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[General Questions and Answers] naeco:
I was thinking between Sensation XE and Galaxy S II. After reading this, Sensation XE it is. I hate plastic and its cheesy design as well.
[General Questions and Answers] Fus3D:
Your sensation won't be faster than the gs2, period. No one can dispute this. The phone runs everything much smoother, not just benchmarks (and doesn't have to be oc'd). The phone scrolls faster, apps loads faster, screen is way better in general and in direct sunlight, games run and look better. I've compared both phones and I love the build quality of my Epic 4G Touch (best looking one if you compare them all, gs2's) as much as I like the sensations.... The cameras on the GS2 also destroys the htc. GS2 also comes with 16gb INTERNAL storage plus sdcard support, and I can literally school you on every advantage the gS2 incorporates... I comprehend the need to rep your HTC loyalty, (like I used to do until the Evo 3D/sensation ruined my love for HTC) but when it boils down to being honest and unbiased, one must compare these phones fairly... If you like build quality buy the htc (build quality is relative to taste because my Epic is extremely tough, sleek, light, and sexy..) but if you want the fastest android phone available get the GS2.

By the way I owned an Evo 3D and was completely disappointed. I even rooted it, and it was better than the evo in everyway EXCEPT design....but I promise you that I trash talked this gs2 like crazy back then, UNTIL I PLAYED with this monster.... From the second I played with it I was completely blown away... bought the E4GT, and sent my brother my 3d for free.

I promise you that if you tested both phones side by side you would pick the gs2 after using it. Go use one, the Epic Touch is my suggestion.

Sent from my ridiculously fast Epic 4G Touch on XDA premium.
[General Questions and Answers] redlyfs:
The build. Period.

Solid, hardy build compared to cheap plastic. I held both. I do concede that S2 outperforms HTC in some ways
[General Questions and Answers] tinker2000:
If i drop the samsung it will break into a million pieces. if i drop the sensation i order a new case from ebay. Sensation is superb and the ansroid basic inerface is crap and ugly. Sense is lovely to look at and complements the feel of the phone.

I have several friends with GS2 phones, 1 has just swapped for an iphone and the other is suffering samsungness (Works ok then glitches. Everything samsung makes is plasticky and doesnt last)
[General Questions and Answers] Pvt WhoOkid:
What part of I have both don't you understand? I switch from one to the other from time to time but i prefer my sensation over my sg2 phone. Everyone is entitled to their opinion so you like to sit on Samsung's lap big whoop! It's just a phone bro go be a troll/ cheer leader else where lol..
[General Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
It's called the justification complex. They like to flex their epeens just to feel good about what they purchased. There's a lot of Android and Apple fanboys that do it and that's why the argument is getting so old and tiresome. Just use what you want to use and forget what other people think... It's just a phone something "better" will always come out.
[General Questions and Answers] Pvt WhoOkid:
^^ I agree, just like all electronics something better always comes out! Blah, you never win haha.
[General Questions and Answers] Fus3D:
I've dropped my gs2 plenty times and its "cheap build quality" holds up pretty good. rarely a scratch even after some falls. Plus if the phone chips its still the same color, not like htc painted crap
[General Questions and Answers] akamustang:
Main reason was for Sense but prefer the build quality as well

Also Samsung is annoying me for a while with ripped off Apple designs, much prefer it when they go their own style

Swyped from my HTC Sensation
[General Questions and Answers] kurodoll:
Main reason is for the Build Quality and Service Quality

Couldn't care less about Sense or Touchwiz since I use CM7 or MIUI

but if I had to choose I'd get Sense with another launcher
[General Questions and Answers] japonesque:
I hate Samsung now... The Galaxy S had failed on me... and i not going to buy samsung phone anymore.. The UI copy like iphone. and LG looks just like samsung UI...

HTC best cos of Sense... Loving it.... my last sense phone was HD2.. Now i own the sensation XE... HTC FTW
[General Questions and Answers] hyphydragon:
low res phones score higher on benchmarks

quadrant = who cares
[General Questions and Answers] Catnap:
Sorry, already done that with the dev SGS2 at work and I hated it. It's called an opinion and you seem to have forgotten that people are entitled to their own.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
if you discard speed, then build quality is what matters.

Plus its a iPhone look a like which is never a good thing.

:)

My XE arrives tomorrow, but Im not so sure I got a good deal for the upgrade.

Im paying £31 a month for 18 months for 750mb net, unlimited wifi hotspots, 400 mins and unlimited txts. The XE cost £90.

Anyone think thats a bad deal?
[General Questions and Answers] broncogr:
Moving to General - General as this has nothing to do with the sensation anymore...
[General Questions and Answers] thygreyt:
i chose because of HTC, htc sense...
[General Questions and Answers] loopism:
Should just lock the thread - it's become a pissing contest now.
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
Lol..this thread make me laugh everyday!!
[General Questions and Answers] kooskoos1814:
Pretty simple : the shop where I bought mine didn't have S2 at the moment and I didn't want to order it ;-)
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
Few weeks ago i had some cash. Was thinking to buy sgs2. But instead i upgrade my senny to senny xe..lol..dumb!!
[General Questions and Answers] Fus3D:
You did it for the beats audio? Lol
[General Questions and Answers] KrisHilbun:
Having both phones i can say i like them both alot. Sgs2 is more comfortable. I like keyboard with screen size. Internet speeds much quicker 12meg+ and on sensation barely 6.. screen on sensation is amazing looking compared,miss that then sometimes i switch. i never liked much of sense though. Used cm7 or adw.. Sensation way more durable.

edit; Sensation has led notifications.... sgs2 .. does not :(
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
Nope..simply because i have a lot of money & i dont know what to do with it..

\o/
[General Questions and Answers] KrisHilbun:
Donate more to charity :-P
[General Questions and Answers] Qwox:
I hate plastic, so i bought the one with less of it. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Curious!:
I got sensation because :

- it has antenna issues for wi-fi, phone and bluetooth

- it has dust under screen issue

- it has unresponsive touch-screen issue

- it has laggy sense 3.0 issue.

i LOOVEEE my sensation!
[General Questions and Answers] Smartphoner:
I own best 3 phones in the market right now, the Sensation, SGS II and IP4

i love all actually, i'll keep the IP4 (touch of apple) but i want to keep only one android phone to use, so i have to choose between the 2 beasts : sensation and SGS II,

to tell u the truth both are awesome and it's really a hard decision to make!!

but i guess i made up my mind on keeping the sensation and selling the SGS II

better build quality and design, better battery life, better UI (sense), better temp.

but surely gonna miss : louder external speaker volume, brighter screen, larger internal storage and slimness!!!!!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] cibomato:
Maybe SII is a very little bit better from a technical point of view but I totally dislike it's design!
[General Questions and Answers] gf7800:
Sense UI ;)
[General Questions and Answers] MMoodyB:
I chose the Sensation because it felt heavier in my hand / nicer to hold than the GS2.

And although I'm not a fan of Sense, I.still prefer it to touchwiz.

Posted using the XDA Premium app
[General Questions and Answers] tacklebury87:
Better build quality & hate the Samsung UI!
[General Questions and Answers] g1user101:
Sense 3.0. Htc supports its phones more. Feels better.in hand. Less plastic. Feels good build quality.
[General Questions and Answers] mathrania:
I had a problem with my HTC and had to sell it, but then there were only 2 options for a smartphone...GalaxySII and Sensation... i compared and used my brothers SII a lot, but didnt get impressed by it. The display is brighter on SII but the clarity of qHD is better on sensation :)

Plus the UI --- Sense 3.0 is the USP :)

Sensation all the way ....
[General Questions and Answers] geoffcorey:
Because I needed a phone, and I didn't want to wait for the sgs 2 to come to tmo-us and even so, I knew T-Mobile would severely screw it up to make it so nothing from the international would transfer over.
[General Questions and Answers] spokey:
Pro SGS 2

+ good design - personally I go for usability

+ good hardware design

+ plastic, but very resistant one

+ gorilla screen indeed - no scratches

+ good UI

+ NO lag

+ no lock, you can change ROM, look etc

+ batery life(is better than HTC - thanks to HTC UI)
[General Questions and Answers] bonesy:
Because my mum (who is over 50) has the S2,Plus i could never cheat on HTC. We have been together far too long for that
[General Questions and Answers] wr8_utd:
Chose the Sensation because :

1) Touchwiz sucks.

2) Every Samsung Droid looks pretty much the same and there's barely any difference between the SG2 and any of their cheaper phones in terms of design.

3) Don't trust Samsung
[General Questions and Answers] iftikar666:
Sensation for me

My reasons were the same as many people on here have said already.

The S2 just felt cheap in my hand - didn't like the sharp edges

The Sensation just felt much better built in my hand

My first android so I had no preconceptions.

I've gone back and had another look at the S2 and am glad I got the HTC, the Stock Samsung UI is just rubbish
[General Questions and Answers] rp-x1:
- Build quality (Don't get me wrong, the SGSII is smart, but the case just feels cheap to me)

- Sensation feels more 'at home' in my hand, the SGSII felt bigger, like my HD2 does.

- Screen resolution, makes a lot of difference, and whenever I tend to notice the detail, I find myself smiling!
[General Questions and Answers] austendale9:
Because it looks better, and better screen quality.. :)
[General Questions and Answers] Floris-k:
Samsung vs HTC

Had some Samsung phones and sold them after 3-4 weeks again.

Couldn't get used to the menu's. The overreacting touch buttons cancelling my text messages etc etc... HTC always had a nice HTC Sense.. soeasy, everybody can use it :)

Sensation vs. SGS2

Like the HTC design

Dislike the SGS2 plastic feel

Prefer HTC sense above TouchWiz

HTC has better support

Samsung isn't really innovative with phones

Both have boot loader unlocked, gorilla screen.

So don't they can't be a reason to choose between one of two?
[General Questions and Answers] isdfoa:
does sensation still have all the lag, overheating, wifi, and touchscreen issues? and is it a deal breaker or no? i was about to choose the incredible s over this, but now i see so many positive comments im confused :/

also, do these problems still exist after the 2.3.4 update?
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
I can confirm you all the above issue solve for me after the update. Especially the lag issue on sense ui. Now everthing is smooth!! ^^
[General Questions and Answers] brusko1972:
When I was shopping for a new phone, the store I went to ran out of sensations and she tried to convince me to go for the incredible s for $100 cheaper, I said no! I told her dual core is the way to go for me! Luckily, other stores have it in-stock.

Pay the extra $, go for the sensation.
[General Questions and Answers] Nightfall983:
I chose the sensation because:

I had a vibrant and that was a horrible experience.

I love the design of the sensation hardware.

I had a G1 and that phone was amazing (for its time)

HTC has better customer service

Sensation is sturdier

I've grown to love sense

It doesn't remind me of the Iphone

Little things like flip over phone during call to switch to speaker phone

I love the sense lock screen (easy access to specific apps)

GPS locks faster on the sensation than my vibrant (GPS sucked on vibrant)

After removing bloatware this thing is smooth...
[General Questions and Answers] alyoder:
I also chose the Sensation over the SGSII SPECIFICALLY for better CyanogenMod and MIUI support. I did a lot of research before buying, and CM7 was saying that support for SGSII was highly unlikely due to having to develop for two or more entirely different hardware platforms by region, while saying that CM7 was primarily developed for HTC model phones.

So I bought the Sensation. Now I'm waiting. With nothing happening. While developing on SGSII platform is taking off.

Feeling pretty sad right now.
[General Questions and Answers] fishluke:
Sense.

Build quality and screen resolution are better too I suppose.
[General Questions and Answers] aNYthing24:
That's true in retrospect, but the Vibrant (and the Galaxy S 4G) are probably the closest things to the international version of the Galaxy S.
[General Questions and Answers] farfromovin:
4G speeds in the US.
[General Questions and Answers] Lafenear:
Easy one.

Everyone was blabbering on about their SGS II here in Denmark and touting it as the king of all Android phones.

Why I choose the Sensation? Better build quality, feels solid. Also, Sense 3.0 was a big sellingpoint for me.
[General Questions and Answers] barondebxl:
I also bought the sensation because that's the phone I wanted, even more than the GS2, however I will b getting the t-mobile GS2 when it's released. I like the sensation, but it's not quite what I really want in terms of speed. But the Qhd in my opinion looks fantastic on the sensation, very crisp.
[General Questions and Answers] ajacquet:
I chose the sensation because:

I had a touch pro, hd and hd2 before...and i think HTC can really do a good work.
[General Questions and Answers] vinnyjr:
You are asking people who all own the Sensation, ask over on the SG2 section and they will tell you that the SG2 is far superior. I own the Sensation and the Thunderbolt, if I had the choice at the time I would have picked the Thunderbolt and the SG2. The int. memory on the Sensation is just about nothing. After Sense uses up all the int. memory it leaves you with just about nothing. How can you build such a good phone and leave out one of the most important features, int. memory??? I don't know how I let that get by me, I assumed (never assume again)

that with all those great specs int. memory must me also there. Very disappointed over that. Other then that it is a good phone.

I jumped on the Thunderbolt because Verizon was changing their data package and I wanted to get all data for 30 bucks before it was removed. I live in a LTE area with sick data speeds.

I also live in T-Mobile's HSPA+ area and the speeds I get from T-Mobile are very fast also.
[General Questions and Answers] jonosono:
I agree with nearly everything he said here.

I had a Samsung Captivate and even though I was waiting on a SGSII, I couldn't pass up RadioShack's free T-Mobile phone deal. Now, I'm just hoping that the Galaxy Note find it's way to T-Mobile.
[General Questions and Answers] ciaphuas:
second this
[General Questions and Answers] dr.m0x:
Stuff is happening. Just because you aren't seeing updates every day don't mean nothing is happening.

Personally I got this phone for Cyanogenmod as well and for the larger screen resolution. I also got it for the feel of the phone and because I can live with Sense in the mean time. I cannot stomach Touchwiz in the least.
[General Questions and Answers] bwilliams1:
One simple reason.

Its not a samsung. I trust HTC way more than Samsung.
[General Questions and Answers] Zeveronian:
Bought a Samsung (film) camera a long long time ago. It was crap and I haven't bothered with their products since then. And I was happy with my Nexus One so I thought I'd go for the Sensation at least until I find something new!
[General Questions and Answers] -juanito-:
htc design

Sense 3.0

1.5GHz Dual Core CPU

Adreno 220

qHD Screen
[General Questions and Answers] engwee:
I made a vid. to compare phones, sgs2 beats sensation in terms of performance in every aspect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzwehbGhlkY

I have now both phones but I must decide wich one to keep, so help me out, tell me what's worth it about this phone.

feels better in my hand but the build quality honestly it's not so perfect.

I have no ideea why it isn't like every other htc phone, unibuild. This back cover doesn't feel so sturdy. It actually makes some squeaky sounds.

I liked the resolution a lot when I first got the phone but s2 with 200 dpi looks just like it.

sense interface is hard to be matched, I like the lockscreen with weather widget a lot, but it's a small thing to keep me with this phone.

so do you guys think performance will get better in time with other roms?

I won't even mention the camera.. :|
[General Questions and Answers] i900frenchaddict:
I've chosen the Sensation over the GS2 for only one reason:

XDA and its devs dedicated to HTC devices !!!!

I mean, I had an HTC HD2 and was definitly sure HTC would mess around with the official OS and the drivers of the Sensation, like it was for the HD2 that had ****ty 3D drivers + no real multitouch but only pinch-to-zoom, all of this was solved here, at XDAdev, making the HD2 the best smartphone of its generation.

Now the same is happening with the Sensation, finally, yesterday evening and today (thanks to Android revolution HD 3.0.4 + Faux123 kernel v0.1.0), I had better results at Fpse or N64oid than with an overclocked Galaxy S2 :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] daheufster:
That the SGS2 has different builds (miui, cm7 and aosp) is because samsung gave free SGS2 devices to developers so different versions would come soon availible. This is my wife's SGS2; I have to admit, it is a great phone. I am using a HD2 for now but will switch soon. What the next phone will be i dont know yet. I love sense very much ( how sense gathers all communication per person). For work, this is great but ready all the problems with sensation i am having lots of toughts.. Sensation or SGS2...

Ps, the screen of SGS2 is great...
[General Questions and Answers] velazkool:
sensation all the way, it feel very sturdy in your hand and screen resolution is really good, + insertcoin 4.1 with 2.3.5.... everything is running really fast.. and if you want to wait to something better then wait for sammy note
[General Questions and Answers] aNYthing24:
As far as I know, they only gave a free device to CyanogenMod. T-Mobile did the same thing with the Sensation, it just didn't get any press since it was the carrier and not the manufacture.
[General Questions and Answers] :
5 reasons

1. Looks - hate this cheap iPhoneish look.

2. Feel - Plastic compared to metal

3. Users - Galaxy S2 users are "one-of-a-kind" here is Europe

4. UI - Sense 3.0 has some value at least, whilst Samsungs UI is simply cheap and iPhone wannabe imho

5. The whole Samsung tools you need to update your phone to flash... totally useless

Is the phone better in certain aspects. Yes. But not enough to offset reasons 1-5
[General Questions and Answers] Jork15xa:
Simply because i just wanted to upgrade from my HD2 and couldn't way for the SGII.

Anyway, i still don't regret anything.

Love my Sensation!
[General Questions and Answers] llontop.m:
It would be awesome if they could put a super amoled plus with qHD resolution on the sensation ....... =(

I just really hate the poor viewing angles and color washout on the sensation. Other than that I love this phone
[General Questions and Answers] rawrfische:
Honestly, if SGS2 was available here when my AT&T contract ended, I would've gotten it without a second thought.

That said, I do enjoy my Sensation. It does what I need it to do: make/receive phone calls, keep my calendar, surf the internet without flash player restrictions (hate hate hate Apple) and play FPSE.

Emphasis on the FPSE part. I love reliving my teen years with old PSX RPGs. :p
[General Questions and Answers] orangekid:
I'm about to get a Sensation, this caught my attention, how smoothly does fpse play on this device?
[General Questions and Answers] Krayol:
I had the choice of both. Very comparable. Changed mind at least 4 times before settling...

1. I had a HTC before (Touch HD) - loved the build quality.

2. The resolution and clarity really impressed. (I tried a friends S2, liked the screen, but not so clear).

3. The S2 felt flimsy. The Sensation, like a block of steel! :)

Very happy with decision, especially after rooting (I lasted 2 weeks), cleaning off the Orange bloat-ware, and especially after sticking the new 1.5GHz Revolution HD ROM on. :)

I love my phone; my friend is starting to say things like "it's ok, I'll keep it for a year". :)
[General Questions and Answers] rawrfische:
I'd say that i900frenchaddict is the person to ask since he seems to test all kinds of games. I mainly play rpgs on my long train rides to/from work. Probably not the best benchmark for FPSE performance.

For what it's worth, I've been able to play Tales of Phantasia at a near constant 60 fps with minimal quality compromises in the settings, even while rotating the 3Dish overworld map and during the super laggy swirling battle transition animation.

The custom roms have always been good on Sensation, but kernels that can truly overclock both cores are just starting to take off thanks to faux123. I'm currently running faux's latest kernel with the latest InsertCoin rom. Pretty happy with this setup for FPSE.

But if you're about to get a Sensation, why not wait for Samsung Hercules or HTC Ruby... er Amaze? They're not too far off.
[General Questions and Answers] bonebeatz1234:
Samsung left us all out to dry with the vibrant . So they can keep whatever trash they make from now on. I rather use a flip up 90s phone. There was no upgrades for the vibrant and when they came available they were old cause most of us flashed newer software light years ahead of the ota they sent out. Plus to put out a phone which was basically a vibrant but had a ffc and 4g support was just a slap in the face.
[General Questions and Answers] alyoder:
Ok hope I didn't offend anyone. I support cm/miui so much and I wish I could help develop but I'm too damn stupid. :(
[General Questions and Answers] vdub804:
Qhd sense 3.0 htc's build quality is unmatched sensation feels like holding a Heineken sgs2 felt like I was holding one of those cheap universal tv remotes
[General Questions and Answers] doctorlirio:
Best advice for someone who is doubting between both phones: just hold both in your hand and use them for a bit, both are great terminals spec-wise, but the feeling when you hold them and use them is completely different. I have a Sensation and could not be happier.
[General Questions and Answers] The Radius Kid:
Interesting question by the OP.

For me?

I waited five ears to upgrade from my PPC 6600.

I was going to wait and see what came up in the next few months.

I played with the Samsung Galaxy and didn't like the screen -too "cartoonish" for me.

I figured by that the SGS2's screen would probably be the same.

The Sensation had a user replaceable battery - big plus.

Looked at the Atrix.

Nice but.....it's a Motorola.

Naw.

Maybe wait for a new BlackBerry?

I haven't got forever.

A new Apple dual core?

Steve Jobs and his company can rot in Hell for all I care,the phony,litigious clowns.

I decided waiting for the "next big thing" in phones would be a waste of time.

I bought mine from Bell five days before it's official release in July and I haven't looked back.

Other than a few teething bugs,I haven't regretted it.

I bought a PD Air vertical flip case for it and all is well.

It's hard to cram a lot of hardware into a small package like a cell phone,but I think HTC did a pretty decent job,considering what the phone is designed to do.

It would be nice if HTC would let us remove the crapware without voiding the cell carrier's warranty though.
[General Questions and Answers] MatMew:
Sensation came out first, much love for HTC.