[HTC Sensation] steve austin:
Now that I have owned the phone time to revise...

Ok, time to revisit this thread. I am beyond getting disturbed by the fact that the Battery, RAM and internal memory are all less than everything in its class - in particular the Evo 3D. I bought the Sensation and here is what I have concluded.

Pros:

* The standby battery time is sweet. I never had a phone that lost as little power in idle mode.

* After a few tweaks and some great advice from my fellow Sensation owners I have learned how to get decent use out of the battery even in use.

* The camera takes great pics. I use the Vignette App for pics and black and white shots can be stunning.

* The build of the phone has grown on me. Coming from the HD2 I did not mind the squareness. The slimmer 16:9 aspect is actually cool now.

* It runs the programs I ask it to run without much issue.

* Once you find

the right video playing app

the movies are great.

Cons:

* I don't care about anyone's experience but MINE - I experience lag. Whether it is from slight (outside the norm) delays in screen orientation, long pauses as I press the screen to add new apps or widgets, playing games (like Stupid Zombies which actually freezes the phone). I don't feel any noticeable dual core speed over the HD2 running android. This is my personal experience.

* The speaker volume is HELLA low. In conversations, in playing music and especially while watching a movie. (To be fair, if you play the htc movie player the sound enhancer helps a bit).

To be honest folks- that's it. I don't have a lot of "classic" cons for the phone. It does what it does. No more no less. I think this is where my disappointment/my true "cons" come in. "TO ME" there is nothing that sets this phone apart as a "Flagship phone." Nothing. It's good. However, Its billed as a Multi-media phone but there is NO kickstand and no Dolby sound like the Thunderbolt - which makes no sense to me. There is no single feature that the Sensation can hang its hat on as an originator or game changer. The Evo 3D steals all that thunder.

Lastly, WTF is up with the accessories for this thing? Did htc exclusively license kickstand cases to BodyGlove? I can't get anything but gel cases at T-mo and the Body Glove cases that "were" available have now been pulled. Additionally, the clear plastic screen protectors that were at t-mo bubble up at the edges cuz they are not fitted to curve with the screen (15 bucks wasted). Thanks htc. There is NOTHING worth buying for this phone at t-mo right now IMO. However, I go to Best Buy to look into new stereo headphones (because it seems that the 3.0 bluetooth is not as "backward compatible" as they claim). My headphones that worked great with my HD2 now give the person on the other end constant echos so they don't want to talk to me using the $70, now useless, device. Thanks again, HTC. As i walk through through the phone section there are a BILLION Evo 3D cases, covers, protectors and accessories. I know, I know, these are NOT phone related pros & cons but it helps lead to my blah/frustrated feeling about the device. Again, I own it. I kept it past the 14-day return on purpose so I knew some of what I was dealing. I guess "my" expectations for the whole Sensation experience should have been lowered.