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HTC Sensation XE or HTC One S

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pxm12 Original post #1
Oct 23, 2012 at 5:21 PM
Guys i want to buy a phone in 1-2 days but i am in a dilemma , I have 2 products -Htc Sensation XE & Htc One S (Asian version)
Both products have almost all specs equivalent only One S is lighter,thinner, HTC 4.0 Sense & Android ICS.

The problem is that One S doesn't has the same chip - the S4 Krait - that they were boasting about , but due to shortage Indian version of One S has got old S3 chip. Even US version has Andreno 225 while indians are getting Andreno 220.
Thus these specs make it same as Sensation XE .


Now Sensation XE comes with Beats Earbuds worth Rs.4000/- while One S come with Standard ones :cry: & it is also a bit costly . (Rs.700 difference approx :cool: )

I wanna have have latest gadget so was going for One S but found many reviews against the indian version of it. So plz suggest i am buying in 1-2 days.

Thanks in advance.
coderunknown
Oct 23, 2012 at 6:36 PM
XE have only 1GB internal memory which may look sufficient but mayn't be enough and beats audio is gimmick. you better off do some R&D then get a good pair of IEM. One S has only 10-11GB free memory and have no expansion slot so think about it but under 25k, i'll pick One S over XE anyday. But at 26k, you have Xperia S.
A
Oct 23, 2012 at 9:37 PM
without Krait, even Galaxy S2 will be pretty much comparable, with advantage of SD Card Slot. Xperia S however would have better display (720p & brightness) and camera. I wud suggest Galaxy S2 or Xperia S.
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pxm12 #4
Oct 23, 2012 at 9:39 PM
XE have only 1GB internal memory which may look sufficient but mayn't be enough and beats audio is gimmick. you better off do some R&D then get a good pair of IEM. One S has only 10-11GB free memory and have no expansion slot so think about it but under 25k, i'll pick One S over XE anyday. But at 26k, you have Xperia S.
Thanks and I'll see Xperia S also but seriously don't want to extend my budget. & does someone knows the battery of One S (indian version) & HTC's service in India . Only then i can think of other brands. (I have rejected Motorola RAZR before on these terms :cry:though it was superb )
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Oct 23, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Between the two, One S
bhushan2k
Oct 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM
+1 to one s..
perplexed
Oct 23, 2012 at 11:11 PM
One S without any other thought.. but I recommend Xperia S though :)
LegendKiller
Oct 24, 2012 at 11:40 AM
During my recent visits to mobile stores, purely in terms of look and feel, S2 and One-S are better than X-S. I know on paper X-S has better screen, but in usage i found one-s to be better. On other hand, if you pick-up xperia-p and then xperia-s, you will see former winning even with a qHD screen.

One-S although has S3 processor, in real world usage there isn't much difference....X-s is chunky and many reviewers aren't happy with its key-pad under the screen...even i found that it doesn't always respond as well. Also, its camera isn't as good as it should be

In my view one-s or s2 should be your option.
aroraanant
Oct 24, 2012 at 12:39 PM
One S is priced 22.6k at ebay.So that makes it a better option.
LegendKiller
Oct 24, 2012 at 4:19 PM
well people at xda are mighty pissed off with the one-s-c2. no support, no software updates they say....
perplexed
perplexed #11
Oct 24, 2012 at 11:54 PM
well people at xda are mighty pissed off with the one-s-c2. no support, no software updates they say....

what's xda ?

also, X-s camera is not good relatively ( when compared to other 12mp cams ) but surely better than s2 cam anyday. Also, xperia-S screen is brilliant with it's bravia engine. I don't know why u didn't like the screen
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #12
Oct 25, 2012 at 1:18 AM
^^xda is website cum forum where u will get all information regarding to rooting ur phone, flashing or installing custom rom like cyanogenmod n miui n much more..just google xda forum n go to ur respective model section...before registering there n doing anything on ur mobile unofficially, first do clear android development basics in this forum here...or in xda forum itself..doing anything like this will void ur warranty...
perplexed
perplexed #13
Oct 25, 2012 at 4:28 PM
^^xda is website cum forum where u will get all information regarding to rooting ur phone, flashing or installing custom rom like cyanogenmod n miui n much more..just google xda forum n go to ur respective model section...before registering there n doing anything on ur mobile unofficially, first do clear android development basics in this forum here...or in xda forum itself..doing anything like this will void ur warranty...

cool.. thanks man for the heads up :)
cacklebolt
Oct 25, 2012 at 7:42 PM
htc one s is a no brainer!!! even with the 1.7 ghz s3..