Just picked up the Amaze. Should I keep it? - HTC Amaze 4G

Hey, all!
Just picked up an Amaze for a good price, but i'm using the sensation as my dd. Should i sell the amaze for extra cash or sell the sensation?
Thank you!

NO!!! The amaze is an amazing device!! Pun intended lol. Plus, cm9 and ota are just around the corner, even though developement is slow right now
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eggydrums said:
NO!!! The amaze is an amazing device!! Pun intended lol. Plus, cm9 and ota are just around the corner, even though developement is slow right now
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yeah, i've noticed you guys don't have many roms. is ics even out for you in any form or shape?
why a capital NO? lol is amaze really that much better?

RussianBear said:
yeah, i've noticed you guys don't have many roms. is ics even out for you in any form or shape?
why a capital NO? lol is amaze really that much better?
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its a great phone, we have cm coming and almost working 3.5 port. and a update coming not too far, what more can you ask for? lol
the only bad thing about the amaze is the forums, seem to get a lot of people throwing tantrums over not getting ics super fast

stratax said:
its a great phone, we have cm coming and almost working 3.5 port. and a update coming not too far, what more can you ask for? lol
the only bad thing about the amaze is the forums, seem to get a lot of people throwing tantrums over not getting ics super fast
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lol sensation people are about the same.
any sensation users that made the jump?

Xboarder has a Ics ROM out, not sure hoe developed it is. There is a Ics themed app that is senseless.
If you end up selling your phone, I'm looking to buy.
I would keep it is I were you.
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Sell it to me for a good price
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pm me with offers.
here are some pics:

RussianBear said:
lol sensation people are about the same.
any sensation users that made the jump?
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I had the sensation for a couple weeks before I jumped and it was well worth it. main reasons for ME is more RAM, better camera; enough said.
my sensation had a really bad issue with the screen, im sure you could find the thread somewhere in the sensation general forums
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RussianBear said:
pm me with offers.
here are some pics:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23342642#post23342642

RussianBear said:
pm me with offers.
here are some pics:
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Pictures OBVIOUSLY not taken with an Amaze camera
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is tha sensation has still the landscape death grip issue? That is why it keep me holding back to get the sensation and instead got the Aamaze...

I've had the Sensation for about 6 months now (upgraded from N1). I picked up an Amaze 1 week ago and I am also trying to decide if I like it enough to make the switch...
Some observations:
1) I can't figure out how people are holding the Amaze that the protruding screen is a problem. I agree it's not the best design, but overall a non-issue for me.
2) I've noticed a bit of light bleeding up from the bottom of the screen which washes out darker colors. I'm not sure if this is a defect on just my unit?
Edit: I guess this is the known problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488861
3) The colors overall seem to be more saturated and warmer than on the Sensation's screen
4) The camera effects (like vignette and dots) are accessed through a very clunky menu where previews are not provided. Lame.
5) The 2nd camera is MUCH better and actually covered in the front glass, which means it is not CONSTANTLY covered in dust and dirt like the open one on the Sensation.
6) Scrolling around on webpages doesn't feel as smooth as on the Sensation. I keep trying them both side-by-side, but I can't really decide if this is actually true. Maybe the ICS update for the Amaze will help?
Also, when flicking the page up and down, it the Amaze doesn't scroll as fast - is this a setting somewhere perhaps?
7) The Amaze is SIGNIFICANTLY heavier feeling than the Sensation. I think you can feel the difference in thickness the most, despite the Amaze only being 1mm (?) thicker.
8) With the same moderate usage throughout the day, I feel like the Amaze has noticeably longer battery life.
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stratax said:
I had the sensation for a couple weeks before I jumped and it was well worth it. main reasons for ME is more RAM, better camera; enough said.
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Where do you find the benefit of the additional RAM most noticeable?

RussianBear said:
yeah, i've noticed you guys don't have many roms. is ics even out for you in any form or shape?
why a capital NO? lol is amaze really that much better?
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I said no, to don't sell it lol.
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I replaced my sensation with the amazing Amaze about 3 months ago. And I don't have any regret what so ever..sensation is a great phone but nothing like the Amaze...to me the different is like night and day. Or in another word the Amaze is a sensation on steroids... Lol.. The camera,the speed, sound, especially the speaker phone, screen, the over all quality is higher that's beside the solid feel in your hand. The only thing it lacks is the development as every one else mentioned but this is temporary and it's going to be over soon and you will have ton's of roms and mods for this phone...shortly.
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i remember i bought the captivate when it first came out (it was soo cool back in the day) and development didnt even pick up till 1 year after. its bene like 2 years since launch and its the most developed phone in XDA i believe. wow. The amaze is simply better then the sensation. The sensation is older therefor has older hardware ,,, the 1GB ram will be noticably better in ICS and its just better to have .. i was going to switch for an S2X but i love the amaze's camera by far the best. i just hope we get sense 4.0 as this isnt that old of a device. Its relativley new (atleast here in canada)

stratax said:
the only bad thing about the amaze is the forums, seem to get a lot of people throwing tantrums over not getting ics super fast
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Ain't That The Truth
Ordered my Amaze on DAY ONE 10/10/11 - NO FREAKIN" REGRETS
Just wait till some switch for some new phone with internal battery & memory, then they will ***** about that after two days "oh boo hoo, I made a mistake, why didn't you guys stop me"

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lol amaze's camera is a lot more responsive than sensation's

Ever since purchasing this phone, I wish I had ditched TMo and gone to Verizon for the GNex.

I was wanting to ditch Tmo and go to Verizon for the Gnex also but decided to get the Amaze instead. Not one regret. For me at least the service is great and I would be paying almost double with Verizon. I played with the Gnex... Pretty cool and all but when I pick up my Amaze again no regrets.
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sell both and get the One S

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[Q] try another sensation or get the amaze?

So I had bought an HTC Sensation this past Thursday. Yesterday I noticed dust behind the screen. Googled it and found it was a big problem for some and they exchanged it. Being within my 14 days I went today to exchange my sensation which T-Mobile did right away. Get back to work and start setting up the phone and notice an even bigger piece of dust under the screen! I went back after work to get a third one. The guy there then let me see the amaze. I liked it but do like the looks of the sensation better. Amaze was faster and smoother.
So basically I am the kind of person where yes dust under the screen annoys the crap out of me and I expect more from paying that much for a phone. So what would you do? Get a third sensation and hope for no dust or get the amaze and deal with the looks? (I love the back of the amaze but hate the metal ring, but it is starting to grow on me)
you answered your own question seriously bro
I'm thinking along the same lines as the OP here...got seriously burnt (and annoyed) with the Sensation, had 2 units both with exactly the same problem and have now received a full refund the piece of crap! So...I do like the looks of the HTC units and my wife is in the market for a new phone (upgrade from the Desire) and the Amaze fits the bill...and so far from googling, I've not foun any "serious" recurrent problems...
On a slightly different topic, but still sort of related (!) can anyone tell me if the Amaze 4g unit will work in Australia (I know there is no 4g here yet, but its coming next year apparently)?
I still say sensation because if development but amaze is picking up so for the more ram but mostly camera sensor maybe amaze.
Sorry. Guess I didn't help at all lol
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Amaze
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xboarder56 said:
Amaze
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All day everyday.
xboarder56 said:
Amaze
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You got that right!
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claud_face said:
I still say sensation because if development but amaze is picking up so for the more ram but mostly camera sensor maybe amaze.
Sorry. Guess I didn't help at all lol
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I came from a Sensation and sometimes I rather miss it., because of the dev community. It is a solid phone that looks good and has the right size weight and thickness. (only if you get the ones without the dust in the glass).
I upgraded to an amaze because of the camera, dedicated video and camera buttons, NFC, larger memory, built in 16gb and also better front facing camera. At this point I like it a lot. The phone works well and the pictures are an improcement, (more details in low light).
IMO the screen seems to be more vivid and brighter than the sensation, even tho they say it is the same screen.
I am just waiting for the Amaze dev community to grow and this will be even better than the sensation. (bad timing for the Amaze community cuz of waiting on ICS, dev doesn't want to put too much time into and older build when ICS is coming in a moth or so.
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Lol I just bought an amaze outta no where ten minutes ago.
I was just reading one if your threads thinking poor guys need development and now here I am. Lol.
deliriousbb said:
I came from a Sensation and sometimes I rather miss it., because of the dev community. It is a solid phone that looks good and has the right size weight and thickness. (only if you get the ones without the dust in the glass).
I upgraded to an amaze because of the camera, dedicated video and camera buttons, NFC, larger memory, built in 16gb and also better front facing camera. At this point I like it a lot. The phone works well and the pictures are an improcement, (more details in low light).
IMO the screen seems to be more vivid and brighter than the sensation, even tho they say it is the same screen.
I am just waiting for the Amaze dev community to grow and this will be even better than the sensation. (bad timing for the Amaze community cuz of waiting on ICS, dev doesn't want to put too much time into and older build when ICS is coming in a moth or so.
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I had both as well as the Inspire 4G and the G2 and I would say the Amaze is the best phone I've ever used hands down. Just like all phones, development takes time but it is progressing at the same pace as anything else I think. I was happy with my Sensation but the Amaze is just so much better.
As a totally happy and satisfied user of a rooted glacier, would I notice any substantial improvement in just the overall experience of using the phone?
The only major plus I see is the larger screen in terms of real tangible differences that I would notice immediately.
Are there any "must have" features that the amaze would deliver that the average user would notice and benefit from?
Wow cool to know this because I went to tmo amd I WAS going to buy the sensation but I decided to get the amaze. I bought it full price,
500$ for sensation, 529$ for amaze, and here I am )
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eggydrums said:
Wow cool to know this because I went to tmo amd I WAS going to buy the sensation but I decided to get the amaze. I bought it full price,
500$ for sensation, 529$ for amaze, and here I am )
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Welcome fellow Ruby user. For the extra $29, you have at least future proofed your phone for an extra 3-6 months with the extra stuff that the Sensation doesn't have.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a former Sensation user and love it. But the Amaze has more RAM, better camera (backlit illuminated), better front cam 2mp, dedicated camera button and video button, louder speaker, NFC, faster CPU out of the box (even tho the Sensation is underclocked with the same chip), larger battery (but doesn't last as long), and IMO a brighter and clearer screen (even tho it's supposedly the same screen; maybe I got a better batch this time).
Enjoy it.
So initial impression from sensation was that this amaze is definetly bigger. Couple hours later and I'm already used to it and love it.
Camera buttons are awesome.
Stock for stock it destroys the sensation.
I'm a very happy guy right now
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fastredponycar said:
As a totally happy and satisfied user of a rooted glacier, would I notice any substantial improvement in just the overall experience of using the phone?
The only major plus I see is the larger screen in terms of real tangible differences that I would notice immediately.
Are there any "must have" features that the amaze would deliver that the average user would notice and benefit from?
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TBH, you have [legally] 18 month software support. Even further, you get a PHENOMENAL camera and 4g support. The Amaze will have much coming to it over the next 18 months.

[HELP] Amaze or SGII

My cousin wants to trade his galaxy for my amaze
I love the battery life and bigger screen but should i wait for ICS or...
EDIT: Also Trading my amaze will stop my proggress on The One V port
SII much better battery and much better phone overall and it has ICS
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SII much better battery and much better phone overall and it has ICS
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LIES!!!!!! the SII may have better battery life, but overall the phone is crap lol
Now it may be the rampant HTC fanboy side of me, but i gotta say hold on here, why does having ICS make the GSII a better phone?
Inside their specs are almost identical, and to some the SAMOLED pentile screen (which IMO is a bit oversaturated and overrated) looks like crap.
Batterywise: what kind of battery is the GSII packing? either way battery life depends on how hard you hammer the phone, I keep my Amaze clocked down to about 1Ghz and i get pretty awesome battery life on it, upwards of 14 hours
Im supposed to get my amaze delivered today. Hope so. Ive had my gs2 for about a week. Its a very good phone. Takes a while to get used to the big screen. (Coming from g2x). I cant yet compare it to the amaze, but like i said, its avgreat phone. Battery is ok, not great. Blazing fast. ( same hardware as amaze). Ics is ok but not quit there yet. Im running juggernaut 5.0 gb and it works great. As of now it has much more dev support. Do what you like, but i say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.
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Im supposed to get my amaze delivered today. Hope so. Ive had my gs2 for about a week. Its a very good phone. Takes a while to get used to the big screen. (Coming from g2x). I cant yet compare it to the amaze, but like i said, its avgreat phone. Battery is ok, not great. Blazing fast. ( same hardware as amaze). Ics is ok but not quit there yet. Im running juggernaut 5.0 gb and it works great. As of now it has much more dev support. Do what you like, but i say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.
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...i am kinda of an htc fanboy lol, imma wait till we get an official sense 3.6 :3
Amaze! Keep it!
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...i am kinda of an htc fanboy lol, imma wait till we get an official sense 3.6 :3
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I actually received via ups. It had horrible screen bleed and froze everytime I tried to access accounts and sync. I didn't even install anything on it yet. Bummed. They are sending me another one.
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shovelhead83 said:
I actually received via ups. It had horrible screen bleed and froze everytime I tried to access accounts and sync. I didn't even install anything on it yet. Bummed. They are sending me another one.
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Screen Bleed isn't a issue for me because I have them turned off , works time for me
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And them sending you another one won't did the screen bleed, 99% of us have it...
I just turn it off when watching a movie or playing a game with lots of blacks.
As for which is better, its all personal preference. I prefer HTC someone else might prefer Samsung.
My friend at school as the SGII and also agree that the colors are over saturated, it just looks funny.
I have my amaze underclocked to 1.2ghz and I get around 14hrs of use. If I'm not playing games. And still no lag whatsoever.
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Turn what off? The screen? How double watch a movie? I'm confused.
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You're gonna have to hold both devices in your hand and use them for a day or two to decide... But since you say you're a fan of HTC, you should probably keep the Amaze. Both devices, in my opinion, are on par, but if I were you, I'd go for the SGS2 in a heartbeat since it's more to my liking
Seeing as I left the GS2 for the Amaze I can say that i think I made the better choice. This phone is much more pocketable. We may have screen bleed from the bottom but that is an easy fix. The GS2 has blotches and streaks in the screen that cannot be fixed. The camera on the amaze is a lot better.
I like My Amaze and I will be keeping it to at least the fall for when my upgrade is available.
The amaze is garbage it has a horrible screen, washed out pics, battery life is a joke...i had mines for one day and turned that crap back in for a gs2, the gs2 isnt perfect it feels cheap cause of so much plastic but other than that and the camera everything beats the amaze
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But I'm not here to bash anybody everybody has their own opinion, youtube reviews if that would help
Just hold both in your hand at a Tmo store and play with them, and decide which one you like best. For most people either phone is going to be a perfectly fine phone for everyday use, it all just comes down to personal preference.
About the same.
Some videos are better on sgs2,some are better on amaze.
I was retesting both side by side last night.I was on the sgs2 for a while,but when I woke up today...
I went back to the amaze.
Better for today atleast.
The amaze browser is just better.
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Personally I just feel like the Amaze has better build quality, and doesn't feel as cheap and plasticy.
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Personally I just feel like the Amaze has better build quality, and doesn't feel as cheap and plasticy.
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Lol...2 months later?
Haha...you must be bored if you're browsing this far back.
Bored? Yes
Getting to 10 post so I can comment in the Dev forums? Maybe...
I came from a sgs2....the amaze is a better phone hands down....and I was a die hard iPhone user before...
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Advice on this phone or SIII

Hi I currently have SII and am getting either 4g LTE or SIII and want your biased opinion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714953&highlight=galaxy+s+iii
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692877&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734207&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790078&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747989&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781128&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779289&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1724366&highlight=galaxy+s+iii
funcrusher said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714953&highlight=galaxy+s+iii
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692877&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734207&highlight=galaxy+s+3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747989&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781128&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779289&highlight=galaxy+s+3
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Fair enough and thanks.
My battery life on my evo is ridiculous.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714953&highlight=galaxy+s+iii
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692877&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734207&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790078&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747989&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781128&highlight=galaxy+s+3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779289&highlight=galaxy+s+3
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Thank you for doing that I'm sick of seeing threads like this made EVERY day
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This seems to be the Ferrari vs. Lamborghini question.
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Coming from someone who just created one of these threads two days ago...here's some advice.
I had the of evo 4g....then the evo 3d....and now I just moved to the Samsung. I don't know yet if I made the right choice but I know that the LTE didn't feel like the right choice either.
Asking these kinds of questions will always give you biased reviews. In the evo forum it stands to reason you'll get plenty of support for the evo. In the galaxy forum you will get support for the galaxy.
Look in both. Do what I did and look at the general ans q&a sections for both, see what the issues and comments seem to be.
My deal killer with the lte was the lack of removable battery. The next big thing were all the sense problems I kept reading about. My wife likes sense and the stock look, so I need stability in the stock setup for her...even if it means switching from sense, which I never used anyway.
Good luck with your decision. It stressed me out a lot because I live on my phone and I've been with htc for so long...but it didn't feel right this time. Maybe when that rumored superphone comes out things will change...
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If you don't use sense get the galaxy, better support fit CM, otherwise get the EVO. All problems can be solved after you root
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Spyderekz said:
If you don't use sense get the galaxy, better support fit CM, otherwise get the EVO. All problems can be solved after you root
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Except the non-removable battery. I personally don't care, but apparently some people drain three batteries a day. That would be a legitimate deal breaker for some. However, OP, the battery life is outstanding so don't be put off by this unless you are the type who streams music 12 hours a day and switches batteries regularly.
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I would say go with the s3 since your used to touch wiz ,even though the screen is saturated and pentile,the 1280x720hd reso helps that. Personally I have the EVO 4g LTE,its rooted and I love it to death. I don't see how a device this fast with just 2000mah could have such amazing battery life.the sgs3 should have even better battery life with that samoled screen.
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I'm so used to bringing my charger to work even till this day and I still don't use it. My og evo & evo3d had crap battery life even with a bigger battery. Non removable battery isn't a concern anymore. Atleast for me
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They are both the same technically hardware wise its more of a personell opinion I had the s3 felt like a piece of plastic in my hand, the lte felt like how a phone should be solid yet light weight plus I live the dedicated camera button and I love showing off how many pics i can take and still be crystal clear ,plus the s3 screen is way to saturated for my eyes, when I play on my bros phone its like I'm playing halo haha and when I go back to my phone its like real life haha---my opinion
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I think they are both very good phones. Also, you can always get roms installed, so talking about software is pointless. The one thing that I really prefer about the evo over the s3 is the lack of physical home button. That's a button you use a lot throughout the day, so there's a chance the s3's home button will get wonky down the road. That's my feeling, since I experienced issues with the home button on my old iphone 4 two months before my contract ended. So the decision was easy for me, as I didn't want to experience issues with a home button again.
I've got the 4G LTE. So far I've liked it but if I had the chance to do it over I would get a SGIII. I've had some annoying things happen to my LTE and although I love the beautiful screen I have a feeling I wouldn't have had those problems with the SGIII. The two main problems I've had are that the phone actually bent one day while in my pocket. It was minor and I bent it back straight but I think the upper portion of the phone above the kickstand is a major weak zone in the Aluminum unibody. My other issue is that the camera broke and I'm in the process of shipping it back to HTC for warranty repair. So at this point after owning the phone for 9 weeks I don't have much faith that the repaired product won't suffer same fate.

OK guys let's be honest, is the Sensation more worthwhile than the amaze

Before you go and bash me saying we do one of these threads like every week I'm just asking an honest question. is it worth it to trade an amaze for a sensation or go to the sensation from the amaze because if development and support
The down side is less RAM slightly worse camera and no internal storage
But besides that speed wise they should be similar since they run the same chip.
Software is a huge part of the phone, and I don't want the one s because it doesn't have a removable battery and storage.
What should I do? I think me and my amaze have been together long enough
Damn noob... There's a Q&A Section.
Noooo it's a discussion thread
In my opinion Sensation is better than Amaze since it gets more software supports (official CM, yah), integrated SoC (seems to be more power efficient), and is slightly thinner.
Hey eclipze! I personally think that the trading to the sensation is a good decision unless your snagging some cash. But I personally have owned 3 sensations. And have had one at the same time as having an amaze. I compared my stock amaze side by side with my cm 9 sensation. And the speed, smoothness, and stability of my amaze was noticeably better than the sensation. So while having the support, I really don't think it out performs the amaze. I had a sensation when the amaze came out. I was honestly laughing at the amaze. It seemed like a terrible phone choice for tmobile to push because it was arguably the same specs as the amaze. I thought this for a long time. I then had an opportunity to get an amaze dirt cheap, I planned on just reselling (besides wanting to play with the camera). But once I played with it I immediately noticed a difference in performance. That aside... Out of probably 4 sensations that ever reached my hands, 3 had significant amounts of dust under the screen. This gradually increased overtime... So even if it didn't have dust to begin with, it happened eventually. Because I'm cheap... If I could find a sensation for around $150 and could sell this for over $250, I'd do it, and use the sensation until gsiii prices dropped. But unless you're getting money out of it I wouldn't find it worth it.
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EclipzeRemix said:
Before you go and bash me saying we do one of these threads like every week I'm just asking an honest question. is it worth it to trade an amaze for a sensation or go to the sensation from the amaze because if development and support
The down side is less RAM slightly worse camera and no internal storage
But besides that speed wise they should be similar since they run the same chip.
Software is a huge part of the phone, and I don't want the one s because it doesn't have a removable battery and storage.
What should I do? I think me and my amaze have been together long enough
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I think I'm having the same feelings as you. I have been thinking about switching to a different device that has more support and dev. Although, I haven't thought about the sensation. Personally, I wouldn't go to the sensation as an equal exchange. I would need cash on top since the amaze is an upgrade.
Although, I'm actually thinking about the sgs3 or the nexus. I found a s3 for 400 brand new, thinking about getting it right after this doctor's appointment.
EDIT: after some reading it seems that there are a lot of scams going on with people on CL and tmobile phones, specifically the sgs3. So maybe won't go down that route. :banghead:
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I can personally care less. I don't like the Sensation as much. 14.4MB compared to 42MB. big difference for data. I originally bought my phone so I can tether it to my laptop and Xbox. I still do that. I'm happy with how the software is. I'm not a flashaholic so I really don't mind. Sure, it is slow around here. At least I made some friends around here and people know me.
hasoon2000 said:
I can personally care less. I don't like the Sensation as much. 14.4MB compared to 42MB. big difference for data. I originally bought my phone so I can tether it to my laptop and Xbox. I still do that. I'm happy with how the software is. I'm not a flashaholic so I really don't mind. Sure, it is slow around here. At least I made some friends around here and people know me.
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Yeah stock ics is not bad
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No thanks to a sensation, that's clearly a downgrade. If you've used one, side by side with an amaze, you'll know.
why not get an s3? arent you over there making roms for it anyways? if youre going to get rid of your amaze, at least dont go backwards
I think right now.... No amaze ftw
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mrmako777 said:
why not get an s3? arent you over there making roms for it anyways? if youre going to get rid of your amaze, at least dont go backwards
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Heh I don't have that much money lol
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I got an Amaze knowing its issues. The performance is ok and its size/weight is not as much an issue for me since it is tapered. The lack of wifi source this late is infuriating. The battery life is also mediocre at best. IMO the main problem with the amaze is the crappy HSPA+ modem that was first gen, a huge power hog, and made the phone bulky as well.
But I probably would not downgrade to the sensation despite better rom support and battery life. I'd rather just wait for the successor to the Amaze or the next google phone.
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I tried an sensa for a week and hated it STOCk amaze stock is good
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If you could, get an S3, way better than the Sensation & Amaze. Only thing I miss from HTC is Sense, but Samsung's new touchwiz isn't that bad.
Did you really just compare the s3 to an Amaze..... Do me a favor and run around with a pairbof scissors.
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Why downgrade to a sensation? get a newer device.
Nope
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AttachedSilver said:
If you could, get an S3, way better than the Sensation & Amaze. Only thing I miss from HTC is Sense, but Samsung's new touchwiz isn't that bad.
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Had an S3. Sold it after a week. Love my Amaze.
Sure it has great ROM development but I'm sure it wasn't always like that. The amaze work have great development one we figure out data. Plus it's a downgrade in specs from the amaze. If anything I would say go with a more current phone like the s3 or the one series phones.
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[Q] Kickstand or Swap?

So, the kickstand on my phone is shot. The nut on the back just spins and will not tighten causing the kickstand to flop around like a baby seal. Given some rebates, etc. when I got the phone, I did get Best Buy's protection plan. So, basically, they would swap the phone out for free - only one small problem. This phone isn't available in their warehouse. This leaves me with one of two options really:
1. Put up with the kickstand (I've resorted to putting a piece of tape over it and then just putting my phone in a case) until they get some in-stock at which point they would swap it out.
2. Take it in, and since they don't have any in stock, they would transfer me over to a Galaxy S3.
I don't know much about the S3 and how comparable it is to this phone. I guess I'm just curious if anyone else has any kickstand fixes or if they would swap their phone out for an S3 if they could...
If I were you, I'd just get the S3
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numel007 said:
If I were you, I'd just get the S3
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Any particular reason why?
i have both.
the screen is terrible imo. put them side by side and the s3 looks blue.
there is some really good development happening on another forum for it though.
not sure about the development on here. dont really check.
how far from an upgrade are you?
if youre not far from upgrading and you plan on upgrading get the s3. it is worth a lot more on the skreet than the lte and you should have no problem selling it for $175 to 200.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the screen either (a couple guys in the office have then) but I'm not due for an upgrade until July next year.
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I'd go with the S3. Bigger battery I'm pretty sure and its got more active devving going on. Only real downside is the screen. You can get a case with a kickstand.
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polar2792 said:
I'd go with the S3. Bigger battery I'm pretty sure and its got more active devving going on. Only real downside is the screen. You can get a case with a kickstand.
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Eh, I'm not worried about the kickstand. However, it does seem the general consensus is that the S3 has be more flourishing dev community.
I have to admit, I kinda like sense - that will be the only bummer. I don't like how long it takes to get updates though.
I really dislike HTC to be honest, this was my first and probably last. The development we get from devs is just incredible like Jamie and untz to name two. But generally development for Samsung is prolonged far after the device is considered obsolete. Hell my brother's Epic still has development.
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KingFnerb said:
Eh, I'm not worried about the kickstand. However, it does seem the general consensus is that the S3 has be more flourishing dev community.
I have to admit, I kinda like sense - that will be the only bummer. I don't like how long it takes to get updates though.
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Sense looks good, so does Touchwiz if you ask me. Took HTC way too long to get notification bar toggles in Sense
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Just replace the kickstand
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numel007 said:
Sense looks good, so does Touchwiz if you ask me. Took HTC way too long to get notification bar toggles in Sense
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Keep in kind that HTC had notification toggles in phones from other carriers.
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