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2011-05-23 , 00:08
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Originally Posted by kojacker View Post
It appears the HTC Sensation does not have USB OTG and is unable to use the Open Accessory Mode, so the ADK would be incompatible. I switched my order to the Galaxy S2. I'll miss Sense Ui and the notification led, which the SG2 doesnt have, but on the other hand I can root the SG2 - the HTC uses signed bootloaders which stop it being rooted.
That's too bad. The sensation has nice hardware, but it seems to be lacking certain vital features.

Sense UI will certainly be a drawback, as it's one of the prettier ones (IMO), and it seems to have gotten better with age, though there is hope that it will be ported to the Galaxy S II. This has been done for prior versions of sense and while I wouldn't hold my breath, it is possible.

The SGS SAMOLED screen is actually interesting. Because only the pixels that are on consume power, it can be used to display notification messages right on the screen (actually black pixels consume a very small amount of power). Check out this project:
NoLED: http://www.devasque.com/noled/change.php
MARKET LINK: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.led.notify
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