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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sn0warmy:
I hated my Sensation. I hated the issue of dust getting under the screen on all 3 of the ones I had. I hated how even at the highest volume setting I still couldn't hear my phone ring. And most of all, I hated that with any case I lost all signal reception. Also, with the build design is just felt so cheap.

All-in-all, HTC really **** the bed with that phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nucentury08:
Yup just paid 450$ for a 700$ unbranded Gs2 yesterday love this Exnoyos Cpu So beast and Miui and Cm7 pull 6000 on quadrants....but my sensation was beast to....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] barondebxl:
I bought my sensation 2 days after it came out (early june) and I only enjoyed it the last 2 weeks before is sold it ( 1st week of October) to get the SGSII because I rooted it and installed the Android revolution HD Rom. But that phone ,stock, is such a piece of crap, getting the GalaxySII was a relief for me to be honest.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
Count me in. I ordered a Sensation from T-Mo sight unseen thinking it'd be a worthy upgrade from my HD2 & I was sorely disappointed. I deluded myself for a while but after about 6 weeks I realized I hated it. Unusable bluetooth, heat, bad battery life(unless you shelled out extra for an extended battery, which you SHOULD NOT have to do!), death grip, dust, etc... that phone is what made me realize that most HTC phones are pieces of sh*t. This is my first Samsung smartphone & I'm very impressed :3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
Came to T-Mobile from Sprint and started with the Sensation, within two weeks it developed the dreaded dust patches. It must have been a blessing because as soon as the SGSII dropped I exchanged the Sensation and haven't looked back since!:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sparky79:
I actually really liked my Sensation when I first got it. But I like the gs2 alot more. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OuncE718:
I came from the Sensation and it left a sour taste in my mouth so I went the TouchWiz route and couldn't of been more happy. No death grip, no overheating, not that much lag if not any on the GS2 compared to the Sensation. Its definitely an upgrade. I didn't want to go with the Amaze cause I predicted that it would have the same/similar issues as the Sensation. I was right, it did!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsleeyo:
The Sensation had way less ram to use and can barely run it's own OS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobsbbq:
I gave the Sensation to the Wife to replace her MT4G and she is happy, then I got me a GS2 and I can say so far I really like it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbutters:
I switched last week. I didn't have any glaring issues with the sensation, but my brother kept raving about it. Plus he is a T-mobile dealer, so I can trade my phones in and out easily.

I like how the GS2 feels, even though its lighter, it feels smooth and durable. and doesn't slip out of my fingers that easy.

Pros of switching:

-SG2 Screen looks incredible.

-Battery life is better.

-Front facing cam quality is MUCH better.

-Audio quality is MUCH better on calls, video recording, and external speaker/ringtones are louder.

-NFC (even though it doesn't do much right now)

-Although slower to connect, Bluetooth works correctly with my car now.

-I don't feel like Im breaking my phone every time I open up the back. (SG2 is easier to open up)

Cons of switching:

-I do miss the Sensation's screen resolution, however I do prefer super amoled on sg2.

-no FM radio like the sensation. :(

-I like the button layout of sensation better, but getting used to it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SoFaKiNgStOkeD:
Ditto!!! Couldn't have said it better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] j0hnZ:
I'm gonna join in and say I feel the same way, but I came from a Nexus S. I don't think I would get much attention making my own thread since most people love Vanilla Android so much for some reason.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
The Sensation 4G was my first high end HTC phone and I was highly disappointed. What I hated: The dust, not just under the screen but everywhere. Over the FFC and inside the phone around the body. The side charging port was annoying. WiFi reception sucked badly. Speaker was too high pitched and distorted easily. Got creaky at the right corner. S-LCD but not really with poor viewing angles and a purple tinge on the Acer screens with dot pitch. S-ON.. weak audio volume.. etc...

Sense 3.0 sealed it for me. What a disaster of an overlay. TouchWiz 4.0 is refreshing after dealing with that overbearing ram hogging stale looking thing called Sense. People hate on TouchWiz calling it cartooney but it's as close to stock GB as we can get from an extensive manufacture overlay.. most of the changes are a tasteful matte blue color anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArcticWolf91:
I want to switch from the Sensation to this, but the only thing holding me back is that I'm hearing this phone is having screen issues. T-Mobile phones always have screen issues... -__-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
I haven't had much trouble from the rest of the phone except for a few minor software bugs. It's that good, I don't care about the lines. There aint a better T-Mobile specific phone out there. The 42Mbps HSPA makes it that much better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rault18:
i did the switch and im happy as hell
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
i'll +1 this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
It's really not that big of a deal in my opinion, they ALL have the lines. Just more than others and unless you are looking for them you can't really see them on daily use.

If you happen to get one that's really bad just exchange has many as you want within the remorse period.

1st phone I got didn't really have screen issues, but rather shutdown issues so I returned it.

This second one I have barely has them and works great.

Really happy coming from the G2X.

Hercules Hercules!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bardouns:
Yeah I switched and Whew... so Glad I did...

My Lady who has no idea about phones, in fact she freaks out about new technology, is the real reason we both switched from the sucksation to this GEM!!!

Out of our 2 Brand new HTC's she had a bunk one it kept freaking out and doing all kinds of weird shyt like it was possessed...

So I did some more research and well the SGS2 was coming out for T-mobile that day and that was that... tried that at the store and I was sold, so we both traded the sucksation in and Thank the Heavens!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cenwesi:
what is the best way going about calling t-mobile about trading in my sensation for the GS2. the one issue i have with it and bothers me alot is the DEATH grip with BT. I use my BT all the time and just holding the phone the wrong way or turning you head a certain way CUTs of the BT.

I chatted with tech support yesterday and they are sending me a replacement unit. I tried telling the lady i tested another unit in the store and the same result but she said lets try this one first. This leads me to believe they might be an opportunity for me to get an exchange.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Well after 3 replacements, they do offer a different device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
I usually hate circle-jerk threads like this....

But yea, coming from my G2x and Sensation, the SII blows them both out of the water.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Another device which is?

Hercules Hercules!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
The g2x. They already offered it to me. I turned it down and gave the sensation to the wife.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rickm8384:
I wonder if we could get Lee from LeeDroid over here to work on SG2! His ROM was the only thing that kept me on Sensation.

You DO know that this forum is for the TMobile GSII which is not Exynos CPU...so commenting on this thread is really pointless if you are talking about an unbranded S2....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Oh, ok. I was curious because my brother had the G2X and they offered him a sensation and he took it.

Hercules Hercules!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tspx23:
back to the sensation for me. T-mobile version of the galaxy s 2 wasn't that great in my opinion. Screen was too big for the resolution, thus icons and overall everything was gigantic. In addition my phone had that vertical line problem and I felt it ruined the screen. It was fast though, but idk the sensation with some kernels and a good ROM would be just as fast too.... even though I wouldn't be able to pull like 6000 quadrants...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lakeshow423:
Gonna sell the Sensation tomorrow then go straight to Tmobile to pick up the Galaxy S II. I will miss yhw chefs over there though but it seems the dev section here will be fine also! Melvin, romanbb,faux are some legit dev's that put out quality work!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
Yea but dude u can only really see it in a dark to low light room setting and its very faint i think they all have it and when automatic brightness is on personally it does not bother me i had the g2x and that had screen bleed but other than that it was good to me let me tell u tho this gs2 rocks man i love it it does not bother me one bit not worth replacing. I think all super amoleds have something going on like that? Anyways u will not notice it during normal use i first saw it when i was wathing a you tube video with my wife in the room and lights out with tv on but other then that do not see it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nucentury08:
I still have my sensation but just paid 679$for the Uk Gs2 i live in LA so no 4g on tmobile only Att witch i will not do but this Gs2 blows my sensation apart and on a side not i did not no this version was wayyyy thinner and lighter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] v8dreaming:
I think it's funny how they offer G2x owners Sensations as replacements and Sensation owners G2x's as replacements. It's like a revolving wheel of craptacular.

haha

Anyhoo, I got tired of the G2x's laundry list of problems and bought a GS2. This thing runs circles around the G2x! Not even in the same league. I have noticed that my GS2 has the same wifi/cell data issue as the G2x at times though. That kind of sucks, but I can live with it. I'm starting to think it's an Android 2.3 bug and not one caused by the manufacturers. I have over 80 apps on this phone and have experienced zero lag. Data speeds are a little better. I'm not getting anything close to the 20 mbs I've seen people post. Vegas is supposed to be a 42 mbs city, but I've yet to see it. I usually get between 5-8.

I CAN HEAR MY PHONE RING AGAIN! So happy about that. haha G2x's volume just sucks. I've also noticed I get better reception in certain areas. Some places I would lose 4g with the G2x, but I now have 4g with the GS2.

All in all, very happy I got this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SoFaKiNgStOkeD:
Did I mention the Galaxy S2 people on XDA are way cooler too? I'm feeling the love. The Sensation crowd was brutal man, brutal!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaekidd1012:
I've had my eye on the HTC Sensation (or SUCKsation as a previous poster called it LOL) for some time...before the SGS2 came to T-Mobile. This thing is the Vibrant and then some. Just picked one up last night and know I will have the best phone T-Mobile carries and will carry for a while. The Amaze 4G interested me until I read the Engadget review where they mentioned it's utterly horrible battery life and the S-AMOLED screen plus 16GB built-in memory plus higher resolution FFC sealed my decision. I'm goming from a G2 so maybe now I'll use my phone for more than just calls and texts again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Genesis206:
I loved my sensation, was weary about the gs2 but now i'm 100% sold (except for the camera and native launcher).

Samsung outdid themselves here The battery is amazing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tiguy99:
+1

Use the paid version of HDR camera from the Market. You'll take much better pics
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ariel123:
When I first saw the gs2 I was a little skeptical. About it because I had never owned a samsung phone. All my prior phones where htc. After playing with it once at the tmobile store I fell in love. I have no regrets of ditching the dumbass sensation. No more dust under the acreen or sense slowing down the phone. Thank you sammy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaekidd1012:
IMO, Samsung outdid themselves with the Galaxy Nexus with the 720p screen. That aside, I agree that statement. Android is a geek's OS (surpassing WinMo) and the Galaxy S 2 is the quintessential geek phone.

I cannot wait until our phones have a stable ICS port. Until then, I'm quite happy with this unrooted, stock ROM which is a first!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Enzopreme:
+1,000,000!!! my sensation was awesome. but this, is a beautiful machine. Its the most satisfying piece of electronic goodness that i've ever had the pleasure of having. Samsung really stepped to the plate on this one, and they hit it out of the park!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrplennium:
I'm thinking about getting rid of the sensation as well and picking up the SGS2 today. For those that came from the sensation, how do you think the rear camera performs compared to the sensation? How is texting on the device? (I love the sensation's t9 functionality and texting is pretty good), How is the in call volume compared to the sensation? (I know others have indicated that the external speakers are louder), also has anyone here experienced the pattern draw lockscreen disappearing? (This was an issue I had with the Samsung Behold 2).

Lastly, for those that sold the sensation, what website did you go on to sell? I currently have mine on eBay but wondering if there are others.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Camera is excellent, lock screen has happened a couple of times but really no big deal. I would not go back to the sensation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aalsmadi1:
I don't get it, the sensation seems like a good phone. I had the my touch 4g and I loved that thing, the sensation was a better phone than the my touch in every way, what gives with all the hate?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrplennium:
The sensation is a good phone when it wants to be. Personally, I never had the dust under the screen issue, but my volume rocker fell out once which I had to call HTC to replace the back-cover. Made me question the build quality of the sensation. I am also experiencing the power button issue where it takes 2 clicks to wake the phone and turn it off. Plus the random screen shots every time you press the home key. This problem is more software related but I'm getting impatient for an update from HTC. I played around with a SGS2 in the store and was impressed.

Can anyone tell me how typing on this phone compares to the SGS2? I send a lot of text messages so this is an important feature for me. Also, how much louder is the in call volume than the sensation?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shorty87:
Typing is pretty easy. Comes pre-loaded with Swype as well as the stock Samsung keyboard. The bigger screen helps in typing. I use Swype so doesn't make much of a difference for me betweein the SGS2 and the Sensation. The in call volume is very loud compared to the Sensation. I'd say it's as loud as the Sensation speaker phone on full volume.

I actually really liked my Sensation. Got dust under the screen and got a warranty replacement. The reason I went for the SGS2 anyways was for the bigger screen, louder speakers, and faster speed and smoothness.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wpf54173:
And the smoothness is where the s2 truly surpasses the sensation. I've never used an Android phone this responsive. I'll definitely be holding onto this one for a while.

Swyped from my iPhone eater
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrplennium:
Ok, this feedback really helps. I played around with the SGS2 in the store but there were ppl hanging around so I didn't get a chance to really dive in as much as I wanted to. But the few minutes I played with it I was amazed at how streamline touchwiz and the responsiveness is. I don't think I care much about the vertical lines ppl are experiencing. As long as it is not obvious is daily use then I will be fine. I love sense and the sensation, but the issues are enough to make me consider an SGS2 since samsung did a great job with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dnguyen1988:
Just picked up my GS2 literally like 30 mins ago and im loving it. I'm coming from a sensation and so far I'm digging the GS2 more. I had a pretty much perfect sensation but had overheating issues and the GS2 is ice cold. Gonna put this phone through a lot more test but so far loving it and the verticle lines really dont bother me :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICEGYPT:
I am going to get it. I sold my sensation for galaxy but I think there is no diff. So I decided to get GS2 my full upgrade in 10 days. I can't wait. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rizoh66:
Are you kidding?! Cooler??? What are you 12? Just wait till you get all the Virant users who upgrade to the SG2... You want to talk about brutal? Their the ones who drove Sombionix out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SoFaKiNgStOkeD:
Yea I said cooler, problems???? Not sure what your point is by asking if I'm 12 either???? I stated my opinion, why the harshness guy?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Radsolutionz:
I actually traded mine for a blackberry 9900 new in box to some guy off craigslist. (knowing the high price of a (9900 in box *new*) i relisted on craigslist sold it... for 420 then bought my sgs2 off another guy on craigslist for 400 the same day =) its an amazing phone... the sensation was good... if u had 3 spare batteries and an external charger like i did... but honestly the gs2 just works.... on a full work day... my battery actually lasts... i have no need for spares... everything is just better... imo i think this phone is going to be a TOP competitor for a longgg time...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrplennium:
Never thought about craigslist. I guess I will try listing on their and see if I get any bites.

There is only one thing that really concerns me about this phone which is why I haven't jumped ship just yet and that is the pattern draw screen lock bug. I have tons of sensitive material on my phone, so a security breach such as having it randomly disappearing or easy to bypass would be a HUGE deal. I remember the Samsung Behold 2 had the same bug as well. Not sure if they ever got around to fixing it. I wanted to wait until that bug was fixed but not sure I can hold out much longer with the sensation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ariel123:
I get better phone calls with the gs2 then what the sensation ever have me. I no longer experience drop calls on a daily basis or people telling me I sound muffled when I'm talking. I can hear the person on the other line very loudly where I have to put the volume down. Unlike the sensation even with the volume at high during a phone call I still had problems hearing people it's like the speaker was weak. Now texting is a hell of alot better then the sensation the screen is wider even on portrait so it's easier to type faster and make less mistakes. I do recommend that if you have large hands like I do get thumb keyboard from market place. It let's you customize the keys on the keyboard to what ever size suits you and on this large screen it doesn't hurt to make the keys bigger. Also The camera is alot better the sensations camera gas a yellowish tint to it unlike the gs2 it gives you a clear crisp shot. I actually like using my camera now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] woodylobster:
you guy's complaining about how bad the sensation was I was still using a G1 till I got the GS2. lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ariel123:
Lmao I guess you should be thevone doing the real complaining
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] woodylobster:
I know right
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sgastel:
Sensation to TMOSGS2

I went from a Vibrant to a Sensation and was pretty dang happy with it but then had to buy another phone due to my kid breaking his. So we bought the SGS2 and did the hand me down and the wife took my Sensation and gave her phone to the kid. I thought I was going to be really disappointed with the SGS2 after my experience with the Vibrant but Dang !! so far this thing is more then Sensational !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wcoast:
Coming from sensation and most say I’m missing a lot of sensation’s goodies and feel. Sensation has better features, more DEVs, and better MODs, BUT there’s something about Galaxy S 2 that makes it so special and superior.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davidjz87:
i came from a sensation that i loved .i've used every android phone fot tmobile and the HD2 for tmobile the sensation and HD2 have been my favorite
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
I was thinking to move to sensation because of ICS Rom over there. You guys hold me now !!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davidjz87:
ICS Sense on our s2 would be AMAZING. i know some is working on it hopefully they continue but i know its alot of work :( one day hopefully b4 dec 21 :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wcoast:
If truly SGS2 is among Android top 5 cell phone, ain't it a disgrace that this phone appears to be the last to catch up and I mean should it does. While is late for me to go back to sensation, I'm to the point of going for another 4.5" screen or better cell phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mrufokid:
I did and it was the best move i ever made ....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] marduk79:
I loved the sensation even with the dust underneath the screen which was promptly replaced under warranty. Happy I picked up the SGSII which is my 1st non-htc phone in years. Hate the fact there's no ICS update, but there will soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wcoast:
I'm going back to sensation due to lack of progress with SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
Have fun.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ayocuz:
I'M coming from the sensation via insurance claim. I gotta say the sensation was a nice phone but it also show me that htc doesn't progress their hardware like a leading supplier should besides the really nice camera software i don't miss that phone any
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] s10shane:
i sold my sensation and used my upgrade to get the sgs2 in black. the only thing i miss with the sensation is the qhd display and the sexy design of the phone and i like htc sense over touchwiz anyday but the performance on the sgs2 was much better and i love the super amoled+ display vs the slcd on the sensation. over all this is a very good phone. i bought it for the design and hardware not the software since i know it can be rooted and flash roms that i like that isnt touchwiz. even thought there isnt much right now all i need is a asop ics rom lol. oh and battery life is a big difference with the sgs2 vs the sensation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kid Poker:
I got the G2X knowing that the Sensation was gonna come out, then when I got the Sensation knowing the GS2 was gonna come out, I picked it up the day it came out =)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
G2x was gorgeous phone just plagued with issues and Tmobile dropped support for it almost instantly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shovelhead83:
Thats why i got the gs2 yesterday.