HTC Sensation or Iphone4?

scottman · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:37

I've slowly narrowed my choices down to 2 smart phones, either sensation or iphone 4.
Im after peoples preferences over the two phones? I hear the battery life isnt all that good on the HTC?

loltim · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:40

Out of those 2, iphone 4... but consider the samsung i9100.

kona786 · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:55

You do know the iphone 5 is being announced tomorrow.

scottman · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:58

whats battery life like on the samsung?

Isnt the iphone5 just a conference and not a realise date? plus that will prob be £500 to get.

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:59

The HTC Sensation battery is as poor as any other top end smartphone. Easily less than a day with average use.

But there main comparison point is the software. Do you want Android or iOS?

scottman · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:07

never used android software before, i've had a mess about with the iOS. I prefer the look and style of the android. plus it seems a lot easier to sort music and picutres out on it, without having to sync & being tied down to itunes.

Can you get the same apps with andriod & iOS?

kona786 · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:07

Iphone 5 will be the same price as the 4 i.e. ~£500 for the 16GB etc.

SGSII has the best battery life of the flagship Android phones - and even that can be boosted with the official extended battery.

see here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=20166079&postcount=11325

scottman · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:14

thats good that samsung have had a think about the battery life. Its annoying that the iphone is build in so when the battery does fail and become rubbish you have to replace the phone and not just the battery.

So i might aswell wait to see what the iphone 5 has to offer and in the mean time have a good read up on the samsung.

SKILL · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:21

Definitely wait for the iPhone 5 if the 4 is on your radar, it will at the very least be an incremental upgrade, eg better, for about the same price...

The Samsung stock has better battery life than the Sensation, with the iPhone 4 being better than that, but realistically coming from non-smartphones they're all crap and you might as well just accept charging them every night, then anything will be fine battery wise

Myshra · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:33

If you wait 2 weeks or so the price of everything will shift as the market reacts to the new iPhone release.

kona786 · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:40

scottman said:
thats good that samsung have had a think about the battery life. Its annoying that the iphone is build in so when the battery does fail and become rubbish you have to replace the phone and not just the battery.

So i might aswell wait to see what the iphone 5 has to offer and in the mean time have a good read up on the samsung.

2 indepth reviews here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4686/samsung-galaxy-s-2-international-review-the-best-redefined

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-597.php

loltim · 3 Oct 2011 at 16:43

Skeeter said:
The HTC Sensation battery is as poor as any other top end smartphone. Easily less than a day with average use.

actually the sensation is considerably worse than the sgs2, i've never had less than a days usage, even when it was brand new and I was fiddling constantly.

Robbo · 3 Oct 2011 at 16:57

Wait until the iPhone announcement tomorrow. Do nothing until then.

flibbage0 · 3 Oct 2011 at 18:57

Robbo said:
Wait until the iPhone announcement tomorrow. Do nothing until then.

+1

I will laugh at the people who have just ordered an iphone 4 on contract

Franklin · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:09

No doubt Apple products have quality flowing with them, but still think they are overpriced. :confused:

Robbo · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:20

Franklin said:
No doubt Apple products have quality flowing with them, but still think they are overpriced.

With regards to the iPhone, they are overpriced on contract, they're fairly reasonable SIM-free.

RSR · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:27

Robbo is your iP5 going to be pre-ordered tomorrow then?

Robbo · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:28

andyd said:
Robbo is your iP5 going to be pre-ordered tomorrow then?

I don't know if there is one yet!

Fallen god · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:55

Also wait for the Nexus prime if u can wait a few more days. Both that and ip5 should both be great phones although there a chance you could disappointed with both of them.

And when it comes to quality I personal think HTC is better, iPhones in general I found to be a lot of hype about there quality as Ive not seen a iPhone yet that can take a hit and not break, or just see broken after a year or so.

Robbo · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:58

Fallen god said:
And when it comes to quality I personal think HTC is better, iPhones in general I found to be a lot of hype about there quality as Ive not seen a iPhone yet that can take a hit and not break, or just see broken after a year or so.

Quality as in high quality materials and a premium feel, not durability and shatter resistance. HTC are actually fairly poor when it comes to quality, even though you might not think it.