Played with the skyrocket today and I gotta admit I'm having a bit of envy, mostly over the screen but also over the shape and the slightly faster processor.
Anyone else having that? The device is huge though which put me off quite a bit.
I guess I'm kind of hoping of being talked out of trading in for one. Is there a legitimate reason to choose the skyrocket over the S2? Aside from screen. I know a root and mods can get me a 1.5 gigahertz processor.
Well the 1.2 Ghz exynos processor is actually faster/better than the Snapdragon 1.5 Ghz. The 4.3" screen size imho is better, at least for me and doesn't look as nerdy The LTE is the only thing that would make me switch but it's not too big a deal yet.
I thought they both used an exynos but the skyrocket was clocked to 1.5 and got an 1800 mAh battery to compensate? I also sort of disregard the lte since I live in an area that will likely not get lte for quite a while.
Nope. Skyrocket got the snapdragon cpu just like the tmobile sgs II did.
The sgs II is a better choice for you, AntwanL Why do I say that?
People don't come to xda for no reason. They want to see what they can 'do' to their phone. And here you are at xda. The sgs II will always have more being done to it than the skyrocket.
If you don't care about modifying android on your phone, then go for a skyrocket. It is a samsung with a dual core phone and 1gb of ram. That's nothing to sneeze at.
A .2 inch bump in screen size and lte, that won't be wide spread for awhile, is not enough for me to get a phone that will have less choices that the alternative, this phone.
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More like Note envy.
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Also look in the skyrocket forums and specifically the developers section and compare it to the SGS2 developers section. Plus what the others have said above. To me it is more important to have developers who make our phones better due to having a international phone that is the same.
The ONLY two phones for the skyrocket are the T-Mobile phone and I THINK the Canadian version of the skyrocket. So the developer support will never be as big.
To see how this works look at the support on the older generation galaxy s phones (captivate, i9000) and compare it to other phones that did not have international phone in common with it. The i9000 and captivate still have a great support of developers even with it being an older generation of the phone.
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More like Note envy.
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Haha, I'm loving my note. All my buddies are work comment on it.
The apple fanboys go "Is that a small Ipad?, it looks like a small Ipad, anything bigger than an ishitPhone is too big"
Good times...
Anyways op....
The skyrocket is inferior in every single way Hardware wise. At&t also throttles you much faster on LTE than on HSPA+
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the GS2 is as fast as the skyrocket, despite having a lower clock speed. The reason is the superior GS2 processor. Also, the GPU on the GS2 is superior, so despite similar speed, graphics are much better (and not choppy) on the GS2 than the skyrocket. The skyrocket will never be as hackable as the GS2, and so it will always be difficult or impossible to overclock it much. Despite the GS2 being of similar speed with a 1.2ghz processor, compared to the skyrocket's 1.5ghz processor, I am already overclocking my GS2 to 1.6 ghz and haven't had any stability issues at all. CM7 has the 1.6 ghz overclock feature already baked into the rom, so you don't need to flash a separate custom kernel.
I was going to originally get the skyrocket, but decided to go with the GS2 instead. The processor and GPU superior (and overclocked is much faster than the skyrocket will ever be capable of). Also, the resolution is better and it is very hackable. The only skyrocket advantage is LTE (I went with GS2 despite living in an LTE area and having unlimited data) but this is only a minor advantage. You use the processor all the time, but the data plan only sometimes, and LTE simply means somewhat shorter wait times for downloading.
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-snip-Also, the resolution is better and it is very hackable. -snip-
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the resolution is the exact same....and just as hackable...
So currently sporting the SGS2 with UnNamed 1.3.1 and really love it. Cured all Skyrocket envy
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So currently sporting the SGS2 with UnNamed 1.3.1 and really love it. Cured all Skyrocket envy
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If you ever think you wished you went with the skyrocket, check out their dev section, or rather lack thereof. Then for icing on the cake look through the q&a section.
I just got done looking though it for a friend who was having the 100% battery problem, and all I can say is wow. Largest collection of new android users that have no idea how to use any android phone.
Not trying to be mean but there's some serious education that needs to go on over there for any large scale progress to be made (cm7 cm9 or miui, much less stock roms). For their sake I hope it happens.
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No envy here....Sure the screen is larger and it has LTE. However, I dont live in a area that is likely to see LTE for quite some time and the screen in note a selling point for me only being bigger.
I will wait a year or so to see what the market has at that time. I cant afford to purchase the latest and greatest every few months when a new device with 512mb more memory comes out etc....lol
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If you ever think you wished you went with the skyrocket, check out their dev section, or rather lack thereof. Then for icing on the cake look through the q&a section.
I just got done looking though it for a friend who was having the 100% battery problem, and all I can say is wow. Largest collection of new android users that have no idea how to use any android phone.
Not trying to be mean but there's some serious education that needs to go on over there for any large scale progress to be made (cm7 cm9 or miui, much less stock roms). For their sake I hope it happens.
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this.
my skyrocket will be in my hands soon, but damn, i dread some of the goings on over there....
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this.
my skyrocket will be in my hands soon, but damn, i dread some of the goings on over there....
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I salute you in your efforts. For the next week or so I'm recovery from surgery on a pilonidal cyst - yeah buddy - I'll see what help I can be over there as far as general android education goes, a week may be all I can handle.
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I just returned my Skyrocket for an original SGS2. I live in an area with LTE (Dallas) and while it was neat, I never felt like it was useful. I just visit webpages and use the navigator and things like that. Even streaming YT videos wasn't much faster....not worth much more than running speed tests and going LOLWTF LOOK AT HOW FAST THIS IS......yeah it's pretty awesome but unless you tether or something, meh. It just never felt any faster than my girlfriend's SGS2.
The battery life was bad (LTE radio + 4.5 inch screen + the slightly faster clocked (but slower overall) CPU overtook the small bump in mAh), reception was bad (I'd have 1-2 bars most of the time for LTE and it would switch back and forth from 4G to LTE all day), and the aftermarket support (physical and developmental) is very lacking of course.
I prefer the SGS2 over the Skyrocket.
Also, I don't forsee CM or MIUI to EVER be on the skyrocket, since it's not an international phone. Very small userbase.
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my skyrocket will be in my hands soon, but damn, i dread some of the goings on over there....
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Even worse than the Infuse forums?
Edit: Great link in your sig to kang.
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Even worse than the Infuse forums?
Edit: Great link in your sig to kang.
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i never got an infuse, so i dont know what its like over there.
kang away!...lol. i love that post
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Played with the skyrocket today and I gotta admit I'm having a bit of envy, mostly over the screen but also over the shape and the slightly faster processor.
Anyone else having that? The device is huge though which put me off quite a bit.
I guess I'm kind of hoping of being talked out of trading in for one. Is there a legitimate reason to choose the skyrocket over the S2? Aside from screen. I know a root and mods can get me a 1.5 gigahertz processor.
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Go with the SGSII not the Skyrocket cause... who wants a phone called the "Skyrocket".
I had the same internal debate and ended up with my AT&T SGSII pretty much for all the reason everyone else is giving. Major players for me were the size, processor type and well the name? haha
Peace!
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Go with the SGSII not the Skyrocket cause... who wants a phone called the "Skyrocket".
I had the same internal debate and ended up with my AT&T SGSII pretty much for all the reason everyone else is giving. Major players for me were the size, processor type and well the name? haha
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the resolution is the exact same....and just as hackable...
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The number of pixels is the same, though the SR's screen is bigger so the resolution is worse. It is not nearly as hackable, because the only similar device is T-Mobile's GS2. The international GS2 is similar to AT&T's GS2 so there will always be much more hacking going on with it than the SR.
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To me dual core seems to be the deal breaker.
After spending a lot of time with the Atrix, not sure its the dealbreaker I once thought.
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To me dual core seems to be the deal breaker.
After spending a lot of time with the Atrix, not sure its the dealbreaker I once thought.
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The atrix just sucks period, the sgs2 will be a lot better in every way.
I'm actually weighing HTC Infuse vs Galaxy
there is no such thing as an HTC infuse, there is a samsung infuse tho with 4.5" screen, is that the one ur referring to?
Crap...exactly. My bad.
The Infuse is basically a Captivate with a 4.5" screen. If screen size is more important to you, then go for it. I would rather have the SGS 2 though.
SGS2 all the way for me....
eagerly waiting for the AWS frequency model
u should edit the tittle infuse 4g vs galaxy s II
I haven't heard anything about the infuse since CES. I don't know if it is even still alive.
From the hands-on impressions I read, the infuse seems to have a nicer build quality. If the price is right and the release date is sooner than the SGS2, it looks like a good alternative for people who want the SuperAMOLED Plus display.
I'm pretty sold. Are the processors the same?..anyone know offhand?
What are you talking about? You said you didn't care about dual-core...
I'm pretty sold on the Infuse. I don't really KNOW the extent that dual core makes a difference with these mobile devices. Speed wise, I wasn't impressed with the Atrix.
If dual core allows me to switch effortlessly between two different roms it'd be worth it.
So I'm also really intrigued by the Sams GAL2. No doubt.
These and the LG 3D that loom as state of the art 2011.
Right now I'm contrasting Infuse and GalS2.
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I'm pretty sold on the Infuse. I don't really KNOW the extent that dual core makes a difference with these mobile devices. Speed wise, I wasn't impressed with the Atrix.
If dual core allows me to switch effortlessly between two different roms it'd be worth it.
So I'm also really intrigued by the Sams GAL2. No doubt.
These and the LG 3D that loom as state of the art 2011.
Right now I'm contrasting Infuse and GalS2.
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To be honest I had the same thoughts when I bought my Motorola Milestone. Now, a year later, it is just sloooow. I do have a lot running in the background but I can't do without it. As time passes, more and more apps get optimized for dual-core. Also games become heavier and heavier. I am going to sell my Milestone and get a SGSII
The biggest benefit of having dual core is load balancing and on-the-fly clock speed/voltage adjustment. It all adds up to better battery life and smoother transitions between applications. Benchmark scores will remain almost unchanged however.
You're gonna trade .2"... for last years phone?
What?!
If I recall, the CES stated that the Infuse 4G would be running on a 1.2 ghz Hummingbird processor.
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If I recall, the CES stated that the Infuse 4G would be running on a 1.2 ghz Hummingbird processor.
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This is correct.
Both will sport Super AMOLED+ screens. 4.5" on the Infuse and 4.3" on the SGSII.
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You're gonna trade .2"... for last years phone?
What?!
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The Inspire was just released and has last-gen guts in it. Still a great phone for the price ($399 off-contract). If the Infuse has a decent price, it is a good option for those who don't care about dual-core or NFC. The dual-core jump seems to have less of an impact than say, when Android jumped from the 600mhz Droid to the 1Ghz behemoths, at least for smartphone speed and usability anyway. That .2" can make a difference (like the iPhone vs the Nexus One) and the anorexic and more plasticky build (comparably) of the SGS2 may be a concern. At least there won't be any surprises with Hummingbird whereas Exynos is still a mystery right now. I just hope they both have the same stellar 1080p capture.
I heard that samsung changed the infuse from 4.5 to 4.3.
Your s***ting me....where'd you get that?
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I heard that samsung changed the infuse from 4.5 to 4.3.
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OK, AT&T is going to give me an out-of-cycle upgrade due to so many issues with my Captivate. I was already convinced that I wanted the SGSII until I saw the new SGSIISR. I'm not in an LTE area and don't expect to be any time soon, but the specs on the SR look too good to pass up. Unfortunately, I read a lot of issues with the SR's BT operation and that's one function I use a lot (streaming Slacker and MP3s in car and on my Harley). I also read that the SR does not have Gorilla Glass, something I really liked about my Cappy. Is there anything about the SR that I would regret not having if I choose to go with the SGSII?
My other concern is what can I bring over from my Cappy via TiBU? I'm running Andromeda3 (love it!) on the Cappy with a few tweaks (circle batt mod, for one). Will any of them cause issues on the SGSII? Thanks for the help.
As far as things with the sr, if you don't have LTE YET In your area, there is no reason for you to get the sr in my opinion.
There are great roms over here, but your Andromeda will not work to my knowledge.
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The biggest question is...
Is 4.5" too big? I have an Infuse and it's too big. The sgs2 is the perfect size for me.
I also don't like to be the early adopter. Let everyone else work out the LTE kinks then jump over next gen when the coverage is more complete.
There is nothing about the SR other than LTE that exceeds the I777 in specs, other than the larger screen size.
The SR is heavier
The SR is thicker
The SR has a weaker processor (clock speed isn't everything - think Pentium 4 vs. Athlon XP as an example)
The SR has shorter battery life (LTE + Snapdragon + lots of bugs due to being a niche almost-one-off device with low design maturity) despite having slightly higher battery capacity - LTE alone is more than enough to offset this.
The SR has zero commonality with Samsung's international flagship, the I9100.
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There is nothing about the SR other than LTE that exceeds the I777 in specs, other than the larger screen size.
The SR is heavier
The SR is thicker
The SR has a weaker processor (clock speed isn't everything - think Pentium 4 vs. Athlon XP as an example)
The SR has shorter battery life (LTE + Snapdragon + lots of bugs due to being a niche almost-one-off device with low design maturity) despite having slightly higher battery capacity - LTE alone is more than enough to offset this.
The SR has zero commonality with Samsung's international flagship, the I9100.
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Exactly what I was looking for. I was concerned about the size. With my failing eyes I tend towards bigger screens, but as I handle the phone while riding my bike I need something that isn't too big. I also want better battery life. Guess I'll stick to the SGSII. I like that there is a ton of DEV support for it. Now, if someone can point me to a ROM as good as Andromeda3...
I am stuck in same debate but I live in a lte market but still consider phone but I like large screen but enough to give up a better quality phone and cm9 is important so no one saying if either will get it.
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Exactly what I was looking for. I was concerned about the size. With my failing eyes I tend towards bigger screens, but as I handle the phone while riding my bike I need something that isn't too big. I also want better battery life. Guess I'll stick to the SGSII. I like that there is a ton of DEV support for it. Now, if someone can point me to a ROM as good as Andromeda3...
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as far as a good ROM goes it is really up to what you like. Do you like touchwiz? Do you like AOSP? there are soooo many options for this phone because you can use ROMs from this section, or you can head over to the i9100 forum and grab something up from over there and use the hellraiser mod to make it compatible with our device. I personally use the turkbey 29.3GT ROM, with the siyah 2.4.2 kernel, and Ive never been more satisfied. heres a link to the turkbey post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFFmWlIqH4NuisG7tHvQbTow-CceQ
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I am stuck in same debate but I live in a lte market but still consider phone but I like large screen but enough to give up a better quality phone and cm9 is important so no one saying if either will get it.
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I also live in an LTE market, BUT, I usually use WiFi anyway. I went with the GS II, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. My brother has the SR, and the GS II is smoother/faster/more liquid than the SR by far. The qualcomm processor/adreno 220 gpu in the SR can't even hold a candle to the exynos/mali 400 combo in the GS II, even though its clocked @ 1.5 ghz, the 1.2 ghz exynos is faster, by far. Not to mention the SR feels like your holding a VCR, lol. I had the T989 before I had my GS II, and as I said before, my brother currently has the SR and the Atrix 4g, and he constantly uses his Atrix as his daily driver, I even think the tegra2 in the atrix is better than the qualcomm. And keep in mind, as u can tell from my list of previous devices below, I am unbiased as to manufacturer, if its android, and I like it, I use it. Period. I am being 100% honest when I say in my opinion the GS II i777 is the best device Ive ever owned, and even with the release of the galaxy nexus, I STILL believe IMHO its still the best device on the market, besides the resolution and ICS (which we'll have soon anyway) the i777 pulls ahead in hardware.
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as far as a good ROM goes it is really up to what you like. Do you like touchwiz? Do you like AOSP? there are soooo many options for this phone because you can use ROMs from this section, or you can head over to the i9100 forum and grab something up from over there and use the hellraiser mod to make it compatible with our device. I personally use the turkbey 29.3GT ROM, with the siyah 2.4.2 kernel, and Ive never been more satisfied. heres a link to the turkbey post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFFmWlIqH4NuisG7tHvQbTow-CceQ
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I also live in an LTE market, BUT, I usually use WiFi anyway. I went with the GS II, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. My brother has the SR, and the GS II is smoother/faster/more liquid than the SR by far. The qualcomm processor/adreno 220 gpu in the SR can't even hold a candle to the exynos/mali 400 combo in the GS II, even though its clocked @ 1.5 ghz, the 1.2 ghz exynos is faster, by far. Not to mention the SR feels like your holding a VCR, lol. I had the T989 before I had my GS II, and as I said before, my brother currently has the SR and the Atrix 4g, and he constantly uses his Atrix as his daily driver, I even think the tegra2 in the atrix is better than the qualcomm. And keep in mind, as u can tell from my list of previous devices below, I am unbiased as to manufacturer, if its android, and I like it, I use it. Period. I am being 100% honest when I say in my opinion the GS II i777 is the best device Ive ever owned, and even with the release of the galaxy nexus, I STILL believe IMHO its still the best device on the market, besides the resolution and ICS (which we'll have soon anyway) the i777 pulls ahead in hardware.
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I like cm7 but I want cm9 on my device so I am.looking to the future and it is a must. I like asop roms mainly but every so often I switch. I have an infuse now with cm7.
This year, I have had atrix,inspire,iPhone 4,infuse. I feel like I an forgetting another android.
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I like cm7 but I want cm9 on my device so I am.looking to the future and it is a must. I like asop roms mainly but every so often I switch. I have an infuse now with cm7.
This year, I have had atrix,inspire,iPhone 4,infuse. I feel like I an forgetting another android.
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in that case they have something called superosr you should check out. Its in the i777 forum and its a mixture of vanilla and cm7. Its really cool, you get the best of both worlds. We also have cm7 and Im sure cm9 and ICS soon enough. The GS II's development is going to continue to boom for a long time, the device is just too damn good for it not too. Look at the evo, or the nexus for example, older phone but the devving STILL continues no matter how outdated they are. This device is a safe bet, and its ROM selection will definitely provide you with something that suits your wants/needs.
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in that case they have something called superosr you should check out. Its in the i777 forum and its a mixture of vanilla and cm7. Its really cool, you get the best of both worlds. We also have cm7 and Im sure cm9 and ICS soon enough. The GS II's development is going to continue to boom for a long time, the device is just too damn good for it not too. Look at the evo, or the nexus for example, older phone but the devving STILL continues no matter how outdated they are. This device is a safe bet, and its ROM selection will definitely provide you with something that suits your wants/needs.
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I am calling att tomorrow to exchange my SR for the Sgsii, I'm in a LTE area too but the problems with the lines in this screen and just not feeling too snappy for a 1.5 dual core changed my mind. You also just pushed me over the edge so thank you, future galaxy s II owner here!
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Just looking for any ex infuse owners that went to the sgs2 to give me they're opinions.
Thanks
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Previous infuse owner. Get the sgs2. That is all.
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Previous infuse owner. Get the sgs2. That is all.
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TOA Duck said:
Previous infuse owner. Get the sgs2. That is all.
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This. Infuse GPS/Wifi has nothing on ours.
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Previous infuse owner. Get the sgs2. That is all.
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Thanks for the replys so far. I know every opinion is different. But the dev dman has both and says the infuse is faster ...
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Thanks for the replys so far. I know every opinion is different. But the dev dman has both and says the infuse is faster ...
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My experience with the Infuse in web browsers was very sluggish and choppy as well as home screens that use live wallpapers. I don't do much gaming on my android so can't say how that is. It's been some time so I'm not sure if this is accurate, but the battery life didn't seem nearly as good as my GS2 running Unnamed or SHOstock.
Edit: As I no longer have the phone (returned it within a month and went back to my 3gs to hold off until I got this) I cannot say if it still performs like this. I did root, flash, etc, so it wasn't just a stock experience.
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My experience with the Infuse in web browsers was very sluggish and choppy as well as home screens that use live wallpapers. I don't do much gaming on my android so can't say how that is. It's been some time so I'm not sure if this is accurate, but the battery life didn't seem nearly as good as my GS2 running Unnamed or SHOstock.
Edit: As I no longer have the phone (returned it within a month and went back to my 3gs to hold off until I got this) I cannot say if it still performs like this. I did root, flash, etc, so it wasn't just a stock experience.
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Is your sgs2 oc or UV at all. What battery do u get. I'm 1.2 with custom rom and some uving and I get almost 2 days battery on good days otherwise a day easy.
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Thanks for the replys so far. I know every opinion is different. But the dev dman has both and says the infuse is faster ...
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I strongly disagree.
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Is your sgs2 oc or UV at all. What battery do u get. I'm 1.2 with custom rom and some uving and I get almost 2 days battery on good days otherwise a day easy.
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I'm running SHOstock with Entropy's 12/08 DD, stock battery, not sure about the clocks but I believe they're stock as well. Normally access to a charger is readily available, so I don't bother conserving it as much as some others do (I leave my screen on for 20 minutes before I notice it and turn it off). Because of this, I generally get a day and a half out of it on average.
I can easily go 2 days without a charge if need be, I'd just turn the screen timeout back on to around 2 minutes or so. A while back before tweaking I barely squeezed 2d8h out of it, but now I'd be comfortable going 3 days if I really had to.
Edit: I also keep my bluetooth on, GPS on, and wifi off, data connection stays on and I generally get 2 to 3 bars out here. I have two Google accounts syncing everything except for Picasa. I also use Llama that does cell tower polling (among other things) to automatically change profiles (primarily for volume changes).
There are lots of ex-Infuse owners here. In fact, quite a few developers here are ex-Infuse.
gtg465x was on the Infuse and came here, MikeyMike01 came here for a while but then sold off all of his newer devices and went with an old Focus, I'm here.
From a developer's point of view, the GSII blows the Infuse out of the water. From a users' point of view, the difference isn't as obvious, other than that we have proper Gingerbread and the Infuse is still stuck with half-baked derivatives of the Rogers release. (AT&T leaks have improved things somewhat - but still stuff like MHL support is missing.)
Oh yeah - GPS on the GSII is a MASSIVE improvement compared to Infuse.
Given a choice between Infuse and GS2 both with contract subsidy - GS2 is a no-brainer. If it's a question of upgrading by paying full off-contract price - not so sure if it's worth it at this point. Better to wait for something else (International GS3 maybe?) or get a GNex.
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There are lots of ex-Infuse owners here. In fact, quite a few developers here are ex-Infuse.
gtg465x was on the Infuse and came here, MikeyMike01 came here for a while but then sold off all of his newer devices and went with an old Focus, I'm here.
From a developer's point of view, the GSII blows the Infuse out of the water. From a users' point of view, the difference isn't as obvious, other than that we have proper Gingerbread and the Infuse is still stuck with half-baked derivatives of the Rogers release. (AT&T leaks have improved things somewhat - but still stuff like MHL support is missing.)
Oh yeah - GPS on the GSII is a MASSIVE improvement compared to Infuse.
Given a choice between Infuse and GS2 both with contract subsidy - GS2 is a no-brainer. If it's a question of upgrading by paying full off-contract price - not so sure if it's worth it at this point. Better to wait for something else (International GS3 maybe?) or get a GNex.
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Thx entropy I know alot of u ex infuse devs are over here now. Alot to think about. My infuse has good bat life. GPS locks kinda slow but is fine for me when connected. And speed wise my single core is just as snappy as dual I would bet. But that's just my opinion as a user and I value your input as a dev.
Thanks
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Had the infuse for two Weeks. Made a ROM and wasn't happy with performance of device... Also had Atrix. Lg thrill 3d. brought infuse back and spent the extra 100 got gs2. Gs2 is better than all my phones for developing and use.
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Screen was bigger however quality is better on the SGS2. SGS2 is way faster, GPS is also a lot better (locks faster).
Camera I think is also better.
There is no question SGS2 is THE PHONE
Guti1977 said:
Screen was bigger however quality is better on the SGS2. SGS2 is way faster, GPS is also a lot better (locks faster).
Camera I think is also better.
There is no question SGS2 is THE PHONE
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Only difference is sgs2 cam does 1080p who hoo and they are identical screens no difference in quality? And I have a dslr for pics so camera on a phone doesn't mean anything really. For still or video. Its a phone.
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For me, even if not for the improvements in development and ability to leverage the I9100 community for development - the GPS was a MAJOR factor in deciding to keep the device and ditch the Infuse. (I was on the fence and was considering returning it after a month since it was such an expenditure.)
The Infuse GPS was OK, but not good enough for me to trust it - I would NEVER have relied on it for navigation in any tough environment such as a city or even an area with good signal but densely packed roads. The I777's GPS is good enough to replace all of my standalone GPS units except for the ones I use while hiking. (In fact, my parents now have my old trusty "Dealextreme Pirate Special" GPS.)
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There are lots of ex-Infuse owners here. In fact, quite a few developers here are ex-Infuse.
gtg465x was on the Infuse and came here, MikeyMike01 came here for a while but then sold off all of his newer devices and went with an old Focus, I'm here.
From a developer's point of view, the GSII blows the Infuse out of the water. From a users' point of view, the difference isn't as obvious, other than that we have proper Gingerbread and the Infuse is still stuck with half-baked derivatives of the Rogers release. (AT&T leaks have improved things somewhat - but still stuff like MHL support is missing.)
Oh yeah - GPS on the GSII is a MASSIVE improvement compared to Infuse.
Given a choice between Infuse and GS2 both with contract subsidy - GS2 is a no-brainer. If it's a question of upgrading by paying full off-contract price - not so sure if it's worth it at this point. Better to wait for something else (International GS3 maybe?) or get a GNex.
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Another good point
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Here is my take on the S2 vs Infuse
http://www.wix.com/thephoneguyusa/att-gs2/apps/blog/infuse-4g-vs-galaxy-s2-i-777
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Here is my take on the S2 vs Infuse
http://www.wix.com/thephoneguyusa/att-gs2/apps/blog/infuse-4g-vs-galaxy-s2-i-777
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Nice write up. Decided for the sgs2 for my gf. Trading her iPhone 4(finally got her on the android wagon) . Kinda sad her first android is on paper a Beter phone than mine but I know my infuse will still hold it's own. I just wanted her to have something that's gonna have more value in the end like her iPhone which retains value. Unlike the infuse which value is only going down fast!
Thanks guys
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I have 2 of each, and besides the video playback being slightly smoother on the sgs2 I can't tell the difference. The infuse has CM7 as does the sgs2 which are both still KANGed. Maybe I can give a good comparison when they join the nightly...
Hey guys i cant decide if i should get the sgs3 or stick with my rezound. with money aside, what would you guys do? why is the sgs3 so hyped and is it even going to be better?
the rezound has 1.5 ghz dual core while sgs3 had 1.4 dual core. both have 8mp cameras.
idk they just seem similar and idk why this phone has so much anticipation.
any feedback would help
It's all what you really enjoy personaly I loved My epic 4G touch (sprints galaxy s2) and had to swap because sprint dropped signal in my area I like the rezound but I belive Samsung is geared to what I like and they give you more freedom on your phone.
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Save your money get the next nexus and profit.
i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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If you test the signal in stores or something and it's good id go for it. Grabbing your the gs3.
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Go for sgs3
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well the speed of the dual core might be similar but they're running different chips, whihc apparently makes quite a difference in speed and supposedly in battery life too. but one thing samsung has had issues with on cdma from a lot of people's experiences i've read about is poor signal. for whatevre reason they seem to have trouble making good cdma radios.
If you don't like sense, want a thinner phone go with the gs3. If you want a better screen and sense stay with the Rez. I am 90% sure I am sticking with the Rez for now at least but I'll see what else is lined up for the fall/holiday time frame.
I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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if i had the money to burn id buy the sg3. i've found sense much more bloated than it used to be on my dinc and i believe its actually gotten worse rather than better. I never thought i'd say it but id say bring on touchwiz(even though u might be better getting the nexus still)
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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yes, 1.5ghz, according to Verizon website anyhow.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5918
okay then. ill try to convince VZW to get me a sgs3 lol. who knows if they will but since ive been through so many phones.... they gotta have sympathy
I upgrade in august and I will probably either go Incredible 4g or go for a nexus. The samsung interface doesn't appeal to me and I am not a hardware nazi. Give me a phone that doesn't have interface lag and I am happy. the most powerful apps i use is probably my browser.
The sgsiii just doesn't look good as a phone looks wise. also after watching some of the break tests and system teardown videos, I'm afraid its gonna be as fraile as the iphone 3g was.
I recommend waiting to see what Google does with ASUS this fall-ish. The padfone looks pretty awesome.
My vote is for rezound.
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My vote is for rezound.
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just curious. why?
For the record, the dual core in the SGS3 completely destroys the one in the Rezound, also 2GB of RAM is basically future proofing you for years.
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just curious. why?
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Cause its a great phone with at least another 18 months of good life left. ICS hasn't even hit yet, and when it does there will be a huge resurgence of development. The screen is still the best one out there IMO, and I really love HTCs design style.
That, and the SGSIII is fugly. Extremely fugly.
Galaxy S3 has the Snapdragon S4 chipset, while the Rezound has the S3 chipset. With equal clock speeds, the S4 can be up to 50% faster than the S3. Overall the GS3 will blow the Rezound out of the water in terms of speed. It also has twice as much RAM and a larger battery. If you could get one for $200, I would do it. With its specs the GS3 seems like a phone that will still be decent 2 years down the line. I'm not so certain about my Rezound 2 years later. At full price I probably would just stick with the Rezound. The only two negatives for the GS3 would be the really large size, and the screen quality is likely a small step down from the Rezound (although 0.5" bigger). One other potential negative is TouchWiz, though I don't know how it compares to Sense 3.6 or 4.0.
S3 is bigger, faster, and has better battery life. I'm dropping the Rezound for it. UI lag drives me insane, and Sense seems like it will always have it, even though its only a split second lag from pressing phone and loading the dialer, I want instant loads like the iphone, and Sense doesn't do it.
I'm deciding on my first smartphone. I've used Sprint's GS2 a lot. I understand at&t's s2 has a better processor but about 5% smaller screen than the Skyrocket. Using at&t's networks with Straight Talk, I wouldn't even really be able to take advantage of 4g LTE speeds with the Skyrocket.
I want lag free gaming (ps1 games especially) and web browser. I heard ICS made the Skyrocket laggy. But tell me, why should I get the original S II, since I see threads about it being superior to the Skyrocket. Thanks.
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I'm deciding on my first smartphone. I've used Sprint's GS2 a lot. I understand at&t's s2 has a better processor but about 5% smaller screen than the Skyrocket. Using at&t's networks with Straight Talk, I wouldn't even really be able to take advantage of 4g LTE speeds with the Skyrocket.
I want lag free gaming (ps1 games especially) and web browser. I heard ICS made the Skyrocket laggy. But tell me, why should I get the original S II, since I see threads about it being superior to the Skyrocket. Thanks.
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The only reason people would even consider the slowrocket would be LTE. But since u won't be using it then this phone would be the recommendation
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brandonarev said:
The only reason people would even consider the slowrocket would be LTE. But since u won't be using it then this phone would be the recommendation
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What about the 5% smaller screen? It looks like all the buttons and fonts would be one size smaller from a 4.52' screen. Why do you call it slowrocket?
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What about the 5% smaller screen? It looks like all the buttons and fonts would be one size smaller from a 4.52' screen. Why do you call it slowrocket?
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Slowrocket, ****rocket. its a fail from samsung. no exynos CPU, no Mali GPU.
same 480x800 screen, but ours is the correct size, not some "blown up" version.
Also, not sure why you're worried about ICS - JB is much smoother imo.
Clay
Team Pirate
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Why do you call it slowrocket?
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Because it sucks. And the .2 inch difference really doesnt matter and shouldn't matyer
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That's nice to know. I kept thinking of trading my i777 in for a Skyrocket bc it has LTE. Is the faster processor on the Skyrocket better the the processor on the i777? Is the LTE even worth it on the Skyrocket?
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AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-i777
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jadalyle said:
That's nice to know. I kept thinking of trading my i777 in for a Skyrocket bc it has LTE. Is the faster processor on the Skyrocket better the the processor on the i777? Is the LTE even worth it on the Skyrocket?
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Jacob
AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-i777
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Have you not been reading at all? Our phones have a faster processor than that of the skyrocket. If you just want lte then buy a new phone and don't bother with the skyrocket.
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This is the wrong place to get answers for that question . Completely biased. Ask the skyrocket forum and you'll get the same results but complete opposite. Just do research on your own instead of asking.
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This is the wrong place to get answers for that question . Completely biased. Ask the skyrocket forum and you'll get the same results but complete opposite. Just do research on your own instead of asking.
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He's got a point...
However, the I777 is better. Period. (We have cooler devs!)
Clay
Team Pirate
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clay101eve said:
He's got a point...
However, the I777 is better. Period. (We have cooler devs!)
Clay
Team Pirate
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Yea the exynos is of course better, but what matters most is how the user will be using his phone.
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Yea the exynos is of course better, but what matters most is how the user will be using his phone.
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Gaming with no lte
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This phone is better in a lot of ways. If u get the skyrocket you will be disappointed. End of story.
Why would I be disappointed? Becuase the Skyrocket is laggy and freezes up and has issues or what?
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Why would I be disappointed? Becuase the Skyrocket is laggy and freezes up and has issues or what?
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You won't. He's biased. Both great phones.
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You won't. He's biased. Both great phones.
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Dude stop you're just a as biased as him. He's right there is no reason to get a Skyrocket if you don't have lte and you do a lot of gaming the choice is easy.
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But if I'm doing a lot of gaming, wouldn't the extra screen size help for the on screen controls? The ideal setup is playing on a tv via HDMI with a PS3 controller, but 75% of the time it will probably be on screen playing. I don't even have an MHL cable yet (nor a smartphone for that matter). I'm concerned that the processor of the Skyrocket will lag with PS1 & N64 games or other higher performance games. Also laggy web surfing would be really annoying.
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But if I'm doing a lot of gaming, wouldn't the extra screen size help for the on screen controls? The ideal setup is playing on a tv via HDMI with a PS3 controller, but 75% of the time it will probably be on screen playing. I don't even have an MHL cable yet (nor a smartphone for that matter). I'm concerned that the processor of the Skyrocket will lag with PS1 & N64 games or other higher performance games. Also laggy web surfing would be really annoying.
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Then you answered your question. The .2 increase in screen size would be negligible.
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When comparing the processor and gpu on these two phones, I don't think it even really matters. Different apps will run differently on both phones. It's all about software optimization, rather than hardware. And really, it's only resource-heavy 3d games that will be affected by the hardware. And even then, you can have games run better on inferior cpu/gpu if there is better optimization for that particular chipset. I can say that my previous phone, an LG thrill 4g, ran games at a higher frame rate than my i777 does (and it definitely had an inferior chipset). On paper and benchmarks, yes, the i777 has a superior chipset. But in real world application, this is not always the case.
The Skyrocket's screen looks more pixelated IMO because it have the same resolution than ours, but bigger screen. Its more easy to see the pixels there.