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[HTC Amaze 4G] g_says:
Here are a few problems I have with the amaze so far...

1) Fluctuating service. I hate this. I will have all the bars showing and then all of a sudden I get no service. What's up with that? The sensation would at least holds two bars at all times. (Oh and no wifi calling!)

2) Overheating issue. This phone gets too hot for no reason. For example I browse for 15 minutes and bam..its really hot. I make sure I exit apps by hitting the back button and my brightness is at 15%. There's no excuse for this.

4) wifi turning off??? I could be on wifi for a good hour and everything is OK, then I turn on the phone again to use it and I'm not connected to wifi anymore. I manually turn wifi on and off to get it to work again.

5) On the bottom in between the menu and back key my amaze has some light leaking through. Its tiny. I didn't notice it until it was completely dark but its there and now I can't help but keep staring at it. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of it.

6) Lastly and the most annoyong thing for me is a clicking sound. When I pick up the phone it sounds like something getting snapped in place. And its almost everytime. Wtf is that. haha.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vinterchaos:
the no wifi calling thing sucks, will be fixed with root/update so meh

my battery drains about 50% when i'm sleeping, though this may be to mediocre service that goes in and out, going to try and shut mobile network off tonight and see if it fixes the issue
[HTC Amaze 4G] nodrogkam:
Though I agree with most of the other "problems" ya'll have listed...

I was told by 3 representatives, and one sales person (who sold me the phone) that you have to activate the new sim card included with the device to take advantage of the new wifi-calling that T-Mobile is rolling out (this includes the new GSII on t-mo). - I spoke with so many because none of them could activate the new sim correctly...and were baffled themselves as to why it was so difficult...haha.

Honestly, I havent been able to test wifi calling because the place where I'm renting has never worked with mobile devices, except for apple devices (of course...haha). I may report back here later when i go somewhere else with wifi.

Just wanted to pass on some info I was told by 4 separate people - they all claimed that's what a memo showed on their system when they pull up the AMAZE and GSII.
[HTC Amaze 4G] scottslc:
I come from a mytouch 4g, i have the same issue, suddenly i have no service then it's back on again. Never had that with the mytouch...
[HTC Amaze 4G] Turboboxer:
Well, I have had mine since launch day. I have a little but not much light bleed. I have had no heating issues. Last night out at bars I saw the signal issue. One sec I could speed test and pull down 14. Then I would notice no 4G symbol, try to speed test again and it would say no signal. Still love it though, nice and fast!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] scottslc:
My buttons light up when it's dark, but not when it's light. Is there anyway to turn this light sensor off and keep these lights on so I can see my home, menu etc buttons?
[HTC Amaze 4G] jmd1981:
This doesn't sound right to me at all. I activated a new sim and I don't have the feature. How can a sim control the software on the phone?
[HTC Amaze 4G] CalicoJeb:
Definately seems there is a (buttons) light sensor, they do basically stay on at night, not in daytime.

Prolly see some update/option to this in the future, keep em' on or leave to the sensor.
[HTC Amaze 4G] strangetator:
random restarts

anyone else been having random restarts and asks to send error to htc? really seems to be the only problem ive been having.. have had 4 restarts since the 12th
[HTC Amaze 4G] nodrogkam:
The sim is not controlling the software, but it can affect what information is communicated with t-mobile.

I don't know what you mean by you don't have this feature. Among other ways to activate the hotspot capability, you should find the "Wi-Fi Hotspot" app on the device.

Just to repeat/clarify my original statement/post: The Amaze 4G and the GS II (according to others) allow you to activate the wifi hotspot feature, have your other wifi-enabled devices connect to your phone, but when you try to access the internet with those wifi-enabled devices, you are prompted to upgrade your plan to include the $15/mo. plan.

I hope this is clear to all. :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] jaws197:
Te whole service popping in and out is starting to drive me nuts!!!! 3 bars of 4g then nthing! 1 bar of 4g then it turns into 2 bars of 2g! WTH!?!?!? Never had soo many reception issues on ANY of my Tmo phones!:mad:

Dosent seem to matter where I am when this happens as it happens often, far too often!

I have to assume that of all the connection point inside the back cover of the phone at least ONE of them is some sort of antenna?????

Cmon Tmo?!?!?
[HTC Amaze 4G] k87:
Even if it does warm up, I doubt that you will feel it if you put it in a case. Unless the phone is burning up..then yeah.
[HTC Amaze 4G] dancehallremix:
I am coming from a HTC sensation 4G and it had WiFi calling and WiFi hotspot feature.

The manual that comes with the amaze shows how to use WiFi calling also the one on HTC's site,

If I could put the sensation Rom on the amaze I would be happy as the sensation had what I want working,

I love the feel of the Amaze it feels much more masculine and fits nice in my big hands I find my self not mistakenly touching the softkey's as much.

Also I can seem to figure out where 4gb or the Rom is as it shows only 9gb for storage and 2gb for something else

On another note I have seen a post that shows an Amaze with WiFi calling, the had an earlier firmware,
[HTC Amaze 4G] Lucas155:
I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but you guys can probably still exchange the Amaze for the SGS2. I'm really not having any of the problems described here. It dropped the GPS once yesterday... that's about it so far.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Enzopreme:
why would you get flamed. only 99% of the people on this site know more about the devices theyre holding and things their carrier offers to them then the actual employees, one of the most known things probably being the grace period you have to return/swap out your phone if you want... noooo, no reason to be flamed. :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] ragnarokguild:
Has happened to me twice both after trying to use WiFi hot spot . Which you have to pay for now :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] imnothimm:
I had six in 2 days, took it back and decIded to give thee SGS2 another chance.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
To those who are experiencing issues with the Amaze especially after returning it a million times before buyers remorse is up, I recommend testing out the GS2 aka Hercules. Other than the resolution this phone is really great. The resolution isn't that noticeable unless you have OCD.
[HTC Amaze 4G] nodrogkam:
I jumped ship to the GSII. So far I'm happier. The amaze does have more bells and whistles but it was a bit heavy for me and the GS II has got - not substantially - but improved battery life and a more visually appealing screen. Also my eyes aren't great, so I actually appreciate the lower resolution screen which keeps the icons bigger. I can see the pixels easier than on the qhd of the amaze, but i have to be "looking for them" to really notice.

Some people are having better luck with their Amaze so just like a ton of other companies out there these days...there's a big quality control issue.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vikramdhani:
Looking service is really getting on my nerves now and i dont like this any more. Wonder if there will a fix for this from HTC or Tmobile
[HTC Amaze 4G] Enzopreme:
what do you mean you cant figure out where 4gb or the rom is??
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Ok, I've read this thread, as well as a few reviews of the Amaze and GS2 and here is my situation: I've got a Nexus S right now but I'm bored and not really interested in the Prime (yet, at least). I'm looking into getting a new phone in the next month or so and given the myriad of issues I've had with all the Samsung devices I've owned I was hoping to jump over to the Amaze but given all the issues listed here I'm starting to think that maybe thats not such a good idea.

Still, I want a phone capable of the 42mpbs for the future so I'm stuck with the GS2 or the Amaze and I'm fearful of getting another samsung device only to hate myself for doing it AGAIN. Any of you current amaze owners (or even some of the GS2 owners I've seen in here) have any thoughts?
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
Best advice I can give is read reviews and watch a few videos on YouTube of both devices. I can definitely vouch for the GS2. Just like you I've owned the Nexus S so I know the issues the NS had. Random reboots, signal issues, etc. I can definitely say that this phone has yet to randomly reboot, the signal is excellent etc. The biggest issue is screen resolution and that isn't a big issue for me. Its not noticeable unless your hunting for it. Not to bash the Amaze, but we have source code already and we will most likely have a larger dev community than the Amaze since potential Amaze devs are still Sensation owners. Both phones are great phones from what I'm hearing, so just ask tons of questions and I or anyone who owns either phone will be sure to answer them and help you make your decision. I STAND BEHIND THE GS2!
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Thanks for your reply man. I have done a lot of reading and I'm still just...iffy. My issues with the Nexus S and the Epic 4G before that are just so plentiful (bad customer service, lies from customer reps, complete ignoring of real problems, the whole way samsung treats its customers...) its just hard for me to think about dropping $650 with all that horrible history. I guess I'll have to bide my time and pay attention to both devices on here to see how things are working for people. Again, thanks for the reply.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
Your welcome. Feel free to ask any and everything about either device from anyone of us. Also why don't you go into a T-Mobile store and test both devices out?
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
I intend to, just feeling things out before I do because I'm not too good at calming that voice in my head that screams "BUY IT! BUY IT NOW YOU, JACKASS! ITS PRETTY AND SHINY! BUUUUUUUUUUY IT!" Plus I'm laid up the next couple days with an ankle injury :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
If your layer up, now would be the time to buy one of the two. At least you'll have something to do. The GS2 is definitely the best phone I've ever owned and I've owned 2 Nexus S, Sensation 4g, 4 myTouch 4g, myTouch 4g Slide (its my second best phone), etc. This is by far the best, but I still advise you to test out the Amaze too since not every user is facing the overheating, signal etc problems with the Amaze.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Srwilliams:
LEt me chime in and maybe I will say something that will assist you in making your decision.

I am a "valued customer" of T-mobile, been with them since 1997. To keep me from going over to AT&T, they basically gave me the Amaze, even at a discount beyond the "preferred customer" discount. I was getting the phone free as long as I signed a new contract (Of Course!). Even with the free phone I am now returning the free phone and going out and spending my own +$450 to $500 and buying an unlocked Samsung S2 (AT&T version w/4.3" screen because T-mobile 4.5" screen is too big). Why you ask?

First, the Amaze is a fantastically well built phone. The construction is the best I have seen (that is until I beheld today the Iphone 4gS). I was blown away by the build quality of the Amaze, it is that nice. But it is a heavy phone, although it feels great in the hand, even better than the Samsung Galaxy S2, if you can believe that. But for some reason, I feel that the weight is bothersome in the long run to at times feeling like a brick.

But the weight was not the deciding factor because, like I said, the Amaze feels better in the hands when making calls than the SG2. The two big problems I had with the phone was that the bottom capacitive buttons do not come on at all. then when I take the battery out and reboot, the bottom buttons light up and then do not go off. But 90% of the time they do not come on at all, meaning that i am always stabbing in the dark as to where the buttons are. When I called the T-mobile retention dept the tech their told me that she has the Amaze and her buttons do not work.

Next problem I had with the Amaze is that the Screen resolution is great. I know you are confused but let me explain. Because the screen resolution is so high on the phone the phone fonts are really tiny. It is almost impossible to read the phone numbers in the contacts and in the logs because they are so small. I have old eyes and that is a major problem for me, maybe not for you. I went and played with the SG2 and the native phone font is great to where I can read everything on the phone no matter what application I am using. In all fairness tho, the Amaze screen is great in the sunlight (like you are looking at it indoors. Very impressive). Cannot say the same thing about the SG2.

Last big problem with the Amaze is that it gets really hot to the touch at times. Almost to the point that I have to remove it from my face during a call. It gets that hot to the touch.

The Amaze is a great phone but I think that one should wait and get the second iteration of the phone and not the first batch released. they still have some kinks to work out in the phone.

Take this from someone who is returning a phone that was absolutely free to me and who is going to spend his own money for another phone. By the way if someone can recommend another phone to me besides the SG2 or Amaze I will truly appreciate it.

The amaze is fant
[HTC Amaze 4G] Spovik:
I agree whole-heartedly with your font assessment and I'm going to chalk that up to Sense. On my rooted G2x, I'm running CM7 and loaded the GApps separately as you have to do. The gmail that comes with that has an option to adjust font size, but on the amaze, there are many options missing from the gmail app.

I also loathe how sense follows the google trend of dark text on a light background. Can't change color scheme in gmail, can't get rid of tabs in chrome. FFS google give users a choice. (end rant).
[HTC Amaze 4G] Srwilliams:
Spovik:

We differ in that the font size of emails (GMail Account) is good because you can change the font size there as well as with Text messages. No problem, there. But you cannot change the native phone font meaning that the font on the contact and phone log listings is really tiny.

I am planning to do exactly what you did. I think I am going to buy a used G2X and root it with MIUI OS. A friend of mine did this and you can change the font of the overall phone to large and even extra large. So, I like what you did with your G2X and I think that is where I am headed
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Thank you all for your help! I've been sitting in bed all day mulling it over and every time I get my mind to the decision "I'm going to go to the store with the intention of buying the GS2" my hatred for samsung and all the issues I have had in the past. I suppose ounce is right and I simply have to go play with them both. Maybe I'll end up with a sensation.
[HTC Amaze 4G] strangetator:
same here they are getting more frequent
[HTC Amaze 4G] Rhiannon224:
I love my Sensation, albeit is being replaced for dust under the screen but there is a lot of development going on with it being released with the same specs worldwide. No heat issues at all. Beautiful screen and it has WiFi calling enabled, feels great in my hand.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
After owning a Sensation before this, I would not go back. The Sensation overheated,kept losing both wifi and data signal etc. I honestly would never go back to a Sensation again and did not pick up the Amaze because I figured the Amaze would be no exception. Trust me when I say Samsung has definitely stepped their game up with this phone! The Vibrant left a bad taste in my mouth and I vowed I'd never own another Samsung product again, but unfortunately the Nexus S was released and I was forced to test it out. I eventually started to lean more to Samsung after the NS. I can tell you the GS2 does not have the signal issue like the NS. Its definitely a big improvement. Please just go and test these devices out in the store before you make a final decision. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE SENSATION! Yes the dev community is very decent, but battery life and overheating is too much for me to bare with.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Fair enough. I do intend to go to the store tonight, but I must wait for my wife to get home with the car. She hates phone shopping so I'm taking her out to dinner and then a surprise stop at the t-mo store xD
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
Lmao. Same with mines. She thinks I waste too much money on these phones. At least I'm keeping out of trouble.
[HTC Amaze 4G] bladerunner0427:
I had this problem. I decided to return it. Took out my sim card and did a factory reset. A while later, I decided to give the phone another try and the problem stopped. Hasn't done that weird restart in the past 24 hours. I'm using my old sim card. Was thinking of going to tmobile and activate the sim that came with the phone. Waiting to see what the consensus is with activating the new sim card.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Ditto. Its funny how when I bought HER a phone off contract as a present it was a sweet gift. Same with the Nook, and her iPod, and her laptop. I mention that I want to sell my phone and buy a new one and its a waste of money lol Oh well...the SGS2 is way nicer to look at and use from what I saw at the store but I'm still not convinced.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
That's sad to hear. Why are you not convinced? So what is the conclusion? Amaze 4g, Sensation or stick with the Nexus S?
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Its like the oft-abused girlfriend. I feel like Samsung keeps telling me they'll stop beating me and I come back but then they do it again. I loved the phone, its just the company I'm not convinced on.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
That's understandable. So what are you gonna do?
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
More than likely I'll end up buying the SGS2 later this week but for now I'm gonna drop by the store a few more times and see if I still think its made of pure win.
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
Sounds good. Just test both phones out and let us know which phone you chose and why. Good luck with your decision.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenvan19:
Will do mate, thanks. I've been reading about the root saga over on the Tmo SGS2 forums and I'm still not 100% sure. Its just sooooo big and shiny ><
[HTC Amaze 4G] OuncE718:
Yeah, we definitely have source so we're a little ahead of the Amaze (no offense to the devs) and I'm pretty sure we'll get root before the Amaze since HTC likes to make things so difficult.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vikramdhani:
This signal issue is really bugging me out right now and i am seriously thinking to drop them now
[HTC Amaze 4G] Splaktar:
I just got back from the local TMO store. I had run tests this weekend on an Amaze at another TMO store about 30 minutes from here. It was blazing fast at 8-15 Mbps.

But I wanted to check the signal here as this is closer to my work. I found the SGS2 first and ran the speed tests with that. Same old 10-15 Mbps that I was hoping for.

Then I wanted to see what the difference was between a 42 Mbps HSPA+ and a lower one. So I ran the SGS and got around 4-7 Mbps. Then the G2x and got around 5-8 Mbps. So it was quite clear to me that I would need a 42 Mbps HSPA+ phone to get the speeds that I want.

So then I was about to leave, but I finally found an Amaze that was powered on. I thought I would just be wasting my time, but I decided to try it anyway. Then for some reason I was only getting speeds of 1-3 Mbps!!! I checked and verified that I was using the same server for all tests (Atlanta, GA) which I had been. Then I checked the Amaze to make sure that all of the wireless and mobile network settings were OK. They were. Then I checked the signal quality on the Amaze. It seemed to be quite strong at -71. I checked open apps and such, there was nothing but the speedtest app.

I went back over to the SGS and SGS2 and re-ran the tests there. Same results, very nice speeds. I went right back to the Amaze and re-ran the tests 5 more times. Every single time it failed to break 5 Mbps.

I'm not sure if this was a broken/buggy Amaze or what. I know that I got 15 Mbps on an Amaze this weekend at the other store. But this Amaze just wasn't pulling the speeds that I was expecting. Is this an issue that users are having?

On a side note, the SGS2 that they had gave me a ton of touchscreen and gesture problems. I think that it might have been the metal clips that they secured the phone with. They actually touched the screen. Many times I had to tap multiple times to get a single tap to go through. Other times the phone would go nuts and just start selecting things randomly. Odd.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chrischoi:
The whole wifi and service issues seems to be the HTC curse. I had a HTC Evo 3D... Got to the third one before I got one that worked. The 2 before it for some reason would just lose any data connection and never would connect to wifi correctly. I'd go hours to a day and a half before I realized it. A hard reset usually fixed the issue. But it would dud out again. Was weird I wasn't getting my Gmail and text messages. The phone itself seemed to work fine during these data outages from the phone.
[HTC Amaze 4G] jimtc:
Does anyone have a problem with their power button. My Power button will turn off the screen but on long press it doesn't give me the option to power off or restart. the only option I have is a battery pull.

Jimtc
[HTC Amaze 4G] ikm19:
To fix wifi problems go to wifi settings and in advance option select best wifi performance. Your wifi won't drop after that.
[HTC Amaze 4G] TMAC 13:
My 2 cents...

Amaze is incredible so far. I have had one reboot... Doesn't bother me at all to be honest because it happened while phone was idle during work. I could see this being a pain if it happened during use. But it hasn't.

Overheating... I'm over it lol. My rooted N1 used to get WAY hotter. And really, we all need to relax on that issue. It's not like anyone is getting burned. If so, clearly you have a defective device.

Light bleed from capacitor buttons. This is an issue. Some have it bad, some are mild. Mine is bad but I only notice it when I'm in a completely dark setting and I'm watching something in portrait mode. If I'm watching a media video or youtube in landscape, my buttons turn off so there is no bleed. If it REALLY bothered me I'm sure I could return it since its only been a week. But I'm fine with it.

I'm not opposed to Sense (especially since 3.0 is pretty slick and fast) but I LOVE launcher pro plus. So I just use that instead.

Overall my impression of this phone is 9.5 out of 10. It loses 0.5 for not having all features when released (i.e. having to wait for an update for wi-fi calling to work) and the light bleed.

I had the same choice as most of you... SGSII or Amaze. I chose the amaze and I'm super happy with my decision thus far.

Hope that helps any "on the fencers" and sorry for the wall of text lol

Boom
[HTC Amaze 4G] Splaktar:
I think that is an issue with the newer Sense versions. I've had to hold the power button much longer lately (5-10s vs 2s before) before I can get the power off/restart/airplane mode menu.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vikramdhani:
Signal loss seems to be really really nuts right now for me and i dont know if i will be able to deal with it any longer, the other thing that is making me go nuts is the light leak from the phone
[HTC Amaze 4G] darkpaniel:
I had this same issue last week... and for me, pulling the battery and restarting still resulted in the same thing (no way to reboot with the long press). So eventually, I had to do a factory reset. This fixed it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] NYRican:
creacking

Anyone else having a creaking problem with there screen? It annoys the hell out of me. Its almost a feature considering how almost every time i press something on the bottom half of the screen i hear a button like click.