[Q] Need some help.. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone,
Recently i've been planning to change my mobile and i've planned to buy an android based mobile phone.I'm a complete newbie and this will be my first experience with an android device,so i've been up for some research lately regarding different android devices and from my point of view i think samsung galaxy s2 and htc sensation xe are the best mobiles in the market at the moment and benchmarking results etc show that galaxy s2 is a better-off mobile so i'm thinking to buy this mobile but i have few questions before i buy this device.
1)During my research i saw that there are too many people doing customizations of HTC mobiles on youtube and i can hardly find ppl doing customization of that level with the samsung galaxy s2,so does this mean that there is less customization in the galaxy s2 thn the htc mobiles(sensation xe)?htcs have so many different user interfaces with different lock screens,home screens etc but in galaxy i can hardly find ppl customizing the interface,all galaxy s2 have the same dock setup as it is out of the box condition but htcs have different things like htc sense 3.0 UI..so are these customizations availble in the galaxy s2 too or only HTCs can do such customization?although both are android :s..
2)galaxy s2 has bettr frnt camera,its faster thn the sensation xe,althought xe is 1.5 ghz.galaxy has usb on the go function,faster hsdpa,better battery life,2 microphones,bttr camera (some say), where as sensation xe has beter screen res and ppi....so the main thing thats confusing me or maybe stoping me to buy the galaxy s2a is custiomization,i dont really know whether HTC Sensation xe is more customizable mobile or the galaxy s2, coz on youtube,everyone is customizing the HTCs...And my plan is to buy a mobile that has endless customization plus apps,so i will never be bored of that mobile.So from customization point of view,which is better? =)..and if galaxy s2 is quite customizable then will i be able to use all the customizations of HTC sense and other htc mobiles (like on youtube) in galaxy s2?for e.g will htc sense UI 3.0 work with galaxy s2?or htc customizations can only be done with htc mobiles and not samsung?(although both are android).recomnd me the best mobile betw these two,from customization and apps point of view.
lastly,as i told earlier that i'm a complete newbie to android devices,will i be able to customize these mobiles or they require rooting etc to be done in order to do customization(which a newbie like me might not be able to do)?cuz if it does require then i mite brick the mobile and that becomes risky.will a completely new user be able to change the roms etc etc of the device or do its very tough work for a noob?please recomend me the best mobile for me among Gs2 and sense XE ?although nexus is going gud too but i dont like its 5mp cam,galaxy and sense has 8mp :/.
waiting for a response..
thanks

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[email protected] said:
Hello everyone,
Recently i've been planning to change my mobile and i've planned to buy an android based mobile phone.I'm a complete newbie and this will be my first experience with an android device,so i've been up for some research lately regarding different android devices and from my point of view i think samsung galaxy s2 and htc sensation xe are the best mobiles in the market at the moment and benchmarking results etc show that galaxy s2 is a better-off mobile so i'm thinking to buy this mobile but i have few questions before i buy this device.
1)During my research i saw that there are too many people doing customizations of HTC mobiles on youtube and i can hardly find ppl doing customization of that level with the samsung galaxy s2,so does this mean that there is less customization in the galaxy s2 thn the htc mobiles(sensation xe)?htcs have so many different user interfaces with different lock screens,home screens etc but in galaxy i can hardly find ppl customizing the interface,all galaxy s2 have the same dock setup as it is out of the box condition but htcs have different things like htc sense 3.0 UI..so are these customizations availble in the galaxy s2 too or only HTCs can do such customization?although both are android :s..
2)galaxy s2 has bettr frnt camera,its faster thn the sensation xe,althought xe is 1.5 ghz.galaxy has usb on the go function,faster hsdpa,better battery life,2 microphones,bttr camera (some say), where as sensation xe has beter screen res and ppi....so the main thing thats confusing me or maybe stoping me to buy the galaxy s2a is custiomization,i dont really know whether HTC Sensation xe is more customizable mobile or the galaxy s2, coz on youtube,everyone is customizing the HTCs...And my plan is to buy a mobile that has endless customization plus apps,so i will never be bored of that mobile.So from customization point of view,which is better? =)..and if galaxy s2 is quite customizable then will i be able to use all the customizations of HTC sense and other htc mobiles (like on youtube) in galaxy s2?for e.g will htc sense UI 3.0 work with galaxy s2?or htc customizations can only be done with htc mobiles and not samsung?(although both are android).recomnd me the best mobile betw these two,from customization and apps point of view.
lastly,as i told earlier that i'm a complete newbie to android devices,will i be able to customize these mobiles or they require rooting etc to be done in order to do customization(which a newbie like me might not be able to do)?cuz if it does require then i mite brick the mobile and that becomes risky.will a completely new user be able to change the roms etc etc of the device or do its very tough work for a noob?please recomend me the best mobile for me among Gs2 and sense XE ?although nexus is going gud too but i dont like its 5mp cam,galaxy and sense has 8mp :/.
waiting for a response..
thanks
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Htc sense may be the only better thing than touchwiz.. But touchwiz 4 has more cutomizations as you want.. Samsung has improved ui and customization with touchwiz 4..
Simple, s2 is still best and ahead of all phones(including sensation xe)..
Buy the phone you will love it..
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Not to mention sense drains your phone. Bloody hell, it just sucks the life out of it. I personally don't find it worth it for the aesthetics.

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Got to agree Sense just drains the battery and imho it is too bloated.
You will need to root to be able to flash different rom's and customisation's, but it's not that difficult and there are plenty of threads with instructions on how to.

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surely i will be going for the galaxy s2

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[email protected] said:
surely i will be going for the galaxy s2
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Good decision.. You wont regret...
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just but one you want to buy, but I suggest you buy S2, my friend have a sensation, but both we think that S2 is better then sensation took much.
it's not very difficult to customize Rom of S2 by yourself, use HTC Android Kitchen.

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Siu0517 said:
just but one you want to buy, but I suggest you buy S2, my friend have a sensation, but both we think that S2 is better then sensation took much.
it's not very difficult to customize Rom of S2 by yourself, use HTC Android Kitchen.
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as i'm new to android ,i dont really know what ROM in a mobile is..the only rom i know is Read-only-memory.but anyways,once i've brought the s2,i will do research regarding its customization to get best out of the device,will inbox you if i need any help aswell..

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Athavan said:
Good decision.. You wont regret...
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but i wonder why there are too few videos on youtube related to customization of s2 and most of the ppl are using htcs to show customizations that can be done on android..
i'm just unsure whether an android newbie like me will be able to do customizations or not..cuz if customizing becomes a prob for me after i have brought s2 then i wont be able to make the mobile more fun to use and eventually get bored and might have to shift to iphone or something later on.This will be my first experience with an android device.and i heard customizing android can lead to bricking the phone aswell(if a newbie tries to custmize)..nw that makes me nervous as its a risky game thn..

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I used Sense for a long time and it is the most beautiful and functional launcher or android modification ever.
When i started to use touchwiz there were two things i noticed instantly...
Touchwiz has less abilities to personalize and is very iphone-like...
But its lightweight... very lightweight.
Nearly as light as the aosp one...
Everything has it pros and contras, you have to decide for yourself,
but i can promise you, the sgs2 is the best phone your hand could ever hold. In my opinion in ways better than the new galaxy note.

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Switched from HTC Sensation to S2....its way better...

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[email protected] said:
but i wonder why there are too few videos on youtube related to customization of s2 and most of the ppl are using htcs to show customizations that can be done on android..
i'm just unsure whether an android newbie like me will be able to do customizations or not..cuz if customizing becomes a prob for me after i have brought s2 then i wont be able to make the mobile more fun to use and eventually get bored and might have to shift to iphone or something later on.This will be my first experience with an android device.and i heard customizing android can lead to bricking the phone aswell(if a newbie tries to custmize)..nw that makes me nervous as its a risky game thn..
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read well before you start flashing and rooting... there are many threads here at xda to help you.. manu ppl buy android for its customisation only.. you can put diff roms, themes, etc... btw enjoy the phone as it is for a week or so while u read at xda.. congratz 4 buying the world's smartest phone ever...
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Athavan said:
read well before you start flashing and rooting... there are many threads here at xda to help you.. manu ppl buy android for its customisation only.. you can put diff roms, themes, etc... btw enjoy the phone as it is for a week or so while u read at xda.. congratz 4 buying the world's smartest phone ever...
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yeah gona buy the gs2,lets see how it goes for me