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Hi there Sensation users,
So I have the chance to buy a second hand Sensation for $300 (Canadian). Do you guys think this is a worthwhile upgrade (coming from a HTC Desire). Right now my Desire runs fairly smooth with Oxygen based roms, but the appeal of a larger screen and more app space is an appealing one I must admit.
I would need to unlock the Sensation once I get it. I found a thread or two discussing how to unlock a rooted Sensation, anyone have any comments if this worked well or not?
Any feedback or suggestions greatly appreciated!
if i were you i would stay on the desire and see what happen in the MWC if there isn't anything for you so buy the sensation it is a great phone
I understand the logic of waiting, but I'm not looking at buying the latest and greatest phone right now. I still have another 1.5 years on contract. I can easily sell my Desire for $150, so I'm almost seeing this as a $150 fee to upgrade devices until my contract ends (and beyond if the Sensation is worthwhile).
I don't want to spend over $300 for a new phone. I'm looking at this like an opportunity for a relatively cheap upgrade. The question being, is it worthwhile to do?
lol updating from your htc desire to the sensation is like updating from a rock to a tablet
abuserkadayf said:
lol updating from your htc desire to the sensation is like updating from a rock to a tablet
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lol, that big of a jump eh? So I presume that's a "yes, upgrade is very worthwhile".
well so but the sensation and join us the only thing you will miss is the amoled display i have owned and htc desire and then an desire hd and now i am here
matt95 said:
well so but the sensation and join us the only thing you will miss is the amoled display i have owned and htc desire and then an desire hd and now i am here
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Actually, my Desire only has an SLCD screen (Canadian release was several months later than it was in Europe, and we didn't get the AMOLED screen )
If you want a solid upgrade now then go for it.
mmx4000 said:
Actually, my Desire only has an SLCD screen (Canadian release was several months later than it was in Europe, and we didn't get the AMOLED screen )
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oh then no probs the sensation screen has been improoved a lot...so no worry
Hello Guys,
I have the same old Sensation XE problem of WiFi, Hotspot and Bluetooth which i took to HTC Customer Care only to get a reply "I tried downloading your update but our servers are down so the download gets terminated in between...please visit tomorrow".....same thing since more than a month. I have grown tired by that and i have stopped visiting.
Anyways, my question....do you think the XE will get a JellyBean update sooner (India) ? If yes then i would like to wait for it. But it not....i just downloaded recently uploaded stable CyanogenMod 9 and i am so tempted !!!
Thank You
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I saw on internet some rumors that, htc will not update anymore our sensations.
Here is the source http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...ean-release-date-when-will-you-get-it-1087344
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razvanwin95 said:
I saw on internet some rumors that, htc will not update anymore our sensations.
Here is the source http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...ean-release-date-when-will-you-get-it-1087344
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Perhaps you should read it again?
HTC has announced it will be bringing Jelly Bean to at least three of its models
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It doesn't say only 3.
The Sensation may still get it.
xaccers said:
Perhaps you should read it again?
It doesn't say only 3.
The Sensation may still get it.
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We should have no problem getting it running on the sensation ....seeing that the one s is similar to our phone
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xaccers said:
Perhaps you should read it again?
It doesn't say only 3.
The Sensation may still get it.
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At least three.
Remember how many phones were released after the Sensation:
Two One X
One S
Two One V
Desire V
Desire C
Droid Increditble 4G LTE
Evo 4G LTE
Rezound
Amaze
Vivid
There are more, but I forgot/don't care to remember.
I don't think they will because updating the sensation means they have to update Sense 3.6 AND Sense 4 to JB. I don't think they will want to go through the trouble
I don't need the crap stock....
Any way it will be ported as sense 4 did.....
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SyaoSakuCouple said:
I don't think they will because updating the sensation means they have to update Sense 3.6 AND Sense 4 to JB. I don't think they will want to go through the trouble
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The One X has Sense 4, so if Sense 4 needs updating to work on JB then they'll be doing that anyway, and we know the Sensation can run Sense 4 so it's not going to be that difficult for HTC to release a JB update for the Sensation.
xaccers said:
The One X has Sense 4, so if Sense 4 needs updating to work on JB then they'll be doing that anyway, and we know the Sensation can run Sense 4 so it's not going to be that difficult for HTC to release a JB update for the Sensation.
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I agree but in terms of support HTC would have to support multiple versions and will probably choose not to do that as it == $$$$ in costs. It's just cheaper for them not do so and get us mugs to just buy newer phones.
Or, go to something like CM10.
I think if the Sensation will get the 4.1 update, you will know about in a few months. Remember that the first 4.0 update was available for Sensation & XE.
I think XE will get Jelly Beans, but maybe not sense4. Sense4 includes burst and HDR camera functions needing the image chip which XE doesn't have.
Sense 3.7 with android4.1 is most possible I think.
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ddizzy81 said:
We should have no problem getting it running on the sensation ....seeing that the one s is similar to our phone
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
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I guess the One S has 1GB RAM if i am not wrong ? which would make a difference i guess...but rest otherwise you are absolutely right all of the things are same
gol_n_dal said:
I agree but in terms of support HTC would have to support multiple versions and will probably choose not to do that as it == $$$$ in costs. It's just cheaper for them not do so and get us mugs to just buy newer phones.
Or, go to something like CM10.
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Yeah, considering they took so much time rolling out update outside europe i am a bit skeptical about it. More that that Desire HD which i used, got its 2.3.5 update (from 2.3.3) got its update after 2 months of ICS release and i am hopeless about them releasing udates on time.
i see the desire hd saga all over again from htc ,im sure htc wont update sensation to jb ,but im curious what will be the excuse
Short HTC Support Cycles?
So what's the support cycles on HTC these days? Six months? Seems upgrade support is dropped after six months because HTC are falling in to the Nokia trap. Release a bewildering array of phones to 'meet every market niche', spread themselves thin and drop support for last seasons 'bewildering array of phones' after only six months.
Samsung seem to be offering longer support cycles now?
This is where Apple just keep beating Android hands down. Imagine the uproar if Apple dropped upgrade support on an iPhone 6 months after release. Their support is more like two years?
Not happy HTC. I fear you will go the way of Nokia!
I love Sense but with HTC's build quality brand damage last year and ever shortening support cycles, I'm struggling to understand why I shouldn't just go Samsung like everyone else.
How far HTC has fallen. They were once the de-facto Google partner. Now even Google won't touch them.
well anyways i've been thinking to buy a new phone ethier the one x or one s, im in canada so theres no quad core
but upgrading from a sensation, is it a big diffrence? if not i'll just stay with the sensation for 2 more years
anthonyly said:
well anyways i've been thinking to buy a new phone ethier the one x or one s, im in canada so theres no quad core
but upgrading from a sensation, is it a big diffrence? if not i'll just stay with the sensation for 2 more years
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I would stick to the sensation just now for a little while. New htc one x+ will be released soon, new nexus phone should come too. I would wait for couple of more weeks/month. Although it's just my opinion.
HTC have confirmed that the one s will receive no further updates. Rip the one s. Personally I think its shocking that a one year old phone is left out in the cold. And I certainly won't be buying a HFC phone again.
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Htc are ****ing stupid!!! The galaxy s2 is still getting updates!! I predict they will go bankrupt within the next year. If they do no one will miss them they need to get their **** together.
Given the lack of support since day 1 I am not really surprised. Failing MAO coating, helicoptering, battery drain.... And now only 6 months of software support. And still they wonder why customers are leaving?
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nozzla said:
HTC have confirmed that the one s will receive no further updates.
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Source? A few weeks ago they said something different.
Anyway. After the helicoptering disaster I already knew that my next smartphone would not be made by HTC.
There is a feature story on Engadget "We can confirm that the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense. We realize this news will be met with disappointment by some, but our customers should feel confident that we have designed the HTC One S to be optimized with our amazing camera and audio experiences." This was a press statement released by HTC.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/htc-confirms-one-s-will-no-longer-receive-android-updates/
Here u go guys
Rip one s
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I doesn't stop to function.
I just got this phone a little over a week ago and it's already killed off like it didn't exist. I was really rooting for HTC but this is just downright f***ed up. Here, I thought HTC learned a lesson and was actually going to change their ways but i guess not
Sad to see them going this way but that's why I stopped buying HTC phones if Samsung can update the galaxy s2 but HTC can't update their phone it doesn't instill a lot of trust in them for future phones
jersey_609 said:
Sad to see them going this way but that's why I stopped buying HTC phones if Samsung can update the galaxy s2 but HTC can't update their phone it doesn't instill a lot of trust in them for future phones
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I agree. I mean when a two year old Samsung Galaxy S II has a newer version of a one year old HTC One S, it really shows you how much they care about their customers and also, they clearly said earlier in the year that they would update the One S, One X, X+, and Butterfly to 4.2.
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I doesn't stop to function.
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but the Jelly Bean update sucks as hell
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They always say that they will upgrade existing phones but they ether wait to long to do it or they then say they can't. I loved my HTC phones and that's all I use to buy but, after my sensation I had to jump ship. build quality and lack of up grades made me go to Samsung even though I hate the plastic phones they make
Well we all saw this coming, my next phone won't be a HTC for sure, even tho I've been a HTC fanboy since the nexus one.
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jersey_609 said:
They always say that they will upgrade existing phones but they ether wait to long to do it or they then say they can't. I loved my HTC phones and that's all I use to buy but, after my sensation I had to jump ship. build quality and lack of up grades made me go to Samsung even though I hate the plastic phones they make
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Why didn't you take a Sony then?
I will think twice when I buy my next phone.. dammit, HTC what are you doing!
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My nexus one was the reason I loved HTC's build quality: that phone is still alive after being run over by a car!
It sure is crappy to hear HTC lie about bringing updates, but it still is only one source, while the news of sense 5 coming to the HOS was reiterated quite a few times...
I just hope it's a lie 'cause it's real bad marketing for HTC!!
We started with 4.0 and are now left with 4.1, will the HTC One ever get 4.3?
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1 year support yeah! die htc die!
I can imagine this is happening because the HTC One Mini is being released soon and will be replacing the One S as a mid range phone.
I've had a few HTC phones and been quite happy with them, but this is unacceptable, I will not be supporting HTC anymore. I feel bad I recommended the HTC One to so many people, going to have to tell anyone else who asks to go for the GS4 or Nexus 4 I guess.
I only use custom roms so this isn't really as big of a deal for me as I will probably always be able to get something decent ported, but the principal of them doing this really posses me off. If I didn't want to root my phone I would be kissed off at the lack of support.
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Same thoughts here guys. The One S was superior or equal to the One X and isn't supported anymore after one year. And its updates where delayed from the beginning...
The only reason to introduce plain Android for the One is to cut its sense lifecycle short to at least one year. They think that any fanboy out there will reinvestigate into the latest HTC phone every year and then sell it for the latest model and if you want to keep it longer, you could switch to it's Google play edition. No need to update sense anymore. Let's go for the next model. Imho this thinking made some leading people leave HTC the last months.
As I never was a real lover of sense I started using it with this phone and I have to admit, at least I even started liking it. It turned out to be pretty practical in one way or another.
So I'll keep it for a few more months, just to see what Moto or Sony will come up with in the near future. Samsung never was and is an alternative due to it's el cheapo design. Also that S4 outdoor variant looks pretty good in my eyes.
R.I.P. my beloved One S and f**k you HTC.
Hello Guys,
Is it better to purchase HTC one X over the sensation ?
EvilKing009 said:
Hello Guys,
Is it better to purchase HTC one X over the sensation ?
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i assume yes
you can check in gsmarena site for details of its device
Yes.I checked it on gsmarena site.Seams to be looks good but it has battery life problem so lets se if other peoples replies on this thread.
I would go for the one x without thinking twice... Better build quality, better display, more ram...
NO MORE HTC SENSE DEVELOPMET.......YOU DONT SEE SENSE 6 ON HTC ONE X.....STUCK ON 4.2.2 SENSE 5
hey guys,
I just checked it on market.There's one guy has One X and it was running sense 5.It seams to be its UI,touch,using is same as our Sensation except it is powered by quad-core nvidia processor,light weight and a big clear screen.
my suggestion is not upgrade to hox , better wait some time and get better phone
I think specs wise one x is definitely better than sensation. However one x and sensation are, frankly speaking, very old phone. There might be no more updates for these phones soon from our devs. So I think you should get newer phones.
StrawHatLuffy said:
I think specs wise one x is definitely better than sensation. However one x and sensation are, frankly speaking, very old phone. There might be no more updates for these phones soon from our devs. So I think you should get newer phones.
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Newer phones are quiet expensive for me.Looking for samsung galaxy s3 but its much expensive than HOX and there is also a upgraded version of one X is HOX+,it looks awesome.Looking for that phone too!