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HTC Sensation XL Review

Hey guys, got my Sensation XL today. Done a quick review. I know, i think I'm awful at reviewing too. Thanks in advance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLEobBYCUDE
Please comment and like! (Sorry for promoting myself :L)

Nice to see a user review that's not full of blurry-cam action. I got mine from an O2 store and it ships with the more substantial/expensive Solo headphones.... Just thought I'd mention for anyone interested in music.

Cheers. To be honest I'm not a fan of over ears. Which is why I opted for the in ears. What do you think of the beats software? To me it sounds amazing
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On-ears and in-ears
If i order sensation with solo beats in the box there is no in-ears headset?

dkampo said:
If i order sensation with solo beats in the box there is no in-ears headset?
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You only get one,
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The sound quality is superb... It's more to do with the headphones than anything else tho... All the beats software does is create a certain EQ pattern. Top marks to both HTC and whoever makes the beats headphones.

what can you say about htc these days..........they more or less speak for themselves, they even look alike!!!!!!!!! a little better preparation and you would have have a great review but it was refreshing to hear from someone who actually owns the device and not repeating what others were saying. getting mine on the weekend £370 was a steal i think. this is a beast. slightly disappointed with screen res as expected qHD for a screen this size.

Thanks. You won't be disappointed with the screen. Even though its wvga it looks superb, crisp text, vivid colours, great viewing angles.
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was thinking about getting galaxy note or xl. In the end went for xl simply because it was launched first and would be more practical out of the two for making calls. It looks better.
So far loving it, the build, htc features, sound quality(louder then the sensation). Screen looks better then all other htc models.
Gps locks on immediately
New Led light notification is brilliant!
Internet smooth
No bugs or crashes
No lag
So far very pleased.

I agree on everything you said. Especially the led. Who new something so small could be so cool?!
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Phonerane review, claims Mideocre 8mp camera and camcorder?!?!? HOW is that Possible?
I'm really shocked here,
Today I read the Phonearena review on this device ( HTC Sensation XL ) and to my surprise, the review was really bad. The reviewer claim the 8mp camera is very weak compared to Htc Sensation XE, even with better lens and sensor?!? How can it be? Moreover, the reviewer showed that the 720p camcorder is even weaker than image quality, and I'm really pissed off by that.
Can anyone who has a Htc Sensation Xl confirm this claims? Now I am in a real dilemma here, because I love this phone, and I can overlook the fact is has inferior resolution and no micro Sd Slot, but if the Camera and Camcorder is weaker than the Sensation Xe counterpart, I'm think I will swap in favor of the second.
Please check the review from PhoneArena and help me sort this out!!! Anyone!
Thanks

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[Q] Sensation XL with Monster Beats Pro

I am currently using the Sensation with my Monster Beats Pro, and I have to admit that I am not at all satisfied with the headset and the sound level.
When I play music the sound level is too low. Compared to the iPhone or the iPod, the sound level is 40 % (my guess) louder than the Sensation XL which dissapoints me big time. It carries the Monster Beats logo branding after all.
I havent opened up the Monster Beats Solo which were included, because I am going to sell them separately, but shouldnt the Monster Beast Pro give better sound volume than this?
I guess that none of you have this combination, and there are so few of us that have this mobile, but I am curious to know your take on it anyway

I've been using the stock monster headphones included and I might be wrong but it doesnt really makes a big difference for me, truth be told I still.prefer the srs and dolby that I had on my inspire 4g
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The Beats audio inside the Sensation XL is pretty much a preset equaliser controls. If you download any equaliser app or wait for the ICS build for the XL that has a built in EQ, then you can probably improve general sound from the music player.

I feel exactly the same when using the solos with my XL. Sound nice, but too damn quiet. It's the same problem i had with my Sony A-series walkman as well. great sound, low volume. Seems to be something to do with the french...they've got some mad law about not letting you deafen yourself with loud musinc, even if you want to! Seems sony and HTC take it a bit far and their products all stick to it, whereas everyone else just buggers it up for the french ones.
Anyway, i invested a few pounds in a small headphone amp when i got the Sony. Sure, it was a little annoying to begin with, but now i don't even notice it, and it makes the power much more acceptable.
Mine's a Fiio E5 by the way, but the new E6 has been released since then.
http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk...iO_E6_Portable_Headphone_Amplifier.13121.html
Obviously, Id rather i didn't need it at all, as it's yet another thing to charge regularly.......but it does what i need and for what would probably only get me through a quarter of a normal friday evening on the piss.

Now I went for the XL with the urBeats in-ear headphones. And they are LOUD! Talk about going to number 11. I'm mostly deaf in one ear so do need a lot of volume, and boy do the urBeats deliver.

Its pretty loud with in ear headset. Quality sound

Beats Headset

Which beats headset would be good with incredible s...and are they really worth..does the music sound good with the beats headset.. I am thinking of buying one ..not sure which one to go with..need help...

rhlmhrtr said:
Which beats headset would be good with incredible s...and are they really worth..does the music sound good with the beats headset.. I am thinking of buying one ..not sure which one to go with..need help...
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It would be nice if you post this kind of questions to Incredible S Accessories Section

I have the $350 ones and they are sooo awesome! They work great with incredible s
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I have iBeats, they're great but you have to have the right equalizer... With stock htc beats EQ the sound is not that good. With DSP-Manager it's frickin awesome! But without DSP it's just a normal pair of headphones not worth 100€... They can handle a lot of bass and that's the way they should be used

You should give beats products a miss. They are like apple, but in the audio world (as in too expensive for what it is). If you really want a good pair of earphones, visit head-fi.org and read some reviews there.
It mainly depends on what you want from your earphones/headphones, and your budget. If you want extremely high bass, I think the monster turbine series are worth a look.
If you want to impress people, though, get beats.

rhlmhrtr said:
Which beats headset would be good with incredible s...and are they really worth..does the music sound good with the beats headset.. I am thinking of buying one ..not sure which one to go with..need help...
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ive got the studios and with dsp manager or awesomebeats configured correctly. they have great sound and awesome bass!

naathaanb96 said:
ive got the studios and with dsp manager or awesomebeats configured correctly. they have great sound and awesome bass!
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I guess people are so against beats because they are pretty expensive. Of course there are some cheaper alternatives, but I don't know... Beats are kinda cool And the fact that the sound is bad is just a rumour that spread through the net and people just took it without trying them themselves. I also reeeaaally love the sound! The only thing that borders me, is that my left ear apperently as a too weird shape to keep these things in there where they should

WILLI120 said:
I guess people are so against beats because they are pretty expensive. Of course there are some cheaper alternatives, but I don't know... Beats are kinda cool And the fact that the sound is bad is just a rumour that spread through the net and people just took it without trying them themselves. I also reeeaaally love the sound! The only thing that borders me, is that my left ear apperently as a too weird shape to keep these things in there where they should
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I don't think anyone has identical ears, it's normal for one ear to be bigger than the other. My earphones medium size tips fit my right ear, but are slightly too big for my left, and the small is too small

No offence
But BEATS ARE A FASHION ACCESSORY
I like my sound, my headphones come from a brand renowned for quality for nearly 100 years
Sent from my Nexus 7

If you are looking for sound quality, you should be getting bose, sony, sennheiser, klipsch. If you are looking for style, buy beats. If you want bass, buy jvc xtreme xplosives.
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I know but it's not that it's too big, it's just shaped weirdly so that none of the tips fit correctly stupid left ear
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there are so many wide range of beats headset ranging from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 30,000 what is the exact difference between these....
http://www.ebay.in/sch/i.html?_trkp...1&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=3&_sc=1

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there are so many wide range of beats headset ranging from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 30,000 what is the exact difference between these....
http://www.ebay.in/sch/i.html?_trkp...1&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=3&_sc=1
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Some could be fake, but the general rule is, the more expensive they are, the higher quality their sound is. The most expensive beats headphones are supposed to have the least bass.

and yeah i remember talking to a service guy at the htc service center, he advised me not to get the beats headset because i wont be getting the desired effect on incredible s...just because our device does not contain the beats equalizer

rhlmhrtr said:
and yeah i remember talking to a service guy at the htc service center, he advised me not to get the beats headset because i wont be getting the desired effect on incredible s...just because our device does not contain the beats equalizer
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Beats EQ is not very good anyway! Try Beats with DSP-Manager on our IncS and you'll get a way way better effect than you'll get with Beats EQ on ONE X Trust me, I've tested it...

THE BEATS EQ IS A MARKETING GIMMICK
Dsp manager is waaaay better
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I'm going to buy beats when I'm back in the UK in November so hopefully they are good well.
Well actually I'm not buying them I'm just buying a one x which they come with.
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vizzy said:
I'm going to buy beats when I'm back in the UK in November so hopefully they are good well.
Well actually I'm not buying them I'm just buying a one x which they come with.
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The One X is awesome but don't stay with the Beats EQ, it's bad! Get DSP-Manager and it blows your mind

Our phones doesn't have the audio chip of that standard that these headphones will matter..
Apple devices have good chips but sadly HTC has compromised
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thakur90 said:
Our phones doesn't have the audio chip of that standard that these headphones will matter..
Apple devices have good chips but sadly HTC has compromised
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I hear a great difference between my beats and my cheap sony headset that came with my mp3 player Also the new htc phones have a better audio chip And the sound on iPhone is really not that great - Also their headphones are totally useless

Beats

Hey Guys
I want to buy a beats headphone
But i tested a beats headphone with beats mod on incredible s but the quality was very lower than its quality with htc sensation xl
is there anyway to improve it?
someone told me that inc s doesnt have a part that sensation has! is it truth?
Thanks

I don't really know what you are talking about but you can improve sound a lot if you use DSP-Manager from Cyanogen.

danialnab said:
Hey Guys
I want to buy a beats headphone
But i tested a beats headphone with beats mod on incredible s but the quality was very lower than its quality with htc sensation xl
is there anyway to improve it?
someone told me that inc s doesnt have a part that sensation has! is it truth?
Thanks
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Nope.
Beats audio in 2011 htc phones are only software, not sure about 2012. So if you install beats audio into your phone, it should sound the same as other 2011 htc phones.
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Well - why buy beats? AFAIK it's mainly a product line sold with Dr dre's name, and they're said to be rather expensive and of rather low quality. That beats app to my knowledge mainly applies some equalizer settings, and buying a decent headphone set and applying a roughly similar equalizer with an app of your choice should give you similar or even better results at a comparable price IMHO

husky69 said:
Well - why buy beats? AFAIK it's mainly a product line sold with Dr dre's name, and they're said to be rather expensive and of rather low quality. That beats app to my knowledge mainly applies some equalizer settings, and buying a decent headphone set and applying a roughly similar equalizer with an app of your choice should give you similar or even better results at a comparable price IMHO
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Beats suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck for the price
Anyway Venom Viper and most sense 4 roms have working Beats Audio.

markj338 said:
Beats suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck for the price
Anyway Venom Viper and most sense 4 roms have working Beats Audio.
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Gotta be honest. I tried beats in jbhifi and thought they were pretty good.
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markj338 said:
Beats suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck for the price
Anyway Venom Viper and most sense 4 roms have working Beats Audio.
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Whic Brand do you suggest guyz?
I Saw a Pioneer to!

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Whic Brand do you suggest guyz?
I Saw a Pioneer to!
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Pioneer, Sony, Bose, KLIPSCH
Klipsch are the best. I have the Image One and S4i and their sound is really balanced (beats are too bass heavy imo)
Just that klipsch are hard to get in Australia. I only know a few places that stock them

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Pioneer, Sony, Bose, KLIPSCH
Klipsch are the best. I have the Image One and S4i and their sound is really balanced (beats are too bass heavy imo)
Just that klipsch are hard to get in Australia. I only know a few places that stock them
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Sony are great. But the Software in the headset itself is pretty weak. I usually have iBeats but have to send them in for repairs so I'm using my spare Sony ones. You really have to do alot in DSP to unleash their full power, because they really can handle a lot of everything but the software in the headphones won't let them. It's like this:
iBeats - Hardware 60% / Headphones-Software +20% / DSP +20% -> 100% ... Software makes awesome sound of avarage headphones but if you tweal too much it will sound weird.
Sony - Hardware 80% / HP-Software -20% / DSP +40% -> 100% ... Software in the headphones suck but they can handle a lot of changes in DSP so they sound pretty much like Beats.
Other Stuff: Beats definitely look better, Beats have earphone wires with SAME lenght (With my Sony ones the right one is 4times as long as the left so you have to wear it over your neck which looks stupid and feels uncomfortable also.
Price: iBeats: 70€ /including lots of ear gums(don't know the right word), clip for shirt
Sony: 35€ /including clip but no ear gums and the stock ones are very small
So, I think this explains a little Hope it was worth typing

buy jays-a-jays four or one+
Much better and cheaper than beats
5!

Try with Altec Lansing, trust me, the best quality and perfect sound for acceptable price (somewhere near Sony).

Audio Quality using Headphone vs iPhone 5 vs GS3 and so on?

Hello there HTC One users, how are you? Can any one give their feedback on the quality of HTC One compared to like Iphone 5 4s and GS3 or other smartphone?

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Hello there HTC One users, how are you? Can any one give their feedback on the quality of HTC One compared to like Iphone 5 4s and GS3 or other smartphone?
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In the review below(its in german)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMwNT-XNHoM
It says that the audio with a headset both on the iphone 5 and htc one perfect is..
Without a headset so just the speakers the htc one wins ofcourse...

john291 said:
In the review below(its in german)
It says that the audio with a headset both on the iphone 5 and htc one perfect is..
Without a headset so just the speakers the htc one wins ofcourse...
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Can you please post the link to that review?

There is no link in your post.
Could anyone who have a HTC One test it with Rightmark or some other program and post their results here?
Anybody here with some decent headphones?

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There is no link in your post.
Could anyone who have a HTC One test it with Rightmark or some other program and post their results here?
Anybody here with some decent headphones?
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I'm guessing this is that link? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2lnYwdSiLo

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I'm guessing this is that link? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2lnYwdSiLo
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Sorry i forgot the link here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMwNT-XNHoM

Deadeye* said:
Hello there HTC One users, how are you? Can any one give their feedback on the quality of HTC One compared to like Iphone 5 4s and GS3 or other smartphone?
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It is awesome. Let me explain why. The soundchip used in Boomsound speakers are not only for speakers. HTC intigrated that technology into headphone jack too so you get that high quality sound when you plug in your headphones too.
Yep, I tried it, crystal clear.

I suppose that GSMArena review isn't that reliable, seen their comparsion S4 vs HTC One and audio quality there is from some other galaxy
Could anyone support me with some more reliable audio test, i'm very interested in HTC One headphone audio quality? (With some decent headphones, like B&W C5)

Comparison threads are against forum rules

But it's not really a comparsion thread, we are just trying to find out how good the HTC One perform with headphones.
Could anyone post a good audio review (not GSMArena) or post the Rightmark results here made by themeselves?

You're comparing the audio quality against other phones, which is very subjective
But feel free to carry on, dont mind me

You just like to see the world burn? lol ok nevermind
So any one with One how is the audio?

So any updates?

CNexus said:
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May I ask why? What's the big taboo?

CNexus said:
Comparison threads are against forum rules
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Go play somewhere else. I'm interested in this also. Anyone?
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Haven't check yet as my pre-order will be coming in the next days....although I have DNA and have compare it with Samsung's s3 & note 2.....and iPhone5...my conclusion is that the sound is by far the best on HTC.....iPhone has also good sound....not as good though...in the other hand Samsung sound is crap...I don't have any hate about Samsung or anything but is one level below in that matter.......Droid DNA uses the extra amp for headphones that reported on One...so I believe if its not equal with DNA will be better......trust me I had the first Device with beats by HTC the sensation xe....the extra amp on my DNA and one x+ was a major update to the sound.....finally it's a personal matter to everyone....hope to helped....
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Haven't check yet as my pre-order will be coming in the next days....although I have DNA and have compare it with Samsung's s3 & note 2.....and iPhone5...my conclusion is that the sound is by far the best on HTC.....iPhone has also good sound....not as good though...in the other hand Samsung sound is crap...I don't have any hate about Samsung or anything but is one level below in that matter.......Droid DNA uses the extra amp for headphones that reported on One...so I believe if its not equal with DNA will be better......trust me I had the first Device with beats by HTC the sensation xe....the extra amp on my DNA and one x+ was a major update to the sound.....finally it's a personal matter to everyone....hope to helped....
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Thanks for your input, have you tried Beats Audio (Acid Audio) on GS3? is it similar as on your DNA?

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Thanks for your input, have you tried Beats Audio (Acid Audio) on GS3? is it similar as on your DNA?
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Yes I have tried also some other called awesome beats something etc... it give a boost to the sound but even with that boost it can't compare with DNA sound.....very loud clear full bass with high quality sound.......
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I'm going to get shouted at for this.
I have a pair of Dre Beats Studios, and iPhone 5 and HTC One, and a recent memory of a HTC One X, now sold.
With the Beats Equalizer on through a pair of Studios, it sounds absolutely fantastic, better than my HP DV6. Things aren't so good when you turn that equalizer off, however that's more due to the fact that that sound enhancement was designed to be used with a pair of Dre Beats
As for the iPhone, I find it's audio to be a bit tinny when played through the Dre Beats. I think the sound level is slightly higher on the iPhone, but to me the HTC One wins everytime. And if it's vs boomsound, I think we know who wins :victory:

HTC one with audio technica m50 (actual good headphones not marketing) the sound is brilliant using spotify on high quality, I will test on my iPhone today before I sell it