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[HTC Sensation] Xonotron:
I just talked to HTC Support via web-chat. "Saliah" just told me "Es wurden in allen Geraten das gleiche Display verbaut." which means that all devices have the same display.

When I told her about this thread and all the photos and posts here she said "Bitte schenken Sie nicht originalen HTC Seiten kein 100% Glauben." which means I should not believe what I read on non HTC pages. :D

They seem to live in their own little parallel Universe :o
[HTC Sensation] whodatfever:
Is there a specific manufacture date that would give me a better chance at getting a Sharp display when I return my Acer display to Walmart? These grid lines are driving me bananas.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
I've had two Sharps, 5/27 & 6/3
[HTC Sensation] martinchavez90:
Just type in dmesg ... And yes a lot of words come out just copy and email it to yourself and just use the find tool to find ur display type hope this helps !
[HTC Sensation] Dolphinwigs:
both the one made in china and the one made in taiwan are AUO_NT in terminal. weird that i can tell them apart though. (taiwan) one is brighter and the brightness seems to fuzz the edges of icons and stuff ya know what i mean? and the other is slightly darker tint to it but the icons look better slightly (china). both were set to max brightness, without auto, then with auto, with all power saving settings turned off. still differed to the same degree.

oh and also i noticed the newer one (by 3 days) which is the on from china, the lighted touch buttons turn off with the light sensor much more quickly than the taiwan one. the taiwan one sits with them on for a long while before they turn off. So my chinese one will save battery more and responds better in that aspect as well. i wonder which i should keep since i like the brighter one but the one with a new manufacture date (6/5/11) from china seems built a little better from these observations. taiwan manufacture date is 6/2/11.

china- kingston 8gb class 4 card, smaller design and easier to get out of phone.

taiwan- sandisk 8gb class 4 card, bulky but same card basically.

both have good history with me (if bought from a good source so they aren't fake). so im thinking the kingston for the ease of removal. the sandisk was a pain to get out without scraping or pulling the wrong way. kingston slipped right out with ease. but....

which phone should i go with? cuz im supposed to be sending the taiwan one back to tmobile today.
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
Chances are you will get sharp next. Imo I saw those lines too and hated it. I replaced it, got a sharp and love it..
[HTC Sensation] C0NAN:
I had a tough time finding the identification line, had to use a magnifying glass while scrolling slowly several times! :D
[HTC Sensation] Dolphinwigs:
ugh... that app needs a find/search feature
[HTC Sensation] Dolphinwigs:
i think they are all the same like that other guy posted. just some else is written differently in different phones. cuz with 2 AUO and they both look great, no lines or any issues, but still like i said you can still tell them apart from each other.
[HTC Sensation] navillos:
What are you people saying to get these exchanged?
[HTC Sensation] PurpleSkyz:
Epic.

So I got my third replacement.

I open the box, and leave the rest intact. Turn it on, right on boot i notice its a AUO crapzorz.

Then I get into the configuration menu, and what do i notice, a huge white and circular dust particle right under the screen, more like a lice than dust looking at its size, bigger that a dead pixel. And I see ANOTHER one on the bottom corner.

I put the phone right back, hand wrote a quick letter, and send it back at the closest post office for a total refund. I keep hearing about HTC quality. Quality is not resumed to heavy feeling metal looking devices. My first HTC was a Hero (EU), I loved it but it had 9 dead pixels, seriously, 9 dead pixels.

I remember my Motorola droid. That was quality. But then again, my milestone 2's motoblur is what pushed me to HTC. So they aren't any better ><

Bye Bye HTC, im gonna go in the shops tomorrow and look at the galaxy s2 if im happy with the screen, its mine

EDIT: because i feel someone who hasn't read this whole thread is going to comment, all the sensations I had had a highly distorted and saturated earpiece on female high pitched sound, the worst calling quality I have ever heard on any phones I have owned. That is the actual reason i got it sent for a replacement in the first place, each replacement unit came with more problems.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Man, that sucks. Quality is not consistent, that's for sure.
[HTC Sensation] Running Sloth:
Sooo tempted to send my N1 for warranty (the reason i got the sensation) and just get a replacment till the N3 (rumored)

(edited)

Though will say, bugs aside, this is a good phone.
[HTC Sensation] Bogdanbd:
Yep you are right here..sadly. And not only the this , but the external speaker is of poor quality too, when it rings it emits also a high pitch sound..

I am at the second Sensation it it does the same.

It is light years away in sound quality compared with a Desire S (that I have) for both speakers: external and earpiece.

I have put below DS vs Sensation, you judge which is better..Sensation has Sharp display.
[HTC Sensation] greengoldmello:
I want to comment on those that said that the sensation had better viewing in the sunlight. I thought this to be true at first, but it is not. the Sensations auto brighness is very good, but for it to be visible in sunlight, it has to crank the brightness to max. the g2x screen is much brighter.
[HTC Sensation] umd:
I don't understand what you meant. Are you saying that if we set the brightness max for both G2X will perform better under sunlight?
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Lol...that's ridiculous. It's funny how two different reps have said two different things.
[HTC Sensation] greengoldmello:
sorry, I was rushing, but yes, that's what I was saying.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Yea, the Sensation's display when set to auto does not crank the display up to 100% in direct sunlight for some reason which I think is completely wrong. When both the G2X and Sensation are manually set to 100%, the Sensation is in fact better in direct Sunlight. It's definitely noticeable.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Yup, if true, there's something definitely wrong here. I dint get a chance to test this on my last two units, but when the new one comes in, I'll check it.
[HTC Sensation] |Melvin|:
mine is sharp and yea i notice the colors wash out

btw i didnt found the info in the lines op provided... i found mine a little before that lines
[HTC Sensation] xdviper:
****, I ordered an replacement due to dust under the screen for my Sensation with the Sharp display, today I got the replacement, looked good so far, then I checked it out, it's the AUO one. It's not that bad but it DOES have that purpleish tint to it.

I'm keeping it, it looks fine.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
So you saying once you have both phones set to 100%, the G2X is still the better performer in direct sunlight? I have had both displays on the Sensation and both of them performed better in direct sunlight when set to max brightness but when the Sensation is set to auto then the G2X wins since the Sensations software isn't cranking the brightness to 100%.

I currently have the Sharp display which I think isn't quite as good as the AUO in direct sunlight. I can post pictures of both phones next to each other while sitting in direct sunlight with both displays cranked to max brightness.

I don't know if you have a bad display or what but the Sensation is probably the best device I've ever used in direct Sunlight.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Wow, so the sensation doesn't go up to 100% with auto brightness on? All this time I thought it did because it is VERY easy to see in direct sunlight. And that was with my sharp display. I'll test out my new one and put it on 100%.

Even on auto brightness, it has been the best display I have ever used in sunlight.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Yea, don't get me wrong. It still performs well with auto on but it performs even better when set to 100%.

I never keep auto on anyway because it actually uses more battery power due to the light sensor having to tell the display to dim or get brighter. I have 3 Presets on my home screen for the display. One for outdoors, one for indoors and one for bed. I get more life from my battery just keeping it on one setting.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Using the stock power widget thing?
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Nah, I use "Switch Pro". It gives you more switches in less space. I have 8 switches in a 4x1 widget. It is also customizable so you can mess with the colors or make it transparent. It's my most used app.
[HTC Sensation] sonnysekhon:
Got 2 of them in the mail today (from ebay). Both have a SHARP panel but one had a bad yellow tint. I have attached pictures but the difference is more prominent than it looks in the pics. Sorry for the image quality, I only had my Nexus S at my disposal.

The 'good screen' has a couple of dust particles underneath it. I am a little angry as I don't have the luxury to return it to T-Mobile like you guys.

So I have decided to keep the one with the dust particles and sell the other as the yellow tint will annoy the bejesus out of me.
[HTC Sensation] Bogdanbd:
From where did you get Switch pro?
[HTC Sensation] ransome7:
On the bottom of the boxes , do they both say Super LCD ?
[HTC Sensation] sonnysekhon:
Yes, but that part of the box is standard for all phones right? It's the sticker that has the different info.

BTW, the bad one is dated 5/24, the one with dust underneath is 6/01. I have read most of this thread and other thread regarding build issues. Seems like there is no co-relation between the mfg. date and the build quality.
[HTC Sensation] familyhousing:
Sharp display here. Vodafone UK branded. The screen washes out after about 20-30 degrees, screen power usage is good.

Compared it to the incredible S display, and despite the resolution difference, I slightly prefer that screen over sensation.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Completely agree about the Sharp screen washing out after 20 - 30 degrees. To the people with the AOU screens, does it wash out after tilting the phone to some degrees like in the Sharps?
[HTC Sensation] BonesRed:
I've tried emailing the output to myself and searching but I get no results. Seems a little weird. I'm doing this from the terminal emulator on my phone though so perhaps that's the reason why.

Hmmm is there any reason why the terminal emulator app wouldn't output the stats about my display?
[HTC Sensation] eXelero:
mine is SHARP, too. :)
[HTC Sensation] borodin1:
Try doing it right after reboot.
[HTC Sensation] snoogan:
Just posting my results:

Panel : AUO_NT

Date: 5/31/2011

Looks good to me, but I only have my original G1 to compare it to..heh.
[HTC Sensation] bcpk:
25/05/2011, Taiwan, Sharp Panel.

To people who want to find it on their phone:

enter "dmesg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt" into Terminal Emulator, then open that text file and search for "panel".
[HTC Sensation] ransome7:
Sharp....

We need side by side comparisons , only way to know for sure
[HTC Sensation] slamslugeren:
Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP

No problems so far.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Sharp. No problems so far. Only some ghosting when scrolling, which i believe is normal. Viewing angle worse than on Desire, but still ok.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP
[HTC Sensation] ingekeith:
Sharp - Looks good to me!

06/01/2011
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
How does everyone find out the date of manufacturer? It's not on the Vodafone UK box, unless I'm being EXTREMELY blind!!
[HTC Sensation] phonegod:
mine say sony
[HTC Sensation] bcpk:
Should be on the large white sticker with the barcodes, at the very bottom. "Packed: XX/XX/2011"
[HTC Sensation] sorcerika:
<6>[21997.795532] Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP

5/11/2011
[HTC Sensation] borodin1:
whoa..... are you the only one with sony so far?
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
Seriously don't remember seeing that but I'll look again this evening
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Where's your phone made???
[HTC Sensation] Pikaraph:
Here I have PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP. I bought it 23th of May in France.

No problem so far, short view angles, but who's looking his screen from a side ?!
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Market. Support the developer. It's a great app
[HTC Sensation] SykesAT:
panel_type=PANEL_ID_PYD_AUO_NT

Just received my phone a few days ago. Ordered online with t-mo. Box date 6-5-11

From the posts it seems like quality goes old sharp, AUO and then the new sharp is the best display. Is that right?
[HTC Sensation] xdviper:
Alright here's my deal, hopefully someone can help me out. At home I have both the sharp and Acer displays, the sharp ive had since buying the phone and ordered a replacement due to having small specs of dust underneath the screen. Now the Acer display one feels like flimsy and has the speaker rattle and sounds very low. The sharp is louder just a little and feels solid.

Which one do I keep and send back?

The Acer does look good but for some reason it feels like the sharp has a better display, provably a placebo from this forum cause everyone says sharp is the best.

What do you guys think?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
That's the way the consensus seems. By the way, what do YOU think about the display quality?
[HTC Sensation] SykesAT:
I'm coming from an SGS Vibrant, I can only compare it to that.

Looking head on, for text and web type things I prefer the Acer qHD due to the higher res/pixel density but... There is a significant contrast deficiency. Pictures lose an awful lot of detail and look flat and dull. Videos are even worse. Color does not seem to be that good either but the s-amoled was over saturated so it may not be fair to compare.

Talking about videos (either taken by the phone or HD youtube) they look grainy, I can see a grid, maybe its the pixels, but the look awful. I could pick out the pixels on the S-AMOLED but only with text. Pictures and videos looked great.

In fact multi-media on the phone is my biggest grip with the Sensation so far. I'm not a huge gamer but I do want pics and vids to look good.

Viewing angles are no where near as good as the s-amoled. But I'm the only one using the phone so view angels are not that important to me.
[HTC Sensation] rive-noob:
is there a way, other than installing a terminal emulator, to distinguish between the two displays?:confused:

because i'm about to buy another one, but in the shop I can't ask to install my sim, set up the gmail account and install the terminal emulator:(

:)
[HTC Sensation] idavid_:
I got the Sharp one. I think it's nice, my only complaint are the viewing angles.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] Paging Dr B:
Don't worry about it. When you go to the store, if you like the display then who cares? No one here is going to ever see your phone, and odds are you're not going to have two sensations with you at all times to compare screens with. Unbox it, turn it on, and just enjoy whatever screen you get.
[HTC Sensation] Paging Dr B:
Viewing angles on the other screen aren't anything to write home about either. ;)
[HTC Sensation] zmfl:
Sharp display.

Don't know the shipping date since I don't have the box. Any way to see it without the box?

The phone is 2 weeks old and it has no dust, but it does have the unlock and swype problems...
[HTC Sensation] whodatfever:
Ok. Originally had a 5/24 Sharp display and dropped it. Returned it to Walmart and got a 6/30 AUO display. Knew it immediately as the screen grid was obnoxious and flatout ruined the screen quality coming from a Sharp. I mean, it was bad. I returned it again and asked for the latest manufacture date they had, crossed my fingers and once the phone booted up and my wallpaper came up I knew IMMEDIATELY that it was a Sharp. Everything was gorgeous again. I didn't even bother testing in emulator till I got home. No need to, it was so friggin obvious from the quality I was seeing. Nevertheless, I do now have a 6/4 Sharp display and I'm not parting with this one for any reason. I will not risk getting an Acer screen again.

Happy as can be!

:)
[HTC Sensation] mean-machine:
My phone's date is 24.06.2011 so pretty new. It was made in China and has got AUO screen. I haven't seen a Sharp screen, but I wouldn't exchange mine. No pink tint, no dust, no banding, no grid lines. I can't see anything apart from lovely vivid colours, vivid, but not over-saturated like in SGS2 I saw last weekend (so over-saturated it actually hurt my eyes).
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
This us my experience exactly, I could tell when I got my sharp that it was a sharp cause I had Auo before. Yuck. Got a new one in route, let's see which I get when it come. No need for the emulator ..
[HTC Sensation] Bogdanbd:
Thx, but I really cannot find this on the market, maybe a link would be helpfull.
[HTC Sensation] bobsbbq:
Just do a search for switchpro. I found it the first time.
[HTC Sensation] ROM_Guest:
Box 5/31/2011

Battery cover 5/17/2011

Display = Sharp
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Are people talking about the lines that appear on the AUO screens if you tilt it a bit? If so, I think I can understand why that'd be annoying...
[HTC Sensation] martinchavez90:
Can u take a few pic of ur screen head on and side view we haven't seen any made in China pics
[HTC Sensation] karnovaran:
Extended controls is another good app.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Hate to say it, but so far there seems to be no pattern as to what HTC is doing. I guess they are pretty much going with whatever they have on hand as far as panels go. So whatever gets picked up during assembly is put on.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Just noticed a weird thing. On their product page, AUO does not list the QHD 4.3". All they have are:

Model	Size	Resolution (pixel)

H154QN01	1.54"	240 R.G.B x 240

H220QN02	2.2"	240 R.G.B. x 320

H240QN02	2.4"	240 R.G.B. x 320

H354VL01	3.54"	640 R.G.B. x 960

H367VL01	3.67"	480 R.G.B x 854

H397VN01	3.97"	480 R.G.B x 864

H428VL01	4.28"	480 R.G.B x 854

H430VL02	4.3"	480 R.G.B. x 800

OLED	3.5"	360 R.G.B x 640
[HTC Sensation] KeeperOfThePizza:
This kinda makes me extremely angry if this is the case, if i get a Acer screen I'm sending it back. I can't stand the fact that I have to hope and pray that I get a sharp panel. It's almost as bad as Dell, how they use a bagful of different panels.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Yup, lets see what my 3rd unit will be when it comes in tomorrow. First two were Sharp, but both had some minor issues.
[HTC Sensation] motoman234:
I said in the past that I loved my AUO panel but I ended up having touch screen problems and the display was chewing my battery up like crazy. I took it back and exchanged it for the newest box they had which was dated 6/4/11 and its a Sharp which does seem to be better in my opinion.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
I get my 2nd phone tomorrow. Hopefully it's a sharp.
[HTC Sensation] graffixnyc:
Ditto.. Especially coming from a sharp..
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
ah my first one was aou thank god i sent it in and got a sharp.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Yep, my first one was a sharp too.

I can't believe I'm this damn nervous about something on a phone....phones shouldn't do this to me.
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
I got a replacement on the way as well. Hope It's a sharp. I won't accept Acer. I'll send it back......
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Yup, guys keep everyone posted. I will when I get mines tomorrow.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
I will too, but I'll be another 1.5 weeks without a phone, and the next one I get might be an acer too.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
How are u guys replacing the phones?
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
for me it was within the 14 day buyers remorse period i called and got them to send me another one the same day while i ship them back the phone the next day. i got my replacement 2 days later.
[HTC Sensation] Towle:
I have the AUO screen made in China. The viewing angles are good but I do see the pixels and everything goes blurry when scrolling through menus, websites, etc. Do the Sharp panels not have any of these issues? I am going to be getting a replacement tomorrow due to overheating and freezing that requires battery pulls, is the Sharp panel a huge difference in quality from the AUO panel?
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
From peoples experience, it seems that its better.
[HTC Sensation] jivemaster:
Mine is AUO_NT. Don't mind it but a bit washed out at 45 degrees or so.
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
when i have the aou it worked better outside in the sun than the sharp panel thats my opinion..
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Do you see any kind of lines that people have been talking about on the AUO?
[HTC Sensation] swiftinmotion:
i cant seem to find out what panel i have looking thru all those lines hurt my eyes cant seem to find it ;[
[HTC Sensation] gotzta:
6/5 box date , Sharp

I think I finally got the "second generation Sharp". This one's viewing angles are noticeably better than my previous Sensations. It still has a bit of a wash out, but definitely not as bad as the other ones were. Quite happy! Returned the last 6/3 Sharp due to major creaking.
[HTC Sensation] jivemaster:
I haven't seen any strange lines or strange pixels or anything like that. Everything is very clear.
[HTC Sensation] wineds:
AUO panel here. oversaturated orange faces a bit like the early amoled desires running eclair. Overall color accuracy very poor compared to my desire hd. in all a very disappointing display for a high end device and hardly worth the extra screen resolution. :(
[HTC Sensation] jankyboy:
Same here. I have the Acer screen and it looks great. Almost looks as if defective sharp and Acer screens made it to the public.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
"out for delivery."

Oh I'm nervous!
[HTC Sensation] jivemaster:
Really? I find the screen quality is far better than the desire hd. Unless you you're looking directly at the desire hd screen, you get blow outs of white that make that screen difficult to read at any angle. Sensation suffers from some viewing angle problems, but nowhere as bad as the hd.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Same here: 7:30am - out for delivery!
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
What a coincidence! My just returned unit was also 6/3 with major creaking. New one coming today.
[HTC Sensation] KeeperOfThePizza:
lmao same here!!
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Agreed. I can only see "lines" if I bring the device up to my nose and I don't think I'll ever be using the phone that way.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
So I just did exchange and got one with a 6-4-11date. It must be the New sharp. Cause this one is brighter than my 1st sharp. Anyway I can finally say I got the perfect screen for me. Bright and has no lines.

It's amazing how easily you can tell the difference between the Acer screen and the sharp.

EDIT: so I called t Mobile to update my imei# and they tell me the number I got the sensation on is qualified for a full upgrade. So I guess I got the sensation $148 and still got to keep my upgrade. Its either a error on walmart or t Mobile ethier way no complaints.
[HTC Sensation] mike2518:
Y'all dont forget to update here on how the units are.
[HTC Sensation] :
I'm thinking the date has to do with panel type. That's the 3rd 6/4 including mine and all were sharp.
[HTC Sensation] graffixnyc:
Just got my replacement. box dated 6/08/11 phone 5/26 and it's an Acer :(
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
one of you said you got the sensation made on the 6/3 and there's creaking. what is this creaking? like its not properly held together?

i got the 6/3 sensation and haven't experienced any issues.

ahh damn this i feel like exchanging it and try.. but dont want to risk for an auo screen

too much hassle for me =/

is there a huge significant difference from sharp panel 1 vs sharp panel 2?