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[HTC Sensation] XPLANE9:
The point is that every game is optimized for different GPUs. I am sure that if a developer utilized all four cores of the Mali and programmed it just for the Mali, it will beat the Adreno hands down, or vise versa with the Adreno. The problem is that most developers will optimize it for most commonly available chip, which right now would be at least the Power VR 530, or for high end the Tegra 2. Both the Mali and Adreno 220 are probably overkill right now due to that fact that game developers will try to allow games to run on the lowest possible common denominator, which is why most games still run just fine on the old Adreno 200.
[HTC Sensation] Trekest:
Let me start by saying - yes, I agree there's something fishy going on with the Sensation - it doesn't utilize its resources very well and I do hope this will be fixed with a software update.

I'll take the Nenamark scores with a pinch of salt - looking at the S2 page on Nena2 shows how favored it is by overclockers.

And before you start shouting at me - yes, I did see that the Sensation's highest score is lower than the S2's lowest score. But I still maintain my opinion that this is just a resource handling problem, not the lack of them.

And to correct the one above me who said that the Mali is quad core, I'll quote someone smarter than me:

If I understood correctly, then it's a multi-threaded single core layout (please correct me if I'm wrong).

Why did I write all that? Maybe to feel better about buying it (not that I need to :cool:), maybe just to stop the trend of mourning the Sensation even before its official release (stop shouting! official worldwide release), maybe just to blow off some steam from this crappy day.

Take it as you will :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] Maedhros:
Yes... it seems that its not 4 physical cores...

But also... If it is truly a resource managing issue then this is very disappointing.

We all know HTC makes better stock roms then Samsung. So TBH I HIGHLY doubt its a resource management issue.

To all who says Andreno 220 is better then Mali 400... LOL.
[HTC Sensation] Intratech:
Erm, starting to change my mind now about buying the Sensation. Doesn't seem so sensational now. :eek:
[HTC Sensation] supersilko:
its not that much of a difference between these phone but Im going with HTC because of the quality its offering. I know its a little bit slower and drain more battery, I got chargers everywhere I go.

It always has been Quality VS Performance, too hard to get both because it would cost too much money for them to give you both and not many people would be able to afford a $700+ phone
[HTC Sensation] Maedhros:
Yes...

I think HTC is falling into its old Windows Mobile Upgrade pattern where if does Minimal incremental Upgrades Between Generations...

Very sad to see HTC Doing this
[HTC Sensation] Mafiatounes:
I don't know why everybody is shouting that mali 400 is bad my Sgs 2 is clearly faster, smoother than my friends sensation in real life, further mine also plays more video codecs, ok game developpers don't use the standard open gl 2.0 but this will change (is changing), furthermore adreno 220 is not a bad gpu it has more support due to compatibility with games made for 200 & 205.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
I have been debating between the Sensation and Galaxy S II for a couple months now. I don't game that much but I do game sometimes. The only 2 games I play on a regular basis is Home Run Battle 3D and Angry Birds so there the only 2 that is important to me. Does anyone know if they run on the Mali?

This past week has been a huge let down for me regarding the Sensation due to all of the video reviews I've been seeing with UI and browser lag. I love the looks of it and theres not doubt it looks better made than the SGSII from the outside. I'll take aluminum over plastic any day of the week.

In the end, I care about power over build quality (as long as the lesser of the two isn't a total POS in the build department) but after seeing video after video of each device it is obvious that the SGSII is more powerful which has been confirmed by many reputable reviewers such as Miriam and Vlad from Engadget. I think HTC really screwed up by using the A8 architecture instead of the A9. That would have surely made the Sensation move.

In the end, I currently have a G2X and I'm not in any rush. Maybe I'll sit back and see if a software update helps the Sensation but I refuse to give up my non lagging G2X for something that appears to be less powerful from what I see in the videos.
[HTC Sensation] ph0b0z:
It's a little OT but: I think about getting a Optimus 2X (since the SGS2/Sensation is a little too expensive) but what really annoys me by watching one Youtube-Video after another.. the browser performance! i'm really interested if a "simple" Gingerbread update will help the Tegra2 phones since i don't see a real advantage in this case in comparison to the Nexus/Galaxy S generation?

And i read that the Optimus 2x can't handle 720p flash video, while the SGS2 does 1080p without problems?

i'm really interested in the reasons for that, and if tegra2 can be helped by better software/drivers/flash..
[HTC Sensation] bong4316:
Sgs2 is v-sync limited

The benchmarks showing the sgs2 being slower doesnt take into consideration that The Sgs2 like the original galaxy s is framecapped at a little less than 60 fps

because of v-synch. 60hz which is the natural vsynch rate of LCDs.

Should samsung remove the frame cap then there could be a fair comparison.

As mentioned earlier the mali 400 gpu is capable of texture compresion and is in fact fully opengl compliant.

Nvidia and PowerVr use their own proprietary texture compression routines which is why some gameloft games had to be rewritten a bit to accomodate the mali 400.

Its just how it handles alpha transparencies which isnt its fault but opengl es2

standard, which is also a reason why some games had to be modified a bit to factor in the mali 400 since most games are optimized for powervr, qualcoom snapdaragon and nvidia tegra.

Fear not since gameloft and other dvelopers are working on this issue they are just going to add code.

However its when playing 1080p Flash youll see that the sgs2 is doing it smoothly

while the sensation has lag when even just loading a flash heavy page.

There are numerous youtube videos showing this and i also saw this in person

when we compared a friends sgs2 to a sensation in loading youtube, engadget website, played flash games etc.

To make it even we used the same wifi source for both phones and turned off 3g, turned off all widgets , any app, both were optimized to run only the apps we tested like flash in browser, games etc.

The Sgs2 was really a dream to run.

The sensation was only laggy subjectively when both phones were side by side to be fair.

If the Sgs2 wasnt by its side you'd say the sensation was smooth also.

However the sensation just doesnt play 1080p flash very well its obvious.

The Sgs2 was very smooth with 1080p flash with just a few dropped frames from time to time which i think is due to wifi network congestion in the area we tested.

If only the sgs2 wasnt so expensive.
[HTC Sensation] Luijo123:
/sigh.....
[HTC Sensation] brusko1972:
Actually, ever since the update to 2.3.4, Sensation can play 1080p flash smoothly without hiccups. I think the adreno 220 is very capable if supported and optimized properly.

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z710e score higher than z710a. Why is that? they are exactly the same phone except for the umts/HSPA bands
[HTC Sensation] lianw:
It doesn't score higher. The difference is like 1%, which is an extremely low error margin.
[HTC Sensation] -juanito-:
i have htc Sensation..i think Mali-400 is more fasrer than Adreno 220 !!!

i played Fruit Ninja Crazy HD (arcade mide hack) on both sensation and SGS2...on SGS2 it's more faster and smoother than Sensation!! even with sensation over clocked CPU 1.7GHz..GPU overclocked from 260MHz to 320MHz
[HTC Sensation] IRIE4IPIER:
So what seems to be the problem on the SGH-T989? Why are there o many micro studders throughout the OS. Gaming is where it shines, but navigating through 3rd party launchers like ADW EX feels really choppy, id it bad coding on Samsungs part, because like I said, in certain areas on this phone, you feel the power coming through the glass, seems its not taken advantaged enough. Thoughts?
[HTC Sensation] Rotundjere:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5559/qualcomm-snapdragon-s4-krait-performance-preview-msm8960-adreno-225-benchmarks/3

Adreno 220 is definetely faster than Mali-400MP. Because Adreno 220 is actualy same as 225 but with lower clock 200-260 Mhz !

Mali-400 MP = 7.2 GFlops (@200Mhz)

Adreno 220 = 12.8 GFlops (@200Mhz)
[HTC Sensation] silvercats:
These are pretty inaccurate as there are 3 Mali-400MP GPUs ! this is bull****. There are 1 core,2 and 4 cores versions and they haven't mention which one clearly
[HTC Sensation] gefilus:
I have sensation and note 2. I can say andreno 220 is good gpu mali is faster on games on my note , some heavy grafic games runs totaly smooth on note , but on sensation i see frame drops even if i overclock it, but in gpu benchmarks i see not so big difference like 10 fps from quad gpu to single core gpu.
[HTC Sensation] nikufellow:
Interesting read ;)
[HTC Sensation] Hype As Fruck:
I have an S2 and a Sensation. I feel more lag with Touchwiz honestly. IDK why but Touchwiz is terrible with memory management as opposed to Sense. I'm honestly saying WTF everyday with this phone and kicking myself in the ass for not buying this phone initially.
[HTC Sensation] DankoFGL:
Actually I have tested more cellphones side to side to my sensation, tegra 2 LG g2x, Mali 400 galaxy s2 I777, galaxy s3 exynos version...

On my g2x I have seen frame drops playing almost every single game, even arcane legends on heavy fights, in the sensation never lags in the same places needing to move more pixels...

In the s2 moves less pixels to, and everything runs smooth nit playing real racing it lags, something that never happens o the sensation

O s3 I haven't tested very heavy games, so I can't tell because both runs equals on market games like dead trigger on the max...

On tablets, nexus is a lot better, in tegra 2 Asus transformer a lot of games lags, I don't know why... Even at 1.6 GHz, in my Mali 400 China tablet... Is good and smooth but it lags sometimes....

Enviado desde mi HTC Sensation Z710e usando Tapatalk 2
[HTC Sensation] twtysvn:
i used to have an i9001 with adreno 205 and used to play nfs most wanted on it. i liked the graphic details of the game until i put my friend to install it on his i9100 with mali-400mp. right away i wanted to buy an i9100 but, don't know how, i found myself buying an htc one s c2 with adreno 220. the first thing to do was to install nfsmw. unfortunately the graphics were rubbish. since then, i have read a lot of mali-400mp vs. adreno 220 topics and i9100 vs one s c2 topics, but i just don't know what to believe.
[HTC Sensation] extrem0:
It's hard to compare which one is better. But you have to consider that sensation (and ville c2) have a higher resolution than galaxy s2. So it would use more GPU to proccess. Also, some games are best developped for one or other gpu.

I've seen people complaining about Real Racing 3 lagging in Galaxy S3 and other high end phones, and in my Sensation it runs great (the game itself reduces the quality automatically).
[XPERIA X10 General] StonyD:
hello,

i use the wolfbreaks 6.1.3 v006 and want to update to TripNArc arc@xperia 0.9

but i have BB .54 can i flash it?
[XPERIA X10 General] Ankit Tulsian:
No flash to BB49 or 52 and the flash.If you try BB58 you will end up in bootloop
[XPERIA X10 General] StonyD:
thx 4 fast answer...do u think he will release a BB version for .54?
[XPERIA X10 General] timotuithof:
No because functions are lost im higher basebands
[XPERIA X10 General] StonyD:
ok im finaly flash my phone from bb 54 to bb 52 and then TripNArc arc@xperia 0.9 right?:)
[XPERIA X10 General] fiscidtox:
Lol functions aren't lost at higher basebands...

It is whatever the dev develops the rom around.

Many can even be fixed by flashing a simple baseband patch.

Trying flashing cobratos cm754 bb patch op I bet it will work fine
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
Functions are not lost but ''broken''.
[XPERIA X10 General] fiscidtox:
only if the dev developed it around another baseband...

they could easily develop it around .54/.55 and lose nothing.

The baseband patch fixes it though and you lose nothing, i have done it with several roms. You can't use custom kernel is all
[XPERIA X10 General] StonyD:
thx dudes :)

where can i find cobratos cm 754 and what do that? :D
[XPERIA X10 General] fiscidtox:
flash the rom then this patch

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13259698

the cm7bb54 one.

it allows you to use a rom that says it is for .49/.52 if you have .54/.55/.58, without making you change the baseband
[XPERIA X10 General] OmegaRED^:
So that patch should let me use BB58 on that tripArc rom?
[XPERIA X10 General] fiscidtox:
it should, I didn't test it though but I tested it with other gb roms.
[XPERIA X10 General] OmegaRED^:
Will try it when it seems more stable and surface resizing bugs are sorted.
[XPERIA X10 General] robert.tanskanen:
Same here. Will try it once it has further developed. Since I am using the MIUI interface, I actually came to like it (not at first though), but I will give it a try anyhow
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jann32:
hey all

i wanted to instal google maps, but i don't find it anywhere on the market so i downloaded the app and transfered it to dropbox.then i downloaded it from there and tryed to install it

i install the app and then it says "Application not installed" but i don't know why. this does also with every other app i trie to install that is not form market.

the unknown sources box is checked in the application settings

please help and write comments ://
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moscow Desire:
Google Maps is in the market.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jann32:
i wrote google maps in the market but it didn't find anything ://
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moscow Desire:
Hate to ask, but which country? Maybe the market is regional, but I don't think so.

Because I just checked again, and it's there (telling me there's an update)

This is really strange....................................
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jann32:
yes i know :/ i just double checked the spelling and still... no google maps on my market :/ i don't believe its regional. im from Slovenia
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klewe:
Are you using a custom rom? If, which one?

Some customs have problems displaying some apps on the market.

Klewe
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crendot:
three ideas:

1. browse with your device this site market://search?q=pname:com.google.android.apps.maps

2. sign in and try installing it remote here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&feature=search_result

3. if this doesnt help try market enabler and check a us. provider

ps.:if this also fails, try asking in the rom thread (something with proper.build could be change this)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jann32:
i was using gingervillain

guess you're right :)
[Off-topic] adridu59:
I hate HTC's signed bootloaders. :mad:
[Off-topic] vbetts:
Whores, that's all.
[Off-topic] nikocb:
fixed.....
[Off-topic] vbetts:
No, not all women are whores.

but i c wut u did thar lolololol
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Bootloaders have always been signed. There is no problem with that for anybody. Did you perhaps mean encrypted Bootloaders?

Just askin'!
[Off-topic] PERSIMMONS:
I hate bugs! Any and all kinds...
[Off-topic] orb3000:
I hate...

...All non HTC devices...when members do not search before creating a thread...
[Off-topic] twitch351:
I hate that you made the thread I was going to make before I had the time to do so. :mad:

-Remember, Android hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance-
[Off-topic] Mr. Clown:
I will love...sorry..hate to close this thread :rolleyes::p:D
[Off-topic] Hamsn:
I hate mosquitoes.
[Off-topic] lakhanim87:
I hate this 10 post initiation stage for new members... Anyone mind if I post 9 more times? LOL
[Off-topic] twitch351:
I do...

-Remember, Android hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance-
[Off-topic] NightHawk877:
I hate Apple.

Sent from my Captivate running Cognition 4.4.2
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
I hatez Apple too...

Heard this one from a geek friend:

An apple a day is supposed to keep you healthy, right? But with Apple making their stuff so frkn expensive, I'd rather pay my surgeon. At least you get to enjoy life before Mac and iTunes sucks your soul dry.
[Off-topic] cjward23:
I hate people like you. Be useful, damn it!

Sent from an ice cream sandwich
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
I wonder if we should track down all his posts and request deletion for all of them. That'll set him back to below 10, I think...
[Off-topic] cjward23:
Actually looking at his posts he has not been to bad, I think we could let this one slide.

Sent from an ice cream sandwich
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Hmmm... yeah... he's new, but at least he's polite and all. I'll let this slide too.
[Off-topic] hungry81:
I hate whiny XDA users, especially those who post in I hate threads.

I also hate fools who think MARKETING = THE TRUTH
[Off-topic] Frunobulax:
I hate utopian optimistic people who mistake being REALIST for PESSIMISTIC.

For them, everything that isn't "oh it will be all ok and better, much better!" is pessimism. That's incredibly annoying.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surferpalm:
Hi everyone,

i have a GT with official gingerbread up,but i not have find one program for use msn with videochat,exixst one to function very well with galaxy tab??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgtoaf:
Anyone notice that when you have a fully charged battery and you unplug it. You actually only show having 94% battery left? If you guys did not know, there is a battery percentage within the status option in the settings/about phone. Thinking about calling Customer Service.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi:
You are the one who doesn't know. This very question has been discussed time and again on this forum and on others.

This behavior is intentional. LiIon batteries age faster when they are at full charge level. Your battery will last longer this way.

EDIT: Of course, you could have read this in the FAQ in Q&A section:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882815
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgtoaf:
Thanks. No need to be a **** about it though. I have a job and a life, no time to read forums all day long.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi:
I quite understand, of course. I don't read everything either. I have a fine life myself, if I may say so.

However, I normally do take the time to read at least the forum stickies, especially if there is such an item as FAQ in a section called Q&A. There would have been your answer.

Also, I know that the search function of forums is often not very helpful, but a simple search for the words battery and charge would have given you your answer on the first page of results (near the bottom, admittedly).

It is not my intention to ***** around and insult you or whatever. Just keep in mind that this is not the Samsung support hotline and everyone answering questions here is doing so in his or her free time.

The best way to get honest answers to your questions is to show that you made an effort to try to find an answer yourself before you demand the time of others to get it for you.

I could very well argue - using your words - that you are **** here: You come into the forum, seem to have little knowledge of what's going on, showing, that you made no effort whatsoever of finding out things on your own, because you have better things to do, no less and then demand time from others.

Next time do your research first and I bet you will get much friendlier answers.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
just read this on the news

android safety leak
[Xperia Play General] dassub:
Has anyone been able to pair this phone with Windows properly? When I try to pair it on my computer or laptop, it doesn't find the proper drivers and gives me an error that the device wasn't installed. I've installed (but since uninstalled) the PC Companion software, in case it had drivers, but it didn't help.
[Xperia Play General] TheChancellor:
Works fine with me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApnaDroid:
This is now resolved I flashed the stock firmware via ODIN.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApnaDroid:
Pls. anybody for rescue ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlockhart:
just download your stock 2.2 rom and flash the stock firmware with odin... should fix your problem
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApnaDroid:
I was on Froyo 2.2, can I update to 2.2.1 latest firmware ?

Also what ODIN version and options should I flash with.
[Desire General] bailz2506:
its to my understanding that the desire comes in slcd or s/amoled screens but wen i look in settings/about phone/hardware it says i have wvga screen...can someone elaborate??
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Original Desires had AMOLED until about august 2010, all new Desires from then on are SLCD
[Desire General] bailz2506:
so wat does the wvga mean...do i have slcd
[Desire General] Meaple:
If you bought your phone brand new after August 2010 then you will have SLCD most likely. WVGA is like a sub type of screen. Correct me if I'm wrong. All you need to worry about is AMOLED or SLCD.
[Desire General] Corvillus:
WVGA just means it's 800x480. It says nothing about the type of screen it is.
[Desire General] mortenmhp:
Year screen type i not specified anywhere in the software. There is of course a difference in the drivers, however the newer firmwares after slcd release support both screen types so this was only a problem in the beginning when people flashed amoled firmware on slcd phones, so it should not be a concern to you. And if you did buy it after august 2010 it is VERY likely to be slcd.

WVGA has nothing to do with type. It is just the std name for 800*480 pixel resolution.
[Desire General] Jakedude2011:
What I understand, about why the AMOLED went SLCD, was that

Samsung made HTCs screens, until they realised that they have

some good screens, and wanted to keep that advantage to themselves.

Cant blame them for that. Samsung has very good screens,

but they lack HTCs development such as the sence part.

In comparesence samsung screens (and Desires AMOLED)

are a bit better in bright light environment, aka sunlight.

I got the SLCD and its hard to se anything on the screen,

on a sunny day.

Wanna find out wich screen U got?

http://pocketnow.com/android/how-to-tell-if-your-htc-desire-has-slcd-or-amoled-screen

"Check the box your Desire came with at the section Display: if it states "3.7 inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen" then you've got an AMOLED display but if it says "3.7-inch touch-sensitive screen" then you've got an SLCD display."

My to cents...
[Desire General] Meaple:
So what's qvga? I know there are more like that.

Sent from CM7
[Desire General] bailz2506:
Ok thaNX FOR the help...I bought it after Aug 2010 so I say iv got docs...and on the box it only says 3.7 touch sensitive screen
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auspony:
My wife's a photographer. One of the reasons for getting a tablet is to carry with her to show photos to clients as/just after she has taken them.

But when we received the TF and switched it on and looked at her photos on the web it became clear that the color profile on the TF screen is not rigght (ie not realistic in terms of photographs especially of people and skin tones etc..).

On a PC she just calibrates her screen and saves the color profiles to be used by the system. On Macs and iPad she doesn't seem to have to do it as they are already calibrated.

Any way to calibrate or change the TF screen colors/color profiles?