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[HTC Sensation] Kit:
I usually refrain from posting on such topics but i feel the need to set the record straight.

Regardless of which phone is better the fact is the Sensation uses a cpu which is based on the ARM 8 instruction set (basically the same cpu as in DHD accept clocked up a little).

Samsung's cpu however is based off of the newer and much more advanced ARM 9 instruction set which brings allot of new features.

Tegra 2 and the new TI processor in the Optimus 3d are also based off of ARM 9.

This is the main reason for slower benchmarks results and also why the Sensation does not greatly outperform single core snapdragon phones.

This is also why the argument that the Sensation cpu is twice as fast as the DHD is wrong, however it can be argued that the GS2 maybe almost twice as the GS due to the new cpu technology (ARM9 over ARM8), and very little to due with the number of cores :)
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
I have a Galaxy S II and a Sensation (if you hadn't noticed). I honestly can't say which one I prefer, but I'm certainly not a fanboy of any kind.

Saying things like the above just makes you look stupid and bitter.

I'm saying what I think from firsthand experience, you are just reading what seem to be fairly biased reviews that don't consider real world use, and stats on paper.

By all means if your main priority in a PHONE is how it performs in benchmarks against your girlfriends iPhone, then definitely get the Galaxy S II. Otherwise, it's much closer than you think.

Oh, and comparing it to the Desire HD just makes me laugh!
[HTC Sensation] mpjohns3:
You really are not setting the record straight when you don't provide accurate information... I will include what I just responded with to your similar post in another thread. And please please PLEASE stop referring to an architecture as an instruction set!
[HTC Sensation] xakarix84:
I'm new to android, for my case, i'm more into camera performance, other processor ram etc is fine for me,

After days of browsing, i found that sensation's photo seem like over compressed make lost of many detail. Is this problem possible "optimized" in future by official/custom rom or camera driver by any XDA developer?

any android phone got their camera photo compression fine tune before in history?
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Miriam on Engadget who is a camera freak as well said that the SGSII camera is much better than the Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
It's a bit better, certainly not MUCH better. It's so close that if you mixed a load of the pictures together you wouldn't notice they were taken by different phones.

The HD Video is close too, the Samsung handles the lighting better but the Sensation is just as smooth and has better colours.

The biggest difference is the low light performance, the Samsung is a lot better. However, the flash on the Sensation produces better results if you use it.
[HTC Sensation] deepakmk:
I really wish bootloader is unlocked quickly. My sensation is waay slower then my dad's HTC desire HD. I really have no idea why.

Can't wait to install custom roms and have my HTC sensation running faster and longer battery life once its S-OFF.

Its very slow, very disappointed. Bakery Story, is really very very laggy. Can't even play the game. Tap Tap 4, the screen is offsized, Mega Jump also. Very disappointed. But I really really love the design and sense 3.0
[HTC Sensation] leftheodo:
Let me ask u smth maenhros, have u ever used or even seen a Sensation at close? It seems like u are the one that is defending your DHD. I had a DHD and it was a great phone but i'm sorry to disappoint you, Sensation is much better!
[HTC Sensation] xakarix84:
I saw a review at engadget by a guy named Vlad, is Miriam doing another review? may i have link please? thanks alot

sensation camera wipe away small detail like sand, hair, etc, other else is acceptable, i kinda like its macro out of focus blur compare with s2.

You have both phone right? may i request a test for the nearest macro focus distant for both phone? thanks alot

I rarely take video but roughly view the available sample both phone is fine for me.

I saw low light photo available on internet sensation have colorful noise all over while s2 having film grain alike noise, different style lol
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
I can't post the pictures at the moment but the Sensation seems to be quite a lot better at macro range.

I can post some later if you want.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
No Miriam did not do a review. He said it in the most recent podcast. He mentioned something about the low light performance of the SGSII is so good that he had topost pictures from it on twitter. He also went on to mention he hates ATT but would rather use the SGSII rather than the Sensation on Tmobile which is his favorite service provider. Lastly he said the new version of Sense is very dissapointing and is what ultimately holding the Sensation back.
[HTC Sensation] steve austin:
if i may ask a question of you, every quadrant/bench mark gauge (in video reviews) has the Sensation lagging well behind the Galaxy and the GX2. I keep reading post where people say that the test are not equipped to handle dual core processors yet. However, every review and now, especially in this thread, people are indicating there is a definite lag to the phone (whether it is derived from Sense or not). I have been withholding real judgement cuz I was in denial that HTC that would have a flagship phone perform so poorly when stacked up against the competition.

Are you saying that the low benchmark scores

are accurate

and that the lag reviewers (pocketnow, phonedog etc) are reporting is correct and

NOT an aberration

? I don't want to plop down that loot on a phone and wait indefinitely for the bootloader to be unlocked to really open up the phone.
[HTC Sensation] xakarix84:
ahhhh thanks for your favour, i hate to choose between picture quality and macro :(

thanks for the info, will test the sgs2 hand on once it launch in my country 22th June, so far only have chance play with the Sensation...
[HTC Sensation] zukа:
I just don't understand how HTC can still be pushing out phones that are so laggy. I love HTC, but this is just getting ridiculous. Launcher Pro Plus feels like heaven compared to Sense, unless it's running on an optimized ROM, in which case it's pretty good.

I'm probably going to get in trouble for giving good points to the iPhone here, but if you use even the latest and greatest HTC handset in comparison to an iPhone 4 you notice how laggy it is in scrolling, swiping across screens, pinch to zoom etc.

If you count the Magic, Desire/Incredible, Desire HD and now the Sensation, this is their fourth generation flagship phone and we're still dealing with User Interface lag. I just don't understand. We here know that if you root and get the right custom ROM, sense can be a very good launcher, but if I was a guy on the street who'd just purchased a Sensation, I'd be feeling pretty pissed if I played around with an iPhone. Responsiveness and snappiness is key for a touch screen phone, and HTC just haven't got it right yet.

One of the Sensation reviews said something like "The sensation is fast, but it's not smooth." I don't really care if I can open an app in the blink of an eye if scrolling through it is like combing through tangled hair.
[HTC Sensation] IJS-T:
from:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/htc-sensation-review/

Basically, what I get from this is that the software is trying to enhance the sharpness of the photo by making same coloured area's look like on specific area. As stated, this is done by Noise-reducing, which is a software add-on in the HTC Sensation's camera software.

Givin the fact that Customrom Android Revulotion for HTC sensation tweaked the camerasoftware a bit already, I presume(and please correct me if I'm wrong in any way), that this can be altered in the future, if a dev. sees need of doing so.

However, any alterations in software will be put on hold as long as HTC will keep the Sensation's bootloader locked. So till the bootloader is unlocked, your best hope is that HTC will improve this with an OTA.
[HTC Sensation] McT1980:
Lmao...

I don't have issues with my Sensation, sense is a bit more laggy than ADWLauncher EX. No lag anywhere else really. All good! To many trolls around...

Off topic: Looks like the birth of Ragnaros...
[HTC Sensation] eyegor:
WOW Someone serisously suggested waiting for a NEW version of Android!?

Dude, if you think like THAT you will NEVER buy a new phone. Android ships out a new version every 7 months TOP.
[HTC Sensation] Maedhros:
Go google Inspire 4G super Lcd SLCD S-LCD etc.

It has a super LCD. All Desire HD NA varients do.

Quick google: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_inspire_4g-3706.php

Obviously u didnt read early XDA Inspire 4g topics.

Go Compare your Screen to a Desire or a Desire S and then compare to a regular LCD Screen...

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] xakarix84:
not sure though, my guess in file compression because read somewhere else telling sensation have average few hundred KB per photo, while sgs2 have average 2mb per photo. and sgs2 didnt wipe hardly to get lesser noise than sensation.

I probably will wait until either somebody optimize sensation camera or sgs2 got its macro focus issue fixed (if possible)...

Or maybe if this rumor babe arrive... XD

gpad . tv / phone / htc-evo-4g-plus
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tempest_Inc:
Hello,

I recently purchased a domain for my computer repair business. I decided to host my email from Google apps free, as i don't have 8 employees.... Any way i came across this video to walk me through setting it up but i dont have the "SSL Always" option.

I ahve an HTC Evo 4G, running CM7.0.3 with the Tiamat 4.0.5 SBC kernel.

I can send email out from the hosted email account but i cant recieve. the email comes back and reads " This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed.

steven@MyDomain.com

Technical details of permanent failure:

Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain.

The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 #5.1.0 Address rejected Steven@MyDomain.com (State 14)"

Ive had no luck cross referencing this. more importantly im wondering why i have no "SSL only" option.

Also i'm using the Mail client not the Gmail client as i cant stand the Gmail Client.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nyPBq54eUM&feature=player_embedded
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
This post should possibly be on a BMW forum, but my SGS1 worked with my car, my new SGS2 does not...

My car is invisible to the phone and visa versa. I have had the phone for a few days only, so have time to return if if needs be, but of course I'd rather not!

I did not try it with stock ROM but it does not work with either Lite'ning or VillainROM.

Any ideas? (other than try it with stock rom! ;)

tx

Mark
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamanote:
First make sure you set the phone to be discoverable lol. Otherwise...

Model/year? iDrive equipped? If so, CCC or CIC?

My SGSII on VR1.1 works fine with a 2010 X5M with the CIC nav system.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hi

My car is a 2008 320d and it does not have iDrive, but has the Professional audio system.

Its really frustrating as my previous phones as well as my wife's iphone all connect with no problem.

Thanks,

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
I had a 2009 RRS which I'm pretty sure had the same non-integrated Bluetooth as it was sourced from BMW. Older phones worked fine with it but all the newer phones I tried either connected once then failed or never connected. I have a friend with a 2011 7er and the SGS2 paired with it fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hmmm

I may have to return my SGS2 because this is definitely a deal breaker!

Tx

Mark
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
I traded in the car ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamanote:
Probably an incompatibility problem with the older Bluetooth system then.

Short of wiring in an aftermarket bluetooth module I don't think there's anything you can do about it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gibsonus:
Sell the car or install a Parrot
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
hi there

tx

I saw the parrot online today, but its a whole bloody other system, so some more crap to put on my dashboard... UGLY!

What i'd like is (apparently non-existent) a bluetooth bridge, which pairs to older cars and newer phones (or visa versa if you are kinky)

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevehy:
I have both a 2009 5 series and a 2011 MINI Cooper S (both have BMW bluetooth stacks) and the SGS2 pairs with no problem. In the 5 series I found that it did not show up immediately to be paired, but a restart of the phone and discoverable enabled it to show up (although slowly, but once it appeared pairing was enabled without a problem).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Same here, pairs up with my GT-R instantly as long as bluetooth is toggled on the phone. My previous unbranded SGS GT-i9100 also paired up with the GT-R with no problems.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariusi:
I have the same combination as you : 320d 2008 and Sgs 2 . Works without any issues , even better than my old nokia . Does your phone pair with other BT devices (like a hands-free, or a laptop) ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hi,

The car pairs easily with my wife's iphone 3gs.

I had another 320d 2008 before this one (changed body type from saloon to estate) and the previous one had no problems with my SGS1 but my new car struggled but eventually got my SGS1. Now with my SGS2 there is NO sign of anything!

The bluetooth in the car never did find anything though, it was always the phone that found the car, and then the car responded and I entered the code and all was fine...

The phone "sees" all sorts of other cars passing by, other phones, other headsets... so the phone is ok, just the bluetooth on the SGS2 is obviously not backwards compatible, which is a massive bummer.

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0Mudassar:
you probably just need a software update from BMW of your system.

A part of that update is adding various new handsets for compatability to the bluetooth system.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psp888:
I have a 320cd 2003 and my SGS2 connects to its bluetooth no problem. So def not a backwards compatiblity problem as mine is older than yours.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aehmkei:
I would recommend a software Update for your car too.

No problem here with an 2011 120d.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psp888:
try resetting your car BT, clear all settings
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hi guys

Hmmm interesting.

When I had my SGS1 and changed from the 2008 saloon to the 2008 estate and the SGS stopped working with the car, I went to the BMW dealer and they said they do not upgrade the bluetooth. I was shocked since it cant be too hard, and for a company so big on being green (auto stop start etc) making things obsolete before the warranty has expired is pretty harsh.

I dont know how to reset bluetooth on the car, I can switch BT off, but there is no phone in the memory to clear, so dont know how to get the car to reset it's bluetooth. My car has the "Professional" sound system ie the built in bluetooth with steering wheel control.

Any further tips most welcome... but the BWM garage said there is nothing wrong with it, it's my phone.

tx

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psp888:
read the manual, I'm sure it will tell you how to reset it in there. mine invovled pressing the BT button for 10 sec or somthing after turning ignition on.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
no such thing as a bluetooth reset on my 2008 bmw

Hi

there is nothing in the manual about resetting bluetooth.

I called the BMW dealership twice today and spoke to service, both times asked if my phone is on the "compatible list". I said I would not consider buying a phone that was obsolete 2 years ago so I could find something in their very outdated list.

One guy said pulling the battery is the only way to "reset" the electronics, another guy said there is no point in that, you cannot reset it.

They were both baffled that people on this forum have older BMW's that pair to the very same phone.

Tomorrow I pull the battery out and also try pairing my wife's 3Gs for the hell of it.

Tx again,

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Try this...

adb pull /system/etc/bluetooth/audio.conf

*Keep a backup*

Edit in unix friendly text editor. Change max connections to 3 and remove the # from max connections and autoconnect.

Also enable headset and disable sink and others (will disable a2dp which conflicts on bmw and audi).

E.g. like this (don't copy this literally as the carriage returns weren't kept when I pulled this file, edit your own file)

Once done, put push back to sdcard, then enable system rw,

su

mount -o remount rw /system

and finally

cat /sdcard/audio.conf > /system/etc/bluetooth/audio.conf

Reboot and try again. Let us know how you get on.

# Configuration file for the audio service

# This section contains options which are not specific to any # particular interface # NOTE: Enable=Sink means that bluetoothd exposes Sink interface for remote # devices, and the local device is a Source
[General]
Enable=Sink,Control,Headset,Source
Disable=Gateway

#
# Do not require master role for incoming connections
Master=false

# SCO routing. Either PCM or HCI (in which case audio is routed to/from ALSA) # Defaults to HCI #SCORouting=PCM

# Automatically connect both A2DP and HFP/HSP profiles for incoming # connections. Some headsets that support both profiles will only connect the # other one automatically so the default setting of true is usually a good # idea. AutoConnect=true

# Headset interface specific options (i.e. options which affect how the audio # service interacts with remote headset devices)
#[Headset]

# Set to true to support HFP (in addition to HSP only which is the default) # Defaults to false #HFP=true

# Maximum number of connected HSP/HFP devices per adapter. Defaults to 1
MaxConnections=3

# Just an example of potential config options for the other interfaces
[A2DP]
SBCSources=1
MPEG12Sources=0

[AVRCP]
InputDeviceName=AVRCP
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Forgot to say, initiate connection from the phone while car bt menu is searching aka "discoverable", and keep to 4 digit pin.

If this fails go back to bmw. Bluetooth is upgraded when ' progman' is upgraded. You need all your keys and garages don't like doing that as officially it's only a one work unit (20 minute) job. But it takes a couple of hours to flash your car, and often needs more than one attempt. During which time their ecu computer out of action.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hi Crypticc, and thanks for the time you spent giving that input.

On Friday I tried my wife's iPhone 3gs, and it did not pair either!! So I was very encouraged that it could be the car, which is still under guarantee. Today I took it to the BMW dealership, and what do you know, the bluetooth component needs to be replaced. Apparently they have to "re code" it tonight, and tomorrow I will find out of the phone>car is fine... so it is (please god!) likely that the problem was never the phone/car compatibility, but a faulty bluetooth in the car.

I am also hoping I don't have to try your code solution, it's a bit over my head!

I will report back, thank you all for your generous input...

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Lol! Your SGS II won't connect to your car? ...... My SGS II doesn't even connect with my Dell BH200 Bluetooth Headset ;) So much for being the best phone in the world!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Try what I said. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alanjp168:
my sgs2 has no problem pairing bt with my 2009 335, but I did come across some ppl complain that their sgs2 won't pair with their bmw (2008 and earlier), some can pair but failed to sync contacts, I guess its bmws problem, especially the pre LCI models (earlier than 2009), because I haven't seen anyone with these problems on their 2009+ cars.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Do you mean the long Unix text editing post of yours? I'm sorry I couldn't understand that post at all. If you think it is possible for me to connect my SGS II to my Dell BH200 Bluetooth Headset, then please advise me what to do in Simple English Steps keeping in mind that I'm not a techie. :)

I had actually given up on connecting it to my headset!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredphoesh:
Hey crypticc,

Yeah, I turned out very lucky, the car was left there overnight while they flashed it, and this morning they paired it no problem! So thankfully I now have updated firmware for free YESSSS.....

Thanks for your elaborate solution, I hope it helps someone else.

Cheers,

Mark.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
cool. good luck.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
I presume you have adb installed, are rooted, and know adb commands?

If so...

From c: drive on windows, in windows command line

adb pull cp /system/etc/bluetooth/audio.conf audio.conf

edit the audio.conf as I outlined using a unix-friendly text editor (I use Notepad++)

Then push it back to your SD card as follows

adb push audio.conf /sdcard/audio.conf

then use the commands from following post, first doing adb shell to get a phone command line, and starting from cd /sdcard/

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/9659-bluetooth-car-pairing-acore-solved/

Reboot. then try connecting using your normal headset instructions.

If you don't like it you can get back to backup by re-mounting /system as rw per the link above, and then

cat /sdcard/audio.bak > /system/etc/bluetooth/audio.conf
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
"I presume you have adb installed, are rooted, and know adb commands?".....Crypticc

Hi again, Crypticc, I really appreciate the fact that you're trying to help......but I don't have the adb installed on my laptop yet (I have downloaded the android sdk for windows though) and I do not know the adb commands. I am rooted [my phone is too ;) ]

Supposing I install the android sdk and with that ADB, the next step would be to find a Unix editor......You said Notepad++ ..... As far as I know, my laptop (which runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit) only has a Notepad.

Don't you think following the steps given by you would be asking for too much from a rank newbie who knows nothing about programming? :)

Can you tell me what exactly is the problem with SGS II in simple terms & what exactly are we trying to correct here? Don't the Samsung guys know that the users of SGS II might be connecting with Bluetooth headsets other than Samsung, and the device should be ready for that? My Dell BH200 is a relatively new BT Headset which I bought only ONE Year back.....why is it not being discovered by my phone's Bluetooth?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Ok, never mind folks! It's working now :) I figured out what I was doing wrong. It turns out that I had to press two buttons together on my Dell BH200 headset in order to pair it with my SGS II, merely turning the Headset on won't pair it. And to top it, I also checked the quality/volume of Voice Calls via bluetooth and they were PERFECTLY LOUD AND CLEAR. In fact, I had to turn down the volume as it was too loud. So those who are complaining on this forum about low volume of voice calls via Bluetooth need to check their own settings. There is nothing wrong with the phone. It's just perfect :) Touchwood!

PS: Maybe it's the KE8 version which is the best version of SGS II available so far.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticc:
Cool. For the record notepad++ is a windows app. Like notepad on steroids. Look it up. You will one day want to use it