DHD getting old? - Desire HD General

I'm planning to get DHD at the end of this month, but only one question bothers me.
Is DHD getting to old comparing to new phones, and will people abandon DHD development section slowly time after time?
Thanks in advance

Obviously its getting old but there wil be a decent development section for at least the next year, as it was HTCs flagship phone for so long
If you can get the sensation though, much newer and better, and not too much more expensive

The mobile business is very hawt at the moment. Techonology advances at an incredible speed and it will for a while. If you want to have a phone that's not old or atleast somewhat close to the top, you need to change it every ~8 months or so. It's comparable to what we saw with PCs 10 years ago and with consoles also. Nowadays your 4 year old PC can run every game on the market fine, back then, your top of the line PC might not be able to run a game that released 6 months later AT ALL.
So, I'd wouldn't be that worried about having an old phone. DHD is probably one of the best bets at the moment, along with the Sensation. (if the above poster is right and the price isn't that much different, haven't been keeping an eye on the market for a while) Their tech is good, not best, but won't become completly worthless either. In these kind of times, you should always buy the "semi new stuff" because it's really cheap and the newest of new will be as bad in few months.

apoorvajsh said:
Obviously its getting old but there wil be a decent development section for at least the next year, as it was HTCs flagship phone for so long
If you can get the sensation though, much newer and better, and not too much more expensive
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yah...get sensation...........much better .............

Thanks for the quick answers.
DHD is 100 € ~ 140 USD cheaper than Sensation, at least it is in my country
I read somewhere here on the forum that there was trouble porting sense 3.5 to DHD, so I was wondering if I buy DHD, will sense 3.5 be the last version of sense I will get?
I will be satisfied if this development community still continues with good work for at least a year ^^

johnpushon said:
Thanks for the quick answers.
DHD is 100 € ~ 140 USD cheaper than Sensation, at least it is in my country
I read somewhere here on the forum that there was trouble porting sense 3.5 to DHD, so I was wondering if I buy DHD, will sense 3.5 be the last version of sense I will get?
I will be satisfied if this development community still continues with good work for at least a year ^^
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DHD Free on £25+ contracts as is Sensation (may need a little bartering but it's out there) DHD is a single core whereas Sensation is Dual, but then Sensation XE should do for sensation prices.

johnpushon said:
I'm planning to get DHD at the end of this month, but only one question bothers me.
Is DHD getting to old comparing to new phones, and will people abandon DHD development section slowly time after time?
Thanks in advance
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Get either HTC Sensation XE(Beats Audio) it will be the best phone out there.. or iphone 5 .. but i will always prefer Android then iOS
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, October 1st < Sensation XE

i would buy a galaxy if i had the choice today

Just to let you guys know, but sensation XE has the exact same specs as the regular sensation. I just bought my girlfriend a desire hd, and she is happy with it. Also the sense 3.5 issues are even worse with the sensation as the resolution is different so much .m10 editing must be done. But if you feel that it is too old go for something like the EVO 3d on specs alone or sensation. Issue with the sensation XE would be the bootloader which will probably come locked, so it will take a file for ROM development to start.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using XDA App

im looking at the galaxy s2 for my next one - the dhd is a great phone - but i want something with a better screen and not as heavy

hardensm said:
Just to let you guys know, but sensation XE has the exact same specs as the regular sensation.
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Not according to tech radar Bigger battery and 1.5ghz dual core,and of course beats audio and they have a hands on.

and i wouldn't worry about the locked bootloader and stuff since HTC has the development website etc furthermore, peeps on xda is fantastic. i would go with the sensation XE!

Check out a few links in my sig. They will give you an idea of support for the DHD plus other info you might not have seen.

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Not according to tech radar Bigger battery and 1.5ghz dual core,and of course beats audio and they have a hands on.
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Same processor, sensation has it underclocked due to battery life, essentially the same phone except it will come bundled with the beats headphones and probably cost a heap more for that and a better battery. Battery life will remain the same due to core clock speed anyway.

Thanks for the quick answers again guys
Well DHD represents by far all I need.
I'm just wondering if DHD development section will be abandoned after some time?
I'm planning to keep this phone for about a year?

Just so you know, the DHD has the same specs as Desire S and Incredible S which are newer models (768 MB RAM, 1GHz 2nd gen Snapdragon and Adreno 205 GPU).
So it's not outdated quite yet.

BazookaAce said:
Just so you know, the DHD has the same specs as Desire S and Incredible S which are newer models (768 MB RAM, 1GHz 2nd gen Snapdragon and Adreno 205 GPU).
So it's not outdated quite yet.
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True but after my contract ends or if i upgrade early most of the HTC handsets will be Beats Certified if you are patient then you can wait if not DHD or Sensation XE from my opinion.

Diffler said:
The mobile business is very hawt at the moment. Techonology advances at an incredible speed and it will for a while...
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Technology will never slow down, it will just move faster and faster -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law
Damn we are lucky to live now when technology is starting to explode!

Na the DHD is banging man... had 8 phones in twelve months (most of them gash(Blackberries)) DHD is the trick.
i sit next to a soft lad at work with the sensation he refuses to root so i have his pants down everytime except on battery !

SourCreamGash said:
i sit next to a soft lad at work with the sensation he refuses to root so i have his pants down everytime except on battery !
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can confirm that one lol ! My overclocked DHD beats a regular Sensation in almost everything. Even Sense is running much smoother... My DHD runs perfectly @1,45 GHz with a good Profile in SetCPU the battery lasts a whole day with normal usage (texting, calling, emailing, surfing, gaming... )

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[Q] HD2 or Sensation?????

Comrades,
I am coming to the end of my contract just in time for the Sensation..
I love my HD2 (android) but a few wee things annoy me like low call voice (switched on and off speaker, only works for that call) and battery drain.
Is the DFT or other Android ROMs as fast and stable as the stock HTC rom?
I know the phone will be faster but it won’t be long until the XDA chaps crack the new ROM and I can put it on to the HD2.
Sensation obviously, but i would wait for the gsmversion of the evo3d(if that one still comes)
I was excited about the sensation coming to t mobile as well..........
Until I saw the specs of the SGS2 and sensation side by side.
I hate sense (on android) and touchwiz but when you look at the specs against one another its ridiculous...
HTC really dropped the ball with the sensation and to be honest you'd be better off getting the Sensation from T-mobile selling it, buying an HD2 and have some money left over
Either that or an SGS2 (27th may on Tmo)
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lol if I'd actually paid attention when reading your post I'd have seen that you already have an HD2...
If its the newer version of sense you want then you'd be better with the sensation as its going to have the extra RAM to deal with the memory hogging abomination that is HTC Sense.....
(I hate sense, in case you hadnt noticed)
robertsmith1873 said:
Comrades,
I am coming to the end of my contract just in time for the Sensation..
I love my HD2 (android) but a few wee things annoy me like low call voice (switched on and off speaker, only works for that call) and battery drain.
Is the DFT or other Android ROMs as fast and stable as the stock HTC rom?
I know the phone will be faster but it won’t be long until the XDA chaps crack the new ROM and I can put it on to the HD2.
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Hi,
when I read your post,I went here:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer&id1=2828&id2=2842
Very little difference,apart from camera megapixels and RAM.
I,m erring on the side of Sensation,because of the camera...
Sensation hands down!
malybru said:
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Very little difference,apart from camera megapixels and RAM.
I,m erring on the side of Sensation,because of the camera...
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As a Photographer
I would not get too bothered with camera MP density. The Iphones camera is **** hot @ 5MP.
The EVO 3D sound good, more RAM and a friggin 3D screen………..but the back of it is ugly.
If you wait for the next phone to arrive you would never have a phone. LOL.
Personally I'm going to keep my HD2 going until I find out about the SGSII coming to T-Mobile. I'm also due an upgrade and I just don't know if I want to use it on the Sensation with the SGSII out there. Luckily my HD2 does everything I need so no rush here. Will probably wait to see them both in person in a couple months. SGSII should be ROM'd by then and we will know more about Sensation and if can be ROM'd.
robertsmith1873 said:
Comrades,
Is the DFT or other Android ROMs as fast and stable as the stock HTC rom?
I know the phone will be faster but it won’t be long until the XDA chaps crack the new ROM and I can put it on to the HD2.
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Well generally, custom roms are faster than stock roms. E.g. Our custom rom of the desire hd is faster than a desire hd running its stock rom. However seeing as the sensation is per say 2x the performance of the HD2, the sensation running on its stock rom will more likely be better than the HD2 running a custom rom based on the sensation.
dont know if the qHD 960x540 will be support in near future?
GS2 hardware is good with 1 gb ram, but dont how good is the GPU?
Yes the nexushd2-gingerbread v2.7 is fast,stable and next to boyppc-shiftpda gingersense.s v20 it is the best rom in my opinion
i know what you are going through... i love my HD2 but that Pyramid looks amazing in its own. What im doing is just keeping my HD2 and will put the ROM on it when a cook like Imilka figures out a nice port of it or the MyTouch 4G Slide ROM. Im always looking for the latest ROM on my phone and with the HD2 i can do that now. If i got the Pyramid I know i would be anxious for hacks to come for it. Once my HD2 craps out that would be my first choice because HTC makes a great phone, Im leary of Samsung because of all the update problems that happens with it so far on Tmo... Im actually trying out a EVO 3D ROM < Kingdom > now and its been running pretty smooth. Well hopefully this gives you some insight on your choice...
Lawl this update thing has become much too dramatic. xD
It's not samsung that's slowing down these updates or giving slow updates, it's the carriers. xD
Look at samsung, they released GB a month or two/three if you count the leaks. That's like the second or third phone to get GB officially, aside from the nexus one and nexus s? Which are google phones so of course they'd get it first. Samsung doesn't handle the updates for a T&t, verizon, sprint or t-mo, they don't. So they've done their job, it's all up to the carriers to finish this up.
thats only partially true..
the carriers do work with Samsung and Google to get out the updates but I work for Tmobile and its not an Over the Air Update on the Galaxy S phones. The updates are through a website that Samsung set up that you download it while synced to a pc and the updates so far have caused more bugs and headaches than they have been worth..
of course thats for peeps that wait for official updates, not for us who mod and use this site.
not saying by any means that its a horrible phone, just not my choice personally thats all...
everyone has thier own opinions and i have just always had great luck with HTC is all...
I would go for EVO 3D. Not only because it is better in everything compared to the Sensation and all that 3D bull****, but mostly because it looks fabulous. Best looking HTC ever in my opinion.
i would go for the Evo 3D aswell ,
apparently is will come to Europe , when it does , i'll be first in line to get 1
conantroutman said:
I was excited about the sensation coming to t mobile as well..........
Until I saw the specs of the SGS2 and sensation side by side.
I hate sense (on android) and touchwiz but when you look at the specs against one another its ridiculous...
HTC really dropped the ball with the sensation and to be honest you'd be better off getting the Sensation from T-mobile selling it, buying an HD2 and have some money left over
Either that or an SGS2 (27th may on Tmo)
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lol if I'd actually paid attention when reading your post I'd have seen that you already have an HD2...
If its the newer version of sense you want then you'd be better with the sensation as its going to have the extra RAM to deal with the memory hogging abomination that is HTC Sense.....
(I hate sense, in case you hadnt noticed)
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Also if you play games a Lot, then the Sensation is a better bet, the Adreno 220 is faster than the rest of the GPU's found in phones ...
regards.
Lawl where did you get that info bout the adreno 220 being faster?
The benchmarks of the 1.5ghz model? Mind you it's running a dual core 1.5 ghz, meaning two 1.5 ghz compared to a 1ghz/1.2ghz dual core. So what does that say?
Point being it was the 1.5 ghz model, not the 1.2ghz own, so we can't say which is better right now. Plus we have to remember the sgs 2 caps it's frame rate.
Anyways, as far as GPU's are concerned however, I'm pretty sure the power vr sgx543 is the best right now. Sad samsung didn't make that move.
Thanks chaps for your points, all valid.
SGS2 does look to have the hardware and i know i will up set myfellow Scot, but I LIKE SENCE...when i look at the screen it tells me what i need to know. then its back into the pocket..
I will now goto Tmob on 16th and haggle a free phone with more calls and data or threaten to leave..........wish me luck.
Thanks again.

[Q] What phone after HD2?

I was just thinking what phone should I go for after my sweet HTC HD2.. I am proud owner of HD2 for 3 years now and I still love it for what it does even now.. But as you know the next gen phones are coming out every other day with front facing cam, near field communication etc which are hardware upgrades not possible to be implemented in our HD2, I was wondering what would be the next best phone to move on and which would have a good XDA support.. So guys please help me to choose one and also I think this would be helpful for many others..
shahul_555 said:
I was just thinking what phone should I go for after my sweet HTC HD2.. I am proud owner of HD2 for 3 years now and I still love it for what it does even now.. But as you know the next gen phones are coming out every other day with front facing cam, near field communication etc which are hardware upgrades not possible to be implemented in our HD2, I was wondering what would be the next best phone to move on and which would have a good XDA support.. So guys please help me to choose one and also I think this would be helpful for many others..
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I too am (still) a proud HD2 owner. That phone rocks, and always will.
I upgraded in December though, to the SGS2 and am thrilled with it.
I swore I would leave it stock, for a really long time...and 4 days later began with the flashing/upgrading/modding again.
There aren't quite so many options for the S2, as the HD2 but only b/c on the HD2 I could flash winMo in various versions, and Android etc etc etc. You know the drill. Mine doesn't have NFC, but really I read an article last week that said that there are sth like 25 stores in America where you can pay with NFC. Bah, who needs it.
If you can afford it, and money's no thing, grab a Nexus. If you're on a budget (like me) and you want a phone that you'll still be stoked with (and absolutely thrilled about the price) check into the SGS2. I'm an Android lover, so I'm diggin' it.
Good luck!
Be patient and wait for a real upgrade - HTC Edge/Supreme (4.7" 720p S-LCD2; Tegra 3; 1 GB RAM). Will be presented next month at MWC.
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Be patient and wait for a real upgrade - HTC Edge/Supreme (4.7" 720p S-LCD2; Tegra 3; 1 GB RAM). Will be presented next month at MWC.
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But what are the chances of scoring one for < €350?
The SGS2 has a major price advantage over anything out now, or coming out in the next year.
Thanks guys for the replies.. I know SGS2 is good but I don't like Samsung's build quality.. I didnt know about HTC supreme.. Looks interesting.. and I always love the HTC's solid build quality..
Waiting for the Tegra 3 devices, for sure! I waited for 2 months for the HD2 to become available and get delivered. Looks to me a bit longer for these epic devices.
Was tempted by the Vivid/Raider/Velocity for about a day, until I saw the Edge/Supreme.
I will be sad to see the mighty HD2 go, but it will go on to a worthy user.
Hi Guys,
I used to have an HD2 and a SGS2. I now have a htc sensation XL and im really proud of it. The quality of HTC is always the best for me. It has a 1.5 gHz processor but a large screen. Its very fast and you have beats audio. If you were happy with your HD2 I think the Sensation XL is the best option for you. The galaxy s2 had so many random reboots. I tried every version on it but nothing works perfectly.
i moved to a galaxy note
I bought the sensation back in October and have been more than satisfied with it. It is a very solid phone and has enough power to hold you over for at least a couple years. Just barely have they started coming out with apps that really use the dual core processors, so I wouldn't worry about having more than what the sensation has. And to my understanding the processor chip is the EXACT one used in XE so overclocking from stock 1.2 to a blazing 1.5 ghz is no problem. Some kernels are available with up to a little over 1.7 ghz so speed is definitely not an issue.
been using HD2 for 4months now and this is a legendary phone...
I'm always looking for a 2nd hand phone because i'm still studying..
I think SGS2 will be my next choice when the price reduced like when i buy my HD2....
To XL owners: is 4.3" to 4.7" noticeable for e-reading and browsing?
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To XL owners: is 4.3" to 4.7" noticeable for e-reading and browsing?
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I assume it is as noticeable as the difference between a 4" and a 4.3" which in my opinion is quite a bit.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
I think, the next HD2 will be the new HTC Ville(Codename). It should available in Q1/2012.
The technical Data sounds good especially for custom ROMS because it has 16GB internal Memory and 1GB RAM inside.
Ryker
Hello,
the next Phone... hmmm good Question. After i flashed Android 2.3.7 and 4.0.3 i want WinMo back
So i wait for HD8 of course. Maybe in the middle of 2012?
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i moved to a galaxy note
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+1
With noticeably bigger screen,dc processor and camera etc ..galaxy Note is a worthwhile upgrade from HD2.May be just wait some more time and get it with ICS + display improvement (?)..
I think i am just stopping with my HD2 when it's broken.
And then move on to another HTC phone, but it HAS to be an android phone.
I just moved from my HD2 to a Sensation. It does not have quite the development that the HD2 has, but it has the same screen size with with better resolution. I have definitely become an HTC fan and I am pleased with the Sensation. Also, they can be found for a little over $200.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
I've had my HD2 since 2009, my next phone will be Android and not Windows.
I like the Samsung Galaxy Note and its 5.3" screen but I'm waiting to see if HTC bring out an equivalent to the Note but with ICS pre-installed.
dwak2 said:
I've had my HD2 since 2009, my next phone will be Android and not Windows.
I like the Samsung Galaxy Note and its 5.3" screen but I'm waiting to see if HTC bring out an equivalent to the Note but with ICS pre-installed.
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This +1..
dont know about you but im thinking of nokia buying the lumia 900

Is it worth upgrading to an HTC Evo 3D

So the HTC Evo 3D seems still to be sold for a low price. Lowest price I found was € 269 and now it went to € 289
And the current price off the HTC Desire HD in the same shop is € 295.
So as far I know the HTC Evo 3D got an 1.2Ghz dual core and an 960x540 screen resolution, further it has 1024MB ram and a 3D screen.
And bluetooth 3.0 and a frontcam which the HTC Desire HD has not. So that is the general difference. And I would say getting about € 200 for my HTC Desire HD should still be possible.
But is it worth? I would still be investing almost € 100 then and there seems to be not so much different, in fact the camera on HTC Evo 3D is 5MP, but it has 3D recording possibilities.
I see the Evo 3D has no unibody design like our HTC Desire HD.
Well, you'll have awful battery life, a bulkier device, and a pointless 3D screen.
IMO, not much if an upgrade. Stick with your phone, it still has a long life ahead, and save up for a newer HTC flagship (One X etc)
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Yes its heavier indeed I read. First I though it had an unibody design to, but it doesn't have it. I also already decided that it would not be worth upgrading.
I was only thinking of buying it because priced drop so much, its right now even cheaper then a new HTC Desire HD.
I also think in terms of design the HTC Desire HD looks much better.
I agree, it's not worth it. I would prefer to buy an HTC Sensation XE.
Or save the money for the next HTC devices (One X, One S).
Answer: Nah
hardcore4ever said:
I agree, it's not worth it. I would prefer to buy an HTC Sensation XE.
Or save the money for the next HTC devices (One X, One S).
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Best thing would be ofcourse keeping the HTC Desire HD after my contract ends and using a cheap prepaid sim card for just being reachable.
As I always use rynga.com for calling. But the DHD is still good and as long it keeps working then I have nothing to worry about.
if you where going from a nokia brick to evo 3D, then yes
from dhd to evo 3d, nope.
€295? really expensive.. I bought my one at €130 last month.. and €99 today without a contract.
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€295? really expensive.. I bought my one at €130 last month.. and €99 today without a contract.
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You mean the Desire HD? I don't think the new price off HTC Desire HD will be so low, but you are from Korea so it could be that you pay much less there.
But 50% less looks alot to me. The Evo3D is really cheap on the moment, but reason for it seems that it was not selling good.
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You mean the Desire HD? I don't think the new price off HTC Desire HD will be so low, but you are from Korea so it could be that you pay much less there.
But 50% less looks alot to me. The Evo3D is really cheap on the moment, but reason for it seems that it was not selling good.
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Yes, mine is DHD If I were you, I'd sell my DHD then buy a evo3d.
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Yes, mine is DHD If I were you, I'd sell my DHD then buy a evo3d.
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Do you think that is worth? I could try put it on internet for about € 200 and be happy if I get € 200 for it.
So then I would still need add € 89 by myself and main difference between HTC Desire HD is the CPU and RAM and screen, the rest is not much difference, the DHD even got a 8MP camera and the Evo3d got 5MP.
Its not a bad phone the Evo3D, but its not without reason its being sold for so low price. Because I also see this device doesn't have custom roms like the HTC Sensation has, there are some custom roms but its not same as our DHD, for the Evo3d there is right now not even a ics sense rom.
So I think its not worth really, but if my DHD would break then I would buy it right away as its a good deal right now, but the HTC One X and HTC One S will be released also soon.
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Do you think that is worth? I could try put it on internet for about € 200 and be happy if I get € 200 for it.
So then I would still need add € 89 by myself and main difference between HTC Desire HD is the CPU and RAM and screen, the rest is not much difference, the DHD even got a 8MP camera and the Evo3d got 5MP.
Its not a bad phone the Evo3D, but its not without reason its being sold for so low price. Because I also see this device doesn't have custom roms like the HTC Sensation has, there are some custom roms but its not same as our DHD, for the Evo3d there is right now not even a ics sense rom.
So I think its not worth really, but if my DHD would break then I would buy it right away as its a good deal right now, but the HTC One X and HTC One S will be released also soon.
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You're right, lack of roms is unacceptable cons. I forgot where we're
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Because I also see this device doesn't have custom roms like the HTC Sensation has, there are some custom roms but its not same as our DHD, for the Evo3d there is right now not even a ics sense rom.
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If you want to root and install custom ROM, it's better to keep the DHD.
In the new line of HTCs, One X, S and V, there's one that is completely compatible with DHD, namely HTC One V, with just slight difference in camera resolution (DHD got better camera than OneV).
Let's hope that there's a developer in XDA that might pick this up and port it into DHD with all the ICS+Sense 4 goodness.
Officially, DHD would get ICS as well, though I doubt they would give sense4 into it, most likely just sense3.5.
Yes if we look to custom roms then our DHD got more options. But a good ICS rom for the DHD is there right now not yet.
If I look to another aspect off buying a Evo3d then I not only see a better phone, but also warranty for 2 years.
Selling my DHD and buying an Evo3d would not be to bad at all. I need to consider that if my DHD breaks that its nothing worth at all, but on other side it should still keep working for awhile and buying the Evo3d right now will not be a good idea, because there already annouced the new HTC top devices.
I guess I just keep mine DHD till at least my contract is finished, I still have until half October until my contract finishes and be honest most off days lately I'm not using my phone much.
Of course get a sensation /Xe or wait for The One X evo 3d is not worth a gange from a dhd besides some users have reported that they felt a little bit dizy after looking to 3D pics because u dont use a 3d glasses with this phone
I gave my gf an sensation lol. So I bought one but gave it as present and I will just keep using my DHD.
When I switched from iPhone 3G to DHD that was like I entered heaven, but I think an upgrade will not have that experience anymore and our DHD will still function very good.
DexterMorganNL said:
I gave my gf an sensation lol. So I bought one but gave it as present and I will just keep using my DHD.
When I switched from iPhone 3G to DHD that was like I entered heaven, but I think an upgrade will not have that experience anymore and our DHD will still function very good.
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Are u serious? HTC Sensation is quiet better than Desire HD. If u go to Sensation forum u see a lot of great Roms with ICS + Sense 3.6 and Sense 4.0. Why don't u change with your girlfriend and play with Sensation 4 awile until your contract finish?
hardcore4ever said:
Are u serious? HTC Sensation is quiet better than Desire HD. If u go to Sensation forum u see a lot of great Roms with ICS + Sense 3.6 and Sense 4.0. Why don't u change with your girlfriend and play with Sensation 4 awile until your contract finish?
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Hahaha she will scold me, she doesn't want a used phone and when I bought her the Sensation I though it was better then buying the DHD because the Sensation cost not so much more.
And also its rude to give someone your used phone as Christmas present. I let her Sensation just stock because its not mine but hers so I didn't root it or put a custom rom on it.
I don't consider the Sensation worth to upgrade and only reason I was considering the HTC Evo3d is because its practical an HTC Sensation in terms off specification, but its price is much cheaper right now, but I can see its not a good phone if you like have newer Android version, as certain parts in ports for evo3d are not working good.
But they do have an Sense 4.0 port right now, that's further then the DHD is, we only have an ics sense 3.6 rom which got no internet connectivity. No I really think I can stick with mine DHD, I only still have 8 months to go on my contract and I think the DHD still will do a good job. We already have asop ics.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513054
I've wanted to buy an HTC Sensation, but i changed my mind when i saw the new HTC One devices.
Well not long ago we just had some Sensation roms, so in terms off software we are not so much behind and we will get an official ICS.
Yes HTC One serie looks great.

Goodbye HD2

Have been HD2 user for nearly 2 years now. Been through all the good phases which the phone has to offer, WinMo 6.5 Custom ROMS in the begining then Android through SD card/Haret and then finally Android through NAND. Also gave WP7 and WP7 NODO a try too, two sepeate times, but somehow it was just unstable for me and never really worked out, so had it uninstalled and went back to Android within 2 days both the times.
It has been a great phone throughout, there was new joy each time a bug was ironed out or new dev was made for it by awesome devs here, like NAND or porting of gingerbread and more recently ICS or the solving of persisting GPS problem by tytung or the custom brightness issue just recently or the porting of new 2.6.35.x kernels by Mark & warrenb and many more I can't remember
But as all must good things come to an end, with a heavy heart I say good bye to my beloved HD2 and pack it to be shipped from my place to its lucky new owner who doesn't know even difference between android and windows btw and move on to HTC sensation..
It still is very capable phone and has atleast 1 more year of life in it, I decided to move on because the hardware buttons on my phone break quite often, had it repaired 2 times already because of same fault, only if HTC had decided to use capacitive buttons at that time
Anyway hope devs keep up the good work and we have full working ICS w/ 3.0.8 kernel on it and 720p recording soon and WP7.5 Mango without any issues for wp lovers
Many thanks to Cotulla, Tytung, NRGZ, Hastarin, Darkstone, Markinus, Marc, Warren, CM team, MIUI team and all the ROM chefs and devs I missed out (sorry I can't name each one of you)
Also HTC deserves a mention too, for creating a phone which was ahead of times with a badass 4.3 display which started the trend of big phones and their awesome Sense UI
Lastly, I would mention the awesome HD2 community we have here on XDA which keeps this phone rocking.
To HD2 the best phone ever
Decide to go for Amaze 4G over Sensation. Hopefully, it would be a worthy upgrade
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Decide to go for Amaze 4G over Sensation. Hopefully, it would be a worthy upgrade
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hmm, you used to be indecisive but now youre not so sure
i am sure many long time owners are looking around for the next 'HD2'.
what made you decide on Sensation over Amaze 4G?
and not Samsung Galaxy S II, the screen is a lot brighter...
HD2 is amazing, tried pretty much everything on it, WM, WP, Android... Will be switching to something new once Windows Phone 8 Apollo hardware is out.
Just can't understand why you would go with HTC Sensation (Android) over Titan II or Lumia 900 (WP 7.5) though
I am pretty sure that Lumia 800-900 is the new HD2, at least for the WP users,
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hmm, you used to be indecisive but now youre not so sure
i am sure many long time owners are looking around for the next 'HD2'.
what made you decide on Sensation over Amaze 4G?
and not Samsung Galaxy S II, the screen is a lot brighter...
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Sensation and Amaze are both excellent phones. However IMO Amaze is what the original sensation should have been.It has better camera(s), data speed, no death grip issue, NFC, dedicated mic for active noise cancellation. There is also more CPU and RAM on Amaze but that I think it would negate for now if you put MIUI/CM7/9 on sensation, which you can't put on Amaze right now because HTC doesn't gave it S-OFF yet . So you are stuck with Sense UI on Amaze, but i don't mind it as its an excellent software. That's why the indecisiveness, I'm going from a phone with most dev to a phone with very low dev
Galaxy SII is a better phone when compared to Amaze in physical aspects as its lighter, slimmer, better screen and bigger battery. However Amaze has better build quality and has a slightly better camera. Rest of the Hardware is same for both on TMO version. But its expensive normally coz being more popular. Its normally more than $450.
I settled for Amaze as I scored an excellent deal from eBay for 350.
So it all depends on your budget. You get mint sensation normally for 300-350, Amaze is around 400 mark while the SGSII is 450-500.
@EgoMaximus Not a Windows Phone fan buddy
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HD2 is amazing, tried pretty much everything on it, WM, WP, Android... Will be switching to something new once Windows Phone 8 Apollo hardware is out.
Just can't understand why you would go with HTC Sensation (Android) over Titan II or Lumia 900 (WP 7.5) though
I am pretty sure that Lumia 800-900 is the new HD2, at least for the WP users,
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I sold my hd2 ages ago now (4 months)
I have had my Lumia 800 for a month or so now and it sucks big time so went to ebay and got a hd2 again. the Lumia is so bug ridden
trust me it will never be the new hd2 lol
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I sold my hd2 ages ago now (4 months)
I have had my Lumia 800 for a month or so now and it sucks big time so went to ebay and got a hd2 again. the Lumia is so bug ridden
trust me it will never be the new hd2 lol
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I went with the Samsung Galaxy Note. I like it a lot, but I LOVED My HD2s (4 in all- just put the last 2 together up on eBay: 1 still working great & the other for parts, and an unbeleivable difficult to part with collections of bike mounts and extra batteries et all.) I just had to, to help pay for the off-contract Note. Sad day.
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I sold my hd2 ages ago now (4 months)
I have had my Lumia 800 for a month or so now and it sucks big time so went to ebay and got a hd2 again. the Lumia is so bug ridden
trust me it will never be the new hd2 lol
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What bugs are there?
i too had a hd2
i ws also aproud owner of hd 2....sold that....
now um havin a evo 3d...bt seriously i loved that phone like hell....
what's next for this year? ONE X or GS3?
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what's next for this year? ONE X or GS3?
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I am BIG fan of HTC. Currently courting the wrong side (Samsung) and would love to go get a ONE X but the only thing keeping me from ONE X is the lack of microSD. Does anyone know whether SG3 will have microSD? It seems like the general trend is to omit it.
I just ditched Sansung GS2 SKyrocket for HD2.
Gosh I hate the battery drainage on LTE and 4g.
No matter how fast dual core cpu is and how fancy the super amoled plus looks, its all useless if you have to charge the phone every 6 hours
I am sticking with my HD2 for now. You gotta love the fact that all the devs and support that are far greater on HD2 than any other phones.
I will wait hold my 500 dollars until all those manufacturers do something about the battery on LTE and 4G.
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i ws also aproud owner of hd 2....sold that....
now um havin a evo 3d...bt seriously i loved that phone like hell....
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Getting emotionally attached to a phone is weird, but i also share that same feeling
All these phone just do what they are supposed to do, the HD2 did so much more than what it was supposed to, that's what it made it so special
Still have it and works like a charm, but for next device
HTC Hurrkian 1.5 Ghz quad core
Android 4.0
Sense UI 4.0
Camera 12 mega pix
Display 4.3inch 720p
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Phone: HD2 EU 512
Android Build: UrDroid HTC Sensation XL Stock
Current Kernel: Marc1706 v0.1.9
MagLdr 1.13
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6
Radio: 2.15.50.14
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just one month ago i have bought this phone fo 130 euros with no sound that i fixed fo free thanx to my experience with electronics. Few days after that I installed android and every day after that i was testing almost every possible rom for hd2. Now I must say the only thing. This phone just rocks like hell. I didnt know that this phone can handle so much . I know that there are better phones out there if we are talking about specs but I must say that this phone is inspiration for other or new developers. It also inspired me and I am also looking forward to build my own rom for this phone even if I know there are plenty of really good roms for this phone. But I must also say that I am looking forward to buy HTC ONE X or SAMSUNG Galaxy S3 when it comes out. But anyway I WILL KEEP THIS PHONE even after its death
Sent from my Dorimanx powered HTC HD2
Ive had like 15 different roms on my sd in the last 2 months, and havent flashed magldr yet, 1 year and a half... when my contract ends is gonna be hard to chose a new phone.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
HD2 its a very good phone with a lot of developing work. But like others phones the company plan to keep up to date the newest phones and forget the older. Its a hard work to a developer build the roms and test it. I think that the equation good hardware(phone) + good developers gives the result of excelent on this phone.
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What bugs are there?
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just check out the nokia support froum.
but the ones that pee me off is
1. poor battery life
2. badly grounded screen so jitters on touch
3.random reboots
4.poor audio quailty through headphone jack
there is a new update pushing out now but i dont have much faith in it as the past ones just brought more bugs to the phone.
i've recently moved from hd2 to sensation xe. i really like the xe, but i'll never get rid of hd2, its the first phone i've kept after getting a new one........
I too finally moved on from my HD2 to a Galaxy S II. However, I must say as quick and enjoyable as the GSII is I still pop my sim back into my HD2 every couple of days to mess around with Windows Phone. I bought the phone when it launched on TMOUS and never thought I'd be able to run Android and Windows Phone let alone that it would be able to keep up for this long.

[Q] HD2 Modern Alternative

I'm looking for an alternative for the HD2 as it's getting pretty old. What recent phone, in your opinion, will replace the HD2? Which one will be great for hacking and modding? Just want to know what you guys think...
Finally, what is the best used phone, with the best dev/mod support, I could get under about £150? My current phone is broken and I need a cheap replacement.
Python.
HTC One X looked promising, but...
Hardware in fact is crap. It's not polished(battery life, signal hardware failure, random FUBARs), it's too pricy(for now) and development is still in it's infant stage.
So my advice for now is: Wait.
There will be soon a newer device(pentacore maybe) with all features improved OR One X gets proper attention like HD2 did.
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HTC One X looked promising, but...
Hardware in fact is crap. It's not polished(battery life, signal hardware failure, random FUBARs), it's too pricy(for now) and development is still in it's infant stage.
So my advice for now is: Wait.
There will be soon a newer device(pentacore maybe) with all features improved OR One X gets proper attention like HD2 did.
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Thanks for the advice.
But, what is the best one at the moment? Also, what is the best one which you can get used for under about £150?
I dropped my current one and the screen is completely broken. I'm using a backup dumb-phone and am short on cash. I was hoping to get a new phone in the next few months as good as the HD2 but for under £150 used...
iphone!
Personally, I'd just get another HD2 for now. Will not touch Apple with 10 meter pole, not liking Android and its deficiencies wrt Windows sync and Google-centrism, have not tested WP7 though. I do like my phone not talking to some cloud service every couple of minutes but this is getting rarer to come by if you want a smartphone. That's why I love my HD2 so much, it just sits there and does... nothing. :good:
If you don't wanna buy another hd2,for the amount of cash you mentioned,probably you can get used Samsung(Google) Nexus S. I believe it will be better alternative for the same price,though I love so much my hd2.
It also has a good dev support
I would suggest either another HD2 or if you want a dual core the sensation doesn't look like a bad option.
Thanks guys.
At the moment, I am between buying another HD2 or a Sensation. The Sensation is more powerful but can only run android. I could dual boot with the HD2.
But, I want a phone that will last for a few more years. Do you think that the HD2 will do that? What do you guys think would be the better choice?
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Thanks guys.
At the moment, I am between buying another HD2 or a Sensation. The Sensation is more powerful but can only run android. I could dual boot with the HD2.
But, I want a phone that will last for a few more years. Do you think that the HD2 will do that? What do you guys think would be the better choice?
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I think the HD2 will last another year at least in terms of relevance. In terms of support it's one of, if not the, largest community. More developers means longer support. The HD2 will undoubtedly continue receiving winmo support. Despite MS' announcement that WM8 won't work on single core processors I have my doubts about their desire to provide older devices with an update even if they could handle it.
Jelly Bean will run on the HD2 and I suspect we'll see it shortly.
So in terms of software support--it's certainly a viable phone for the short and long term.
The only real concern is if it's holding up for you. For me I was desiring a dual core. But then I saw someone post a brand new HD2 on craigslist in the box and everything so I snapped it up. It will last me at least another year when I'm in a better financial situation and the next phones will be out--I think the newest ones just announced are still raking us consumers over the fire with senseless trade-offs (internal storage without sdcard or multi-core with outdated gnu, for examples).
Now I'm listing my older HD2 but I'm going to take a hit since I just had a shop replace the digitizer. Oh well, such is life The shortest answer I can give you is if you were happy with the performance of the HD2 then it's a safe buy at the current prices I see over here in the States--roughly half the Sensation's price but it's more than half the phone.
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I think the HD2 will last another year at least in terms of relevance. In terms of support it's one of, if not the, largest community. More developers means longer support. The HD2 will undoubtedly continue receiving winmo support. Despite MS' announcement that WM8 won't work on single core processors I have my doubts about their desire to provide older devices with an update even if they could handle it.
Jelly Bean will run on the HD2 and I suspect we'll see it shortly.
So in terms of software support--it's certainly a viable phone for the short and long term.
The only real concern is if it's holding up for you. For me I was desiring a dual core. But then I saw someone post a brand new HD2 on craigslist in the box and everything so I snapped it up. It will last me at least another year when I'm in a better financial situation and the next phones will be out--I think the newest ones just announced are still raking us consumers over the fire with senseless trade-offs (internal storage without sdcard or multi-core with outdated gnu, for examples).
Now I'm listing my older HD2 but I'm going to take a hit since I just had a shop replace the digitizer. Oh well, such is life The shortest answer I can give you is if you were happy with the performance of the HD2 then it's a safe buy at the current prices I see over here in the States--roughly half the Sensation's price but it's more than half the phone.
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Thanks for the help.
So, overall, what would you suggest? I'm being offered a Sensation for about £165 and a HD2 for about the same. The Sensation is used, but no scratches on the screen, while the HD2 is like new.
Python. said:
Thanks for the help.
So, overall, what would you suggest? I'm being offered a Sensation for about £165 and a HD2 for about the same. The Sensation is used, but no scratches on the screen, while the HD2 is like new.
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For the same price I would go with the Sensation personally.
Here in the states (Southern California, at least) the HD2's are being listed $120-150. I've been seeing the Sensations for about $240-260. So roughly double the price. Those are the prices I was basing my rational upon, not if they are the same price. But if you are itching to run winmo then the specs of the Sensation are less relevant...I can't answer those personal decisions for you
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For the same price I would go with the Sensation personally.
Here in the states (Southern California, at least) the HD2's are being listed $120-150. I've been seeing the Sensations for about $240-260. So roughly double the price. Those are the prices I was basing my rational upon, not if they are the same price. But if you are itching to run winmo then the specs of the Sensation are less relevant...I can't answer those personal decisions for you
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I understand. I just wanted to know what others think. Personally, I was leaning to the Sensation but it was difficult as the dev support is tiny compared to the HD2 and it can't run multiple OSs. I'm in the UK so the prices are quite different. One last question: would a US phone work in the UK? Thanks for all the help.
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I understand. I just wanted to know what others think. Personally, I was leaning to the Sensation but it was difficult as the dev support is tiny compared to the HD2 and it can't run multiple OSs. I'm in the UK so the prices are quite different. One last question: would a US phone work in the UK? Thanks for all the help.
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It depends on the bands and I don't know the specifics. You could compare the HD2 Tmobile and HD2 International to see the differences and that can guide your purchasing decision.
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It depends on the bands and I don't know the specifics. You could compare the HD2 Tmobile and HD2 International to see the differences and that can guide your purchasing decision.
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No problem. Just wondered if you had any idea.
Go for sensation without hesitation. I got hd2 and my brother sensation. I'm happy with my phone,but to be honest sensation is a way better. It's much faster,has better camera. Dev support is not tiny at all. You can get all of the kind of roms sense,cyanogen,miui. That's true you can't run winmobile or winphone there, but who cares. For the same price sensation is better choice.
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Go for sensation without hesitation. I got hd2 and my brother sensation. I'm happy with my phone,but to be honest sensation is a way better. It's much faster,has better camera. Dev support is not tiny at all. You can get all of the kind of roms sense,cyanogen,miui. That's true you can't run winmobile or winphone there, but who cares. For the same price sensation is better choice.
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Thanks. I think that is what I will do...
Hm... I got the Motorola RAZR and the HTC HD2. If you want a really slim and light phone, the RAZR is better than the Sensation. The Sensation is thicker, and doesn't have Dual-Channel RAM.
Does the phone still work? is it Tmous? interested in selling it for parts? I have one where the screen is fine but i ran into the dreaded end button killing the touchscreen problem... sigh....
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Hm... I got the Motorola RAZR and the HTC HD2. If you want a really slim and light phone, the RAZR is better than the Sensation. The Sensation is thicker, and doesn't have Dual-Channel RAM.
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Well, I don't like Motorola phones. Bad experiences in the past. So, it seems it would be a Sensation XE for me. Thanks, anyway.
Please, address the overheat BGA matrice's break issue of Snapdragon chipsets:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28552875&postcount=270
Which products and of which companies are free from this sort of crappiness?

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