Thursday 26 May 2011

New HTC's

Just reading up on updates about HTC's newly released Android devices, the HTC Sensation (top) and Incredible S (bottom).



Sensation CNET Review                        Incredible S CNET Review

Straight out I  can tell you that I prefer the HTC Sensation, mainly because of Sense 3.0 and dual-core.


For a look at Sense 3.0 on the sensation check this out. Just easier to watch then explain :P


The reason I say this is because Incredible S has not made much of a transition from the original HTC Incredible except for removing the track ball, screen got a little bigger, not much difference on rubberized back casing and now features Gingerbread (Android 2.3).

I can even go as to far as to say the Incredible S is much different from my Desire HD. All thats added is the rubberized back case instead of aluminium (which I think I would actually prefer haha), a front facing camera, Gingerbread 2.3 comes stock and capacitative buttons that rotate when you turn the phone to the left. Oh and they removed Dolby Digital Mobile enhancements BUT NO SENSE 3.0.



Now HTC says there older devices even their flagship DHD could not support Sense 3.0 because they say the devices cant support it (even though XDA Dev Capychimp made a pretty neat port of sense 3.0 for DHD) It makes me also assume there is much difference between the DHD and the Incredible S, because the Incredible S doesn't have the required specs to run it either.

Another annoying thing as I stated in my Xoom post, HTC has started signing (locking) their bootloaders ensuring root is difficult meaning at the moment the Desire HD is pretty much on par with both of these new phones.

Except for maybe the Sensation which is HTC's first dual core phone. Even though my DHD can be overclocked to 1.8ghz it still wouldn't be as smooth as the Sensation in multi-tasking and general performance, and I could expect shorter phone life

29 comments:

  1. Thanks for you review ! I was hesitating about buying or not a HTC !

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  2. i agree with Metah, very nice review! thanks alot

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  3. Could you post the full specs for Incredible S? I think I'm gonna transition from my old iPhone to an android phone.

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  4. I've always wanted an HTC, this can help me later :P

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  5. I'm not impressed by HTC's products. They feel so plastic in my hands. Motorola makes a much more solid product. They use actual METAL. :P

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  6. @ Zoidberg Sounds like a good plan dude. Check this out http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_incredible_s-3788.php

    @ Joe - spoke to soon dude might be the case for the old HTC's but for the new ones its definitely not the case.
    My Desire HD is all aluminium except for the the small battery cover and sim/micro sd card cover which is rubber. The Sensation is also aluminum with a bit of rubber and Incredible S is a hard rubber.
    All easily considered a solid product.
    I think motorola has some decent devices but I really prefer HTC's UI over any other.

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  7. Thanks for this review i've been wondering about this phone.

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  8. I'm quite happy with my current phone (Droid X) but I like to keep up to date with new models and what other companies are doing. Cheers.

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  9. phone with wi-fi is enough for me

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  10. i heard this one gonna pump out the iphone a bit from the market thanks for the news

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  11. Sweet phone! keep posting!

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  12. I already had the HTC Sensation in my hands and it's a really sweet piece of tech.

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  13. Dual processor? The advancement of phones are so crazy, wonder if they will ever fully replace computers and when? I love phones but it makes me a little sad. Anyway awesome review, very useful.

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  14. nice review! looks like a great phone, never had a HTC only a blackberry but the lack of decent apps on the blackberry really is leaving it behind in the phone world!

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  15. my mother has one, couldn't convince her otherwise once she saw it!

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  16. I have the HTC EVO and it's awesome :) Great Post

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  17. I've been needing to get my hands on an HTC anything, but they come out with so many in a year, or atleast that's what it seems like.
    XD maybe I may get the Sensation.
    Nice post.

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  18. Ever since that bogus OTA update pretty much ruined my MyTouch,I'm pretty sketched out by HTC.

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  19. Maybe it's just me, or HTC's products are all overpriced.

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  20. Both look nice, still don't know which to get :(

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  21. That is such a sexy phone. I can't wait to upgrade

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  22. It's a new era, seems pretty neat :)

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  23. great phone, myself using the Galaxy S, cheers

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  24. @Jeff Thanks. I'll check it out.

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  25. I don't know much about phones. What's the most powerful Android handset on the market today?

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  26. nice review! looks like a great phone,

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  27. I have DHD and i real hope i can enjoy Sense 3.0 but i was dissapointed :/.

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  28. @ Lukasz - I don't know if you are into rooting andd using custom ROM's but if you are, maybe you should check out either of these ROM's to give the closest thing to Sense 3.0 as your going to get on the DHD.
    Capychimp's RCMix Kingdom Rom - Original Sense 3.0 port http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984805
    or
    i00's Sense 3.0 Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045450

    If you need to a guide to rooting, radio s-off and installing a ROM go here first
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964996&highlight=%5Bguide%5D

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