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I really don't understand the fervor and I don't mean to be a jerk. Why is it such a big deal?
I have a friend who's even held out for the g2 over the vibrant.
Probably because T-Mobile is marketing the G2 more since it has the T-Mobile brand. Kind of like what Verizon does to "Droid" It's all marketing.
im not excited. sure it will be a great phone. but i honestly think it's ugly. i can appreciate the hw keyboard though.
Some people are excited because it comes with Android 2.2 and given Samsung's past, we could be waiting a while for 2.2.
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Some people are excited because it comes with Android 2.2 and given Samsung's past, we could be waiting a while for 2.2.
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You don't seem very optimistic at all. Samsung UK have confirmed Android 2.2 for UK but nothing for U.S., hoping for the same result in the U.S. or at least close to it.
It utilizes HSPA+ which is only really useful if it's deployed in your area.
The marketing angle (mentioned above) is certainly part of it. Also, it's the named-successor to the G1 - that's special for lots of folks. Thats the highlight for me, really. If the Galaxy S lineup hadn't gotten the XDA section and CM roadmap (legitimized the platform, in my eyes) I might be waiting for a G2 also. Now that I've got my Vibrant, though ... No way could I be happy with a smaller screen and lesser CPU/GPU. I love my Vibrant. Some folks really love the thought of a "official" Google phone though. To each their own. Anyway, if the Vibrant starts pissing me off 6 months from now, G2 means I have something else to try out instead.
I LOVE my Vibrant but I will most likely get a G2, mainly because of the keyboard, the success and continued support the G1 still gets from the XDA community.
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Keyboard isn't even a necessity for me. 4" Screen + Virtual Keyboard (or Swype) works more than fine for me. I definitely do think T-Mobile will spend most of their money towards marketing the G2 and saying it runs at 4G speeds (HSPA+)
just because the cpu has a slower max speed doesnt necessarily mean the phone will run slower. plus the vibrant has touchwiz bogging it down a little. the g2 is vanilla android 2.2. I'm excited for it.
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just because the cpu has a slower max speed doesnt necessarily mean the phone will run slower. plus the vibrant has touchwiz bogging it down a little. the g2 is vanilla android 2.2. I'm excited for it.
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Eugene released a package to remove TouchWiz. Get your facts straight.
Also, once CM6 gets released.. everything will be good again.
If the g2 has a working GPS and compass I'd consider it a better phone than the vibrant on that alone. I could care less about the qwerty keyboard but g2 will be shipping with swype so that's good. Hspa+ is a major leap for tmo where the vibrant won't even be able to compare. G2 is basically the next gen dev phone for Android. That holds a lot of weight for many.
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Eugene released a package to remove TouchWiz. Get your facts straight.
Also, once CM6 gets released.. everything will be good again.
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I know... I have hybrid r3 currently installed. I'm just saying it will be fast without having to remove excess stuff.
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Physical keyboard, HSPA+, stock android 2.2 (I think I read that they added 4 more homescreens though). Also, given the fact that it's the G1's successor, it'll be great for the mod/hack community
It sucks I bought my vibrant over a month ago, I would've gladly returned it for a G2
I'm still not real sure if I want to give up my Vibrant for the G2. I really don't think the G2 will just blow the Vibrant out of the water or make it obsolete. It has a slower processor, smaller screen, smaller battery, and is thicker. What I didn't like about my G1 and Cliq was the thickness. When I got swipe on the G1, I stopped using the physical keyboard and I wouldn't be using it if the Vibrant had one either.
It does have a camera flash, 2.2, and HSPA+ and potentially more support/development, but nothing else about it is appealing. The trackpad is neat, but I feel like too much real estate is being wasted below the screen on the G2, making it longer than it should be. I've been getting along just fine without a trackball/pad for a few weeks now.
I wish there was just a little more known about the hardware and an exact release date. I don't think I could lie with my old Tmobile Dash for more than another week if I sent my Vibrant back.
it's all about that scorpion processor, its the first of its kind on a phone, and although it is clocked lower than the current superphones (g2 running at 800mhz instead of 1ghz). it is a 45nm processor rather than a 65nm like snapdragon and other 1ghz, meaning it'll consume less battery power and be more efficient most likely beating the current 1ghz in speed and performance.
especially since its running stock froyo..theres also the hspa+ speeds, and for some ppl the physical keyboard is a plus. This phone will most likely take the crown as the fastest android phone...but..I still think it looks ugly and too plain :/
I wouldnt get too excited till it actually comes out. Then we'll know for sure on everything. All this regret or this will be better is just whatevers till the g2 is actually out
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just because the cpu has a slower max speed doesnt necessarily mean the phone will run slower. plus the vibrant has touchwiz bogging it down a little. the g2 is vanilla android 2.2. I'm excited for it.
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Exactly!
The processor in the G2 is an 800MHz Scorpion processor, which benchmarks at around the same performance level as the 1GHz Hummingbird processor in the Vibrant and is a bit more efficient on battery power. It's a huge improvement over the Snapdragon processors, about 4 times the speed at comparable clockspeeds.
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even if you had a G2 running Vanilla i'm guessing that it wouldn't be running "STOCK" you would mod it like the majority of us here on XDA. That is the fun of it. Removing **** that we don't want and adding stuff that we do. So for us it really doesn't matter at the end of the day that the G2 will be running Vanilla. SO WHAT. Our vibrant will have AOSP and CM6.1 soon enough Just sayin.
Well, the G2 will awesome, I only have a problem with it:
It's release will severly slow down development on the Vibrant. :/ I've only had my Vibrant 3 weeks so if development doesnt pick up soon ill trade it in for a G2.
So I got the Samsung Galaxy S 4G on friday and idk what it is but im iffy on it. I like everything about it no complaints but the G2 has been on my eye since it came out. So im asking you all with your own experience with the G2 if i should go return and get one.
Haven't personally used the galaxy S 4g. Is it the same as the previous one, but with a new radio in it basically? Seems to be the case.
The G2 is a great phone and I'm sure you'll obviously get mostly positive reviews in the G2 section, but its up to you really. At this point in time, unfortunately, the G2 is starting to get a bit dated (sad considering it just came out in September), but then again the GS 4G is gonna be shadowed by the newer Galaxy S II devices coming out soon as well all the same. I would put them in the same group really.
The phones are quite different, considering that the G2 is stock android and a keyboard slider, whereas the Galaxy S 4G has a customized TouchWiz UI and no keyboard. Performance is about the same I'm sure, but its really up to your preferences at that point. The GS 4G has a front facing camera, and a slightly faster processor (out of the box that is, you can overclock the G2 just as much), and other than that, not much. The biggest deal is which form factor you like more.
If you plan on rooting your phone and going that route, and that is something that is important to you, maybe you should look and see how the dev communities of each phone suit you. This also means that the stock software differences between the 2 wont really matter because you'll be putting custom ROMs on it anyways then.
If the Vibrant 4g is the same thing as the Vibrant except for the 4g chip, go for the g2. I came from a Vibrant to a g2, and I wish I had done it earlier. The g2 is faster straight out of the box, no stupid lagfixes needed. I was at first concerned about going from a 1ghz chip to an 800, but the g2 blows the Vibrant away, even without overclocking.
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If the Vibrant 4g is the same thing as the Vibrant except for the 4g chip, go for the g2. I came from a Vibrant to a g2, and I wish I had done it earlier. The g2 is faster straight out of the box, no stupid lagfixes needed. I was at first concerned about going from a 1ghz chip to an 800, but the g2 blows the Vibrant away, even without overclocking.
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Yea lol so true but I wouldn't mind having a phone with a bigger screen since I peronally like big screens but that's me. As for the G2 its a fast phone, never shows lag even if you have filled the screen with wigets
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To me the vibrant was light and simple. Great for calls and watching movies and listening to music. I do a lot more on my G2. Emails, more texting... I just feel more productive with a keyboard.
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To me the vibrant was light and simple. Great for calls and watching movies and listening to music. I do a lot more on my G2. Emails, more texting... I just feel more productive with a keyboard.
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I feel yea. I do some of my essays on my phone. (Document to go app)
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G2 all the way baby. Screw that galaxy bull****. Screen size diff ain't that big a deal hombre.
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G2 all the way baby. Screw that galaxy bull****. Screen size diff ain't that big a deal hombre.
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Word... To be honest, you really don't notice much of a difference between the 2 screen sizes. Watching Inception on 4 inches vs 3.7 is not going to show you what you were missing out on. It's still a tiny screen for movies. The difference with the screen will be the LCD vs SAMOLED. Its nice, but not worth everything else the G2 has, from amazing hardware, software and dev support to the camera flash and slide out keyboard.
Unless you do some serious video chatting, I'd get a G2 and wait to majorly upgrade in 6 months or so when we have a bunch of dual cores on the market.
Trust me, go with the galaxy s, once you root it you will love it. It has a faster processor than the g2, a bigger screen, a super amoled display, and is thinner and more durable. I felt the same way you feel at first about my galaxy s, but now this is the only phone I want. Its AMAZING.
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g2 or the desire z is a good phone..except the keyboard and the ****ing loose hinge..
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Trust me, go with the galaxy s, once you root it you will love it. It has a faster processor than the g2, a bigger screen, a super amoled display, and is thinner and more durable. I felt the same way you feel at first about my galaxy s, but now this is the only phone I want. Its AMAZING.
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Let me preface this by saying to each his own. I would never discourage someone from trying any other Android phone. That being said.... I have never used a Fascinate but had a Vibrant and LOVED it until I realized how awesome the G2 is. The problem is, the ONLY way to love that phone, is to root it. And even then, a lagfix must be implemented for decent performance. I remember when I shat my pants because the Vibrant could be OC'd to 1.4gzh and show me a Quad of 2300. My G2 can do that if I submerge it in the toilet and run Rhapsody while I OC and run the benchmark (hyperbole alert).
Maybe the GPS is fixed on the SGS4G, but it was awful on the Vibrant for so many people. It's durability is easily questionable, as it feels like it is made of dollar store parts. It only has a faster processor out of the box. The G2 is capable of much, MUCH more.
Bottom line, IMO, if one is better than the other, the differences come down to user preference and not general real world experience. Team Whiskey makes some AMAZING ROMs for the Vibrant, but CM is barely limping along with bug after bug. And I don't even know for sure that Vibrant ROMs can be run on the SGS4G, or how complicated that particular Port is.
Thanks for the input guys I have 1 week to decide what to do. I was wondering what the Quad for the G2 is just off the bat because mine is only about 975.
i have used a few phones beforee settling on my g2. one of htem was the samsung captivate which is basically the galaxy s 4g in a different body and without the 4g. i can tell you that the g2 is way better. samsung makes th galaxy s phones really crappy(all plastic) and probably wont ever give the new galaxy s an update that all of the other galaxy s users are still waiting for(2.2!).
I have had stock Quad scored range from 1500 - 2000, rooted and OC'd I can get in the 3000's
if i were you then i would exchange them, but i cant work without a physical keyboard
I have a regular Vibrant and a G2 (one is a work phone). Both rooted on custom ROMs. G2 is on CM7 while Vibrant is still on Froyo.
If they could have put the Vibrant screen on the G2, it would be the best phone on the market. I'm not saying just because of the keyboard, but the G2 is a more solid phone over all. It's faster (albeit, overclocked) over all.
To each his own though. Having CM7 is worth it for me.
IMO G2/Desire Z is one of the best phones out there and is worth the money. I have been using it since december, been back and forth between nexus one, desire, desire z and i am finally picking up my dz back. not letting it go this time... love this phone... it really rocks...
I'm currently a captivate user on att contract, and I am thinking about jumping over to a DZ... but I am having trouble justifying paying 500$-ish for a new unlocked phone that people are starting to call "dated."
However, I made it a point to myself that I will NEVER buy a smartphone without a physical qwerty ever again. Swype was cool for a few months, but it's impossible to be productive with an entirely touch screen phone... and to me that's just a contradiction to the "smart" in smartphone itself
Could always wait alittle longer for the "next-gen" dual core phones set to be released later this year
no i dont recommend this phone..if u rly rly need a keyboard phone then u can get it otherwise i recommend nexus S
Like I tried trading my phone at the marketplace for a g2 to 3 different guys but all I got was "okay fine but in addition send me 100 as the g2 is a better device.
In what way? It has a kb but that's it what advantage
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Because it came out at a later date and thus the G2 is newer. $100 is too much though.. at the most for a phone in the same condition I would expect 50-60 dollars difference.
G2 is a google experience phone.. Right?
It all has to do with public opinion. The 2nd hand market outside of business is all public opinion. Your opinion about your vibrant and someone else's opinion vary pretty differently.
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People think that newer is always better. For example, in my area the Galaxy s 4g goes for 400.
The difference between the two is minimal except for the keyboard. But in exchange you give up the super amoled screen and better gpu (power sgx 540). So what do you use more, a keyboard or the screen?
Because it is.
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The g2 just has way more development than us. It even has honeycomb. I repect all of our devs here, they have done wonderful jobs. Its hard to do anything without much help from samsung.
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The g2 just has way more development than us. It even has honeycomb. I repect all of our devs here, they have done wonderful jobs. Its hard to do anything without much help from samsung.
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Hardware wise the vibrant is definitely better, but the G2 is as close to a developer phone you can get that's not a Nexus. Its pretty much all Google
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Like I tried trading my phone at the marketplace for a g2 to 3 different guys but all I got was "okay fine but in addition send me 100 as the g2 is a better device.
In what way? It has a kb but that's it what advantage
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Right now @ Gazelle (place that buys used electronics) Vibrant 135.00 G2 85.00
G2 Is less Valuable, On Craigslist in my area Vibrant 250-275 G2 150-200
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Right now @ Gazelle (place that buys used electronics) Vibrant 135.00 G2 85.00
G2 Is less Valuable, On Craigslist in my area Vibrant 250-275 G2 150-200
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Wow never seen it flipped like that. The G2 is worth more in every instance I have ever seen. The screen is the only thing nicer on the Vibrant. Beyond that, dev support for the G2 is way better, HTC actually cares about their customers, the phone can stably be OC'd to 1.8ghz, has better benchmarks, froyo, gingerbread, honeycomb already, not to mention right out the box, with 800mhz it is better than a 1ghz Vibrant out of the box. Won't even mention GPS...
The Vibrant is nice, if you root it and lagfix it. TeamWhiskey is really the only thing that made my Vibrant worth keeping for as long as I had it.
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Wow never seen it flipped like that. The G2 is worth more in every instance I have ever seen. The screen is the only thing nicer on the Vibrant. Beyond that, dev support for the G2 is way better, HTC actually cares about their customers, the phone can stably be OC'd to 1.8ghz, has better benchmarks, froyo, gingerbread, honeycomb already, not to mention right out the box, with 800mhz it is better than a 1ghz Vibrant out of the box. Won't even mention GPS...
The Vibrant is nice, if you root it and lagfix it. TeamWhiskey is really the only thing that made my Vibrant worth keeping for as long as I had it.
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I know I want one so bad.
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I know I want one so bad.
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If you agree with all of that nonsense why would you post this thread asking this question if you truly think they're worth the about the same amount of money?
For me the G2 has an underperforming GPU, poor sound quality for both the speakerphone and ear piece. It has build quality issues such as paint discoloration and etc. and it runs stock Android which is not a plus for me at all. It still hasn't had 2.3 regardless of it being "stock" Android 2.2.1.. the audio quality is piss poor for music compared to the Vibrant even without Voodoo sound. The camera is a huge step down in terms of functionality and overall image/video quality. The hinge is a hot topic when it shouldn't really be up for such heated discussion at all.
Just spend the extra 100 if you want one so bad. Or sell your vibrant for like 250+ on craigs list than buy a g2. For 200. Isn't that hard. Love my vibrant and would never trade it for a.g2, but that's.just me
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Right now @ Gazelle (place that buys used electronics) Vibrant 135.00 G2 85.00
G2 Is less Valuable, On Craigslist in my area Vibrant 250-275 G2 150-200
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are you sure you have the right g2? there is a g2 touch (i think it' the htc hero) and then there is the desire z g2.
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If you agree with all of that nonsense why would you post this thread asking this question if you truly think they're worth the about the same amount of money?
For me the G2 has an underperforming GPU, poor sound quality for both the speakerphone and ear piece. It has build quality issues such as paint discoloration and etc. and it runs stock Android which is not a plus for me at all. It still hasn't had 2.3 regardless of it being "stock" Android 2.2.1.. the audio quality is piss poor for music compared to the Vibrant even without Voodoo sound. The camera is a huge step down in terms of functionality and overall image/video quality. The hinge is a hot topic when it shouldn't really be up for such heated discussion at all.
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I like the development side I still don't think its better the vibrant has all the features but better heck even the glass is better
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Theres a g2 in my house and I've considered trading the person. frankly I consider the hardware to be much better on the vibrant than the g2. I know it will have much more support from the community and thats a plus but I cant seem to give up such a beautiful screen.
Isnt g2 also capable of 4g data speed?
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Yes it will do 14.4 - 4G.
Because the G2 is better than the Vibrant
On paper the Vibrant is much much better than the G2. But if you actually use a G2, you will see that the G2 runs circles around the Vibrant. I have Bionix with Voodoo and it's lightning fast compared to stock, but the stock G2 is even faster. HTC's nudge-nudge, wink-wink support of the dev community is a far cry from the ignore-all-past-customers motto. And it shows in the speed and quality of the state of the dev ROMs on HTC phones.
The GPS on my Vibrant is completely unreliable. The compass has to be calibrated for each use and it's still 30-45 deg off. The G2's hinge is awful, the screen is many steps back and it can't touch the Vibrant as a media device, but in day to day operations, it just completely owns the Vibrant. Even with Bionix and Voodoo, try updating multiple apps from the Market. The Vibrant stall, stutters and will occasionally just freeze while it's installing apps. On the G2, it just keeps humming.
HTC sensation will be released soon and I know some of you are planning to jump ship. What you probably haven't heard about is the dreaded death grip issue it suffers from. Yes, the same issue the iphone 4 experienced but this time it also affects the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity of the Sensation.
gsmarena did an article about it complete with video.
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Just a heads up before you abandon your beloved vibrant
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nah! now if this was a hercules bad news article then id be worried! id only leave my vibrant for that. Sucks to be HTC.....
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nah! now if this was a hercules bad news article then id be worried! id only leave my vibrant for that. Sucks to be HTC.....
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Amén
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Sucks to hear although there are some crappy fixes that involve foil. I'm super tempted to buy one but so far from the videos it looks like it has a screen that looks as crappy/dull as the DroidX.
Every phone has its faults. Get over it.
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Every phone has its faults. Get over it.
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True. The vibrant is pretty damn good though. I'll take faulty gps over a lot of other things that could have been wrong. But I still want a sensation. I may be able to give my wife my vibrant, and get the sensation, then when the GS2 arrives at verizon, I can upgrade my work phone and get that. I love being awesome. kidding.
I can do the death-grip on my Vibrant.
So there's that...
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I can do the death-grip on my Vibrant.
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It's even worse on the sensation.
HTC quality control recently has just been crap overall. Dust issues, touchscreen issues, bad eMMC chips on the Mytouch 4g and G2, etc. Makes me happy that Samsung's hardware is still relatively bug free,
My vibrant, heck, any phone with an internal antenna for that matter, does the same thing. Try it yourself. Hold the phone as you usually would in a place that would give you, say, 2 bars. Then turn the phone upside down. You will see an increase of, at a minimum, 1-2 bars.
I've done this with various kernels on CM7. The its amazing. Sometimes I go from 0 bars to 3 or 4.
Lastly, my son has an htc sensation and so far its a love fest.
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The sensation screen is a big turn off. Even G2X with lcd bleed looks better
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My vibrant, heck, any phone with an internal antenna for that matter, does the same thing. Try it yourself. Hold the phone as you usually would in a place that would give you, say, 2 bars. Then turn the phone upside down. You will see an increase of, at a minimum, 1-2 bars.
I've done this with various kernels on CM7. The its amazing. Sometimes I go from 0 bars to 3 or 4.
Lastly, my son has an htc sensation and so far its a love fest.
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You really need to get over your son. no one cares about what phone he has.
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HTC quality control recently has just been crap overall. Dust issues, touchscreen issues, bad eMMC chips on the Mytouch 4g and G2, etc. Makes me happy that Samsung's hardware is still relatively bug free,
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Thats true, mine has a bad chip, my moms has a bad chip, i bricked one with a bad chip (mytouch 4G
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That's hilarious ..I never heard of that and sure enough turned my phone over and 2 more bars
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No matter what im getting the the sensation. I messed with vibrant so much had it for a while. I hate this phone. The only thing good is thay its not lcd so the screen never cracks. I want all the features. People always talks **** about new devices. Vibrant isnt so great. When u get a new vibrant. You have to do so much updating and flashing and lag fixing before it works any good. So im ready for a big screen and dual core,1.2ghz with front having camera. I love htc they have some of the best manufactered phones. High quality build
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No matter what im getting the the sensation. I messed with vibrant so much had it for a while. I hate this phone. The only thing good is thay its not lcd so the screen never cracks. I want all the features. People always talks **** about new devices. Vibrant isnt so great. When u get a new vibrant. You have to do so much updating and flashing and lag fixing before it works any good. So im ready for a big screen and dual core,1.2ghz with front having camera. I love htc they have some of the best manufactered phones. High quality build
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Yes, except software is mostly fixable with custom roms. With HTC, you will have a crapload of unfixable hardware issues. The newest KB5 official update on the Vibrant has already improved much of responsiveness of the device. I am sure that even if you get the Sensation, you will be flashing a ton anyways since Sense 3.0 is said to be less responsive than a stock Desire HD.
PreVayl said:
No matter what im getting the the sensation. I messed with vibrant so much had it for a while. I hate this phone. The only thing good is thay its not lcd so the screen never cracks. I want all the features. People always talks **** about new devices. Vibrant isnt so great. When u get a new vibrant. You have to do so much updating and flashing and lag fixing before it works any good. So im ready for a big screen and dual core,1.2ghz with front having camera. I love htc they have some of the best manufactered phones. High quality build
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Yes, except software is mostly fixable with custom roms. With HTC, you will have a crapload of unfixable hardware issues. The newest KB5 official update on the Vibrant has already improved much of responsiveness of the device. I am sure that even if you get the Sensation, you will be flashing a ton anyways since Sense 3.0 is said to be less responsive than a stock Desire HD.
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I gotta agree XPLANE9. I was 100% in the camp for an HTC Sensation. My Vibrant GPS got borked a month or two back because of BiWinning V2, after Odin to Stock failed to fix it and after screwing around with CM7 for a month, I got tired of it and went back to the Vibrant and somehow my GPS fixed itself after a 2nd Odin to stock after CM7.
I have the hardware GPS fix for great reception now, a front facing camera that works quite well, and a perfect form factor. I even walked into Wal-Mart and asked if they had a Sensation in stock for me to purchase. I almost got it, but thought to myself: There's just not enough that the Sensation offers that makes it worth it. With the hardware GPS fix I've done, and the FFC I added, the Vibrant hardware has everything I need. The screen on the Sensation is a step down, the extra screen space is nice, but I really do like the 4" my Vibrant gives me every night (oyeah). It's not an HSPA+ device - just another 14.4 device. And the dual-core still chokes on Sense 3.0, so that'll inevitably need tweaking assuming the hardware doesn't come up with any more defects.
I'll wait for the Hercules.
I think in the end, it's all user preference.
I too have the vibrant but will be getting the sensation tomorrow.
There will never be a perfect phone. We have to remember we all were disappointed with the gps issue but worked around it.
If you end up with a bad phone, we have the option to return it for a refund.
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I was on the "100% Sensation" bandwagon for a while, but I though
"Why get the Sensation when Samsung said they'd step up their update process (which the phone I'm getting, the SGS2 unbranded, will be getting updates), their hardware is superior (and you rarely get a bad phone), and HTC hasn't posted IF they'll unlock the bootloader on the Sensation, while the SGS2 ships with an unlocked bootloader."
So now, I'm getting the SGS2, and I can't wait to get it.
Wasn't sure where to opost this but I guess there will be some who upgraded from MT4G to Sensation when it came out. I've been using a Touch Pro 2 for 2 years and now I'm ready for an upgrade with T-Mobile. I liked the Sensation at first but now I'm questionining whether I really need a screen that big and the reports about poor battery life and heat. The Sensation is obviously a more powerfull phone but the MT4G seems to do everything the Sensation can do with a more compact size, more options to mod it and possibly better battery life. Can someone compare the two?
I'm looking for a good business phone overall. Email, web browsing, tethering, document support (will install documents to go) and I'll be working with spreadsheets a lot. The Sensation seems to have a very busy home screen with 3D and all that crap. Don't really care about that. Would care more about my tasks and calendar fused together in an agenda view for one of the home screens, but it appears they care more about social networking rather than important stuff. Not sure if I'll need the larger screen of the Sensation or not. Would like to try without a keyboard this time. Will keep my TP2 just in case it doesn't work out.
I haven't tried the sensation for a long enough period of time to give you a real impression on it, but after using a friends for a bit, I went for the mytouch. The phone is very slow and laggy, and there's so much more support here, especially if you're into optimizing your phone and installing custom roms. Maybe when they unlock the bootloader, but until then...
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Wasn't sure where to opost this but I guess there will be some who upgraded from MT4G to Sensation when it came out. I've been using a Touch Pro 2 for 2 years and now I'm ready for an upgrade with T-Mobile. I liked the Sensation at first but now I'm questionining whether I really need a screen that big and the reports about poor battery life and heat. The Sensation is obviously a more powerfull phone but the MT4G seems to do everything the Sensation can do with a more compact size, more options to mod it and possibly better battery life. Can someone compare the two?
I'm looking for a good business phone overall. Email, web browsing, tethering, document support (will install documents to go) and I'll be working with spreadsheets a lot. The Sensation seems to have a very busy home screen with 3D and all that crap. Don't really care about that. Would care more about my tasks and calendar fused together in an agenda view for one of the home screens, but it appears they care more about social networking rather than important stuff. Not sure if I'll need the larger screen of the Sensation or not. Would like to try without a keyboard this time. Will keep my TP2 just in case it doesn't work out.
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well i have had the mytouch for about 7 months now or so.. i like it but for me its to small for my fat fingers lol. i would hands down go to the sensation 4g. it might be a bit laggy so ive heard but i cant confirm that myself but im sure they can do a maintenance update to maybe fix that. as for support for custom roms i think that is a unfair comparison because the sensation 4g hasnt been out that long and it also has the bootloader locked. so once htc unlocks the bootloader then we will see how much fun people have, doing roms for the sensation 4g. i wouldnt do the mytouch 4g if i was u. its a downgrade to a sensation 4g. or just wait and get the mytouch 4g slide. at least the phone is duel core and has a badass camera vs the mytouch 4g. i will be upgrading from a mytouch 4g to a sensation 4g in a few days.
From what I saw, the Sensation is not much bigger than myTouch 4G. I have myTouch 4G, rooted, and I love it so far. Beware of the bad screen and bad eMMC chip. Lucky me, I think I got both good.
From what I understand, if you don't like the phone - you can exchange it withing 30 days period. That how I understood the rep. Correct me if Im wrong.
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From what I saw, the Sensation is not much bigger than myTouch 4G. I have myTouch 4G, rooted, and I love it so far. Beware of the bad screen and bad eMMC chip. Lucky me, I think I got both good.
From what I understand, if you don't like the phone - you can exchange it withing 30 days period. That how I understood the rep. Correct me if Im wrong.
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It's 14 days. That's what they call the buyer's remorse period. After that, you can only exchange for warranty issues and only for the same phone. Only way to get a different phone is after doing a warranty exchange 3 times, in other words going thru 4 of the same phone.
My opinion, go with the MT4G
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From a productivity standpoint, the qHD (960x540) resolution of the sensation's screen is superior to the WVGA (800x480) resolution of the mytouch 4g's screen.
Really, if you don't absolutely have to upgrade right now, I would wait for the MT4G Slide to launch and decided between that and the sensation. Those two devices are more closely matched in terms of internal hardware.
Also, the buyers remorse period depends on where you live. In most states, it's 14 days. But where I live (california) its 30 days.
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From a productivity standpoint, the qHD (960x540) resolution of the sensation's screen is superior to the WVGA (800x480) resolution of the mytouch 4g's screen.
Really, if you don't absolutely have to upgrade right now, I would wait for the MT4G Slide to launch and decided between that and the sensation. Those two devices are more closely matched in terms of internal hardware.
Also, the buyers remorse period depends on where you live. In most states, it's 14 days. But where I live (california) its 30 days.
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I did forget about California having 30 days. Sorry about that.
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AntonJart said:
From what I saw, the Sensation is not much bigger than myTouch 4G. I have myTouch 4G, rooted, and I love it so far. Beware of the bad screen and bad eMMC chip. Lucky me, I think I got both good.
From what I understand, if you don't like the phone - you can exchange it withing 30 days period. That how I understood the rep. Correct me if Im wrong.
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is ur eye sight ok? lol there is a huge difference from a 3.8 inch device vs a 4.3 in device lol
its a no brainer imo, sensation is a much more powerful phone, and about the same size as mt4g.
i bought my aunt her mt4g, and have played with it quite a bit, and for me, its just too slow of a phone. tested the sensation at tmo and was very impressed, but not enough to take it over my n1
Funny to see reference to MT4G as "too slow" from someone with N1. MT4G is very fast, and easy overclocking makes it even faster. People in Virtuous Unity thread report that MT4G is running this derived-from-Sensation ROM smoother than Sensation itself.
To the OP: if you're not into messing with the phone, there is no price difference for upgrade and the size doesn't bother you - go for Sensation.
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Funny to see reference to MT4G as "too slow" from someone with N1. MT4G is very fast, and easy overclocking makes it even faster. People in Virtuous Unity thread report that MT4G is running this derived-from-Sensation ROM smoother than Sensation itself.
To the OP: if you're not into messing with the phone, there is no price difference for upgrade and the size doesn't bother you - go for Sensation.
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s10shane said:
is ur eye sight ok? lol there is a huge difference from a 3.8 inch device vs a 4.3 in device lol
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Side to side they are almost the same in size.
Edit: shouldnt bigger screen and bigger processor suck out more juice from the equal battery?
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Funny to see reference to MT4G as "too slow" from someone with N1. MT4G is very fast, and easy overclocking makes it even faster. People in Virtuous Unity thread report that MT4G is running this derived-from-Sensation ROM smoother than Sensation itself.
To the OP: if you're not into messing with the phone, there is no price difference for upgrade and the size doesn't bother you - go for Sensation.
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Virtuous Unity on the MT4G is fast and very smooth. One guy who had both phones reported having graphical glitches on his Sensation that he posted screen shots of and that it was very laggy compared to his MT4G running essentially the same rom.
I too thinking on what to do, since ive got 23 more days to decide
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AntonJart said:
Side to side they are almost the same in size.
Edit: shouldnt bigger screen and bigger processor suck out more juice from the equal battery?
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I've heard that battery life on the Sensation isn't very good either
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I've heard that battery life on the Sensation isn't very good either
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Thats what i meant. 1400 mAh batteries, but sensation has hungrier hardware.
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Thats what i meant. 1400 mAh batteries, but sensation has hungrier hardware.
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Until they unlock the boot loader so custom roms that are good on the battery, it's gonna be a battery hog the way it comes stock
My gf have the mytouch4. I have the sensation. No comparison. My battery last way longer than hers and way smoother you smokin crack if you think the mytouch on thr same level and the sensation stock . The mytouch 4 was ny old phone it was decent but sensation is way better.
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My gf have the mytouch4. I have the sensation. No comparison. My battery last way longer than hers and way smoother you smokin crack if you think the mytouch on thr same level and the sensation stock . The mytouch 4 was ny old phone it was decent but sensation is way better.
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I have the MT4G running Virtuous Unity and it's runs very fast and is excellent on battery life. And the quadrant scores we are getting with it are phenomenal. And no I don't don't smoke crack so resorting to accusing someone of that is childish on your part, grow up.
My gf have the mytouch4. I have the sensation. No comparison. My battery last way longer than hers and way smoother you smokin crack if you think the mytouch on thr same level and the sensation stock . The mytouch 4 was ny old phone it was decent but sensation is way better.
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I have the MT4G running Virtuous Unity and it's runs very fast and is excellent on battery life. And the quadrant scores we are getting with it are phenomenal. And no I don't don't smoke crack so resorting to accusing someone of that is childish on your part, grow up.
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I have mytouch rooted, stock with SET CPU, but without crapware. Its been 6 hours of work with light to moderate use, I still have 82%
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