[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aeabilar:
@Vex

Its kinda unfortunate that you immediately send your Sensation XE in hope that SGII will do a lot better.

Personally, I'm about to purchase SGII myself since i'm a spec-junkie. My priority was to have a "future-proof" phone outside of Nexus (which we still dont have in the Philippines). Fast net browsing, wonderful camera and video quality, almost "limitless" customization. Great processor @ 1.2Ghz, 16GB RAM, and sd support. what else is lacking? indeed it was an iPhone killer, and to date, still the best smartphone...spec-wise.

But when I used it, there's some sort of realization that brought me back to reality. SGII is almost perfect. BUt there's something missing, which is probably the reason why people still but iPhone despite its small screen, tons of restrictions and stupid beta-feature Siri, the reason why people still buy HTC Sensation (especially XE) despite the high price of having Beats Audio software+earphones, a lil' short of RAM @ 768MB, and ridiculously fast draining battery (mine's surviving mere 12 hours a day per charge).

* User Interface - Sensation XE is no doubt the most classy, eye-candy, and the best UI in all fones. Period. Not even Apple's UI is close enough to compete against Sensations' UI. The interface is so good that HTC will use all its power and resources to integrate Ice Cream Sandwich without changing its UI and Beats Audio, though can lead to delays, is still a very smart move, because other Androids audio and IU is so prehistoriclly ugly.

*User experience - wonderful UI, the 3D-ish look and feel in every flick and turn, to great apps and widgets esp People and Photo Grid widgets, no bloatwares that you cant even delete, classy look and feel, top-of-the-line audio quality (and Beats earphones to match), the sturdy, rocksteady, and tough-as-hell built, that solid build, the cool red grill, 100% touchscreen experience (no flimsy homescreen button), these are some of the aspects that every company should consider in delighting their customers, these are the factors that are intangible and cannot be measured in quadrant benchmarks and other BS.

You're low in battery? thares a reason you have a charger that can be fitted to a power source or laptops. Heck, you can even have an extra battery.

Even if you root SGII, slam it with capdase, belkim, otter, or even IronMan's armor suit, and upgrade it to Ice Cream Sandwich, it will not give a user that bragging rights, that safe feel that it will not break if you forgot it in your jeans' pocket, and that wonderful UI experience. The apps will remain flat and ugly, the bloatwares will forever be there, that cheap plastic back will never be replaced, that wafer-thin, wafer-light built cant be compensated by an jelly or aluminium casing. Well at least, SGII is future-proof and top of the pyramid in terms of specs and benchmarks. But its still boring as hell unless Samsung come up with new UI in the future. I cant say that "lets leave SGII for the geeks" coz I'm a "geek" and specs-junkie myslef, but even I cannot stomach the IU and built of Samsung. DOnt get me wrong, I got Samsung smartphones and tabs myself, and got bored with them that I sold 'em one by one after one to two months.

I will not even dare to compare Sensation XE to iPhone (yes, I also own one), because Sensation's (XE) customization, UI, audio quality and built is waaaay superior than iPhone.

Just my two cents. No fanboyism. take it from the samsung and iphone user myself. I appreciate if someone can correct me without flaming.

Thanks!