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[HTC Sensation] Crew One:
I won't tell you the pro's and con's for each phone. They have been discussed to death already.

I can tell you what won me over to the Sensational side.

- screen size. I read a lot of mail and internet for my work on the phone. I prefer to have have that little bit extra. I come from a Desire (the original one with amoled), and the sensation screen is every bit as good if you'd ask me, better even. SGS2 might be brighter even, but that doesn't make the sensation screen bad.

- feeling. the sensation just feels more 'solid' in my hand. Apparantly there is such a thing as 'too light'.

- sense. although I use LauncherPro as my launcher, the dialler, mail app, lockscreen, accounts, htc hub are all sense and frankly I would miss them if they weren't there. I love the weather animations, the 4-button lockscreen, etc.

- although I was never dissapointed with the performance of my desire, the sensation performs a lot snappier in about everything. It feels like a real upgrade.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
No worries. I had a Vibrant and loved everything about it (except the GPS). I actually think Samsung makes quality phones and they gear them more towards function over form. Sure, Samsung could make a aluminum body phone but they know the plastic they use is light and doesn't cause reception problems. I am one of the few that actually love TouchWiz. Granted, it got a bad rap back in the Behold II days and rightly so but Samsung stepped it's game up and made it one of the best custom UI's on Android. Some people don't know about all the benefits that Touch Wiz brings to the table such as toggle switched in the notification area and the swiping on a contact name to call or text. They removed the colors around the icons so it doesn't look like the iPhone icons anymore but Samsung knows what there doing by making the colors so vibrant, they almost appear 3D. If your average Joe is shopping for a high end smart phone, the Galaxy S II display is going to attract his attention. Kinda like when your shopping for a TV, all of them have there back light cranked up to 10. They want to catch your eye. Lastly, Samsung killed the 1 ghz processors with it's Hummingbird chip and is now killing the dual cores with it's Exynos chip. Someday people are going to realize, Samsung isn't screwing around anymore.
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
Most truest post ever....
[HTC Sensation] BarryH_GEG:
Seriously, isn't defending the G2X on the G2X forum a full time job for you and JRWingate? This is a thread to compare the Sensation to the SGS2 the latter I'm guessing you've never even seen. Instead you're tanking the Sensation even though it's not even released in large quantities and basing your opinions on your experience of less the 24 hours. If someone with a couple of hours of hands-on time posted what you did on the G2X forum you would have flamed them in to oblivion. As an ex-G2X owner who was bombarded by your rhetoric for months, why don't you give the Sensation a chance in the wild before totally picking it apart? And it could be quad-core, 4GB ram, 32GB storage, and have a full HD retina display and you'd still think the G2X was the better phone. I have a SGS2 and have spent a couple of hours using a Euro-Sensation in the UK on Vodafone. They're both solid choices from two reputable companies and each have their benefits and quirks. More than I can say about LG having owned one of their gems.
[HTC Sensation] caedanne:
I just need to say...

There are two brands of smartphones in the world.

Htc and the others...
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
My rhetoric? I do nothing but help people out with there issues that arise with the G2X and god knows there are many. Hell, I had to return 3 of them just to get one without and bugs which I already stated in the G2X forums. I am doing the same thing with the Sensation as the G2X which is returning the one I have that is obviously bugged. The reason why I couldn't use it for more than 24 hours is because it got so damn hot it froze within 30 minutes then started rebooting on me. I took it back and will purchase it again when I can buy it from a T-Mobile store just encase I have to return it more than a couple times like I did with the G2X. If I end up getting a good Sensation then I will talk good about it to. Ultimately, I am waiting for the SGSII to hit the states and in my opinion that is the GOD of all phones. I am just toying around with the G2X and the Sensation until I can get my hands on one. By the way, your damn right I will defend a phone if I have a working one with no bugs. If people can do nothing but ***** like a little girl (like yourself) all day long on these forums then I have every right to post my positive experiences.

Lastly, I have seen and played with a SGSII. My brother uses one on ATT but I refuse to use ATT so I will not be ordering one until it gets T-Mobile/Verizon bands.

PS. Sorry you had a bad experience with the G2X....Mines been stellar!!!:D:D:D:D
[HTC Sensation] caedanne:
Bad luck... all your phones need to be replaced... ;)
[HTC Sensation] BarryH_GEG:
The difference between you and me, other than a massive deviation in our posts to thanks ratio, is objectivity. Getting back to the point of this thread, I posted the below yesterday in response to someone being concerned about getting an SGS2.

Here's some things to consider with the SGS2. Some of what's listed effects different users to different degrees.

- Display

There's a band on the left side that seems discolored on a gray background at 20% brightness in the dark. Some see it in everyday use, some don't. I'd venture a guess that more don't or the hue and cry would be louder. If you're anal retentive about your display, check out the 60 page thread.

- Wi-Fi

Seems wonky for some users. It may be equipment specific (EG: router) or strangeness with a particular handset. There's a couple of threads running on that.

- 2G/3G/4G

There's some connectivity issues depending on what network you're on. Make sure your location and/or carrier aren't ones people may be having issues with.

- Audio

If you're an audiophile there's a couple of threads on audio performance which, due to a number of factors, has been deemed by pros to be below that of the original Galaxy.

- Camera

There's a bunch of threads on stills and video. Read them if you're a heavy camera user. Biggest issue now is a pink spot showing up photographing white backgrounds in natural light.

- Battery

Average at best. As things currently are, plan on 10-16 hours depending on how you use the phone. There's an issue in 2.3.3. that effects dual-core phones and Samsung's issuing an update to 2.3.4. any day now which is supposed to correct it.

Based on the way I (and only I) use the phone I'm very happy and the above issues either don't bother me or don't effect me. The phone's fast, the display is beautiful, and it's a great all around device. Compare your hot buttons to those of others and if you think you're good, by all means get the phone.

If instead of accusing people of being "little girls" you tried to provide neutral and balanced information, maybe your thanks count would be higher and your opinion more considered. While I love my phone that doesn't mean that I have to become a zealot about it or turn a blind eye toward its faults. Nor tear apart other phones to make me feel better about mine. The point of posting the above is twofold. It should make Sensation users realize no phone, even the almighty SGS2, is perfect. And that people's expectations and opinions of issues and problems vary wildly. Other than calling me a little girl, that post was the most considered I've seen you write.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
LOL, your bragging about your thanks ration. I could give two ****s what your thank ration is and for that matter what mine is. If you look at my first couple of posts in the G2X forum you will see that I was talking about the bugs I was having with it but since I got a working one on my forth try, I have said good things about it. I got a bad Sensation so I will post the problems I had with it just like I did the G2X. Sorry if you think that's bashing but I think it's informing. If I happen to get a bug filled SGSII I will post about them as well until I get one without them. SO I ask you, why is it not ok for me when I post problems I had with the Sensation but it's ok for you to post problems you had with the G2X. Oh I forgot, you have more thanks. Congratulations...Here's your E Cookie!!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
now grow up the pair of you and act mature. Stop bickering over phones. People have asked general questions not to have people slag each other off
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Your right. It's stupid. I have my opinions and just because some people can't handle them doesn't mean I need to respond to the immaturity.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Thank you. Two wrongs dont make a right. Some people like coffee some people like tea. No point arguing which better is it. Same applies here. Both phones suffer from bugs. People just need information.

Well done jrwingate6 I like your reply as well
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
Far too much *****ing going on in here.

I have both phones and I think the strengths of each phone will appeal to different people, ultimately you are getting a superb phone whichever one you choose.
[HTC Sensation] intruda119:
Plus 1 for your post. I just hope that people take the first couple of pages from general section with a grain of salt. Not everyone is dealing with the same issues either sgs2 or sensation. If you look at any complaint thread with lots of post I gaurantee that there might be less then 10 users having that problem.
[HTC Sensation] skylite:
While most here are talking about speed, power and performance, I would like to bring another take to the discussion. For me, I bought the Sensation over GS2 for various reasons.

Though the GS2 benchmarks show that it is clearly a superior device, my main concern is if it can survive the 2 years contract that I am tied down with when purchasing the phone. The build quality of the Sensation somehow allows me to feel more comfortable with this decision. My previous phones where HTC Touch HD, Hero, Desire, and now the Sensation.

I have friends who are still using the Samsung Omnia and it seems to have a bad operating life. It went for servicing earlier this year and it has already broken down again last month. While the Omnia might be a very early Samsung device, the build quality doesn't seem to have changed much. That said, I have not touched any GS2 physically, but from videos, it can be seen to be quite plastic and my concern is if it can survive more than a few knocks.

Hope this helps in your consideration as well =).
[HTC Sensation] saveferris:
I have dropped my Galaxy S2 twice now, the latest was last night, I was eating a pickle when the damn thing fell out of my hands, in frustration( I really wanted that pickle ) I picked the pickle up and though it as far as I could.....In the motion of throwing it my phone came out of my front jumper pocket and went flying towards the concrete...to my surprise all i have is a couple of scratches...still hurts though.

If that was my Desire HD it would have dints and paint peeling off the metal
[HTC Sensation] idavid_:
Exactly! Why is it so hard to understand for some people?
[HTC Sensation] lukesan:
This made me laugh.

See people, it's all about setting priorities! :D
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
I dropped my Desire HD 4 times on the footpath, no dents, just scratches or scuffs or whatever. fell twice face down, im not saying just throwing it gently, flung out of my lap as i got out of the driver seat, it was connected to the charger, charger pulled off phone whipped out, not a single scratch on the screen, and phone works PERFECTLY.
[HTC Sensation] ivo34:
SGS2 lock like a samsumg make a clone from Iphone and HD2,sensation is a completely a new device,inside and outside,SGS2is a very good device,but for me is like the "Ugly Betty" phone..........I love my sensation!!:D
[HTC Sensation] McT1980:
/Signed!:D
[HTC Sensation] lynxboy:
Somebody posted this 19 page comparison between the Sensation and SGS2 (and G2X in parts) in another forum and it's a fascinating read. It's in Swedish but Google Translate does a great job! Some very in-depth performance tests and analysis similar to Anandtech/GSMArena give some great insight into the strengths of each handset. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.

http://translate.google.com/transla...nsation-tungviktare-med-hoeg-upploesning.html

Regards.
[HTC Sensation] BBOOZE:
I was able to play with a Sensation today at a T-Mobile shop and this phone is BIG! Really thin and slick looking but way bigger than my current G2 in terms of screen size. I have somewhat small hands and was wondering if it would be annoying to reach App icons in the upper corners.
[HTC Sensation] aviatorarun:
As per the article, HTC failed deliberately in Signal Strength (3G as well as Wifi). I think signal strength is the key factor for a phone - a very basic function what it is intended to do.

Check out the results published by them

Design and construction quality: Winner HTC Sensation

Screen: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Camera and video recorder: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Sound quality and volume: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and coverage: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Software and Operating Systems: Winners HTC Sensation

The phone as a media player: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

CPU performance: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Graphics Performance: Winners Samsung Galaxy S II

Speaker Volume: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Power consumption: Winner Samsung Galaxy S II

Final Score: 2-9

It makes me to go for SGS II.
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
Here are my fairly brief thoughts on the matter, try as I might I cannot see the 'death grip' problem as a big problem. I can barely get it to occur. A lot of big tech sites are going to town on this without testing more than one handset by the looks of it.

http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=341443&view=findpost&p=1726469
[HTC Sensation] Maedhros:
Hmm... some nice points.

However I dont see how some of your thoughts on the broser and stuff can be accurate?

My Desire HD with custom rom and OC to 1.8 ghz is not as smooth as the SGS2. So how can the Sensation @ 1.2 ghz be as smooth?

Secondly... the Screen on the Inspire 4G is better then the Sensations Screen, and I notice no pixelsation. Ofc I dont put my eye directly on the screen, nor do I view Text at 100x zoom or with a magnifying scope...

Also... SAMOLED is better then the Inspire 4gs screen... so I find it hard to belive the Sensation has an equal screen to the SGS2...

Edit:

My sister Droped my Desire HD once.

The metal frame is bulged out and it has deep scratches on the corner where it originally hit.
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
I said -

The Samsung's hardware accelerated scrolling is definitely smoother but there isn't a huge difference here.

I didn't say it was better or equal, I said -

Obviously blacks are grey and the colours don't pop as much, but the slightly higher resolution and crispness is very nice on the Sensation.

I gave my opinions on both phones without trying to say which one was better as they are both quite different and will appeal to different people.

You seem to be bothered purely about performance therefore you should get the Galaxy S II and stop complaining so much in all of the threads on here.
[HTC Sensation] LvDisturbed1:
How is the gpu compared to sgs2? More importantly, which gpu will get the most support from devs?
[HTC Sensation] Toysrusie:
Found your post on the MoDaCo forum after reading the thread referencing Paul O'Brien here. Was just returning to this thread to drop in a link to your review :)

Really enjoyed the mini-review and felt that it got a lot more right than many of the big review sites. As you and Paul suggested, there are differences between the 2 phones but they're probably not enough to make anyone regret purchasing either one. In fairness, that's the conlusion most of the reviews arrive at too.

I'm also perplexed by the coverage that the 'death grip' is getting. Seems a bit of a storm in a teacup.
[HTC Sensation] mouzaihem:
Whichever one you buy: you'll be happy with it. HTC and Samsung have respectively released incredible devices, choosing between the two for me personally became a form vs function kind of thing and I'll try my luck with a soon to be rooted (hopefully) sensation. But it wasn't like if I bought the gs2 I was gonna go "oh wow, this phone sucks." There both great phones, you'll be happy with whatever choice you make.
[HTC Sensation] xnpu:
Sensation

To add my 2 cents:

After reading up a lot on both phones and being unable to decide between the S2's seemingly superior hardware vs. the Sensation's sturdier build and Sense software I ended going to a shop here in HK a few hours ago for a hands-on and final purchase decision.

Tried them both for a bit and went with the Sensation. As expected, both are lighting fast and show similar performance. The Samsung may feel less sturdy, but it was acceptable in my opinion. (Neither phone felt as solid as my Nexus One or iPhone 4, but this isn't the highest priority for me.)

What convinced me to buy the Sensation was, quite surprisingly, the screen. I expected the S2's screen to be similar or better than the Nexus One's screen (AMOLED version) but instead it seemed, for a lack of better words, "blurry" or "dizzying". Changing phones or lowering the brightness did not seem to help.

Playing with the Sensation for a few hours there's just one thing that bugs me: the "wifi death grip". The hotel WiFi may not be the strongest, but I hold the Sensation and the Nexus One in exactly the same way and only the Sensation drops WiFi and switches back to HSDPA.

To state the obvious, I recommend you try before you buy.
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
Great post. It sums up the situation very well really, if you judge the phones on paper the Galaxy S II has it quite comfortably... until you actually try them.
[HTC Sensation] hycian:
HTC Sensation + 1

Simply because of the better build quality, a phone that doesn't look like an i-crap clone and more importantly, it has the DARN FREAKING LED indicator in front to notify you of missed calls or when your battery is being charged / charged up! It's those tiny touch that adds up to user experience. Kudos to HTC...
[HTC Sensation] sbryan12144:
It all comes down to what you like. They're both going to be rooted eventually. If you want a phone for its overlay, the Sensation is the best choice. If you want it for ASOP or CM7, the SGSII is better. They're both capable of great things.
[HTC Sensation] Cogiflux:
Just my two cents... after some checking on google for both gpu and after looking at GLBenchmark results, from a technical point of view, if I did no mistakes, it appears that the Sensation has a slight advantage in texture loading and a big advantage in polygons count, while the SGS2 has a big advantage in raw multitexturing fillrate.

It seems that this could be because the SGS2 appears to have eight texture units, while the sensation has only two, but the SGS2 do have only one vertex processing units while the Sensation has two.
[HTC Sensation] karnovaran:
What is your reasoning for this? HTCs have always been the best option for AOSP due to their driver friendliness. Samsungs still require more engineering to get CM functional and to this day it doesn't appear there has been a fully stable release on a Galaxy S variant.
[HTC Sensation] sbryan12144:
Well, when you consider ASOP or CM7, it basically utilizes the hardware and at a hardware standpoint, the SGSII is better considering the battery life, size, and display. Both the Sensation and the SGSII will be great on a ASOP/CM7 rom, but it's overlay is the same, so the dog fight really goes down to the hardware, and as much as I love the Sensation, the SGSII seems to have a little better hardware (to a certain extent).

Also, I have a SGS Captivate and CM7 has a very stable release, so I don't know where your getting your info there.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
What good is the LED indicator when you can't even see it unless your in a pitch black room? Seriously, why did HTC make the indicator light so damn dim?
[HTC Sensation] Robboftw:
While it can be awkward to see sometimes, at least it has one. Huge omission from the SGS2.
[HTC Sensation] mike21pr:
Samsung personally gave a CM developer a free GSII for them to work their magic.

if anyone is getting CM7, its the GSII. That being said, the Sensation is also a sure thing once the bootloader is unlocked.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Would a LED indicator be a deciding factor to you when buying a phone? I haven't had one since my Nexus One and that was 3 phones ago. I can honestly say that after a year living without it, I don't miss it at all. Was it nice to have? Yea of course but the only time I ever needed it was when I got out of the shower since that's really the only time someone is without there phone to the point they can't hear it ring. It doesn't take much for me to hit the power button once a day to check if I missed anything.
[HTC Sensation] SkilletDesire:
Haha LED Indicator what a joke. They will make a mod for the menu keys to flash for the SGS2. You guys should take a chance with the SGS2 coming from the Desire HD I don't regret it!

I went with the Desire HD cause it beat the SGS hands down last year. I was expecting HTC to step up to the dual core mark with the competition heating up but they fell short dismally. Does HTC think consumers are dumb? Probably yes!
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
I agree with SkilletDesire, Light Flow maker can easily use lights of the keys for missed calls and miss sms.

Actually my heart is going toward SGS2 even if I will miss the lovely Sense 3.0, here are my points:

Sensation has problems such as:

-Death grip

-Locked bootloader (till now) and even if HTC will unlock it nobody knows when, could be after a week or 6 months!

-Screen is better than DHD under sunlight from what I heard but still not sufficiant and of course not as good as SGS2

-Speaker is better than DHD but only slightly better, they are using perhaps the very average Desire one while the Arc and SGS2 have powerfull one.

-Camera is also better than DHD but again the difference is not huge enough, SGS2 is better!

-Price in my country...SGS2 = 675$ and Sensation = 750$

So as you can see there are too much points where Sensation loses against SGS2 for me, the only 2 things where it wins are Sense 3.0 and qHD

Oh btw I was a happy user of N1 for a good year and now DHD
[HTC Sensation] naimmkassim:
I disagree with the dim LED. For me, my sensation LED is much more bright than my DHD.

;)
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
The galaxy s2 is not without its faults either. Dodgy flash support, button issues, screen burning, yellowish tint to the left of the screen and some others. Head over to the gs2 threads and find out yourself
[HTC Sensation] zepp3lin:
Hi Guys,

You can choose any phone you like as long as it's not an Iphone. As long as you don't donate your hard working money to Steve Jobs, it's ok...

Be it HTC or Samsung both are good working smart phones.

Coming from Desire HD with a stable, little bug free customs rom, I'll choose a HTC Sensation anytime for my next upgrade. The most important to me is to get it root and full support from the Devs here to get a damn freeking awesome performance phone.
[HTC Sensation] qalidor:
HTC sensation for me. When you take a Samsung phone in your hand,

It's feel like a fake of a iphone "made in china".
[HTC Sensation] ippokratis:
i agree with you
[HTC Sensation] Blagoja D.:
HTC Sensation definitely. Initial tests might show the SG2 better in the hardware department but those mean squat, none of those benchmark programs are optimized for dual core processors anyways.

As for everything else, Sensation beats SG2 in every aspect. The feel, the build, the resolution! (Major factor).