***The Official HTC Sensation thread***
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Pickit up off the youngsters at work with their tinterweb l33t skillzor haxoring talk 
Anyways we digress - Interesting that the edge of the screen curves in - thats a pretty unique feature I ain't seen on any handset before. I'm assuming to keep the main screen from being scratched when flat down - but surely the curved edges then take the grunt of a fall for example?. Anyone dropped one yet? lol - i'd be interested to know how it survived....
Also anyone know if we T-Mobile users will get hte MSM8260 or the MSM8660? Or is the MSM8660 just for US...
Anyways we digress - Interesting that the edge of the screen curves in - thats a pretty unique feature I ain't seen on any handset before. I'm assuming to keep the main screen from being scratched when flat down - but surely the curved edges then take the grunt of a fall for example?. Anyone dropped one yet? lol - i'd be interested to know how it survived....
Also anyone know if we T-Mobile users will get hte MSM8260 or the MSM8660? Or is the MSM8660 just for US...
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I would like to try a Sensation am I going to get slagged off for it also 
, I am a bit like Robbo like to try new phones I can't see a issue with it, i don't drink and smoke so what money I have goes on toys .
What's the difference from someone with a high end pc spending £500 on a new card when he doesn't need it as his last card was high end only a few months ago, overclockers forums people are enthusiasts really who like there tech.
, I am a bit like Robbo like to try new phones I can't see a issue with it, i don't drink and smoke so what money I have goes on toys .What's the difference from someone with a high end pc spending £500 on a new card when he doesn't need it as his last card was high end only a few months ago, overclockers forums people are enthusiasts really who like there tech.
Caporegime
For all the light = cheap argument, having just realised that my last few phones were all very heavy (X1 = 145g, Touch Pro2 = 178g, HD2 = 157g) I don't miss heavy phones one bit!
I would like to try a Sensation am I going to get slagged off for it also
What's the difference from someone with a high end pc spending £500 on a new card when he doesn't need it as his last card was high end only a few months ago, overclockers forums people are enthusiasts really who like there tech.
You don't have to justify yourself, this place isn't Motors. If you noticed it was only one person that had a 'problem' which has now been cleared up.
it's supposed to have gorilla glass so no problem with scratching it, this time around I'm going to break the rule of a lifetime, I'm not going to buy a screen protector, I may live to regret it only time will tell.
I may be wrong but it seems to take a bit of doing from what I've seen on the web.
Man of Honour
Yup, it could scratch if it hits a sharp object but it's not going to smash or anything.
See Corning's videos on the tube of you for pretty badass demos of them attempting to break their Gorilla Glass....
See Corning's videos on the tube of you for pretty badass demos of them attempting to break their Gorilla Glass....
Caporegime
Isn't it the oleophobic coating on the glass that scratches, rather than the actual glass?
and there was me thinking no screen protector this time around. Oh well I'll learn from your experience and get one, cheers.I still have no idea what you did to scratch your screen but 'nothing' was certainly not it!
I stand by the fact you don't need a screen protector unless you are quite rough with your phone, or like to throw it at beds of nails for example
I still have no idea what you did to scratch your screen but 'nothing' was certainly not it!
I stand by the fact you don't need a screen protector unless you are quite rough with your phone, or like to throw it at beds of nails for example
Feel free to stand by that fact but at the end of the day it was in my suit trousers pocket with the screen facing my leg and nothing else in the same pocket. By lunchtime that day a scratch had appeared.
Nothing notable happened to it. There's also loads of stories around the net of people having the same experience. All it takes is a piece of grit that's tougher than the screen to make its way into your pocket and it to have a chance to be brushed up against the screen.
Soldato
I had a quick look at a Sensation in a Vodafone store this morning... their demo model was 'broken' so she bought a 'real' one out for me to have a look at.
I thought I was going to be more impressed than I actually was, but I have never been a great HTC fan anyway, especially not their build quality, although others think differently, I know.
The screen certainly didn't seem as vibrant as the Samsung Galaxy for example, so for the moment I will leave the Galaxy S II at the top of the list for my next upgrade, in a few months time... although I expect there will be something even more desireable out by then!
I thought I was going to be more impressed than I actually was, but I have never been a great HTC fan anyway, especially not their build quality, although others think differently, I know.
The screen certainly didn't seem as vibrant as the Samsung Galaxy for example, so for the moment I will leave the Galaxy S II at the top of the list for my next upgrade, in a few months time... although I expect there will be something even more desireable out by then!
If there was a very strong piece of grit against the screen, it would take a lot of force for it to actually scratch it. Much more than sitting down with it in a trouser pocket most likely.
I've never scratched a smartphone screen to this day and I certainly haven't been super careful with any of the phones. I'm either just lucky or you are unlucky, you suggested before you got the phone you should probably get a screen protector if I remember rightly? You're cursed!