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Sgs2 or what?

I was just wondering what phone you guys are waiting for, I'm personally waiting for the sgs2, hopefully it comes out soon enough. Seems mostly everyone has gone to the g2x already.

if they did go for the g2x already i feel sorry for them in my opinion. ive seen the reviews and no way is it even close to sg2 not even close to htc sensation. im gonna get either one of those, preferable sg2!

movieaddict said:
if they did go for the g2x already i feel sorry for them in my opinion. ive seen the reviews and no way is it even close to sg2 not even close to htc sensation. im gonna get either one of those, preferable sg2!
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That's exactly what i'm thinking, the g2x isn't that great, I think most people got it because the guy who made cm7 has one also.

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That's exactly what i'm thinking, the g2x isn't that great, I think most people got it because the guy who made cm7 has one also.
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Precisely.

The reason why a lot of people have gone towards the g2x is the big support from the Dev community. Unlocked bootloader + source has already been released.
Not to mention sg2 has no release date for the u.s, others couldn't wait.
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DontJoinTheDarkSide said:
The reason why a lot of people have gone towards the g2x is the big support from the Dev community. Unlocked bootloader + source has already been released.
Not to mention sg2 has no release date for the u.s, others couldn't wait.
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These are reasons why people in this community would buy or take a long look at it, seems like a good phone and most reviews are quite good. Samsung and there slow updates, and lack of source make a tough phone for developers and now that HTC and Moto are locking their bootloaders, its gets harder to dev's to make the fun they make.
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Definitely an HTC
I had the choice of G2 or Vibrant me thinking Awesome hardware=better than G2.
I was wrong.
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im thinking of getting the sgs2 or sensation...

#neveragain
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Hands Down SGS2, I love being able to tinker, but even if I cant I love samsung hardware. I gotta say for support though, LG or HTC

I never understood the craze over the g2. Is there something with current roms that you don't like?

Idk about craze over the G2, but it is a fantastic phone, especially for emulators in my opinion, but thats because you can get some nice clocks outta the CPU. I got one (well, not mine, I tinker with my friends) running @ 1.8ghz, and thats pretty sexy playing OOT on there perfectly (almost) In regards to roms, you mean for vibrant? I have no problem with anyones work =) just prefer my own I'm working on =P

I understand that the G2, and all second gen snapdragons for that matter, can clock high, but is there any application other than emulators that use that power. After all, developers have to take care of both the low and high end phones. Plus, you are killing the lifespan of the CPU and lowering your battery life.
The vibrant runs fine on 2.2.1 and is helped by Samsung's GPU acceleration implementation in both the launcher and browser. And once the i9000 gingerbread roms start rolling out, we can only expect greater speed and stability.

Mostly people suffer from nuevo-addiction and waiting is just too much. Also, alot of people who have phones I have noticed once the phone becomes bugfree with lots of support they bail for a new phone to conquer the new phone system.
I am waiting for the S2

if you've got the money why nit? if I'm a millionaire I would buy all the latest android phone.
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SGS2
Most likely a better processor (as long as we don't get the Tegra2 version)
SAMOLED plus
more RAM

G2X then SGS2!
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I'm looking forward to the sensation. The galaxy s2 wont be significantly better in terms of hardware, and I've got a real bad taste in my mouth from the lack of support my vibrant has received from Samsung. Locked bootloader or not, the sensation is still a pretty good looking phone that I'm sure will perform well.
Worst case scenario, I buy the sensation, hate it and return within 14 days, wait for something else to be released. My vibrant and hd2 should keep me happy until I find something great.
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allthrottle said:
I've got a real bad taste in my mouth from the lack of support my vibrant has received from Samsung.
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To me the problem is buying a carrier altered edition of the phone. The international GS seems to get upgrades just fine. They don't have to wait on Samsung AND then the retarded carriers with all their alterations and other BS. That's what owning my Vibrant has taught me. 100% international & unlocked only from here on in. I'll be buying the International SGS2 as soon as I can, no US version for me ever again.

all i want is a new google nexus phone with a notification led duel cameras with flash and a duel core processor then ill be happy

I miss my Nexus s :(

I got the lg g2x (ugly phone)on release date.
Since i was eligiable for an upgrade i decided to go with the g2x after reading all the reviews and specs i gave my wife the NS
5 days after
I miss the screen
How the NS Feels on my hand
G2x is fast but i havent really notice nothing really impresive
2.2 and god knows when 2.3 update will arrive
G2x camera sucks
Speakers are to low
Two Pros: 4G and HDMI tv output
Thankfully i got a defective unit (screen bleeding) so i will be returning my g2x today.
Should i get a replament unit or get myself another Nexus S?
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The same thing happened to me...
I returned G2x....back to Nexus S

If you already are disappointed and miss your NS, then why do you actually need our "permission" for this ? Just go for it ! If we would've said get another G2x instead of a new NS, would you have done this ? I, for one, wouldn't have. So yea man... just go for it, especially if you already know how the NS is and feels. Then you CAN'T go wrong.

Wait for sg2 or HTC sensation is what I think I would do just cuz dual core more future proof IMO I do like my nexus but Google isn't what its all cracked up to be IMO
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The main reason I haven't got the G2X is because of its looks (Fugly little monster xD) but anyways, I did notice the camera was a lot better than the NS. Surprised to see you say it sucks lol. T-Mobile did say that 2.3 is not far away and also Cyanogen has been working on getting CM7 onto it which will definitely be 2.3.3
Anyways, I'm extremely happy with the Nexus S and besides a slightly faster phone with improved camera I don't see much of a reason to get the G2X.

I was going to make the jump to T-Mobile, and I held off a couple weeks to try the G2X. I was wary about service at my new place, because my AT&T didn't get any reception. I wanted to get something with UMA, and G2X seemed like the best phone with 4G and WiFi calling. Now that I've realized that I get perfect reception at my home, I don't need to stick with the G2X. After reception and battery issues with the LG, I'm welcoming the delivery of my Nexus S with open arms. I love the screens on my Focus and my old Captivate, so I'm really looking forward to Super AMOLED again.

barmanham said:
Wait for sg2 or HTC sensation is what I think I would do just cuz dual core more future proof IMO I do like my nexus but Google isn't what its all cracked up to be IMO
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I dunno about that. Play with an Atrix for a week and then get back to us
God knows I wont try that again.

I would go back to the sexy nexy Nexus-S is a bad ass device, who cares about dual core right now, I would wait until "Ice cream" update is out, for true dual core support, and then get the newest Android phone out at that time, which will probably be a dual core Nexus-3.0 that will be first phone with "Ice Cream" 3.1.
So get the Nexus-S now and have fun. And upgrade to the Nexus-3.0 next year.

Agreeing with the one saying that you don't need our permission. When I saw the G2X I fell in love, but I knew deep down that I would't love it as much as I love my Nexus S. You see, in the future there will be something similar to the Nexus S, the Galaxy S2. It will have better specs, and offer the same development ( or similar) that the Nexus S provides( unlocked boot loader). Trust me, keep your Nexus S and wait for that xD
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robstunner said:
I dunno about that. Play with an Atrix for a week and then get back to us
God knows I wont try that again.
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Why is the atrix that bad?

htc fan89 said:
Why is the atrix that bad?
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Take a look at the atrix section. It's all threads about no boot loader unlock, themes, returns, and problems. I liked my atrix for a few days. Then gave mine back.

htc fan89 said:
Why is the atrix that bad?
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It's a boring device, sorta how the iPad 2 is right now, since it can't be jailbroken as of now you just use it like a normal human being, which is impossible for me.
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Smokexz said:
It's a boring device, sorta how the iPad 2 is right now, since it can't be jailbroken as of now you just use it like a normal human being, which is impossible for me.
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What he said. But even with jailbreaking a device, customization is still very limited compared to a Android device with access to root / custom recovery.

@OP
I thought the G2X was extremely sexy, sure it looks a lot like the iPhone 4 but the edges were nice and for a 4inch device it felt amazing in the hand, I also loved how the speakers were not on the back, but the bottom(which makes it a great media experience).
Still, I would go with my NS.

Why didn't you guys did what I did got g2x when it came out and also kept my ns so I can switch between devices whenever I feel like. They're both nice phones I think when 2.3 comes out for g2x will be a lot better phone than it is.
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Well the G2X just doesn't have the same look and feel as the Nexus S
you see the Nexus S looks like it was the only device on the planet to run stock Gingerbread, the device is all black, and so when you look at the status bar it blends in with the body of the device. The curved display just makes it look so distinct as well, and plus you can't forget about stock Android. Plus the specs are really not that noticeable. Yes that beast processor is better but the multi tasking experience would have been about the same.

I am currently on a sgs. Is it a good idea to change for a nexus s? Or should i wait for the sgs 2???
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Smokexz said:
you see the Nexus S looks like it was the only device on the planet to run stock Gingerbread, the device is all black, and so when you look at the status bar it blends in with the body of the device.
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Couldn't agree more ! Well said.

Evo3d or galaxy s2

I like both phone, both has crazy specs, I have the evo now and love it. What I love about the evo is that there is so many roms to choose from. My main concern is which phone is easier to develop for and do you think Samsung development community would be as big as HTC development community. Not to mention that I love the cm roms and there roms is still in experimental stage for Samsung. I really answering my own question for the evo3d but that screen on the galaxy s2 is calling me.
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fredox19 said:
I like both phone, both has crazy specs, I have the evo now and love it. What I love about the evo is that there is some many roms to choose from. My main concern is which phone is easier to develop for and do you thing Samsung development community would be as big as HTC development community. Not to mention that I love the cm roms and there roms is still in experimental stage for Samsung. I really answering my own question for the evo3d but that screen on the galaxy s2 is calling me.
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I sold my EVO and bought an Epic back in December... big mistake for someone that likes to dev and tweak his phone. The Epic hardware is awesome, but the dev support is very lacking. Yeah, I could overclock my Epic and score 2400+ on Quadrant and it took great HD Video compared to the EVO. The screen was also beautiful. I traded the Epic for an EVO because I missed being able to dev. If you're the type of person that always wants to be on the cutting edge with the newest version of Android, then stay with what the DEVs are using (probably EVO3D). If you're someone that runs the same ROM for months at a time (i.e. not a flashaholic) then the Samsung S II may be best for you. It depends on what you're looking for and what you're looking to do with your phone.
-Daryel

Yup Evo 3D, even tho it might have lock bootloader like the thunderbolt, it will have more support from developers, and good ones too, virus is coming alone and myns wants too, I believe mik is coming and of course others
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...custom-roms-look/&category=classic&postPage=1
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I wonder how long it will take them to crack the bootloader if it is indeed locked. I hope not too long. But its what ever. After running Virus' Kindom Port, ill be fine with stock un-rooted for a lil while

My only concern is developing for the EVO 3D as they have some new files that are going to be or may be difficult to work on. Only time will tell. I'm going to the EVO 3D because I love Sense and I can tell you right now the galaxy wont have that.

My favorite roms are myns for sense and cm7 for latest android roms. So I guess ill stay with HTC
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I checked out both phones at Google IO. The galaxy S2 was so thin and the screen was amazing. Both phones were super snappy.
The only turnoffs for me on the galaxy s2 was the plasticky cover and the weight. Anyone who's owned a Samsung phone knows what i'm talking about with the plasticky feeling phones. But the weight of the S2 blew me away. I can't remember a lighter smartphone. It felt like a toy. It was basically "too light." I'm sure for many, that phrase doesn't even make sense, but for me, I like phones that feel solid and have some substance to them. For some, when they throw this phone in their pocket, they won't even know its there.
I have to hand it to Samsung though. The S2 is an impressive engineering accomplishment. Its the highest performance phone I've seen announced, and its so damn thin and light.

I'm personally a fan of sense, or at least having the option of sense, and I doubt that would ever fully translate to a Samsung product no matter what developers are working on it.
I really love the slab form of the GSII, if they release a HTC slab phone (like the Sensation) on Sprint, that would really be the phone I'd want. Evo 2?

HTC has better radios and gps, Samsung sucks!

the s2 does seem intriguing...also i hate that instead of hdmi out, the use usb and then give you a converter cable w/ an additional power source on it. plus, for some unknown reason, it seems we could be waiting a while before it actually hits the market in the states for some reason eventhough it is already in europe (gsm version). also, i hopped on to the evo 3d thread a while ago and the dev's were introducing themselves...there were LOADS of great dev's coming on board. With the specs and dev's on board, the 3d will have some spectacular features!

I am intrigued by the GS2 and the new version of Touchwiz... I HATE HATE HATE touchwiz, but the new version looks ok so far.
One thing that will keep me from considering the GS2 is if it has a physical keyboard. I don't know why Sprint has to be the one that gets that...

I'm going with the EVO 3D. The specs look awesome.

Neither, its all about the Nexus 3

^that not going to be out for a while

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Neither, its all about the Nexus 3
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Amen to that!! All about the Nexus3 in Dec. A Tegra3 Quadcore?? Rediculous!! Worth the wait IMO!!
The Evo can defiantly hold up til then.

well my wife is due for an upgrade on august which i would the get the evo3d and give my evo to my wife. then my 18 month upgrade for my line would be in jan which then ill get the nexus 3 everybody is happy

blassilando said:
Amen to that!! All about the Nexus3 in Dec. A Tegra3 Quadcore?? Rediculous!! Worth the wait IMO!!
The Evo can defiantly hold up til then.
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Lol if you believe that's coming to sprint in December I got some land for sale....its in the middle of the ocean too. Lmao!!!!!
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Evo 3d all the way!!

swaze said:
Lol if you believe that's coming to sprint in December I got some land for sale....its in the middle of the ocean too. Lmao!!!!!
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I highly doubt the Nexus3 will launch on Sprint. I could care less which carrier it lands on tbh. It's still worth waiting for!! Jaja

blassilando said:
I highly doubt the Nexus3 will launch on Sprint. I could care less which carrier it lands on tbh. It's still worth waiting for!! Jaja
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I think it will launch on sprint, google and sprint are getting really tight now. First with google voice and now with the nfc payment system.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/google-and-sprint-team-up-to-take-your-digital-dollars-with-new/

Goodbye Vibrant

It was fun while it lasted, but your lack of features has persuaded me to upgrade.
Hello Sensation.

HTC sucks
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I want to be done too. its turned me off to android as well. stuck with this **** for another year though . gonna get the iPhone 5 than or windows phone Apollo. whatever is better at that point.

Android 4 Eva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As long as Android is open source, I'm stayin. I have never even turned an iPhone/Pod/Pad on. In fact, I have never even touched one. Too many clones for me.
Love my ADB.

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It was fun while it lasted, but your lack of features has persuaded me to upgrade.
Hello Sensation.
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Why sensation? I'd get the Tmo SGSII as it has a Qualcomm chip so it should have better CM support. or maybe the Amaze 4g or G2x, I have used the Sensation and really didnt like it, but thats just me personally, I like the SGSII the best because it runs really smoothly compared to the sensation, the Amaze 4G i havent used but have heard great things, I'd get the G2X just cause it runs better than the sensation but it isnt my first choice

+1 Both the Amaze and SGS2 are the choices to go to. Unless you are hell bent on the new Nexus
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Why sensation? I'd get the Tmo SGSII as it has a Qualcomm chip so it should have better CM support. or maybe the Amaze 4g or G2x, I have used the Sensation and really didnt like it, but thats just me personally, I like the SGSII the best because it runs really smoothly compared to the sensation, the Amaze 4G i havent used but have heard great things, I'd get the G2X just cause it runs better than the sensation but it isnt my first choice
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Goodbye Vibrant Goodbye my friend.

Another G2, Sensation, or MT4G Slide?

Because my current G2 has pretty bad battery life (I'm certain it's the phone and not both of the batteries I own) I can get an extended warranty replacement. I can get another G2, Sensation, or MT4G Slide. I really like my G2, but it seems development for it is beginning to wane. Since both MT4G Slide and Sensation have front facing cameras I am leaning away from another G2. I like having a physical keyboard but can see myself without one. So, I guess the question boils down to development and battery life. What do you guys think?

I would say go with the mytouch 4g slide its like the g2 but much faster and we have a good amount of roms just not as much as the sensation but we have ics, miui, gingerbread, sense 4.0, and more and sensation has some problems so I would say go for mytouch

Sensation is a more recent device, therefore it'll get more support/updates roms then the other 2

Go for the sensation, its got a great dev scene
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The mytouch is newer then the sensation

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The mytouch is newer then the sensation
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The wildfire s is newer than the g2
Sensation has much better development, mt4gs development is vvvveerrryyyy low
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For features (keyboard) go for the mt4g. For dev support go for sensation. If it were me I'd go for mt4g. I like to try lots of different devices and not tried a high power keyboard device yet.
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My $0.02 but I upgraded from a G2 to a Sensation and have been pleased. I miss the keyboard at times for long typing but for the most part it's a non factor. The bigger screen has been well worth it IMO. Like others have said the development for the Sensation is really good, I'm running a senseless 4.0.3 rom (Virtuous Inquisition) and everything works great with solid battery life.

xT4Z1N4TRx said:
The wildfire s is newer than the g2
Sensation has much better development, mt4gs development is vvvveerrryyyy low
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Not really... Have you taken a trip down to the 4G Slide forums lately?
We've got an AOKP in progress, MIUI, and Bulletproof
There's some senseless roms as well, and kornyone is still out there somewhere for CM support.
Not to mention we got picked up by the Virtuous Team (tbalden is an amazing dev) Virtuous Inquisition is almost fully working, and we have a FULLY WORKING ICS sense 4.0 rom - Virtuous Primadonna
Granted, it's not as lively as the G2, but I would take superior hardware over software any day. G2 is starting to slow down, due to the limited ram. Still a fast phone in it's own right, but with anything intensive, it would strain
Exactly why I jumped ship

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Not really... Have you taken a trip down to the 4G Slide forums lately?
We've got an AOKP in progress, MIUI, and Bulletproof
There's some senseless roms as well, and kornyone is still out there somewhere for CM support.
Not to mention we got picked up by the Virtuous Team (tbalden is an amazing dev) Virtuous Inquisition is almost fully working, and we have a FULLY WORKING ICS sense 4.0 rom - Virtuous Primadonna
Granted, it's not as lively as the G2, but I would take superior hardware over software any day. G2 is starting to slow down, due to the limited ram. Still a fast phone in it's own right, but with anything intensive, it would strain
Exactly why I jumped ship
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Yeah I agree you're development is picking up greatly (I was thinking of devving for it lol) and you've got great hardware, but isn't your ram the same as ours? And due to yours only being available in the USA, I don't think it will surpass the amount of users we have purely because its not worldwide. If it was worldwide there would be much more users of it (including me, I still REALLY want one!), and devs
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The MT4G is a 768 mb RAM device, and I think the cpu is the same. I would lean toward MT4G Slide, bc I love a hw kb. Here is someone comparing the two:
www.technobuffalo.com/comparisons/htc-sensation-4g-vs-htc-mytouch-4g-slide-android-smackdown/
PS also, if the doubleshot rom port is any indication, I think i'd prefer MT4GS stock based roms à la Evil D (besides the PINK!! haha) over Sensation's anyway. That's just a taste thing
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Yeah I agree you're development is picking up greatly (I was thinking of devving for it lol) and you've got great hardware, but isn't your ram the same as ours? And due to yours only being available in the USA, I don't think it will surpass the amount of users we have purely because its not worldwide. If it was worldwide there would be much more users of it (including me, I still REALLY want one!), and devs
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Hardware is leaps and bounds better than the G2 in nearly every aspect. Ram is actually more (768mb). It makes a world of difference. I periodically had to kill off apps because my G2 would get bogged down from time to time. Not with the 4GS. I don't even bother to look at what's running in the background anymore lol.
If you really want to get into the Doubleshot, PM me. It would be great to have you on board

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Hardware is leaps and bounds better than the G2 in nearly every aspect. Ram is actually more (768mb). It makes a world of difference. I periodically had to kill off apps because my G2 would get bogged down from time to time. Not with the 4GS. I don't even bother to look at what's running in the background anymore lol.
If you really want to get into the Doubleshot, PM me. It would be great to have you on board
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I'd love to go on the doubleshot but I don't think it works in UK and I want a One S in August thanks though
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So if you have a warranty on your g2. Is t mobile absolutely out of them and you'll positively be offered different phone?
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Id keep the G2, has a 4gs since last october, shattered the screen so I'm back to a G2.. and already this ics rom I'm currently on is way, way more stable than the 4gs slide version. No offense to the devs at all in any way, shape or form.. but dev on the G2 is way farther than the 4gs.. which makes it not so bad of a downgrade. Mainly screen, ffc (which I don't use really) and dual core are good. Just my 2cents.
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I'd say, wait till the price drops after the dust settles from the One * series launch and then see if you can grab a Sensation for a better price than what you could get it at now. That said, if i were buying a phone now, i'd find it nearly impossible to want anything other than the One S haha.

Ya right now is a bad time to buy a new phones.. if you buy last years tech you'll be wishin you waited a month or 2 for the latest n greatest
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
I'd love to go on the doubleshot but I don't think it works in UK and I want a One S in August thanks though
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The DoubleShot will work wherever the G2 works. Tried and tested.
As for the hardware, the internals are the same as the Sensation, so the only thing to choose from is between the screen and keyboard.
Oh and the DoubleShot has a by FAR superior camera compared to the Sensation and the One S.
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cybot_x1024 said:
The DoubleShot will work wherever the G2 works. Tried and tested.
As for the hardware, the internals are the same as the Sensation, so the only thing to choose from is between the screen and keyboard.
Oh and the DoubleShot has a by FAR superior camera compared to the Sensation and the One S.
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the one S has a f2.0 aperture lens, whereas the doubleshot has a f2.2, which means one S' is wider, and it also has the ImageSense chip, and its supposed to be the best HTC camera

far superior in what sense?
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