[Q] Return Skyrocket for regular GS2? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I just realized that CFW will be virtually nonexistent on the skyrocket, and the s2 is seemingly supported very well, and not to mention there is no LTE coverage in my area.
Form factor is also nicer on GS2, and I assume battery life is also longer.
Thoughts?

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Gs2 > ****rocket...there are a ton of these threads, check them its always the same answer
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yoderk said:
Gs2 > ****rocket...there are a ton of these threads, check them its always the same answer
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I really love the hate. Enjoy your 20MB LTE plans when AT&T starts only selling LTE phones, with no way to get unlimited.
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LOL longcat is mad cause he doesnt have a gs2

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yoderk said:
Gs2 > ****rocket...there are a ton of these threads, check them its always the same answer
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QFT
GS2 has better battery life, community support, a better screen. I doubt LTE is going to be in many areas for the next few years.
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tewan said:
QFT
GS2 has better battery life, community support, a better screen. I doubt LTE is going to be in many areas for the next few years.
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Bahahahaha..... Love the pic.
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i dont care what anyone says. I really dont understand the hate for the skyrocket. I think everyone who hates it, is jealous somehow. There is nothing wrong with the skyrocket. I have a GS2 and I'm saying this. The skyrocket is a nice phone. You can't go wrong with either of them.
Everyone who calls it the ****rocket needs to move on

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nyydynasty said:
i dont care what anyone says. I really dont understand the hate for the skyrocket. I think everyone who hates it, is jealous somehow. There is nothing wrong with the skyrocket. I have a GS2 and I'm saying this. The skyrocket is a nice phone. You can't go wrong with either of them.
Everyone who calls it the ****rocket needs to STFU and stop replying.
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Lol get galaxy nexus instead.
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I'm not jealous at all - I feel sorry for those who said OOH SHINY LTE!
It's fatter, it's heavier, if you look over on the AT&T support forums it drops connectivity all the time, and has piss-poor battery life. It also has the same screen quality issues the T989 does.
It's also a developer's nightmare consisting of parts Samsung just threw together from the parts bin. As a result, the few developers the phone has need to do a LOT more work. In terms of active developers the I777 and I727 are probably about the same - but the I727 community is completely on their own (other than the T989), whereas we have the community of one of Samsung's flagship devices to pull from.
I call it the ****rocket because it has NO business carrying the Galaxy S II name - it has NOTHING whatsoever in common with the Galaxy S II. If it were just the Skyrocket and someone didn't try to apply a name it doesn't deserve to it, I'd just ignore it.
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ceo.mtcl said:
Lol get galaxy nexus instead.
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lol thats another phone that many people will hate on, too. I'm not going to defend a phone that hasnt been released on AT&T but i does sound like it going to be a disapointment.
Entropy512 said:
I'm not jealous at all - I feel sorry for those who said OOH SHINY LTE!
It's fatter, it's heavier, if you look over on the AT&T support forums it drops connectivity all the time, and has piss-poor battery life. It also has the same screen quality issues the T989 does.
It's also a developer's nightmare consisting of parts Samsung just threw together from the parts bin. As a result, the few developers the phone has need to do a LOT more work. In terms of active developers the I777 and I727 are probably about the same - but the I727 community is completely on their own (other than the T989), whereas we have the community of one of Samsung's flagship devices to pull from.
I call it the ****rocket because it has NO business carrying the Galaxy S II name - it has NOTHING whatsoever in common with the Galaxy S II. If it were just the Skyrocket and someone didn't try to apply a name it doesn't deserve to it, I'd just ignore it.
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i can't comment on the developers aspect since I'm not a dev, so I'll take your word for it - lol
but i'm curious if the skyrocket came out before the OG GS2, would people be saying the same thing? I'm confident that people would hate the GS2 because it doesnt have LTE and all the stuff that the SR comes with.
I'm not bashing anyone, I'm just curious why people hate the SR so much. If you dont have the phone, dont hate on it. It didnt do anything to you (and I dont mean you, Entropy. Its a general 'you')

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nyydynasty said:
i dont care what anyone says. I really dont understand the hate for the skyrocket. I think everyone who hates it, is jealous somehow. There is nothing wrong with the skyrocket. I have a GS2 and I'm saying this. The skyrocket is a nice phone. You can't go wrong with either of them.
Everyone who calls it the ****rocket needs to move on
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Owned it, don't hate it one bit. its a hunk of glass / metal LoLz. If anything, I am hating samsung for fking up the sensors / hardware on our phone thus rendering it an official PAIT to recieve a port for ICS. I don't blame Entropy for not wanting to pull a hack job to cook up a kernel for that bs ... his work is *****
As far as the Skyrocket ... it is a junk pile imho. The thing has issues across the board. Do your homework and you will see why it is not such a great device. It is one of Samsung's possibly worst releases yet IMho. Screen issues, chipset issues, etc. you enjoy yours though !

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nyydynasty said:
i can't comment on the developers aspect since I'm not a dev, so I'll take your word for it - lol
but i'm curious if the skyrocket came out before the OG GS2, would people be saying the same thing? I'm confident that people would hate the GS2 because it doesnt have LTE and all the stuff that the SR comes with.
I'm not bashing anyone, I'm just curious why people hate the SR so much. If you dont have the phone, dont hate on it. It didnt do anything to you (and I dont mean you, Entropy. Its a general 'you')
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If the Skyrocket had come out before the I777, I would have been disappointed. If the I777 had never been released, I would have simply imported the I9100, or maybe the Note or HSPA+ GNex. Simply put, no matter what else might have been on the market, after my experience with the Infuse, I would not have touched the SR with a ten foot pole.
The Infuse was a nightmare in terms of development and ever seeing updates, and it had about 70% hardware commonality with the original GalaxyS series devices.
The Skyrocket has maybe 5% commonality (similar touchkey driver - that's about it), meaning that everything that was bad about the Infuse:
1) No similar devices to borrow development from
2) Oddball hardware not used/supported on any other device
3) Complete and total lack of update support due to being a wacky one-off interim device
applies even moreso to the ****rocket. On top of that, the ****rocket has LTE - which means it's going to be a battery-hogging fatty. LTE is not going to be mature for at least another year, just like the first 2-3 years of UMTS handsets were also battery-hogging fatties.

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I owned the gs2 then a skyrocket and im back with the gs2. Reason why... Screen and LAG. SR is great but performance is bad after going from an S2 to the SR
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I live in a LTE area and still got the SGS2 instead. You couldnt pay me to use another phone with the underperforming/jerky poor-mans-dual-core Snapdragon. Exynos destroys every Android used CPU today. No vertical screen lines issues and overall nicer screen when used side hy side, better dev community with direct ports of the OG's roms, and better battery life.
I wouldnt mind having a Skyrocket, but having to choose, its no contest imo
sEnT fRoM mY ExYnOs PoWeReD MoNsTeR

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I had the SR for a week or two before exchanging it for the SII. In my case, I was able to get the SR for $149, but had to pay an extra $50 to get the SII. For me, it was worth it. It's important that I live in a non-LTE area (and my rural home likely won't see LTE coverage for years.) That's a double-edged sword in that I didn't get LTE speeds, but also didn't have the massive hit to the battery that LTE seems to incur.
Screen: Everyone picks on the SR screen size... It's only a 1/4" larger than the SII screen, but has the same resolution. However, even though everyone seems to think it makes the screen horrible to look at due to the lower PPI (dpi), keep in mind the actual numbers: SR is ~207ppi and the SII is ~221ppi. Not much difference. For someone with less than perfect vision, the larger screen might actually be easier to see. (Compare the ppi numbers to a typical computer monitor which is somewhere around 80-120ppi.)
Battery: I get several more hours of usage from my SII than I was able to get with my SR, despite the fact that the SR has a higher capacity battery. This is with no LTE service. If I was in a LTE area, I'm guessing the battery for the SR would last half as long as the SII.
Physical size: I found the SR more difficult to manipulate quickly with a single hand due to the larger physical size. This is one of those areas where you just need to pick the thing up and try it. (On the other hand, the SR was easier to type on with two hands.)
Community Support: This references places like XDA - the SII simply is better supported. It might be because the SII has been around longer, or it might be because of the international version of the SII. It could be for any of a dozen reasons, but it doesn't change the fact.
CIQ: I refuse to purchase any phone that has a rootkit pre-installed. AT&T claims it's not active on the SR as of mid-December, but they never said that they won't be activating it. If they took the time and expense of getting Samsung to cram it on the device, then it's reasonable to guess that it'll get activated once they work out the performance issues (and it's a safe bet that CIQ is more important to AT&T than getting ICS out in a timely manner.)
Now I'll ask you a question or two: If you ask a "SR vs SII?" question in the SII forum, what kind of answers did you expect? Why not search "skyrocket" in this forum to see the answers given nearly daily for the same questions?
Good luck in finding your answers
Gary

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My thoughts on the 2 phones.
SGS2: Ford Fiesta. Nice all around
Skyrocket: Chevy Aveo. Has Flames.
Sorry I don't post $30,000-$1mil cars.

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Ooh, ooh, ooh get the one with flames it has to be faster/ better. LMAO.
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Odd, I've no problems with my Skyrocket screen and I regularly get 17+ hours of use out my device daily (when I'm not flashing ROMs) not to mention I still have my unlimited plan in an LTE area. I do wish the Skyrocket had more support but, it'll get there - the OG GSII has been around longer so naturally there will be more support for it, I can understand that.
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Skyler2Dope said:
I owned the gs2 then a skyrocket and im back with the gs2. Reason why... Screen and LAG. SR is great but performance is bad after going from an S2 to the SR
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I noticed this too when using a friends Skyrocket. It's just not as fast or smooth as my i777 SG2, both in use and doing stuff like browsing online etc. I noticed some lag as well, which all of the above some reviews have pointed out. Not sure what's causing the issues/glitches?
I'm really impressed by the i777 SG2, best all around phone right now imo. it's fast, smooth, great battery life, and the size is just right with the screen at 4.3" . It swayed me away from iPhones which I didn't think could happen lol.

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i first bought the SR because i loved the larger screen (coming from iphone 3gs) but traded it in within my 30 days for the sgs 2 due to the poor battery life.
i find that the battery is better on the sgs2 and i have no need for lte because i spent 80%+ of my time in wi-fi areas and i don't think hspa+ is slow anyways.
in terms of lagginess, i haven't really noticed any difference moving from the SR to the sgs2 but i'm not so picky about those things.
also, in a non-LTE area the sgs2 is quite a bit cheaper than the SR so this was also a factor in my decision.