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[Q] couldn't find a sensation xe forum so i'm guessing that i can ask about it here

I currently have the DHD, and I was kind off interested in the sensation XE as a possible upgrade, finance is not an issue, but i was really discouraged after reading about the sensation's ''Death grip'' issue.... I have looked around on the internet but couldn't find any suffiecient responses regarding that issue....
1.do you guys know if the death grip probs are still being reported by sensation XE users???
2. if no, do you recommend me upgrading my DHD to XE??
**motives for upgrade== better specs, better battery life i.e more movies, more **games etc. , better music experience, and last but not least to possibly get **the new version of android and htc sense
p.s plz feel free to recommend any other device for a possible upgrade (excluding Galaxy s2 )

Ive just upgraded from the DHD to the XE and i couldnt be happier! I havent noticed any issues with a 'death grip' at all.
Dual core is smooth and havent had any lag, beats sounds amazing (although i know they have a runnymede port on dhd anyway), the headphones are pretty good and phone feels the usual HTC quality. The thing i noticed the most is the better screen resolution, and as it has gorilla glass, there's no need for a screen protector!
All in all a very decent upgrade and id have no hesitation in recommending it!

Just wait off there are better phones coming out soon
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Revolution said:
Just wait off there are better phones coming out soon
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If you live by that policy, you would never buy a new phone. Or a new PC. Or a new car ......
I've had no issues with death grip on my Sensation. Couldn't be happier that I made the right choice.

thank you guyz for the responses.....it really helps

And this members opinion I'd learn to ignore. Just for future reference .
Revolution said:
Just wait off there are better phones coming out soon
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[Q]Is the GSII faster?[Q]

If I'm correct in saying, HTC Sensation XE, the most powerful smartphone in the United Kingdom? However I keep having a blip when watching things on the internet and read certain reviews. I'm almost every single benchmarking test, the GSII gives the Sensation a run for its money.
Now I own a Sensation XE, and I'm a proud owner. However when using my friends GSII I must admit that the fluidity of the system seems much better than on the Sensation. I get the feeling that maybe HTC Sense 3.0 was built to a level that actually surpasses the ability of the Sensation's hardware. If you very very slowly switch from a home screen on a stock Sense Rom you will notice that the animation isn't actually that smooth.
Now it's all good saying 'go and install a custom ROM if you have performance complaints' and all that, but that isn't the point. I don't have a performance issue at all, I just want to know why a device with supposedly equal and less power than my phone, actually bets it in most places. If the GSII can do it on a stock ROM, why can't my Sensation do it?
I've been told that despite the GSII having 1GB of RAM and the Sensation only having 768MB that this should not make a difference.
In quadrant tests, the GSII gets around 6000-7000, the Sensation gets 2500 where as the Sensation XE gets anywhere from 2500-3000. There must be a reason for these numbers?
SENSATION IS BETTER THAN GSII THOUGH!
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the SGS2 is faster, thats the end of it, HTC SENSE kills the phone. By the way quadrant scores mean nothing, antutu and cf are the ones you should be using.
I've also HEARD the the sgs2's teltra processors are just better and that it is always using both processors wheras the Sensation (xe) doesnt always.
It's all HTC SENSE'S fault, if you look at touchwiz, youd easily be able to see why it runs so much quicker.

Benchmarks is lying. The sensation have twice as many pixels, a.k.a they require more power it run.
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InfinityFTW said:
Benchmarks is lying. The sensation have twice as many pixels, a.k.a they require more power it run.
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The Sensation has 35% more Pixels actually.
The GPU in the SG2 is probably better, its not limited by single channel LPDDR2 like ours. But CPU wise they are very similar considering the architectural differences between the scorpion core and the custom A9 in the Exynos. I still like to think ours is the best

Thanks for all the replies. I love my Sensation anyway, and our aluminium uni-body design wee's all over their plastic grub
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Rationalization galore here.

As others users, il think that sensation is also perfectly than sgs2. Each other have advantages and unadvantage.
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Both handsets are really fast, it all boils down to personal choice really.. I played around with an SGS2 for a week and I just hate the way touchwiz or Stock Android roms display the information to me i.e dialer, widgets etc...
HTC sense on the other hand has a lot of eye candy and like I said (its personal choice) it just looks really sexy!!
No Sense = nonsense
If you like the Stock Android feel then SGS2 is the way to go .
If you like sense and want to have a stock Android rom on the sensation from time to time then Sensation it is...
Oh and the sensation running at 1.5ghz is da bomb!

I agree with this!
Thanks for the replies.
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TouchWiz looks Cheap and ugly compared to sense.

If you upgrade, you will lack build quallity. Size is too big. Bad camera. Lower resolution. In trade for speed
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TouchWiz is cheap and ugly? Just like the SGSII, I think the Sensation XE looks beautiful when it's in crisp light with IRS red lights at the bottom off, the curved glass causes a beautiful reflection around the edge of the device and it really is extremely beautiful!
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I tested both devices.
The thing that eventually decided which phone I went with was just how it felt in my hand.
The second I touched the SGSII it felt cheap and plasticy. That I had to be really careful not to break it. And it was not very durable at all.
Just felt like really really cheap material and also looked that way.
The sensation on the other hand feels a lot better - a lot more solid. It has some weight to it. The quality of the materials used just seems a lot nicer.

lol.nah.camera is about the same.resolution is higher,but pix look the same.
its like this.sensation and amaze are in the drawer,while im typing on my t989.
adw ex,themed,no more touchwiz,and bam.
love the sensation though.
but gs2 kills it.
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@sunlaw2
I was thinking about getting the sgs2. I had the at&t version and it was awesome but hated at&t so I switched to tmobile. Picked up the sensation cause it was cheap. Does the tmobile sgs2 have any seriously annoying problems that you've experienced?
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Whats faster ASOP GSII or ASOP Sensation? this way its fair to judge

At the moment, it would be SGSII I'm guessing, but that isn't a fair way to judge. TouchWiz ROM's are very close to AOSP anyway, Sense is completely modified. Most AOSP ROM's will still have bits of Sense left in because they simply cannot be removed.
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Im a proud owner HTC Sensation and have always bought HTC devices. But for a fact my next phone would be Galaxy S III.
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g1user101 said:
If you upgrade.
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I wouldn't even call it an upgrade to be fair, it's more of a sidestep.

Amaze?

Hey, all!
Just picked up an amaze for a good price. Any users that made the jump? Is it worth it?
Thanks!

Is not that different apart camera and 1gb ram
The better jump is to go ofr the One S or X ( from sensation )

erto90 said:
Is not that different apart camera and 1gb ram
The better jump is to go ofr the One S or X ( from sensation )
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Except at least the amaze has removable battery, and expandable memory via micro sd. I might try to pick up an amaze when the one s is actually launched on t-mobile here. Hopefully once It's released the amaze will get cheaper. Amaze also has hspa+42, sensation is only hspa+ 14
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The sensation DOES have a removable battery and external SD card though?
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I LOVE the amaze but can't get it cuz of the sensation. It feels better in hand, better camera, and just looks sexy
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Boss_Diva said:
The sensation DOES have a removable battery and external SD card though?
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he was talking about one x, i believe.
i picked it up below going price, so that's why i'm thinking about either selling it or sensation

Boss_Diva said:
The sensation DOES have a removable battery and external SD card though?
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The Sensation Yes.. The One X and S seems not
Btw the Amaze developing is very very low.. Is not good at this point
Sensation will get lot of candies from now to future
Is the truth
About mobile internet speed, is true amaze got 4g, not all sensation got it

RussianBear said:
Hey, all!
Just picked up an amaze for a good price. Any users that made the jump? Is it worth it?
Thanks!
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actually i just made the switch from the Amaze to the Sensation, overall i love the sensation way more, the amaze has some minor hardware issues...
capacitive button bleed effect, camera flash bleed effect with dark pics, no s-off yet which means there is hardly any major development
i traded the amaze for a sensation plus $150 so it was not just for the above issues but also for the money, yes the amaze does look and feel better, but hardware specs are negligible due to rom tweaks and hardware acceleration
the only thing i miss with the amaze honestly is the battery life, and that's about it... lol

Girlfriend has an amaze, I have the sensation. Hands down I would go with the sensation.
Other than the camera the sensation is better in almost every way. Also there is no s-off on the amaze. You have to use HTC dev and kernels and radios are a pain to flash. Development is slow with the amaze also. Xboarder isnt there anymore and he was the driving force behind the amaze.
If the amaze was s-off and had some development it would be slightly better.
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thanks, guys! just what i thought as well.

HTC amaze or sensation

I know someone willing to trade me an amaze for my sensation. Is it worth the trade or should I keep my phone?
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both phones are basically the same in terms of specs. I would keep the Sensation, the dev community here is just awesome

aznprodgy said:
both phones are basically the same in terms of specs. I would keep the Sensation, the dev community here is just awesome
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I don't think there is nearly as much development for the Amaze. But check out their forums. See what they've got going on.
Remember, the guy who has the Amaze would rather have your Sensation instead.

The amaze has the extra 256mb of RAM, which is definitely better than having a swap partition or another solution for extra ram. Imo thats about it, and there isn't much development, but last I checjed there was a sense 4 rom
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If you like flashing custom Roms and a great community, stick with the Sensation. The Amaze community on XDA leaves much to be desired. I had an Amaze for a bit, and every thread was constantly being locked by admins.
If you r gonna stick with stock Rom and not much playing, the Amaze is a good phone.
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meh i prefer sensation

I'd do it. NFC, extra RAM, better processor. But yeah, less ROMs
Their consumer satisfaction rating is very very good too.
http://wirelessandmobilenews.com/2012/10/best-smartphones-htc-samsung-galaxy-iphone-5.html
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I love the design of the amaze but I guess ill just stick with my sensation. I looked at the dev and its not so good they don't even have jelly bean working yet. I love to tweak my phone and I don't think the amaze will get it done
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ddizzy81 said:
I love the design of the amaze but I guess ill just stick with my sensation. I looked at the dev and its not so good they don't even have jelly bean working yet. I love to tweak my phone and I don't think the amaze will get it done
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I'd trade that guy my Tmo Sensation 4G Unlocked for that thing as long as it's AT&T. It only gets 2G Edge. Would he be interested?

What do you think about the sensation?

Hi all, I think the htc sensation have much time to be at the top or at least in the top half of Android devices. Having a good dual core processor at 1.2 gigahertz with a good GPU Adreno 220 make it one of the best middle-fa terminals. Even if we look we can see how ferrules brand like Sony xperia s use the same GPU and even the htc One s3 s has its version with the same processor. I think the sensation is at the height of xperia S, htc one s, galaxy s2, galaxy foolish, Optimus 3D ... etc. what do you think? a hug

In terms of power lg's optimus 3d destroys our sensation. I'd say we have the best unofficial support though the s2 is probably more popular, followed by the xperia s. HTC didn't do a very good job on this phone, which is why they released the HTC amaze soon after to correct their mistakes.
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I totally dislike it.
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sy224048 said:
In terms of power lg's optimus 3d destroys our sensation. I'd say we have the best unofficial support though the s2 is probably more popular, followed by the xperia s. HTC didn't do a very good job on this phone, which is why they released the HTC amaze soon after to correct their mistakes.
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Are you sure? I had a Optimus 3d and lags...
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It does lag but its interface seems even more bloated than HTC sense. Also, the 3 d requires more power.
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I love my sensation. I have no issues with it and have never had. Development is amazing too! The only let down is the company itself and their support towards their phones...

oblikas said:
I totally dislike it.
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Dislike what?
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My Sensation XE
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oblikas said:
My Sensation XE
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Why you buy?
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I was thinking that 1.5 ghz CPU is good
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I think the phone is good. Though its pretty outdated with all the new phones being released with better stats. But with the custom roms we get here it still manages to keep in the fight.

oblikas said:
I was thinking that 1.5 ghz CPU is good
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I think is good, better than the galaxy s2
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Phone is good.would be better if jellybean update would be granted to us sensation owners
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I think my sensation xe was good, fast, and reliable with the original Rom it came with ,as soon as I updated to ics it became slow unresponsive , what Anoys me much is when you press menu and select settings ,the setting option remain highlighted for 2 seconds than you'll get setting menu ,where in gingerbread its instant ,for me gingerbrad was way faster than ics ,it still is .I downgraded to gingerbread ,I think HTC are amateurs when they update their phones not pros at all ,don't know how they manage to make a dual core phone with 750mb ram run slow..... On ics

I really love my Sensation XE... but only with custom ROM
Stock battery life is really great for me: about 20 hours with 1:30 hours screen on. I'm also satisfied about CPU performances.

Sensation is good phone..only the battery suck!!
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Phones update all the time. I remember when the GS2 just came out. Now we have S4. The point is, if you have a good phone, keep that good phone til it dies. Or, keep things fresh, flash new Roms and have it live forever.
I love my Sensation even after a year, and despite it's issues, (proximity sensor issues) I still use it daily.
Sent from Ty's ViperS Sensation. A beast of a phone.

The BAD:
*Dust under screen flaw
*CPU draws too much power/runs too hot (Bad impact on battery life)
*Screen draws too much power (Bad impact on battery life)
*Lack of official updates from HTC. (GS2 got JB, we should have at LEAST have Sense 4, ICS)
*Generally poor signal strength.
The GOOD:
*Everything else

raz0rf1sh said:
The BAD:
*Dust under screen flaw
*CPU draws too much power/runs too hot (Bad impact on battery life)
*Screen draws too much power (Bad impact on battery life)
*Lack of official updates from HTC. (GS2 got JB, we should have at LEAST have Sense 4, ICS)
*Generally poor signal strength.
The GOOD:
*Everything else
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Thinking about another phone
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EfrainTrejo said:
We did get sense 4 officially from htc
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No we didn't.