HTC have loaded the Sensation with so many features, we ran out of breath to cover them all. And from a distance, in another person's hand this handsome droid looks great.
But how did it feel to actually use it? Well, it has its ups and downs. The death grip issue made a negative impression, without being a complete show-stopper. Anyway, we shouldn’t let that spoil our enjoyment of an otherwise impressively spec'd phone.
We liked the build of the HTC Sensation (although the "unibody" didn’t turn out to be what we expected). And the latest Sense UI version will make your head spin - there's just so much functionality and eye-candy. We felt like kids in a candy store when we started testing the Sensation. Plus, with Android 2.3 Gingerbread underneath you know you have Android's latest and greatest at your fingertips.
But the Sensation was below the mark in some areas compared to the competition. Synthetic benchmarks may not always tell the whole story but they say that two Scorpion cores at 1.2GHz are sometimes slower than some more advanced cores. And the 3D graphics are somewhat behind too.
Plus the not-so-good stills and video do tarnish the high-end gloss of the HTC Sensation.
But all those downsides don't mean a thing unless the competition can do better. So, can it?
The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is the obvious alternative - it's powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core too. But the camera does better, the 4.3" SuperAMOLED Plus is brilliant and the chipset (that is CPU, GPU and RAM) is faster in benchmarks. It's also amazingly thin and light.
The LG Optimus 2X is another option - its chipset holds its own against the competition and the camera is better. Plus, it's been out for a while now and it has the price advantage.
The Motorola Atrix fits the bill too with a 1GHz dual-core CPU and a qHD screen. It has a 5MP/720p camera but the docks make it unique, especially the laptop dock..."
But how did it feel to actually use it? Well, it has its ups and downs. The death grip issue made a negative impression, without being a complete show-stopper. Anyway, we shouldn’t let that spoil our enjoyment of an otherwise impressively spec'd phone.
We liked the build of the HTC Sensation (although the "unibody" didn’t turn out to be what we expected). And the latest Sense UI version will make your head spin - there's just so much functionality and eye-candy. We felt like kids in a candy store when we started testing the Sensation. Plus, with Android 2.3 Gingerbread underneath you know you have Android's latest and greatest at your fingertips.
But the Sensation was below the mark in some areas compared to the competition. Synthetic benchmarks may not always tell the whole story but they say that two Scorpion cores at 1.2GHz are sometimes slower than some more advanced cores. And the 3D graphics are somewhat behind too.
Plus the not-so-good stills and video do tarnish the high-end gloss of the HTC Sensation.
But all those downsides don't mean a thing unless the competition can do better. So, can it?
The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is the obvious alternative - it's powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core too. But the camera does better, the 4.3" SuperAMOLED Plus is brilliant and the chipset (that is CPU, GPU and RAM) is faster in benchmarks. It's also amazingly thin and light.
The LG Optimus 2X is another option - its chipset holds its own against the competition and the camera is better. Plus, it's been out for a while now and it has the price advantage.
The Motorola Atrix fits the bill too with a 1GHz dual-core CPU and a qHD screen. It has a 5MP/720p camera but the docks make it unique, especially the laptop dock..."
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