HTC Sensation vs. Galaxy S II vs. Optimus 2X: Head to head

16 June 2011
Time to lace up the gloves and step inside the ropes again. A new dual-core competitor, the HTC Sensation, is challenging the current crop of flagship droids with its fast new chipset, high-res screen...

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  • Ji2 moni
  • PF0
  • 16 Jun 2011

Let's see who wins the game............where is my popcorn ???

    • Y
    • Yianni
    • tR9
    • 16 Jun 2011

    The conclusion was very strange indeed. I'm surprised they didn't pick a clear winner.

    Obviously the SGII is the better overall phone and anyone that has used both the Sensation and SGII will tell you the same thing.

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      • AnonD-4697
      • LuN
      • 16 Jun 2011

      AnonD-5976, 16 Jun 2011GSMArena should be honest and announce the Galaxy S II as t... moreA winner, the GPS sucks in SG2

      In batterie life iPhone 4 beats all hehehe, noo the SG2 is not a clear winner here :P

      Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II Just GOOD on speakerphone and audio hehehe bad too for soo overpriced device, has better quality N8,

      In Synthetic there's no clear winner, even in screen iPhone 4 is better....and there was the test to probe it :P SO there's is no clear winner but I still better get a good priced device to a not soo impressive one.

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        • Miki
        • 0PN
        • 16 Jun 2011

        Why no mention of gps SonyEricsson? He spoke of the other features..

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          • Piotrek007
          • 0w@
          • 16 Jun 2011

          "HTC Sensation vs. Galaxy S II vs. Optimus 2X" - Comparing the screens - Sensation, Galaxy S II & iPhone4... WTF ?

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            • AnonD-1170
            • ib3
            • 16 Jun 2011

            No matter how well all of them perform, they are great devices. Really great, you can use all of them in your daily life without a hitch.

            Just surprise that the Optimus 2X comes so close at the sgs2 with that relatively low price!

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              • uncle bob
              • Tkh
              • 16 Jun 2011

              Big HTC fan, currently got desire and I have to say samsung kicked there ass this year.

              Htc better bring there A game next year

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                • AnonD-5976
                • fjP
                • 16 Jun 2011

                GSMArena should be honest and announce the Galaxy S II as the winner. The Sensation is a good phone but it's clear as daylight that it's no match for the better optimised Galaxy S II.

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                  • Mercenary
                  • vGC
                  • 16 Jun 2011

                  [deleted post]:O!!!! OH MY GAWD!!!!!!! How could they DO THAT! The infidels!

                  You neanderthal. What are you trying to pretend to be? Honestly, people like you are incredibly annoying. You have no idea whatsoever, don't even have close to as much work as these guys here do, and all you do is come to banter the people who actually work as you sit warming your flatulent posterior and the atmosphere.

                  I get a vibe that you cannot exist without MS Word's spell and grammar check, which I'm pretty sure is spot-on correct.

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                    • z
                    • YbM
                    • 16 Jun 2011

                    I already sent my heart on galaxy s2. Come on Verizon!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uHZ
                      • 16 Jun 2011

                      I thought this was supposed to be a shootout?

                      Why is the Sensation stressed on so much?

                        • J
                        • Ji2moni
                        • PF0
                        • 16 Jun 2011

                        Let's see who wins in this game......................where is my popcorn??????

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                          • Blah
                          • @k%
                          • 16 Jun 2011

                          [deleted post]Yes, because there's nothing like one typo to destroy all credibility.

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                            • Shreyas
                            • n9R
                            • 16 Jun 2011

                            you spelt battery wrong in the graphs! thats my conclusion!

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                              • AnonD-5976
                              • fjP
                              • 16 Jun 2011

                              I think GSMArena is bowing down to the pressure from all the fanboys of different manufacturers. Next time please announce a winner without fear or favour, that is what good honest journalism is all about.

                              It's clear to me that the Sensation is very good phone, however in this test it comes second to the Galaxy S II.

                              GSMArena in order to remain credible and trustworthy please be honest with your users and YOURSELVES.

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                                • lll
                                • 3x4
                                • 16 Jun 2011

                                Pretty bad article, why not declare a clear winner for each section? Is pretty clear that the SGS2's screen is better, let's face it. The same goes for the video recording, still pictures etc etc.

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                                  • Nobie
                                  • sxw
                                  • 16 Jun 2011

                                  [deleted post]Nobody's perfect. Build a bridge and get over it. If you're so good, you should apply to be an editor here.

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                                    • AnonD-3438
                                    • 2SM
                                    • 16 Jun 2011

                                    Should've posted the Winner in each category. Just like you did for "IP4 vs SGS battle".
                                    And while doing screen test - just don't publish the low resolution pics - please upload the full resolution photographs of the screen comparisons. So that we can compare the phones upclose. I'm not talking about the zooomed display crap. And what about outdoor visibility?

                                    Good thing you've added Nenamark for openGL ES 2.0, but adding GLBench or any other dedicated graphics benchmarks additionaly to Nena would've been great.

                                    Apart from few glitches, in the end, it turned out to be a great article...

                                    Looking for few more rounds including Wifi speed test, Internal storage /SD card read write speeds, BT transfer speed, etc.,

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                                      • abc
                                      • Uem
                                      • 16 Jun 2011

                                      This is a useless review.

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                                        • AnonD-11128
                                        • utH
                                        • 16 Jun 2011

                                        AnonD-6100, 16 Jun 2011conclusion is strange Yeah...all were OK, except the conclusion.. May b I think Galaxy SII is the winner now!!!