Full Week review after owning the G2x first

[smashpunks]

I ask this purely out of curiosity, not to be antagonistic. How do you use your phone that any or all of the above would be acceptable? I'm starting to think there are two different groups of phone users here: 1) phone as a workhorse, and 2) phone as a hobby. I consider myself a part of the first group and my G2X became history (at great expense) when it rebooted itself in the middle of a conference call to Asia. As a hobby, I could see where the idiosyncrasies of the G2X would actually make it fun but as a device to depend on, not so much. To each their own I guess.

^^^^^ This. It isnt about personal preference in this case. Its about reliability. My son was jumping a jump on his bike for the first time, I was recording it and right before he hit the jump (and made it by the way) my Damn phone rebooted. That was after a month of greatness, no new apps, nothing. Then bamn, reboots every 2 days, always at the worst times with no warning. Some say warm battery, some say low voltage, some say hardware, some say software. GOOD LUCK G2X owners.

 

[Hoggles]

+1 to everyone who said it's just personal preference. End of story really.

If you like 4.3" 16:9 qHD displays....the Sensation is for you.

If you like 1080p @ 30fps in Stereo....the Sensation is for you.

Benchmarks mean ABSOLUTELY nothing in real world use. Nothing.

4.3" displays. 1080p @ 30fps in stereo is real world bliss

Yes the G2X has Tegra and can pump out 5 fps more on Angry Birds, but I don't think the human eye will ever be able to tell the difference. Nor the birds or pigs for that matter.

I've owned a G2X and loved it except for the screen size, bleeding and 1080p @ only 24fps in MONO.

To each their own....

 

[Profondo_Rosso]

I know a couple ass holes over in the G2X forum who won't appreciate this. As you know, I have both devices as well and prefer the Sensation over the G2X. There are a couple guys over in the G2X forum that will defend that thing until it blows up. They don't want to admit something else is better than the phone there stuck with for a couple years.

I don't understand that..I was over in those forums when I had my G2X, but I jumped ship without hesitation for the Sensation. Why remain loyal to bad product instead of just selling it on ebay or craigslist and cutting your losses?

Admittedly, they may be skewed to the g2x because of its hackability, the only advantage I would give it over the HTC Sensation...currently.

 

[Lightning Blue]

I consider myself a part of the first group and my G2X became history (at great expense) when it rebooted itself in the middle of a conference call to Asia.

Ah yes, mine has rebooted in the middle of a few important phone calls, and some people thought I hung up on them! (Though once it rebooted for a telemarketer, was a good laugh)

If I had to actually use the G2x for work, I would have had to replace it soon after I got it with another phone.

It isnt about personal preference in this case. Its about reliability.

Yup yup. Was taking a video of sister's volley ball game then beeeep reboot. Three times in a row!

 

[Profondo_Rosso]

Ah yes, mine has rebooted in the middle of a few important phone calls, and some people thought I hung up on them! (Though once it rebooted for a telemarketer, was a good laugh)

If I had to actually use the G2x for work, I would have had to replace it soon after I got it with another phone.




Yup yup. Was taking a video of sister's volley ball game then beeeep reboot. Three times in a row!

The last straw for me was getting the death freeze in the middle of the night...it wouldn't reboot, just die while charging. And guess what? I use my phone as my alarm, so needless to say I had no alarm to wake up to, and the phone was history after that.

I also much prefer the Sensation's appearance and casing to that of the G2x slab. I would have probably stayed with the G2X had I not had so many problems...I tried every rom just couldn't ever get it to work to an acceptable level.

 

[greengoldmello]

It seem I had to jump on this Sensation today...got it for 400 bnib..
I was a little irritated with the sensation posts on the g2x thread...but now that I have one...I must say that this is definitely a better experience.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

 

[chrisizzle492]

Hahaha the first thing in the thread was "this is not a comparison between the g2c and sensation". And the whole review is a comparison lol.

But all in all my sensation has been great. But my GPS isn't as good as yours. Especially when the screen turns off so does the GPS. So it has to find me again.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

 

[schoei1]

I owned the HD2 for over a year, and started looking for another phone that was built as well. There has not been any phone with a 4.3" screen and such small space on all four sides of the screen, but the Sensation has come very close. I know there are not many people that would compare the HD2 to the Sensation, but that was the phone to start the 4.3" screen war and was build with great muscles. HTC knew what they were doing when building that phone, but someone got extremely stoned one night and said "OK Let's put Windows 6.5 as the OS". If that had not happened, the Evo would not be around today. They tried to make a correction with that by building the Evo, but with all the cheap plastic, it really didn't do justice.

I really wanted another pure Android phone again and first looked at the Thunderbolt as a replacement. But after going to the store with my HD2 and comparing it to the Thunderbolt, I was not impressed and it was just too bulky for me. So, I decided to wait, knowing T-Mobile would eventually come out with another great HTC horse.

Patience is a virtue, and I love the Sensation. Instead of buying a new contract, I purchased the phone at full price and couldn't be happier. I am one of the lucky ones, who has not had a single problem with my phone yet. Except maybe the volume, but I have corrected that. At first I was disappointed with the battery, because I was only getting 8hrs. But I decided to remove the Clock/Weather from both the main screen and the lock screen, and just put the weather app there to tap on. I am now getting 14-16hrs and close to 18hrs with 1900mAh battery.

I am glad I waited it out for another well built HTC phone, and when the bootloader becomes unlocked, we are in for some great possibilities.

 

[KillaHurtz]

Because the G2x + CM7 >>>>>>>>>> Sensation

Once they ship the G2x with GB stock, the Sensation will be old news.

Is that why T-Mo isn't selling the G2x anymore ?

 

[SNK180]

I owned the HD2 for over a year, and started looking for another phone that was built as well. There has not been any phone with a 4.3" screen and such small space on all four sides of the screen, but the Sensation has come very close. I know there are not many people that would compare the HD2 to the Sensation, but that was the phone to start the 4.3" screen war and was build with great muscles. HTC knew what they were doing when building that phone, but someone got extremely stoned one night and said "OK Let's put Windows 6.5 as the OS". If that had not happened, the Evo would not be around today. They tried to make a correction with that by building the Evo, but with all the cheap plastic, it really didn't do justice.

I really wanted another pure Android phone again and first looked at the Thunderbolt as a replacement. But after going to the store with my HD2 and comparing it to the Thunderbolt, I was not impressed and it was just too bulky for me. So, I decided to wait, knowing T-Mobile would eventually come out with another great HTC horse.

Patience is a virtue, and I love the Sensation. Instead of buying a new contract, I purchased the phone at full price and couldn't be happier. I am one of the lucky ones, who has not had a single problem with my phone yet. Except maybe the volume, but I have corrected that. At first I was disappointed with the battery, because I was only getting 8hrs. But I decided to remove the Clock/Weather from both the main screen and the lock screen, and just put the weather app there to tap on. I am now getting 14-16hrs and close to 18hrs with 1900mAh battery.

I am glad I waited it out for another well built HTC phone, and when the bootloader becomes unlocked, we are in for some great possibilities.

yep same as me. i love the sensation but the hd2 is the king.

 

[smashpunks]

Even the tmobile guy told me the g2x was returned allot. Just a bad device..

 

[jeffreynew23]

I just wanted a phone that worked. That's why I am happy that I switched from the G2x to the sensation. Not a big fan of sense but I use Launcher Pro. The only thing that I don't like on this phone is the speaker volume. That's it. Everything else is smooth and great. Love the screen. The thiness . Just a great phone.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk

 

[*Omnipresent*]

hehe should cause a stir... Here we go. lol

Is this really necessary? Do you have nothing better to do with your time? So your goal is to troll/start some sh*t for laughs? How long before this thread gets out of hand and have to be locked by the mods? Dam bro, kinda pathetic imo.

 

[BarryH_GEG]

Is this really necessary? Do you have nothing better to do with your time? So your goal is to troll/start some sh*t for laughs? How long before this thread gets out of hand and have to be locked by the mods? Dam bro, kinda pathetic imo.

Everyone has his/her own writing style. If you've followed smashpunks posts, he's equally energetic on the pro or con of an issue. Until his G2X wonked out on him he was one of the phone's biggest supporters. I don't think his goal was to intentionally start a conflict. If he wanted to, posting there instead of here would have done that. As a ex-G2X owner I can say it's really hard to discuss the G2X on XDA in any forum, especially when comparing it to other phones or touching on its flaws. The phone's been under siege from angry users literally since launch and its handful of diehard supporters have gotten more and more aggressive in defending it. I think the Sensation coming out and the mass exodus has pretty much pushed them over the edge. I guess I don't blame them though, at any point half to 3/4 of the G2X front page is posts about issues, recalls, and conspiracies instead of discussions and tips on how to get the most out of it. Kind of sad, the raw ingredients were there for it to be a really great phone.

 

[smashpunks]

Is this really necessary? Do you have nothing better to do with your time? So your goal is to troll/start some sh*t for laughs? How long before this thread gets out of hand and have to be locked by the mods? Dam bro, kinda pathetic imo.

Ahh dude I was just joking how I said that bro. I really wanted to share my experience over there . G2x would have been a great phone, it was, but just too much arose. I was all for it, but trying the sensation for a second time I fell in love . This thread is clean by the way, until you came saying pathetic . I forgive. Not without saying Sensation has its issues as well, but not like the g2x. Even the rep today told a lady she don't want it, buggy as can be...

 

[smashpunks]

Everyone has his/her own writing style. If you've followed smashpunks posts, he's equally energetic on the pro or con of an issue. Until his G2X wonked out on him he was one of the phone's biggest supporters. I don't think his goal was to intentionally start a conflict. If he wanted to, posting there instead of here would have done that. As a ex-G2X owner I can say it's really hard to discuss the G2X on XDA in any forum, especially when comparing it to other phones or touching on its flaws. The phone's been under siege from angry users literally since launch and its handful of diehard supporters have gotten more and more aggressive in defending it. I think the Sensation coming out and the mass exodus has pretty much pushed them over the edge. I guess I don't blame them though, at any point half to 3/4 of the G2X front page is posts about issues, recalls, and conspiracies instead of discussions and tips on how to get the most out of it. Kind of sad, the raw ingredients were there for it to be a really great phone.

Thanks man. Guess the text doesn't translate well on how I meant it. G2x was bad (in a bad to the bone type of way)but damn lg...

 

[player911]

lol you must have rated that thread a 1 star. lmaoooo

Ive tried cm7 up to build 55 before dumping that DUMP. CM7 was buggy shiznit. Brightness cant even be changed. lol Gps bad, in landscape screen sensitivity crap, and lets not mention the 20% off battery meter even after it was apparently fixed.

GB on the G2x will not be released for a while, and will bring more bugs.

For real, go in landscape, and try and touch the bottom of the bottom letters. lol they dont respond. Something wack with that phone.

Brightness works fine. Auto and manual. So does landscape touchscreen (I'm typing this on landscape)

GPS takes a second to get a fix but works great.

I'm not sure what you mean the 20% battery thing. I'm on 17% now at 11:30 and its been unplugged since 8am. I've also been on it the past hour playing wordfued, xda, and texting.

Great phone IMO

Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App

 

[DoogieDC]

Re: Porting # from Verizon

You might want to consider porting your number to Google Voice instead. Once it's there you can have as many phones as you want on the same number.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

 

[lee714]

Thanks to this topic and two days of research of reading multiple reviews of the sensation and the g2x, I've chosen to purchase the sensation. thank you everyone!! If anyone else agrees, let me know.