I have just got the HTC Sensation, having been an Apple fan for a long time.
I'm in two minds about this phone and it appears what I usually say about Android phones is still true.
Firstly the screen is stunningly big. When I look back at my iphone now, it seems tiny. Websites load in a flash and its definitely quicker than my Iphone 4. HTC Sense 3.0 looks really nice & I love the way I can assign apps to my lock screen then choose which one I go to. Loads of neat little touches like the ability to set a default action. So I text one friend more than call so when I click on her, it goes to the text app.
The camera has loads of features and takes really good shots. The dual LED flash is really bright although I've not tried it on a night out yet.
The gorilla glass is awesome.
BUT and there's some buts with this phone.....
So far (and bear in mind I've only had the phone about 36 hours), I've found the following problems:
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Wifi reception is poor. In places where my other devices have no problems, the Sensation seems to drop. I believe the SGS2 has the same issue. Annoying it keeps dropping, reconnecting which disrupts what you are doing.
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Phone signal keeps dropping and swapping. Changing this to GSM only has helped but this of course disables 3G so is kind of missing the point.
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Playing xvid videos on the Sensation is slightly jerky and if I use hardware compression, I lose audio after 1m37secs. Very annoying. I can play using software compression but then the video looks blocky.
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Playing videos is nowhere near as clear as my Iphone. I can't decide if this is because of the bigger screen or the iPhone's superior display.
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Certain games don't work
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Loads of annoying little things like sometimes if I go to uninstall an app, it goes haywire and I have to come out then go back in. Or I can swipe left & right but not choose an app. Or everything stops and the whole phone is "frozen" until I press the Home key.
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This hasn't done it today but I had it yesterday and I've read others have same problems. If you take 3 photos with the flash on then the phone turns itself off.
Coming from the iphone I also miss the iTunes integration as all my music is on there. I also miss the ability to just connect it to my car and my playlists come through.
So right now I can't decide which one to keep and which to give my OH. If I don't choose soon, I suspect she will choose for me and insert the unwanted one up my backside!
I told my OH it's like having a wife & a mistress. The iphone is the wife. You know what you will get and it's reliable. The Android Sensation is like the mistress. Exciting, unpredictable but you are frightened it will all end in tears! Ideally I want both but apparently I am not allowed! 