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[General Questions and Answers] The Janitor Mop:
This. It's embarrassing what the mentality is in this forum. If you are at all critical of the Sensation, you are instantly a Samsung fanboy or a troll. It doesn't matter if you own the Sensation and offer a reasonable opinion about it.

My opinion is completely unbiased because I own the Sensation, and my only experience with Samsung was the Samsung Gravity, an old ~2008 basic phone that I never cared for. Here's my opinion on the Sensation (this is not in comparison to any one particular phone):

Pros:

qHD resolution

Screen size (not particularly impressive now, but still an all around great screen size and great when it came out)

Design

Build materials

Cons:

Speaker (absolutely horrible speaker any way you spin it)

Battery (it has one of the smallest batteries of any dual-core phone, in fact it may be the smallest)

RAM (1GB is necessary for a dual-core)

Internal Memory (absolutely lacking in memory any way you spin it)

Processor (the choice to go with an asynchronous design was a complete mistake: it just means the phone performs like a single-core most of the time; the only supposed benefit is better battery life, but that "on paper" advantage obviously hasn't played out very well in real life)

General performance

LCD screen tech (this is personal, but I'm completely over LCD: it is absolutely worthless outside even with brightness pumped all the way up)

Death grip (I know all phones get this to a degree, but it is pronounced on the Sensation due to the odd way the contacts are on the back cover)

Grey areas:

UI (Sense is beautiful, but HTC absolutely did a horrible job of optimizing it for the Sensation because it is utterly laggy; even custom Sense ROMs still have lag)

Build quality (great weight to it, feels great in hand, aluminum materials, but issues like the dust under the screen, creaking, isn't a true unibody design)

Camera (it's a good camera for sure, but it isn't anything special, so I can't call it a pro or a con)

Way too many people are poor judges. You should judge each phone individually, not judge it based on its manufacturer and whether or not you like that manufacturer. You instantly have no right to call someone who criticizes the Sensation a fanboy if you're the type that says "lol SamSUCK HTC all day lol!". You're the most hypocritical fanboy there is. The Sensation was and is an underperforming phone when it came out, and I've reached the point where I know what I value most. The Sensation is the pretty phone (design, build, UI) that doesn't perform well. I've been waiting for a phone that adequately marries performance with design, and the SGS2 doesn't do it for me since TW isn't to my taste. The Galaxy Nexus, however, does look to marry performance with design since it will have beautiful vanilla ICS. Hopefully I'll be able to switch over.
[General Questions and Answers] Pjay12:
Lol. Just lol.
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
+1 hahahahahahaha.......
[General Questions and Answers] forzanetti:
Last week I decided that my new phone was going to be either Sensation or SGSII, so I went for a little research online.

First of all, I already knew their specs. SGSII is better in terms of hardware, but I''ve seen and heard good things about Sense UI, thus I went online to look for user opinions. Price was not an issue, because at where I live, the price is about the same (Sensation is $40 cheaper).

What I found were :

-. Dust under screen issue (Sensation)

-. Touchscreen issue (Sensation)

-. Wifi death grip issue (Sensation)

-. Poor battery (Sensation)

Those were major issues with tons of users complaining about the same thing. Whereas for SGSII, there were only minor complaints here and there.

So I went to the phone shop still undecided.

I held both phones in my hands and I liked the Sesation better. I played with both phones for a while. Although the SGSII has SAMOLED+, I liked the sensation screen better. SGSII screen is just a bit too cartoony for me.

In the end I decided that I liked what I saw, so I got the Sensation.

And now I had no regret at all. Definitely love this phone. Was ready to flash CM7, but kinda liked the Sense UI, so decided to stick with it a little while longer.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
the dust under screen is not affecting everyone as only people with problems post about it. there have been people without that issue posting too so its luck.
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The dust only effects those who see it. The ones that "don't have it" just aren't noticing it..... im sure 99% have it in one way of another.

It took me 3 weeks to notice mine. Didn't notice it until the light was at the right angle and then I couldn't unsee it.
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
I have to agree with this. Mine also did not notice it after 4 month usage. Only last month i started notice it after reading the dust thread issue. They teach me how to check the dust (under sun light or led light). If not, until today i believe i will still not going to notice the dust!!
[General Questions and Answers] RussianBear:
so, it's like really looking for a problem that's very minor, huh? if it only happens under those conditions, you have to check your sanity...

the biz, i guess you like riding htc's #@$% too, since you still have sensation ;)
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Its a major problem once its noticed. And no, I don't ride a phone makers nutts. I may ride a phones nutts if its good enough, but never a companies.

And I still have the sensation cause I didn't wanna take a loss on it and the wife needed a different phone.

Once she played with the gs2 though, she said the sensation feels like a sluggish p.o.s. LOL
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
urm if you dont notice it under normal use then it aint really a issue is it???

only if the dust is bad enough that you can see it while under normal use then its a problem.

Im not saying its ok for you to have dust as I think HTC should have fixed this but your just going over the top with your anti sensation posts. :rolleyes:
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Cause the phone has major flaws. Im trying to point out its flaws and yet HTC fan boys ignore them or the problem isn't bad enough for them so it doesn't count.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
if you think its so flawed then stop talking about it then simples :)

you saying all these things wont change anything.

people can make thier own minds up as to if they want Sensation or not.

this thread is for people who chose it over the SGS2 NOT "what phone is better".

so yes you are trolling.
[General Questions and Answers] :
As I said before. The sg2 is bashed over here for **** that really doesn't matter "its to light". That makes this

Thread a comparison thread.

And its a good thing you're the one who determines a troll or not. As any normal person would say im a realist that see things as they are.

If im a troll for the stuff I posted, then all the sg2 haters here are far beyond a troll, Including yourself.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
i dont hate SGS2

I just dont wanna buy anything that dont have Sense :)

SGS2 is a very good phone hardware wise but I agree being too light makes it feel cheap as its all plastic.
[General Questions and Answers] Spr33y:
I bought my Sensation back in August, had to send it in for repair and used the Samsung GSII for about a month until I got my Sensation back. So yes, I've used both phones extensively. What you have to understand when comparing these phones is that there is no clear cut winner, if there was, we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place.

Why I would use the HTC Sensation:

-Amazing build quality, HTC does a spectacular job here.

-I found the display to be 'sharper' than the SGS2.

-Feels better than the SGSII in hand due to the rounded back of the Sensation, weight and build quality

-Has a notification light, this is huge for me. It was incredibly frustrating to constantly turn on the screen of the SGS2 to see if I had gotten any notifications.

Why I would use the Samsung GSII:

-The display is brilliant, the colors are much more vivid than the Sensation

-The phone really is fast, although the technical specs are pretty much the same between the two phones, it just felt overall smoother. (Comparing stock kernel + CM7 on both phones)

In the end, you can't really go wrong with either phone. Just thought I'd give you guys my opinion. Feel free to PM with questions, I don't check XDA as much as I'd like to
[General Questions and Answers] g1user101:
The s2 is faster, cuz it has touchwiz os! Thts like conparing sense to ios. its os is lightweight!
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
major factor is the resolution, once you seen qHD you cant go back to anythin less. Its just so much sharper.
[General Questions and Answers] Mainspring:
thank you for the non-fanboy reply.

;)
[General Questions and Answers] The Janitor Mop:
YOU are the fanboy. You think people should not be allowed to criticize the Sensation. This is a discussion about the Sensation vs. the GS2, so we have every right to compare the phones and point out the ways in which the Sensation doesn't measure up. Either allow us to reasonably make our points, or just admit that you are a fanboy who wants to censor opinions.
[General Questions and Answers] Tunay:
S2 were nothing but cheap plastic. Build quality of sensation is much much better, ah, and I can't simply think of Andriod without HTC Sense.
[General Questions and Answers] Fus3D:
You are completely mistaken. The S2 has an amazingly solid build. I've dropped mine several times and not a single scratch, on the screen or body. Plus the phone is superior in every way. If you had both phones to use for 10 minutes, you'd pick the S2.
[General Questions and Answers] g1user101:
I sort of agree. S2 has more speed, cuz of its os is so lightweight like ios. If s2 was running sense, speeds would actually be the same
[General Questions and Answers] bubigrega:
Did you see the name of this thread???

Sent from me...
[General Questions and Answers] naimmkassim:
I think the OP also already know about this flaming thing! No meaning discuss it as the senny will always win in this thread (_ _!)
[General Questions and Answers] tapi85:
The main reason I bought Sensation was the amazing screen resolution. Second thing was design and build quality. Sensation is my first android device and I like it but maybe my next phone will be some WP7 device.
[General Questions and Answers] wchiichang:
sense 3.5 is always the best
[General Questions and Answers] :
I went with the Sensation because T-Mobile's GSII lacks the Exynos processor that makes a GSII worth owning. The Sensation is a better phone compared to T-Mobile's GSII, atleast I think so.

Seriously, Janitor Mop? Criticize the mentality of the forum and say something like that? 1GB is necessary for a dual-core processor? Uh, no it's ****ing not. They're unrelated. Procressor is about speed and efficiency, RAM is about loading the OS and applications. One does not affect the other, in most any way.

Uh, again, no. Sense or AOSP-based, the Sensation runs beautifully. The only major complaint is battery life, but this is XDA - we don't just ***** about things, we find a way to fix them. As long as you're on this forum, the battery life issue can be solved. I suppose the hardware defects can be considered major complaints, but they only affect a hand full of people. You sound like an Anti-Fanboy whose against HTC.
[General Questions and Answers] afiqq:
-the unibody (S2 is plastic and feels way too light for my liking)

-sensation looks better. another plus for the matte rubberized back.

-cheaper

-can perform as well as S2 in real life usage.

-SENSE looks way better!
[General Questions and Answers] Tunay:
LOL, I've tried both phones ;)

Sensation is just a little bit more then thin plastic. S2 did honestly feel like cheap pakistani (not china) made phone. Oh, and Sense, frontcamera on my Sensation... The sound quality... The keyboard.... LED notification.... The epic screen..... DAMN, I'm going to ditch my girlfriend tonight and sleep with my Sensation :D

The Sensation also looks way much better side by side.. It looks more like a phone.. And you can just see the heavy monster under the screen..
[General Questions and Answers] :
Gs2 has a better front camera, louder sound, noled that tells you what the notification means (not just a light)...

And that monster under your sensations screen, isn't a monster, that's what we call dust or dirt or - wtf is that **** under the screen? ;-)

Playing with both means ****, owning them is the only real way to compare them.

Deebo took your bike too?
[General Questions and Answers] The Janitor Mop:
Good job, champ. When I said that 1GB of RAM is necessary for a dual-core, I did not mean that in an entirely literal sense. Of course a dual-core phone doesn't literally need 1GB of RAM, but what I meant was that the standard for the dual-core generation has been at least 1GB. AKA in order to be competitive spec-for-spec a dual-core phone needs 1GB of RAM.

I will stand by my statement that the Sensation is a beautiful phone that doesn't perform well. I have tried multiple ROMs, different kernels, different levels of OC'ing, and the Sensation still always has some inherent lag (Sense or not). I have seen the way other dual-cores perform and the Sensation is undoubtedly one of the slowest performers. Say what you want, but you cannot avoid the fact that it is an asynchronous dual-core, and IMO that shows through in the way that most dual-cores are faster than the Sensation.

I'm not an anti-fanboy; I'm not a fanboy in any way. I judge each individual product on an individual basis, as they should be. I don't give a rat's a** who makes the product, I judge it for what it is by itself. And IMO the Sensation has been an unpleasant, underwhelming experience. Whatever phone I get next is whatever one I think is best, and I DGAF who makes it. If HTC makes a Sensation 2 that is far better than this one, I'd be absolutely happy to get it. Don't throw the "fanboy" claim at people like me who epitomize the fair assessment of products.
[General Questions and Answers] :
This

does not mean this

I understand your opinion as to why you feel the Sensation doesn't perform well, but most of us love it, most of us adore the performance. Even if there are better dual-core phones out there, they're only marginally better.
[General Questions and Answers] ausaras:
Personally I think AMOLED is too hyped up. Unless a screen has E-ink like properties, no brightness dependent screen technology can be seen well under sun light. So this goes for both LCD and AMOLED
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I would suggest you get a sg2, take it in the brightest sunlight you can find and then report back. Cause I can see this screen on the sunniest of days.
[General Questions and Answers] medion.:
Sensation is leaps and bounds better than a sgs2 and i have one and ill tell you why the sensation is better

Better build quality

More development

Better design

Despite the fact that sense is hot ormiss depending on the person touchwiz is just pain ugly

Id gladly trade my sgs2 for a sensation

Sent from my Acer iconic A500
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Shoot me a pm. I have a sensation right here ill trade.

Edit: looking at your posts, you have a att gs2, that explains why you hate it. The T-Mobile one is better IMO.

Deebo took your bike too?
[General Questions and Answers] Mainspring:
I don't understand the argument.

doesn't tmous version of the SGS2 use the same Snapdragon processor as the Senny? (just not underclocked)

plus the screen is of lower resolution.

I'm not a big fan of samoled's over emphasized colors.

sure, it has a little more ram, slightly better front camera, but then you have to deal with touchwiz and cheap plastic feel of the phone(and again, lower resolution screen).

both phones have their plus and minus.

I really don't think one phone is superior to the other. just comes down to personal taste.

be happy with what you have and don't be so insecure about it.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
yes t mob version of sgs2 is the snapdragon version without the better gpu.

only thing better on the t mob us version is the bigger screen but all versions have same resolution. only the korean HD version has higher res then senny.
[General Questions and Answers] Pluto:
Galaxy S II was out of my list since forever, I hate it's looks, low resolution and TouchWiz

Now I have to ask you guys a question, should I chose the Sensation (XE or not) over the new Motorola Droid RAZR? Because, it can last longer than the RAZR software-wise? I mean, it has a bigger community .. by miles (Same with any HTC device and any Motorola device). Does the RAMs make a difference on the performance? If you got a chance to change your phone would you get a Sensation or a Razr?

I'd appreciate any answer.
[General Questions and Answers] ajonesma:
Because I love HTC phones, and dislike Samsung's phones. Lol. My choices were between the Amaze 4G and the Sensation 4G, both on Tmobile.
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
The RAZR has a lower model version of the ti CPU found in the Galaxy Nexus also the gpu on the RAZR is the same version as Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S exp its at the same speeds as the Nexus S so the Galaxy Nexus will have better gpu performance. I suspect the GN will beat the Senny in graphics also but I cant get over the Pentile display and no SD card slot.
[General Questions and Answers] Pluto:
The RAZR also unfortunately uses a Pentile display, it doesn't really matter to me though, the phone I'm currently using uses a Pentile display and I don't notice anything really.
[General Questions and Answers] Mebborne:
I "probably" would have chosen the SGS2 over the Sensation. But, it wasn't available at the time in the US and I desperately needed a new phone. However, I am really enjoying the screen on the Sensation and think I may prefer it over the SGS2 even though the general consensus seems to be that the SGS2's screen is better. The colors on the Sensation seem more honest and I really like the extra pixels :)
[General Questions and Answers] tspx23:
OKAY so T-mobile Sensation vs T-mobile Galaxy S 2

STICK WITH THE SENSATION GUYS.

The t-mobile galaxy s 2 was crap i picked one up and sold it within the same day.

The messaging app has so many problems its not even funny the alignment of a lot of apps is off because it is a 4.5 inch screen. On top of that colors are have way too much contrast and looks fake. In low light the phone has a crap load of screen problems plagued with vertical lines. GO LOOK AT THE XDA THREAD seems like all t-mobile galaxy s 2 phones have that. Not to mention the icons are ridiculously gigantic because of the low ppi.

Sensation beats it in nearly every way except for the spped.

Now I picked up an ATT galaxy s 2 which is really similar to the international version. This thing is a beast no bugs, ppi is better than the t-mobile version. and the software matches the hardware perfectly. screen looks good too.

I would say that the international gs2/att is the best due to exynos and smaller screen and if you can get one pick it up.

To me, the sensation is the only smart phone on t-mobile that is nearly bug free. The g2x and sg2 have major problems.
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The ONLY problem the t-mobile gs2 has, is the vertical lines. And that's only REALLY bad on some. Most can't even be seen unless looking really hard in a all dark room with a solid black background (who does this normally?) Nobody!

The sg2 has no bugs or problems at all. I've been using them since release and have yet to find any bugs.....

Turn on gps on the international/att one. Bet you notice a problem then as it takes forever to connect..

You sensation lovers seem to discard all the bull**** wrong with your device and make up **** for the t-mobile gs2. smh

EDIT: And judging from this quote, the sg2 line problem is due to a porting and not hardware, so the issue can be fixed with software.....
[General Questions and Answers] Nekromantik:
the bizz you make me laugh.

the tmob version has exactly the same hardware exp screen as sensation.

the international version beats sensation in speed and graphics.

the international version beats the senny in all aspects apart from resolution.

but I still wont buy it as its me personal preference that it feels cheap and i prefer sense.
[General Questions and Answers] wpf54173:
Just got my S2 in the mail today. I've been on the Sensation for a few months now and I've flashed all the ROMs and then some to try to find something fast and butter smooth. STOCK, the S2 blows the Sensation out of the water.

It doesn't stutter with every action like the Sensation did, and the screen/camera= phenomenal.

For those of you on the fence, go with the S2. You'll be happy you did.
[General Questions and Answers] sbtim:
screen resolution. anything less than QHD in a day when phones are coming out with 720p screens is pathetic. The 4.5 inch screen makes things even worse, everything looks 1)huge 2)pixelated 3) over saturated

Plus, the sensation might be slower, but it's not exactly slow, especially if you install CM7 and OC
[General Questions and Answers] ste1164:
Another reason I'd prefer the gs2 is because htcs customer service is shocking. Had an appalling time with them since I got my desire z in June.
[General Questions and Answers] medion.:
The tmo sgs2 is one of the ugliest looking phones i ever seen design wise at least the att one has a better design but samsung makes their phones way to plasticy it like using a toy cell phone

Sent from my Acer iconic A500
[General Questions and Answers] tspx23:
the ATT galaxy s 2 sold me. unfortunately it's going to be around for another week and then all three carriers sprint, att, t-mobile. are ALL going to have the 1.5ghz 4.5inch samsung gs2. None of these are really worth getting... due to what everybody has been saying

even Biz has conceded the fact that the snapdragon processor has caused screen issues in nearly every galaxy s 2 with the 4.5inch.
[General Questions and Answers] Mainspring:
Droid Razr is a beauty, I must say.

BUT, my concern is the non user replaceable battery. I really think Moto screwed the pooch on that one... not to mention locked bootloader.

otherwise, I'd choose the Razr over the XE personally....