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Would you buy the Sensation again?

Considering buying the sensation this next week.
Would you buy the Sensation again - if you had the choice?

Yep.
My S4G build date was 6/2/11
Yep. I love everything about it although the screen could have been a little less... grainy shall we say. If you've seen it in person and like the screen then that won't be a problem. It's just as fast as my vibrant and thunderbolt when launching apps but it doesn't get bogged down like those two do. It just keeps chugging right along without slowing down. I've had rosie (the UI) relaunch once, and haven't been able to replicate it. It's also a dream to browse on. It might not be as smooth as a GS2 side by side but it'll pretty much blow most other handsets out of the water in that area. Gaming on it is nice too, and I find it's framerates are as good as the Galaxy S1 phones which is great especially given the extra resolution this phone has.
I can only produce the deathgrip by completely wrapping the phone tightly which isn't a natural thing. I think those that are complaining of the death grip need to not hold the phone like they're trying to strangle it. I also have big hands so that can't be used an excuse. When holding it naturally I get a full wifi signal all over my house which none of my other devices could do. GPS locks fairly quick, but not as fast as the thunderbolt. But it works to say the least, and compared to my Galaxy S1 it's lightyears better. Compass also works great.
It's wifi speeds are hitting as high as 17Mbs down and 14Mbs up which is pretty solid.
As far as "4G" speeds in my area i'm seeing between 7-8Mbs which is great although your mileage may vary depending on where you live. My Vibrant would only pull in speeds between 4-5.5 Mbs on a good day in these same areas. Verizon LTE in comparison blows t-mo's 4G speeds out of the water. It's consistently twice as fast as t-mo's. In real world performance it only launches youtube videos 1 or 2 seconds faster so it's not that big of a deal.
The build quality is amazing, and the best handset i've ever held. That includes the iPhone4. I showed it to a friend who has the Incredible and he was practically drooling at it's looks and how smooth the OS felt. I don't know about the design as it does allow a lot of lint behind the case. We'll have to see if that's becomes an issue with lint getting under the screen.
I've only had it for one full day now and simply love it. Sorry for the long post.

no im sick of this [email protected]#king phone this is my third one after constantly swaping with tmobile because of problems

phonegod said:
no im sick of this [email protected]#king phone this is my third one after constantly swaping with tmobile because of problems
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what problems, please explain

Every device has problems. I went through 3 G1's. None of the GS1's had working GPS. The N1 had a ton of problems, and the iPhone has problems. If you go looking for a problem you're going to find it whether it be with this device or not.

So far so good...it's a keeper and will only get much better once rooted!

Yes, love the phone! Coming from a G2 I was hesitant about leaving the keyboard but the screen size and swype has made the transition easy. I havent had any problems with the phone at all although I havent been trying to look for any. Overall this is the 1st phone that I've had that I felt was superior to the iphone 4. Kinda sick of comparisons to the SGS 2, theres about a 500-600 price difference right now and although the Galaxy 2 may be a better phone I think the S4G is a better value....either way theres nothing on the android app store that these phones cant handle...best phone Ive had period

Yeah. The only real problem is the WiFi death grip issue, but whatever.

[Q] Signal Strength issues?

So I really like my Atrix 2, however i've noticed that my signal strength isn't nearly as good as it has been been with my last couple phones, OLD Moto Q9h and a TP2 (yes this is my first Android phone so that could be part of it). I was wondering if anyone else had seen any issues with it. I've been using it in the exact same places as the other two phones and the number of bars seem to differ greatly, actually sitting in the same spot as i do everyday, it jumps around a lot.
I know with other phones (WM6.5) there were Radios that would make a difference, is there something similar to that for Android phones and will i have to wait till the bootloader? If anyone can help out it would be much appreciated.

Hoso said:
So I really like my Atrix 2, however i've noticed that my signal strength isn't nearly as good as it has been been with my last couple phones, OLD Moto Q9h and a TP2 (yes this is my first Android phone so that could be part of it). I was wondering if anyone else had seen any issues with it. I've been using it in the exact same places as the other two phones and the number of bars seem to differ greatly, actually sitting in the same spot as i do everyday, it jumps around a lot.
I know with other phones (WM6.5) there were Radios that would make a difference, is there something similar to that for Android phones and will i have to wait till the bootloader? If anyone can help out it would be much appreciated.
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You can't compare "bars" between different model phones. I have zero problems with my A2. If anything it's consistently better than the iP4 it replaced.

Compare by dBm my two phones side by side show the same signal strength.
Atrix 2| Backflip
-95dBm | -95dBm

Never had a dropped call or even static, fuzziness, or weak signal indoors and outdoors. Probably the best out of all of my phones i've had so far.

Mine has same dead spot as my ip4 in my house.

Id be very irritated if my house had a deadspot at all >.<

I've had no problems with mine at all. Personally I think it picks up better then my OG did
koriflame said:
Id be very irritated if my house had a deadspot at all >.<
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No doubt!!

My wife says I come through much clearer than with my old iphone 3gs.
Seems moderately better, but not miraculous.

JRW 28 said:
I've had no problems with mine at all. Personally I think it picks up better then my OG did
No doubt!!
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I have 2. One in sun room other on Toilet <real downer

ghettopops said:
I have 2. One in sun room other on Toilet <real downer
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Now you figure the sun room would be opposite LoL. As for the toilet, no, no, as much as I drop phones I can see that outcome really well

[Q] Infuse vs SGS2

First, I'd like to point out that I'm aware there are many threads here about this here at XDA alone, but this isn't a typical "phone vs phone" thread, so don't attack me about it being everywhere. I've seen a lot of people do this, but one thing that a lot of people don't ask about (that bothers me because these ARE phones...) is signal strength.
I've owned an Atrix 2 before, but it seemed to have a weak antenna and had relatively bad signal. Now, in my area, I don't really get good signal, BUT I recently flashed the newest Infuse modem to my Infuse and noticed that I had better signal (not good, but better). Thing is, it's making me wonder if my Infuse and Atrix 2 just had a weak antenna or a "weak" modem firmware for lack of a better term. In my room, previously, I could barely use up any data (like go on the market to download apps and use Facebook) and now I have almost no issues doing that whenever I want. CRAZY. One day, my phone's just sitting here racking up a relatively high bill for a phone when all it does for the most part is sit there on my night stand and now I can actually USE it and don't have problems while talking to others on the phone. In fact, I was close to leaving AT&T because of how bad things were, but after flashing this new modem, I'm honestly having second thoughts. You may be thinking, "Why not just buy an amplifier/repeater/micro cell?" Yeah, thing is, I kinda have bad signal almost everywhere I go, both with Atrix 2 AND Infuse - that is, I HAD bad signal with the Infuse until I flashed this new modem. I'd like to get more signal EVERYWHERE I go, not just at home.
On another note, I watched some Infuse vs SGS2 vids on YouTube and noticed that on each one (from different people), the SGS2 has roughly 2-3 bars more than the Infuse. Yes, bars can lie, but given that the SGS2 is a newer phone, you'd figure it'd have newer hardware, including a new antenna which generally means better signal strength.
Tl;dr: Does SGS2 really get better signal or should I just stick with my Infuse? I don't ask this in neither the SGS2 forums nor the Infuse forums because I figured that chances were, I'd get biased answers.
Little recap: I do NOT care about all their specs or anything. I just want to know which one would have better signal strength by default. Even then, I'd root the SGS2 and put in a "better" modem anyway and make that even better, but yeah...
Thanks!

There is no general answer to that question.
You will have to take both phones somewhere, try each one with your sim card and compare reception.

If you're using both 2G and 3G networks the S2 has a small advantage. It uses 850/900/1900/2100 of HSDPA compared to the Infuse's 850/1900/2100. So when you're in an area with only 900 HSDPA frequency you'll have signal if you have the S2 while no coverage if you have the Infuse. If you're always on 2G to save battery and bills then they are just the same, both works on gsm frequencies 850/900/1800/1900. Both have plastic builds so you won't have Signal issues similar to what you'll experience with other phones with metal parts interfering with the Antennae.
Here's a link from gsmarena so you can see for yourself the difference in signal reception. You can also check out their dedicated reviews to see if the reception is good, bad, or whatever. You'll also see the call quality if you're also interested in that.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3705&idPhone2=3621
I hope this helps!

That makes sense. That's the kind of reply I was looking for. Thanks!

FaintPuppet said:
That makes sense. That's the kind of reply I was looking for. Thanks!
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Glad to be of help! I hope you don't get dissapointed with your purchase BTW, thanks for the "thanks"!! That was actually my first

[Q] Buying advice

I was wanting an opinion, this is signal reception question. Which device has the better signal? I currently have a s4, and thinking of getting the Nexus 5 or possibly LG G2. Which one would likely have the better signal. I read many times that Samsung doesn't have good radios in them, though I don't know about LG

If you want phones with a good signal, avoid nexus devices.
Search the internet about signal issues.I dont think that the G2 had any signal issues, the nexus 5 did though and it was made by LG.
So as far as I know, both of these choices arent good. I am surprised that the S4 has issues, maybe you should compare it with something else, and find out if the problem is not the phone itself. Metal body phones have also weak signal strength.

I have heard the n5 signal was fixed with a recent update.

If I can't get the n5 then may get the g2 if it may have decent radio in it

Go with the G2.

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TMKApps said:
Go with the G2.
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Hard to say with how cheap N5s are / or are going to be soon. I guess I don't leave the city too much, but N5 has been fine.

MichaelEGR said:
Hard to say with how cheap N5s are / or are going to be soon. I guess I don't leave the city too much, but N5 has been fine.
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Yeah I know, I have been told that the N5 signal issue has been fixed with the Lollipop update.
I just wonder how LG's radio stacks up against Samsung

carrier makes bigger difference

HORRIBLE Signal on the Standard S6

Hi
So I recently upgraded to the standard S6, and I've been experiencing very, very bad cellular signal reception. At places I would have good (or sometimes even great) signal with all the LTE phones I've owned throughout the last months (iPhone 5, Xperia Z1, Lumia 920), I'm getting very poor or even no signal at all. Not to mention mobile data basically not working at all.
As far as my research goes, I'm definitely not the only one experiencing issues like this. Even a friend of mine who bought the same S6 on the same carrier with the same contract has experienced similar issues. Though there seem to be a lot of "affected" phones, there isn't really much of a solution available online, so I figured one of you might be able to help.
Would really appreciate any tips and workarounds, or even some more people having issues like that with their S6's.
Cheers!

I've just purchased a Galaxy S6 and it is without doubt the worst phone for reception I have ever owned.
My 4G signal at my home on my old Galaxy S5 was always 3 to 4 bars on my S6 im lucky to get between 1 to 2 bars.

It would help if you told us where you live, what carrier you're with, what model s6 you have, is it carrier branded or international unlocked, have you talked to your carrier's customer service, etc. Without any info it just sounds like Samsung bashing.

I get less bars than with my moto x2014 but I get 4g+ instead of 4g and 4g+ is faaaaassssst

Mine is exactly the same signal bars as every phone i've owned but has much faster data and clearer calls.
I would say you either have a bad phone, bad network, or issues with a mobile mast in the area etc etc.
Comparing to past phones is useless because what worked yesterday might not work today. Intermittent issues anyone?

Mine is currently in repair for poor signal. I doubt they will fix it, I think they designed the S6 antennas extremely poorly.

Forgot to update this thread, sorry. I recently sent it in (ofc covered by warranty), and it is far better now, but still not quite as good as on the other mentioned phones, HSDPA is still pretty slow right now and I rarely get LTE. So if you're facing simmilar problems, even though I always hat to do it, I recommend you send it in to Samsung. Also, consider asking your carrier to give you a newer SIM-card since that could be a reason to from what I've heard.