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I have pre-ordered Galaxy S II but I am now having doubts and seriously considering cancelling the pre-order as my Galaxy S I is working fine on the leaked Gingerbread releases.
For those of you who upgraded from S I is it worth upgrading to S II? If so, why?
Please no let me Google/Bing that for you links as I have been using internet more then most people so I can quite comfortably use search engines.
I am not an owner of an s1
If you are comfortable with the s1 and you are getting what you want from it then it would be better to wait for the next best thing and make your upgrade even more worthwhile.
That is all of course if money is an issue if not then hell yeah
I have both at the moment.
I did like the sgs1 and it is still a good phone, however I absolutely dont regret upgrading. The sgs2 is just a nicer experience imo. Its screen is sharper and bigger, Its a hell of a lot faster, the browsing experience is great, camera is pretty good especialy compared to the sgs1.
I was also not sure If I should upgrade but it is worth it imo. Its also nice to have a phone which is not mistaken for an iphone 3gs.
Bare in mind I paid 250£ due to sgs1 being traded in. I wouldn't pay any more than that!
i am also thinking, but ever since trying the new cm7 i am going to pass for now. the sgs1 is very fast now.
there is not enough support for sgs2 yet. wait a while and see where the good developers are heading.
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I used to have an SGS1, now I have the SGS2 and couldn't be happier. For me, at least, I wanted the GS1 to be a little faster, have a front facing camera (I had the Captivate), and a larger screen (4.3in was what I was hoping for). It's like Samsung heard my cries and gave me the exact phone I was looking for.
Personally, I think it's worth the upgrade, but it's all about what you want to get out of the phone. If you're using casually using it, don't need a front facing camera, and feel that the GS1 fills all your needs then by all means stick with the GS1 and wait for the GS3. For me it was worth the upgrade.
SGS2 is the best phone at the moment.
I had SGS1 and Nexus S. Didn't like SGS1. Nexus S was just ok. SGS2 is amazingly fast and bugfree.
i still use my sgs more than the sgs 2
for a few reasons
no extra batteries so i can't have a charged one in my pocket
better sound with voodo on the sgs 1
much better battery life using the sgs 1 with speedmod kernel and 2.2.1 firmware.. i get about 3 days out my batteries
gps is also better on my sgs 1 since i cannot get into gps menus to tweak thinks and accuracy is much lower/better on the sgs 1 and it locks within 10 secs, vs. up to a minute average on the sgs 2.
the speed and display on the sgs 2 is better. and i think eventually i will us it daily to surpass my sgs 1.. the camera is much better the flash is great, and it is great to be able to have a flashlight app to use the flash as a light.
but for now i find myself taking the sgs 1 to work and playing and tweaking the sgs ii in the evenings/weekends.
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i still use my sgs more than the sgs 2
for a few reasons
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Thanks for detailed comparison. I guess I need to compare myself to make final decision.
ugh man.. this phone is unstoppable, 20 dolphin mini tabs playing megavideo at the same time. not even the slightest hiccup, spam pinch zoom, and its as smooth as pinching a picture in the gallery, and thats with all 20 tabs. I'm not exaggerating.
camera is better than the omnia hd, apps install in under a second. and the led is roughly 80 lumens, brightest led on any phone, makes for a great touch! pixel density is better than s1, gps finally fixed.. sigh Im watching the last episode of the office.. and it's so sad.. k don't wanna type anymore.. just get it..
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Just sold my SGS 1 sad to see it go perfect for me and with a custom rom even better .
SGS2 better yes but its not a big better its just smoother + bigger .
jje
Ok so I am officially donating my iPhone 4 to the concrete.
I am looking for its replacement, any suggestions?
I can wait for things that are due out soon.
And i have always been a fan of HTC Touch pro2 type phones but I know the ol qwerty hardware keyboard is a thing of the past it seems.
So whats the best of the best as i will not buy anything but.
thanks
Samsung Galaxy SII, hands down.
ingenious247 said:
Samsung Galaxy SII, hands down.
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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Much more expensive, and not really as good. Would go for a SGS II, then upgrade to the SGS III when it comes out next year
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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So, any opinion is bias if you own the device your recommend? Why would you NOT own the same device you recommend? Unless you're a moron who thinks a certain phone is the best but then buy a different one lmao
Or I guess you could be the poor chap who can't buy the "best"phone
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I would recommend you to go for samsung galaxy S2....my brother has bought this phone and its awesome i found it even better than iphone..
I'll join the guys and recommend SGS2 as well. I have this phone for two months now, and the more I learned about the device starting with just rooting, flashing custom ROMs and kernels, using custom performance profilrs the more joy it is to use every day... PS the display rocks!! Only downside is battery life under heavy use but what the hell
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+1 for the sgs2. This phone flies, i find myself using my phone more than my laptop it's that fast, and the amoled screen is beautiful, i wish i could throw a 60" amoled screen in my living room its that sharp.
Are you a gamer? If so, the only phone worth getting is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
What exactly do you hate about your iPhone? and what features are you looking for?
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+1 for the sgs2. This phone flies, i find myself using my phone more than my laptop it's that fast, and the amoled screen is beautiful, i wish i could throw a 60" amoled screen in my living room its that sharp.
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+ 1 only thing the gnex has on the s2 is lte and ics. ATT has the skyrocket so if you have ATT lte in your market that concern is gone. And the s2 is supposed to get ics late Jan to early Feb...
I sell phones for a living and this is my own opinion.
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Go go galaxy s ii
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No one recommends HTC sensation xe,strange.I would definately go with it.
when will the sgs III be out?
for now i recommend sgs II...
it depends on your budget
if its big buy samsung galaxy s 2
you hate youre phone?
and why?
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i love my htc hd2
I'm also going to jump onto the SGSII bandwagon. I have the one from Sprint and I swear I can't make this phone lag. I've tried freaking everything and it just won't lag.
Since EL12 came out and fixed the LOS and game bug crash issues, I've had zero issues with it. So I assume that the sgsII from other providers are just as good (especially the ones with the exynos processors).
SGSII FTW!!!
Photon 4G. More of a business type phone. It holds signal much better than the SGSII. It's screen is 4.3 inches and a bit thicker. Great build quality. The development side is poor though as unlocking right now will break your 4G. I can also recommend the Droid Razr.
Why guys?
dh2311 said:
Much more expensive, and not really as good. Would go for a SGS II, then upgrade to the SGS III when it comes out next year
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Ok I will be moving to the UK next month, is this available over there?
Or should I try to get it in the US then unlock it here?
I know that i can get a deal on a plan over there with the phone vs just getting the plan w/o a phone so that may make my choice easier
Everyone keeps saying get this or that, but not telling me why really.
What makes one better than the other?
I h8 this
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What exactly do you hate about your iPhone? and what features are you looking for?
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Well I hate
1) I cannot do anything to the phone, ROMS etc
2) I am tired of paying for every app I want to use.
3) They wont unlock it so i can use it when i travel
4) The display is as boring as watching CNN, those little squares are so stupid
5) I miss my HTC screens where I check the weather and the sun shines, or rain drops hit my screen etc. I like to be entertained by my phone and the iPhone is just so linear in that regard.
Well hello bigger forums I came from the Ace family and I have plans on buying SII. I've heard good rumours about the phone and I've seen lots of interesting roms for it too (plus it's on main forum XD)
My options are HTC One X, GNote or SII and SII is quite leading in my eyes ATM.
Last question is, what is the price of SII in the US WITHOUT the contract?
Thanks for the responses guys, hope to see you soon
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it depends on whether you're looking for an unlocked phone (being able to use any network) or if you wish to purchase it outright from your current service provider.
Unlocked it's about $500-600, and prices will range depending on your carrier if you want to go for option number 2.
I personally own the S2 and I can honestly say I love this phone.
Took less than 5 minutes to root, plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of custom roms being developed for it, and the hardware itself is just great (it outperforms the iPhone 4s) - I highly recommend it.
Just my two cents.
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Well hello bigger forums I came from the Ace family and I have plans on buying SII. I've heard good rumours about the phone and I've seen lots of interesting roms for it too (plus it's on main forum XD)
My options are HTC One X, GNote or SII and SII is quite leading in my eyes ATM.
Last question is, what is the price of SII in the US WITHOUT the contract?
Thanks for the responses guys, hope to see you soon
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S2 is still a beast when compared to other mobiles you have mentioned with the exception of HD screen. If you like bigger screens and feel compact to use it go for note, else s2 with its amoled is what you need
Thanks for the opinion guys. Im planning to buy it directly from a samsung store so yeah network unlocked. Can it run tegra games without chainfire3D? or simply does it have a tegra chip in it?
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Atm i suggest u wait cause sammy is abt to release new phones and so will otha companies too and at tht time if u really feel to buy buy sgs2 ,may b ull get it for cheap...its jus a matter of dayz....cheeerz
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Atm i suggest u wait cause sammy is abt to release new phones and so will otha companies too and at tht time if u really feel to buy buy sgs2 ,may b ull get it for cheap...its jus a matter of dayz....cheeerz
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I'll be going next week so I need to make decisions now.
SGS2 is still a good phone. I had it for just over 10 months and loved it.
Got a HOX now and love that just as much. HOX has the HD screen which is lovely. SLCD2 vs AMOLED. Amoled has better blacks and such but I like the SLCD2 as well. Whites are better and not prone to screen burns.
Hardware wise both are beasts. Dual Core vs Quad Teg 3. DC is still fast enough not enough optimising quad at the moment. With TEG3 you get the range of Nvidia games without the need for Chainfire.
Design wise HOX wins, it's sexy and sleek but the SGS2 is lighter and thinner. Both feel good in the hand.
UI wise, Sense wins for me personally, but TouchWiz is not as bad it has it's own feature set.
If you want the cheaper device go for the SGS2 as price is decent. You'll be happy with any of your choices. The Galaxy range of devices are far easier to root with their unlocked bootloaders if you want to go with custom roms and such and development is very active with HOX it will get active when more devs have it. I'd still rate the Note over the SGS2 as it's a beast, if you can handle the size then definitely get the note.
I agree, the note is excellent.
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I agree, the note is excellent.
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but it's really big which I don't find really attractive :/
I am in the market for a new phone. I like the SGS II alot. Also its cheaper but older tech. SGS III seemed nice and better screen and new tech. I could go either way but I am not sure.
What you guys think I should buy?
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No one can help you but you.
Do you think you can hold that rubbish design of S III, regardless of it's specs? If yes then go on. Otherwise none of them seem the right option now, but One X.
Will suggest you s3 if you want to be futureproof and development
S3 is the ultimate phone and will be one of the best Sellers for 2012. You can't go wrong with it. Perfect design. Analyst say curvy is the new
Trend.
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I got the SGS2 at the moment and i am going to upgrade to the SGS3 provided the phone companies here will stock the 64 Gig version. Otherwise I am not really interested.
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I got the SGS2 at the moment and i am going to upgrade to the SGS3 provided the phone companies here will stock the 64 Gig version. Otherwise I am not really interested.
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In the Uk, the 32gb version from Vodafone cost £90 more in deposit. I'd rather buy a 64gb xdhc card for about £60 from Ebay.that's better than buying 16gb more for £90
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In the Uk, the 32gb version from Vodafone cost £90 more in deposit. I'd rather buy a 64gb xdhc card for about £60 from Ebay.that's better than buying 16gb more for £90
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I got the 16 gig in my SGS2 and a 32 gig card in it already. So I know 16 gig on the phone is not going to cut it. My plan is to go for at 64 gig phone and then a 64 gig SD card on top of that just becaues I am storageaholic.
That way I can carry most of my things with me to work, where I will need them. My SGS2 is my computer away from home, so extra storage means I can reduce the amount of USB drives and what not I have to carry.
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No one can help you but you.
Do you think you can hold that rubbish design of S III, regardless of it's specs? If yes then go on. Otherwise none of them seem the right option now, but One X.
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i find both SGS2 or SGS3 sexy. i do want a black phone though.
Will suggest you s3 because it has quad core
I like the S3, but i have the S2 for 2 months and i love it. I don't really like the shape and the design of the S3 but the phone itself is amazing. Samsung kicked Apple with the S3, but most people will buy the iPhone 4S because it's fancy.
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I am in the market for a new phone. I like the SGS II alot. Also its cheaper but older tech. SGS III seemed nice and better screen and new tech. I could go either way but I am not sure.
What you guys think I should buy?
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I see you're using a nexus one so you're looking for a new phone. Obviously the choice between the 2 will be the Galaxy S3 unless you want to spend less. At this point, why would someone get the s2 when they can get the s3? S2 is a fine phone but s3 has everything and does everything better that's a fact. For example I would definitely recommend someone to get the galaxy nexus over the nexus s even though the nexus s is a great device.
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I see you're using a nexus one so you're looking for a new phone. Obviously the choice between the 2 will be the Galaxy S3 unless you want to spend less. At this point, why would someone get the s2 when they can get the s3? S2 is a fine phone but s3 has everything and does everything better that's a fact. For example I would definitely recommend someone to get the galaxy nexus over the nexus s even though the nexus s is a great device.
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I always had my eye on sgs2. I like it alot. But I also like the new options sgs3 has to offer.
I also like money. By picking me up a sgs2 I could save couple of hundos. But I like new tech.
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@ op
if you need a better HD screen + some good battery you can go for s3. i have only mentioned two , there are also other loads of features in s3
Oh man....go for sgs3..of course its a BETTER,NEWER,FASTER,SEXIER,SMARTER,...etc device...!!!
Its a successor to the sgs2 of course it will be BETTER,NEWER,FASTER,SEXIER,SMARTER,...etc device...!!!
So go for the BETTER,NEWER,FASTER,SEXIER,SMARTER,...etc device... and buy the sgs3..... because its BETTER,NEWER,FASTER,SEXIER,SMARTER,...etc device...!!!
well honestly i laughed holding my stomach (in fact i am now)at this question when i first read it.
Well I'm in the same situation as you
I'm in LOVE with the GSII as it has a stylish design, a good performance and acceptable price
but in exchange GSIII has better graphics, better performance, better interface and higher tech but much higher price
Some times I say that I can achieve most of the advantages of GSIII by installing the new developed ICS and I'll have a good result too in GSII
I'm really confused and didn't make my decision yet
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I like the S3, but i have the S2 for 2 months and i love it. I don't really like the shape and the design of the S3 but the phone itself is amazing. Samsung kicked Apple with the S3, but most people will buy the iPhone 4S because it's fancy.
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I think most will buy the iPhone 4s because it fits in on hand. The sgs 3 won't sell nearly as well as the iPhone or sgs2 because it's just too big.
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I think most will buy the iPhone 4s because it fits in on hand. The sgs 3 won't sell nearly as well as the iPhone or sgs2 because it's just too big.
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iphone 4s have more better camera,and display
but, u can install ROM or change any setup system
my brother have iphone 4s,love this.
but i still love my sgs2
Sgs2 price is ridicolously low and gs3 features will be ported .
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Sii is nice But U can't compare it with the new one siii in hardware side
U can't compare lol?it shouldn't be sgs3 it should be sgs2s
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So here's the thing.. I would like the Galaxy S III of course, but it has it's obvious faults, and without a scheduled upgrade from my provider I just don't think it's worth the 700+ dollars I would have to shell out.. So my thought was to buy a used Galaxy S II for around 200-300$ to tide me over until either HTC or Samsung release near perfect devices, or until the next Nexus whenever that is, do you think this would be worth it? Is development slowing down or staying the same and is 200-300$ worth it until and would it last until the next nexus or HTC/Samsung flagship?
Thanks in advanced for your opinions
Of course, S2 is still a great phone.
I will never switch for the S3, not that S3 is not better, just the S2 does everyting that S3 does..maybe S4 will give me a reason to switch.
im the kind of person that only switches cellphone or any other electronics when its really worth it, a big step ahead, or else I don´t think its worth it.
S4 will have 14 nm chipset
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/samsung-20nm-14nm-chip-production/
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Of course, S2 is still a great phone.
I will never switch for the S3, not that S3 is not better, just the S2 does everyting that S3 does..maybe S4 will give me a reason to switch.
im the kind of person that only switches cellphone or any other electronics when its really worth it, a big step ahead, or else I don´t think its worth it.
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Well I've got the Desire Z right now so it would be a pretty big jump.. but yeah I'm thinking if I can get this phone for cheap at least it will be a good jump and a nice holder until my carrier gives me a free upgrade next year ?
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S4 will have 14 nm chipset
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/samsung-20nm-14nm-chip-production/
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Dam that's amazing.. The only thing is I need the rest of it to be worth it too :S The problem with the S3 are the pentile (not a BIG deal obviously, don't care that much) the pink problem, the blacks problem, the screen being easily cracked, etc :/ maybe the S4 will blow me away
I also want a lot of dev community since for some reason the Desire Z had a TON and it would be weird not having it and like stupid amounts of ROMs
S2 is still a strong phone. No other devices offer significant improvements over what it does.
I thinks that there's not so much difference between Galaxy SII and SIII. The big difference to me is the design of the phone. Hardware of SII is actually very strong.
I don't know if the S3 has better battery life... but in other subjects S2 is not that far from S3... And the price now is very accessible as well...
SII is still great! We have a official ics which sucks but cm9 is pretty sick and stable for daily use. Oh and there are some really great roms and kernels out there.
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Of course, S2 is still a great phone.
I will never switch for the S3, not that S3 is not better, just the S2 does everyting that S3 does..maybe S4 will give me a reason to switch.
im the kind of person that only switches cellphone or any other electronics when its really worth it, a big step ahead, or else I don´t think its worth it.
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+1.I upgraded from x10 as s2 was worth it.
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You're looking to do exactly what I'm in the middle of doing. About 3 or 4 months ago I bought a relatively new SGSII for $300 due to my Nokia N97 breaking down about half way through my contract. It is an amazing phone and my first which is running Android. I have done lots of mods and flashed lots of roms and have really enjoyed it. At the end of the year my contract expires so the SGSII is going to my fiancée and I am going to upgrade to an SGSIII or a Galaxy Note II or the next Nexus. The SGSII is definitely a great phone with lots of support by all the great themers, modders and rom builders on XDA. Definitely recommend it.
Well I guess it really depends on the use you make of your phone.
SGS II is an excellent device on many aspects, but if you plan on playing the most recent games, for instance, I'd say the SGS III's quad-core will be more... "comfortable"?
As far as I'm concerned, I'll stick with my SGS I as long as possible, the engagement with my carrier goes to Feb 2013... Maybe SGS IV will be announced by then. Argh!!
IF you are out budget the S II is still a strong phone. Another advantage if you choose S II over other phone is community. S II has the biggest market in all Android phones and of course S II / Samsung 3rd party developers are just awesome!
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Well I've got the Desire Z right now so it would be a pretty big jump.. but yeah I'm thinking if I can get this phone for cheap at least it will be a good jump and a nice holder until my carrier gives me a free upgrade next year ?
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Well, then its up to you, either S2 and S3 will be a big jump.
So only you know if the aspects that make S3 slightly better than S2 its worth the extra money.
IMO S2 is the best phone out there. Yes, S3 and One X are more powerful, but are the worth 600€? S2 can do exactly all the same things as those two, play HD games like Modern Combat 3 and NOVA 3 without any notable lag!
Currently, I believe S2 has the biggest community in XDA(well, it's separated to many "divisions" here, due to many different models[US Carrier specific and i9100G], but cause it's so popular, why wouldn't it be good?)
Yes, S2 is worth it. Here, it costs two times less than an S3.
last week i played with the SGS3 and the SGS2 ( a updated one ( ICS ) of a friend )
i did not notice any BIG differents between the 2 phone's
so i got myself a SGS2 and saved me 300 euro's.
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IMO S2 is the best phone out there. Yes, S3 and One X are more powerful, but are the worth 600€? S2 can do exactly all the same things as those two, play HD games like Modern Combat 3 and NOVA 3 without any notable lag!
Currently, I believe S2 has the biggest community in XDA(well, it's separated to many "divisions" here, due to many different models[US Carrier specific and i9100G], but cause it's so popular, why wouldn't it be good?)
Yes, S2 is worth it. Here, it costs two times less than an S3.
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I agree. The s2 has the best xda family in my opinion. Just look at rr or Rootbox thread. And it is probably going to not be outdated for another year or two
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Same here buddy...
I wont switch to galaxy s3 from galaxy s2...
But if anyone want to buy a new phone its obvious if u can spend money and get galaxy s3,then buy that otherwise S2 is still a good phone sold more than 28million..
I think the development wont stop just because of S3..
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Thanks for the advice guys! I will definitely be monitoring kijiji closely looking for one that's at least less than 300$ and maybe even less than 250$! Hope I find one soon!
No. Its display has low life. When people asked Samsung why did they change display in SGS3, they said that its because the samoled+ has low life and faster degradation of image quality.
For instance, some phones already had yellow tint on 30% brightness. Some have started to develop it now.
its display is great. But battery life is poor. With one charge, you will hardly be able to use (total hours of usage) it more than 8 hours given battery is new.
samoled+ is marvelous display but you will find running your phone at low brightness due to battery concerns. Whats use of such a phone then?
No wonder SGS3 has a different display.
Stock rom gave me bs battery life with my usage about 5-6 hrs but go custom with UV and UC i get 8-10 hrs! Use a little less and i get 14 hrs and im using the 1650 mh batt