sensation or wait ?

[zxicemanxz]

i am a tmobile usa user and have an upgrade available and was wondering your opinions should i go ahead and get the sensation or wait until the hercules or ruby drop in october ? just curious about the most bang for my buck!!

I know its all a matter of opinion but was hoping on someones insights on which of these phones or others will have the most help on here as far as roms, ports, etc... on here

 

[Nivek91]

I'd say you wait it out. It's only a month away which isn't so bad. Plus the HTC Amaze 4g is supposedly coming out in October as well. Then you'll be able to compare those three phones. Amaze, SGSII and S4G. But really, you can't go wrong with the Sensation. We have great devs working on roms each day and a lot to choose from. Just my two cents

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

 

[zxicemanxz]

I'd say you wait it out. It's only a month away which isn't so bad. Plus the HTC Amaze 4g is supposedly coming out in October as well. Then you'll be able to compare those three phones. Amaze, SGSII and S4G. But really, you can't go wrong with the Sensation. We have great devs working on roms each day and a lot to choose from. Just my two cents

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

yea i was kinda leaning towards that idea but was just starting to get impatient lol
thanks!

 

[-juanito-]

wait htc Sensation Special Edition (Dr.Dre Edition)

 

[Forkinator]

There isn't a wrong decision here. Just do what feels best for you. I'm impatient so
I got the sensation and I love it rooted. Perfeft phone but then again its my first
Smart phone.

 

[stanleynhan]

you cant go wrong with any phone nowadays. i mean, if you think about it, youll be waiting till october for the hercules or the amaze and just after you have had the phone for a week or two, rumors have just come out for another phone that is way better. technology is just moving really fast this century and whatever you choose to be your next phone will be a great decision. i should also let you know that buying a phone off release isnt the best idea either. there could be problems with the phone that will be found and the price will eventually get lowered after a while

 

[Zeveronian]

The sensation has a lot of dinks at this stage, but its not a bad phone, in my opinion.

 

[dobah]

Wait and get a clear picture so you'll have no regrets when you spend your hard earned cash.

 

[abowmedia]

Definitely wait. The next batch of phones are due October / November, with more to follow end of this year / beginning of next year.

I'd go on a tirade about how much this phone has been an endless head ache, and my old Nexus One tends to accomplish my tasks faster than this bloated phone, but no one would read my 3 page diatribe, so i'll leave it alone... wait for the next thing. If you're insistent on HTC and the Sense crapware, the next iteration will be out soon with a better processor, more ram, and possibly NFC. Personal opinion is to wait for the next Nexus device and keep it Vanilla... the phone just seems to work better if you're starting with true carrier free vanilla.

 

[alyoder]

People saying wait because there's a next batch of phones around Tue corner: there is ALWAYS a next batch around the corner. If you are choosing a like that, I feel sad for you. HTC has great quality in production, and the sensation is an excellent choice. Other phones are excellent too. Do you like the look and feel? Do you like what htc offers with their phones (sense and all its hi customization for one thing?) Then buy it!

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

 

[usual_suspect]

People saying wait because there's a next batch of phones around Tue corner: there is ALWAYS a next batch around the corner.

Have to agree with that. I was thinking of waiting a little longer to see what comes out later in the year, but in the end I thought sod it, I like the look and feel of the Sensation so Im just gunna get that. Theres always gunna be another newer, better phone just round the corner anyway.

 

[galaxys]

Get the Sensation for a cool device now. You can always trade up later if u c something better u like.

 

[kponti]

My only problem with the sensation is horrible front facing camera, my old nexus s ffc is waaaay better.

Battery life for me has been great, 20-30 hours per charge after update (and wiping battery stats right after).

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

 

[kazam13]

Definitely wait. The next batch of phones are due October / November, with more to follow end of this year / beginning of next year.

I'd go on a tirade about how much this phone has been an endless head ache, and my old Nexus One tends to accomplish my tasks faster than this bloated phone, but no one would read my 3 page diatribe, so i'll leave it alone... wait for the next thing. If you're insistent on HTC and the Sense crapware, the next iteration will be out soon with a better processor, more ram, and possibly NFC. Personal opinion is to wait for the next Nexus device and keep it Vanilla... the phone just seems to work better if you're starting with true carrier free vanilla.

Couldn't agree with you more on the N1 comment.

 

[The Janitor Mop]

People saying wait because there's a next batch of phones around Tue corner: there is ALWAYS a next batch around the corner.

While this is entirely true, I feel that it is not quite appropriate to pull that logic out in this specific case.

My reason is that IMO the Sensation is not nearly as future-proof as other phones. Even when the specs were released way back all those months ago, a lot of people including myself were not exactly blown away. 1 GB internal storage? Only 768 MB RAM? VGA front camera? The specs list included other things that weren't spectacular. When the phone was released it wasn't particularly special because of the fact that it isn't all that future-proof. When you look at the SGS2, you're looking at a device that, despite the fact that it will technically be several months old when it reaches U.S. shores, will still be an impressive device in terms of its specs sheet (I'm not saying anything about personal preference matters like the UI or anything, just the hard specs). I know the version that reaches U.S. shores will have some improvements made to it like a larger screen size, but even if the exact international version of the SGS2 was the one to be sold here, it would still be very impressive in terms of specs. It's got that future-proof aspect to it.

The Sensation is a nice device that I like, but IMO it isn't nice enough for me to say "people are always gonna say to wait for the next batch of phones; just get the Sensation".

 

[tsekh501]

There are always better phones in the near future.

If you are going to wait, wait til October for the Nexus *some name* Ice Cream Sandwich phone. But then... you may want to wait yet a little bit longer for the second wave ICS phones. But then... the Galaxy S3 may be just around the corner....