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[T-Mobile LG G2x] m918v:
Ok, here's my opinion and comparison between the two, which I waited two weeks handling the sensation before posting.

The G2X was awesome without its fault the first couple days I had it. It was fast and reliable, simple to its core running the stock froyo. I miss the G2X to tell you guys the truth, and would have kept it if issues were solved, but I really couldn't wait months before an update are sent out. Even if updates are sent out it is still a gamble whether or not it will function the way it should. Paying a premium price for a phone should get you a near flawless device that should keep you happy for atleast a year or two, and shouldn't give you so much hassle that you can't use it due to bootloop for a whole day while you are out.

The HTC Sensation, so far, is working flawlessly. The lag people are talking about is pure nonsense. If you do remove most of the widgets that is running when you first turn on the device it should work without any lag, and people shouldn't really have that much widgets running.

Build Quality:

They are pretty much the same here. The G2X does feel more plasticky in the back, but it didn't really annoy me. The only thing about the sensation I didn't like are the power and volume buttons. They look like they will fall off any minute compared to the G2X which looked solid.

Screen:

The screen on the G2X does pop out more compared to the Sensation, but the resolution fares much better like it should on the latter device. I have to say the screen on the Sensation is amazing even under the sunlight. The only annoyance I have is that you have to go under settings to turn on the automatic dimmer because it is not on the power widget. Browsing the web is also better on the Sensation since you can see more with higher resolution. I have not experienced any of the issues they have posted such as dust, and touch sensitivity. Comparing to the G2X the touch sensitivity fares better on the sensation. I remember that sometimes I had to swipe the unlock button twice on the G2X, but haven't had that issue on the Sensation. The new sense UI is cool, that's all and will give you entertainment for 5mins.

Volume:

This is where I saw a really big difference. The G2X is far superior when it comes to the sound of the loudspeaker. I can hear the sensation's notifications just fine, but with the G2X I can hear it without any problem from another room and I can't say the same thing with the HTC. For this amount I would expect HTC to fit a better speaker, although, it doesn't annoy me since I usually have my phone on vibrate.

I like the Sensation, and I think that it is a superior quality to the G2X. Although, I do miss my G2X too.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
This is basically my experience. G2x would have been awesome minus bugs, I couldn't wait to find out if they would be fixed. I did that for the vibrant and never again will I..

Sensation is just more reliable... Camera and video camera eat up g2x, I agree the screen on g2x is better looking. No lag on sensation either...... G2x is pimp, but I think reboots are hardware....sensation it is for me. Id come back if the phone was fixed and with gingerbread...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
As a person who went from a G2X to a Sensation I agree with pretty much everything you say. I think you got the Sharp panel for your display which is why you think the G2X pops more. The AUO panel found in done Sensations is super bright with vibrant colors that pop almost as much as a Super AMOLED. I have handled 4 Sensations and trip of them have been laggy due to the person keeping the UI animations, weather animation and a HTC widget on every page. The Sensation I have only has the click widget with 4 pages worth of icons and it is buttery smooth.

Tell me if you notice a difference in these areas.

-App speed: I have found that most apps load and interact faster on the Sensation such as Google Maps which loads and zooms twice as fast than it does on the G2X.

-Flash Videos: Play smoother on the Sensation.

-Contacts app: Scroll faster than on the G2X which would stutter a little bit. Also my contacts pictures on my G2X would take a second to load when scrolling but they are instantly there as I scroll on the Sensation.

-Display: After looking at the Sensation for a couple days, do the icons and peters look fuzzy on the G2X?

All in all. I think once we get the Sensation rooted and this bloatware off of it, this phone will be a super beast.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
I don't think I could ever go back to any device with a resolution less then QHD. I looked at the G2X last night and the icons/letters looked fuzzy.

If you display isn't better than the G2X's then try returning it for one with a AUO panel which almost pops as much as Super AMOLED. You probably have the Sharp panel.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jcbofkc:
I am curious about this. The unit I played with look like garbage compared to my G2x. The contrast was horrible on the Sensation. Washed out blacks and poor visibility in sunlight. I was not aware there are two different panels available. Is there a manufacturing date to look for? How can you tell before you purchase if you are getting the good panel?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] m918v:
I didn't really say that the display is bad compared to the G2X. The only reason I say this is because I was looking at the display through maybe 60-75% brightness to save battery, plus I don't want to get blinded. Full brightness then yes sensation does look really good.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cenwesi:
Are you guys for REAL. Comparing Apples to Orange. First off, G2x runs android 2.2.2 and Sensation runs 2.3 if memory serves me right. So any comparison you guys where doing should have stopped right there not to mention one is stock vs non stock interface.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] m918v:
And you dont have 2.3 because...? exactly
[T-Mobile LG G2x] regP:
comparing an official 2.3 build to a leaked/incomplete version isn't exactly fair.. Even comparing to CM wouldn't be because it isn't even in RC yet. just saying...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] m918v:
i know. waiting for that update is what urged me to switch
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
Isn't the Snapdragon vs. TegraII Apples to Oranges?

Isn't 768mb vs 512mb of RAM Apples to Oranges?

Isn't a CPU clocked at 1.2 vs 1.0 Apples to Oranges?

Fact of the matter is not two devices are alike and they people will always compare Apples to Oranges. Just because both devices are running on 2.3 doesn't mean they can be compared then. There will still be other differences so I I don't ever see a Apples to Apples test.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moshe22:
What did you do with your G2x?

Sent from my G2x
[T-Mobile LG G2x] greengoldmello:
No offense, but it seems that you are quite enamored with the sensation. You post the exact same thing in the threads of the two, and what I'm wondering is since love your sensation so much, why hang around here with our "inferior" g2xs?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
Well sure, we can compare iOS to Android... but with Android, there are lots of optimizations in GB could make a big difference in numbers.

A good test is Stock G2x and Stock Sensation (2.2.2 vs 2.3.3) just as a good base. The true test comes when both are running official versions of the same software (2.3.3 vs 2.3.3).

GPU Accelerated OS parts aren't even included until GB so the G2x should feel faster on GB.

Even a G2x CM7 test wouldn't be fair because while they are on the same OS, CM has always had lower numbers (for some reason).

CM7 on Sensation and G2x would be a perfect test.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
Agree. The best comparison for me is both phones right out of the box since we can't get apples to apples until GB is released for G2x.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] DECIM8:
Why does it HAVE to be apples to apples?

I have a T-mobile contract for another 6 months. I want the best phone on that T-mobile contract I can get. I am going to compare every T-mobile phone to every T-mobile phone and choose the best one for me. Its about comparing one device that is available to you to another device that is available to you. If I can root it and load a custom ROM on it to make it better I will consider that as best I can in my decision making... because it is available to me. Also, if something changes about a device and makes it a better option later on I will have to weigh that and consider switching because what is available to me changed.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
I am enamored with the Sensation and I will be enamored when the Hercules gets released. I still play with my G2X and still do like it. There are some games I can't play on my Sensation that I love playing on the G2X and I still use the G2X to get my hack on.

Just because I extensively used both devices side by side (unlike most of the people here) and decided that the Sensation was the better all around device due to a number of reasons doesn't mean I don't like the G2X anymore and for that matter doesn't mean I don't use it anymore.

I have already stated the things the G2X does better than the Sensation. If those reasons were enough to use it as my main device then I would return the Sensation in a heart beat as I am not tied to either one. I understand some people are tied to the G2X and will defend it until there contract runs out but quite frankly, I could give a two ****s less about defending devices just because I own them. The things I think the G2X does better might be important to you and that's why you choose to use it. The categories the Sensation does better in are more important to me and is why I use it as my daily driver.

Bottom line. I still use my G2X and my Nexus S for that matter every day and until I stop using them, I will not stop browsing there respected forums.

By the way. I guess you didn't see my post yesterday saying good things about the G2X...uh?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
+1 my friend. This is exactly how I feel. When it comes down to it. NOTHING is going to be apples to apples. It's always oranges in the mobile world and people have an excuse for everything. Compare the available devices no matter what kind of fruit they are and just go with it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] graffixnyc:
I will say I honestly love both devices. I had 2 g2x's and my daughter has one. I traded one of them in a trade for a sensation and the 2nd one I had sent back to LG for repair(should be here friday) I will admit I do miss my G2X a bit. :) I'm looking forward to getting my other one back and restoring it to the way my other one was before I traded it off :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
I hate sense that's y sensation sucks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Nivek91:
I have both devices and I gotta say, I keep going back to the G2x. It's faster than the Sensation, has an unlocked bootloader, wide range of devs and ROMs. Then again, the Sensation has only been out for a week.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
I hate it to. Which is why I use LP and can't wait for a unlocked bootloader so I can wipe it off completely. Although I hope they make a ROM that keeps the best lock screen I've ever seen along with the much more intuitive contacts application.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tq745:
Agreed. I've seen multiple posts in different threads from this guy stating how superior the sensation is to the g2x. and you get defensive every time someone says the g2x is better then the sensation in some way. yes i'm not happy with the g2x with some of it's faults...but i'm happy that we have an unlocked bootloader, i can flash different roms everyday, i'm not limited to the games i can play, i can change my resolution to display more on my screen. i like having vanilla android over sense. to each his own...you don't see guys with the g2x in the sensation forum dogging on how ****ty the sensation is with sense and it's locked bootloader.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
I have the G2X and the Sensation. I have dogged both phones. As I have said before. Unlike most people on these forums, I am not loyal to one device and have stated the G2X's strengths over the Sensation. Hell, I use the G2X almost every night when I play Riptide GP and change ROMS. I just got done posting good things about the G2X yesterday but I guess you failed to see that....right? I just think those that are tied to a device for 2 years are going to be a little more biased than myself who currently has both devices. Myself and a couple others in this forum use both of these devices every day and have a better idea of what each phones strengths are. Some people kept using the G2X as there daily driver and others like myself started using the Sensation as my daily driver. There is no doubt, I can play a larger selection of games on the G2X but gaming is not my number one priority and if it was. I would definitely use the G2X. My priority's are reading news, emails, GPS, photos, web browsing and texting. Obviously reading emails and news is easier on the eyes with a higher resolution display and so is web browsing. The Sensation's camera takes better still shots and video. Lastly, I can type faster on the Sensation due to the larger display.

The G2X is a good device. I'm just not afraid to say something does something better. I will continue to use both devices until the Hercules comes out and at that point I will decide which one to drop. I just hope the G2X gets it's GB soon so we can all see if most of it's bugs gets fixed.

By the way...If you think I'm so biased then you should read my review of both devices. You will see many people in that thread praising me for such a unbiased review.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
there is no doubt development will lag on the Sensation until it gets unlocked. However, once it's unlocked, the upside with the Sensation is that Qualcomm's kernel is virtually completely open. So the potential for customizations to the Sensation kernel is almost endless (which will no doubt increase performance and many other cool features). The same cannot be said about Nvidia at least for the moment. There is a quite a bit that Nvidia did not release so unless they do so with GB, the extent of kernel optimization can only go so far.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] m918v:
If the bootloader is unlocked before you guys get your GB update I'll be upset for your guys. There is no reason why the update should take longer than this. The phone came out in April, and it is now pretty much July and still no news. The phone itself is what 6-9 months old when it was first released outside the US? I know they are doing what they could to fix the flaws (maybe) but that is just crazy!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mobilehavoc:
I have both right now and I'm flipping between the two of them to get a good sense of what I like. I love everything about Sensation except its laggy and Sense bloat. I love G2X for speed and leanness but hate the bugs. I think once we get an official build on G2X of Gingerbread people will either start coming back or feel bad.

I'm probably keeping both so will use Sensation until GB update for G2X and then use that. If you can't decide keep both.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
Are you referring to the Sensation? If so, Sensation comes with 2.3.3 (GB) so most of those with the device are waiting for HTC to unlock it
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tackleberry:
Yea but can it be rooted yet

ITS ALL WONKY!!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] graffixnyc:
OT.. tackleberry.. great character in Police Academy ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] graffixnyc:
I think he meant that if the sensations bootloader gets unlocked before the G2X gets it's gingerbread update he will be upset for the g2x users
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
Good point, thanks. I must have misread the post.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Triune:
Sensation Review.

Okay, I just got my Sensation replacement today and I want to give my 2 cents on the difference between the two or just my opinion.

CPU Speed: The overall speed of the G2X hands down is better than the Sensation. The G2X has little to know lag where the Sensation has some.

Screen: So far, i've yet to see any screen bleed from the Sensation. Although, if corrected, I do happen to like the G2X screen better.

Audio: When it comes to speaker audio, the G2X wins this, it's louder and much clearer, although, when it comes to the headphone output, the Sensation wins hands down, Audio quality is way better and the volume is very loud.

Cameras: Honestly, this is basically a wash as far as quality. One thing I do like about the Sensation is that once you hit the camera button, it takes the photo quickly without the delay the G2X has. Minor but I thought i'd mention it.

Build: I personally like the build of the Sensation better. HTC is known for having high quality devices and it shows here. The G2X has always felt like a plastic device to me, and the Sensation just feels more solid in you hands.

Battery: The battery life on the Sensation is hands down the winner. So far, i've done a full drain and recharge and i've had the phone on standby for 2 hours and it's still at 98%. I've never experienced that with the G2X, not even out of the box. I have the 1800mah battery in there now and I still don't get that type of battery life.

Well, there's my take. I truly don't know what to do at this point. The issue with them both is, you really don't know what the G2X is going to be like after it's update, because if the update fixes it's issues, to me, it has the potential to be one of the best devices ever. On the Sensation side, the bootloader is locked so there is no rooting for now. HTC has said that they are working on unlocking it and allowing root access. Once they do, obviously there will be plenty of roms for it and it will be every bit as fast as the G2X. I guess it's a waiting game for both devices, it just depends on what you want to wait for, issues to be potentially resolved, or wait for root access so you can really have fun with the device. Hope this helped.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
Speed - Agree but only within the UI. Apps appear to load faster on the Sensation.

Display - Don't agree due to clarity of text, brighter colors and better visibility in direct sunlight

Audio - Agree

Camera - Definitely do not agree. The Sensation takes better stills and much better HD video. It also records in stereo sound instead of Mono. I'll post some comparison photos later since you can really see the difference once you upload them to a computer.

Build - Don't agree that the G2X felt plasticy. I actually love the feel of the G2X. I really like it's beveled glass and rubbery feeling battery cover. The Sensation feels good too but it's nothing special.

Battery - Agree but my Sensation only gets like 2 more hours than my G2X. I think it's because it can turn off one of it's cores while the Tegra II cannot.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] antoniolopez90:
My futile attempt to buy a phone...

Well I went into the T mo store to take one of these home today.

One thing that was quickly apparent to me was the screens were not on the same level. Now I may have played with one that had the inferior sharp screen but to me everything seems crystal clear on the g2x. It had much better blacks leading me to believe the sensation had the bad screen, some people have stated its close to samoled tech if you have the good one?

Speed wise also the g2x seems to be faster but I wouldn't say I could tell within app loading. It was super apparent in the UI as many have stated the UI lagged. I was not impressed as I thought I would be with the sensation.

Graphics, I know that Nova was optimized for tegra but it sure makes a difference. I loaded both games and looked at the screens trying to make out the difference. Aside from the much better colors the g2x also showed noticeably more textures. The sensation loaded everything, ran in good fps but just didn't have the detail the g2x did.

In hand I cannot say I was impressed by the sensation. The g2x did feel good in hand and really seemed like a great device to me. I expected to find the sensation winning just because it was released later(my brain is not always the brightest) but ya know it just didn't do it for me.

All in all I left trying to buy a g2x to find nearly all stores in the area are out of stock. I will probably spend most of tomorrow driving/calling many T mo stores.

Any one know of a Houston, Texas area store that still has a g2x in stock?:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
Yea, the Acer display is the one that looks like Super AMOLED with the better contrast and brighter colors. If you would have loaded two identical webpages up and compared both phones side by side, you would see how much crisper text is on the Sensation. I can't even do anything but game on my G2X since I've been using the Sensation mostly and now everything looks blurry on the G2X.

Did you bother tweaking with Sense, like turning the animated weather off? Also, I can tell you from experience. Apps load faster and interact faster on the Sensation. Google Maps is twice as fast. Lastly, some games actually run smoother and look better on the Sensation like the one I play most which is Home run battle 3D.

I will new posting a video tomorrow showing ADW on the Sensation. I got Sence to stop booting up and now the phone has over 360mb of free memory where before it only had 200.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] _kansei_:
EDIT: sorry for the long post below. I'm strongly considering switching from the Sensation TO the G2x, searching on here to confirm that the reboot issue I'm reading about is software related but I'm not finding a whole lot so far. Any threads you guys know of related to that?

Original post:

Interesting thread. I'm probably the only person looking to go in the other direction, eh? As someone who is on the other side, the grass honestly is not that green over here.

I've had a Sensation for two weeks now, and the whole experience has been frustrating. The main frustration for me is that I can't run alternate ROMs, and I *hate* sense. I'm running ADW EX, but that doesn't get me the stock gingerbread dialer, calendar, and all sorts of other stuff I'm missing. Yes, the device will be unlocked eventually, but who knows when or with what terms. The rumour of the day is that you'll have to call T-Mobile to get S-Off, and they'll log that in your file (i.e. ammo to deny warranty claims in the future).

Warranty claims wouldn't be a concern if the hardware was more consistent. I'm on my third Sensation, and may be getting a 4th if I don't go with a G2x. Yesterday at the T-Mobile store a sales rep tried to push me toward the G2x and I was all like "ew gross it's an LG it has a plastic body it's running froyo it's old" --but now I'm reconsidering. I didn't even play with it in store. I didn't realize it was running basically vanilla Android, which is what I'm looking for. More importantly, I can run whatever the heck I want on it.

Oh and as for the inconsistent hardware on my Sensation: The first one had a touchscreen that began to not like responding after being woken up, leaving me stranded at the lock screen. It also corrupted my 16GB SD card and the 8GB SD card it came with, to a point that they were both unrecoverable. The second one had the AUO panel which makes me feel sick (looks like dithered/pixelated crap, washes out strangely at angles, etc), and the touchscreen on it was being bad as well, registering swipes as taps and such. The third one I made sure had a sharp panel before I left the store (easy to tell visually, though I installed terminal emulator to double check), but then got home only to notice there's a column of stuck pixels, mostly red but a couple green too, probably about 10 pixels.

If it was just software issues (waiting for the unlock) or just hardware issues, I'd put up with it. The combination of both has put a bad taste in my mouth for HTC phones, which should say a lot considering I've had 5 webOS devices over the last two years and I still love Palm/HP (they just don't make a form factor I want and I don't know when they ever will).

I'm gonna go browse around the G2x section some more, because I've read about some hardware issues and should probably be prepared to inspect for them in store tomorrow.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Triune:
If the G2X didn't have the issues it has, it would be be hands down the better phone. I'm going to keep mine for a couple weeks to see if an update comes. If not, I'm going to ditch it. Its a great phone, just way to buggy.