with different builds, I still have some hope by the end of this month, if we dont get any ics, am snatching my sensation back from my girl, there may be even a newer build for it by then
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I think this thread has answered my questions for me,S2 forums seem to have stagnated at the moment,nothing new and interesting seems to be coming out any more and there so many people repeating themselves on there youde think your in a parrot farm,s2 is like a rocket but its plastic and for an audiophile like myself,sound quility is a bit of letdown,i like s2 but i dont think they like me,my 3rd one has now broke so its time to look elsewhere and its be between sensation xe or evo 3d.i think the xe is winning me over not just as a device but the variety of development within the community
i loved my htc sensation but i found the nexus too hard too resist at $465 and better dev support
i will be selling my singapore htc sensation (works with $5/mo tzones), any idea whats a good going price for it in good condition?
if anyone is interested in the nexus, its still available for $465 at mobile.dailysteals.com
If in mint condition, flawless screen, 300 dollars.
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I'm actually bored of my Nexus now. Development has completed stopped as Google aren't releasing new updates
Such a shame as the phone is awesome
Nice move but i think the sensation will live dev wise a little longer.
HTC Sensation Virtuous 4.0 ICS goodness.
vabeachfc3s said:
Nice move but i think the sensation will live dev wise a little longer.
HTC Sensation Virtuous 4.0 ICS goodness.
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i hate sense.... so the only roms that were of interest to me were trips/vorbeths cm9 and virtuous inquisition... and all 3 are still buggy as of today
Saw that sale too, so tempted.
I played with my friend's Verizon GNex and it didn't blow me away though.
Quite similar to my phone running Virtuous Inq.
The difference wasn't great enough to warrant me spending so much money, even if I did sell my Sensation.
Getting a galaxy nexus this far into 2012? The thing is 6 months old already! Cortex-A15 beasts (Galaxy S III) are right around the corner, why waste money now?
Don't get me wrong guys, the screen alone makes the Nexus better than the Sensation - hands down!!
It's just that stock Android, where it was at first nice and new, pales in comparison to Sense 4...might sell mine and get the One X
Fuskand said:
Getting a galaxy nexus this far into 2012? The thing is 6 months old already! Cortex-A15 beasts (Galaxy S III) are right around the corner, why waste money now?
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It isn't even known if the Galaxy S III‘s Exynos will be A15. You could assume so but the doesn't make it definite. Look at the Tegra 3 for example.
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norazi said:
i hate sense.... so the only roms that were of interest to me were trips/vorbeths cm9 and virtuous inquisition... and all 3 are still buggy as of today
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Lol v4 isnt buggy at all. Its basically perfect
HTC Sensation Virtuous 4.0 ICS goodness.
I jumped on this deal too. I love my Sensation but need to get back to stock Android, and I agree, the current AOSP/AOKP ROMs for Sensation are buggy or missing core functionality. Development seems to be moving along at a snail's pace. Not a complaint, just an observation.
I'll still keep my Sensation just in case, but eagerly awaiting the GN.
EddyOS said:
I'm actually bored of my Nexus now. Development has completed stopped as Google aren't releasing new updates
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Care to elaborate? I find this hard to believe considering it's a brand new Nexus device, and even the N1/S are still getting support (N1 got an update just September of last year, and the S was recently updated).
Are you saying it has stopped for now or it has stopped entirely?
Sensation has enough power to run cm9 super smooth.
Not that impressed by Nexus Galaxy, then wait for a Quad Core phone.
One X quadcore gets 4750 in Quadrant (might not be optimized for 4cores yet?)
know its not about all about numbers, but cm9 feels good
cm9 opensensation (bluetooth working, only camera not recording yet and some other bugs)
grivad said:
I jumped on this deal too. I love my Sensation but need to get back to stock Android, and I agree, the current AOSP/AOKP ROMs for Sensation are buggy or missing core functionality. Development seems to be moving along at a snail's pace. Not a complaint, just an observation.
I'll still keep my Sensation just in case, but eagerly awaiting the GN.
Care to elaborate? I find this hard to believe considering it's a brand new Nexus device, and even the N1/S are still getting support (N1 got an update just September of last year, and the S was recently updated).
Are you saying it has stopped for now or it has stopped entirely?
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Officially the GSM Nexus is on 4.0.2. There have been more updates since then - 4.0.3 (which all new ICS devices will be running) and 4.0.4 for the CDMA Nexus. Google aren't looking like doing anything else at present and I hope we'll get a new update come I/O but in a Dev sense all the ROMs are the same.
OK, MIUI is now out but bar that there's not a lot to differentiate between ROMs
Though most roms seem the same (the sense ones) Have tried alot of AOSP ones there awesome waiting for miui to be stable(r) lol
The first chance I get I will get the Gnex. I will not look back. I have a couple of manufacturers that I will NOT buy their phones again. I can care less if they put a big battery or have some cool feature... the one thing I care about is UPDATE. What good is a $500 phone if it never gets an update or better yet they let the phone out with hardware issues that can not be resolved with software update. I have watched android evolved only to see what manufacturers of phone and carriers do to it. As much as I hate apple, they did it right and for Google to just sit idle while they butcher they product I just don't get. Anyway enough ranting... gnex is my next phone, hopefully before summer.
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If you want updates then don't get the Nexus, there have barely been any. Only the custom roms have progressed but they have all peaked now
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vabeachfc3s said:
Lol v4 isnt buggy at all. Its basically perfect
HTC Sensation Virtuous 4.0 ICS goodness.
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thats what i dont get about biased phone owners... how can you say v4 is perfect when the gallery from camera button doesnt work and there are documented multitouch and mute issues that were fixed in 4.1? im not saying the galaxy nexus is perfect either... im sure it has its share of issues
but as an AOSP lover, a nexus device is a definite upgrade on the software side
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If you want updates then don't get the Nexus, there have barely been any. Only the custom roms have progressed but they have all peaked now
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i dont care about the number of updates... i only care for how stable the rom base is and if the nexus has truly "peaked" as you say, then i will happy with that over a device that has 1000x more updates but still has issues
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thats what i dont get about biased phone owners... how can you say v4 is perfect when the gallery from camera button doesnt work and there are documented multitouch and mute issues that were fixed in 4.1? im not saying the galaxy nexus is perfect either... im sure it has its share of issues
but as an AOSP lover, a nexus device is a definite upgrade on the software side
i dont care about the number of updates... i only care for how stable the rom base is and if the nexus has truly "peaked" as you say, then i will happy with that over a device that has 1000x more updates but still has issues
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Have non of those issues im not being biased. Ive been modding since jesus freak days. Ive been around since the beginning of android. Your comment is biased. But not trying to argue man we all have our opinions. For my needs in a phone v4 with the sensation deff gets the job done and gets it done well beyond my expectations.
HTC Sensation Virtuous 4.0 ICS goodness.
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i dont care about the number of updates... i only care for how stable the rom base is and if the nexus has truly "peaked" as you say, then i will happy with that over a device that has 1000x more updates but still has issues
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But they still have issue on the Nexus too
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If you do go through with jumping ship be ready to pick up an extended battery and cover.
The GNEX is pretty abysmal with battery life.