Slashgear Review . . .

[freedirk]

I think this is the first proper review.

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-sensation-review-23153699/

Do the people with the phone already, agree with the conclusions drawn?

 

[Bratag]

I think this is the first proper review.

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-sensation-review-23153699/

Do the people with the phone already, agree with the conclusions drawn?

Seemed pretty fair and balanced. Glad to see that pics are better with this handset over some other HTC ones. Little bummed about the tearing int he video - but I imagine that might be something that a software update might address. Browser seems fine if a little different than the samsung when zooming flash. Battery life looked ok - but what surprised me was that they have great battery life on their SGS II. That seems to be one of the most dominant complaint threads on their boards.

All in all I feel better about looking to purchase one when it comes out in the states.

 

[ratchetnclank]

Damn.

I'm thinking more and more of getting the SG2 now instead due to lack of dev support and this review is swaying it more too. The SG2 is a much better hardware package but i prefer the design of htc and i prefer sense to touchwiz.

 

[BarryH_GEG]

I can comment on TouchWiz vs. Sense. I got an SGS2 because I couldn't wait for the Sensation to come to the States to evaluate it. I had Sense on my former HTC phones and was expecting TouchWiz to be kind of the same thing. Sense is an environment with apps tightly integrated whereas TouchWiz is really just a Samsung launcher. I used launchers on my last two phones which were vanilla Android so TouchWiz's more Android feel felt comfortable. People looking for HTC's approach toward common apps being front-ended by Sense and tightly integrated would be disappointed with TouchWiz. Not that TouchWiz is bad and a lot of Samsung's proprietary apps and hubs are really good, it's just a very different approach.

 

[MartijnMM]

"Sensation as the consumer’s phone and the Galaxy S II as the Android fan’s phone"

 

[ronijs19]

this review is that whas i need.
i dont intresting sg2. i only intresting or sensation is beter that desire in all aspekts ( screen, power, call quality, camera, sound in 3.5mm and laudnes in speeker, battery u.t.t)
Sensation is beter? i think it is.
hope for root, bet some time i cen live without that
p.s in latvian phone cen wait 2-3 weaks after unbranded realise in eorope. need wait some time

 

[Barff1984]

"Sensation as the consumer’s phone and the Galaxy S II as the Android fan’s phone"

i disagree. sg2 is just too ugly and iphone'esque (even if Apple copied their original design from samsung)

HTC are a better all rounder i think

 

[Trekest]

Well Barff1984, I do agree with you that in the all-rounder category the Sensation is the winner, however in terms of "Android Fans Phone" I think it's a bit inconclusive:

On one hand you've got the fact that the SGS2 was released earlier, with its bootloader opened wide with the sound of devs cheers, incredible specs and whatnot. Is it the easy fan choice? Well;

On the other hand: Some people (myself included, hate me if I sound a bit biased) prefer HTC's approach - albeit slightly weaker, when it comes down to the experience of actually using it - the UI, the sense of quality in your hand is a key factor.

And you know what? I think that's another way of being an Android fan - sticking with the things you like, and not fitting into an iFruity pattern. That's the beauty of Android - you've always got choice, whether its hardware or software. If you don't like it - change it. Because you can.

Plus I can smell the dev gods are cooking delicious stuff for us Hardcore HTC guys, and just because Samsung got a head start doesn't mean the Sensation is DOA.

 

[Phil750123]

i agree with you trek -

I don't think you can say either phone is better, they both had good points, both had bad points...

but the reason i love android - WE are left with a choice of which one WE prefer !

i happen to prefer better build and feel of htc and sense over touchwiz.

 

[Currykiev]

i disagree. sg2 is just too ugly and iphone'esque (even if Apple copied their original design from samsung)

HTC are a better all rounder i think

I think you've mis-read the quote slightly.

I think it's to do with the sensation having a more polished interface which will make it sit better with casual users. Whereas people that have researched the phones a great deal will possibly prefer the Galaxy2 for its unlocked bootloader and arguably better hardware.

Of course as slashgear also stated,this generalisation does nothing for either phone as both are power houses.

P.s. I also realise that the vast majority of users here have researched both phones and have alot of knowledge, hence the reason we're here. ;-)

Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

 

[rd_nest]

It's a never-ending debate.

As long as someone is happy with any of the phone, I would say job well done from the part of the manufacturer/OEM. And I believe the review did it's best not to raise the fanboy-ish sentiments that we have.
I am absolutely sure that Engadget review will be provocative/controversial (it's always their goal to generate maximum comments). Gsmarena/Anandtech seems to be much more detailed and objective.

 

[MartijnMM]

i agree with you trek -

I don't think you can say either phone is better, they both had good points, both had bad points...

but the reason i love android - WE are left with a choice of which one WE prefer !

i happen to prefer better build and feel of htc and sense over touchwiz.

What i just hate is that HTC failed on a few VERY simple issues,
if they did better on those points, they would easy have a winner.

1) More RAM and internal storage
2) Non signed bootloader
3) Hardware accl browser

 

[everyday48]

i disagree. sg2 is just too ugly and iphone'esque (even if Apple copied their original design from samsung)

HTC are a better all rounder i think

+1, put together, SGS2 is ugly look.



Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

 

[solsearch]

I think the review was good. I saw some complaints about it being too superficial but I think it serves its purpose and was unbiased pointing out the benefits and cons giving each phone its due (I don't care that it was more of a comparative review as that's basically how people on here treat it). I also hope the GSMArena one comes out soon. They tend to have very detailed review going into all aspects of the phones. I'm still quite sure I'm getting it but I like to be aware of all the "bad" stuff before I get something (this is also nice because often the bad doesn't turn out to be as bad as I thought it would be making me pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed )

 

[Phil750123]

What i just hate is that HTC failed on a few VERY simple issues,
if they did better on those points, they would easy have a winner.

1) More RAM and internal storage
2) Non signed bootloader
3) Hardware accl browser

I agree, minor steps for big improvements.

1) Think the ram is the big issue, specially when sense is going to take up
more ram then touchwiz (im guessing here but im pretty certain it be the
case)

2) Im sure "hoping" that this will be by passable, I've read a detail
article about this stating, it not as bad as people believe. I dont understand
it fully but as most people on here, i just want custom roms!

3) Would be nice, but not on my top list as personally im not a big
web broswer on my mobile. (Although might change when i get a bigger screen
and faster web browsing )

Im leaving work early to fly down to the vodafone shop and see if
they have one in stock - bar that to phones 4 u shop opposite so
hopefully I'll be able to talk from first hand experience!

 

[Beowulf_pt]

Hmm, I wonder when we'll start seeing reviews with proper GPS testing. Not comments like "the gps is fine, it locked really fast!" but showing some tracks and proof of decent accuracy and consistency. That would help avoiding fiascos like the one with the Galaxy S.

I'm curious about the Sensation but will definitely not buy another toy without clearing this out first... can't get lost.

 

[xakarix84]

did anyone notice sample camera picture taken by sensation at slashgear review have soft image on left and sharp on the right?
ignore the already out of focus background flower pic, other street and tree pictures it doesn't seem like depth of field, anyone got the device on hand can confirm or share your picture please.

 

[daivik]

Hmm, I wonder when we'll start seeing reviews with proper GPS testing. Not comments like "the gps is fine, it locked really fast!" but showing some tracks and proof of decent accuracy and consistency. That would help avoiding fiascos like the one with the Galaxy S.

I'm curious about the Sensation but will definitely not buy another toy without clearing this out first... can't get lost.

True, I'd like to know this. But no tech site, or youtube review has brought up the GPS issue, which I'm sure they would when they did their review.

I did hear (made a poll), on androidforums, that a few had these problems but all of them, now, have basically ironed themselves out. Really odd, but a few days later virtually everyone reported back that it fixed itself. I know your looking for hard evidence but I just thought I'd share what I know.

 

[DSensation]

Damn.

I'm thinking more and more of getting the SG2 now instead due to lack of dev support and this review is swaying it more too. The SG2 is a much better hardware package but i prefer the design of htc and i prefer sense to touchwiz.

Well, Its kinda just got out on contract... wait for it to be off-contract and published in the USA and more :O

 

[Bratag]

http://www.slashgear.com/sensation-vs-galaxy-s-ii-does-qhd-make-a-difference-24154010/

Addition stuff about the screens. Looks like for games its the SGII for movies/webbrowsing/text based stuff - Sensation.