Opinions? What I'll miss from S II, is the Super Amoled Plus. :S But Galaxy Nexus has an HD, wich I adore. I watch movies/anime etc. Also, can anyone explain me what pentile is?
ask yourself if 16GB storage will be enough for your movies etc, comparing to 16GB+64GB for the S2
Pentile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family
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to be honest, at a sie by side comparison between my sII and the galaxy nexus, i prefer my sII, it feels more sharp and up to date somehow, and it is more powerful that the Galaxy Nexus, not saying the Nexus isnt nice, its very nice, just doesnt feel or look quite as nice as my sII... the screen is cool, but im not exactly squinting to see on mine, superAMOLED plus on the sII is something to behold, it is the best by far, i would wait and see what the sIII brings to the game if anything, everything the galaxy nexus can do bar NFC (on most models) the sII can do, i wouldnt sell it for anything
EDIT: will add i am running ICS LPB on my SII, and it is fantastic, smooth as butter
i've made the switch to the Nexus. much better screen. feels better too in hand. the development is also at lightning speed on the nexus, youre always getting the purest and latest. i would say that you try it out yourself, do some side by side comparisons, then you can make the decision.
ive never looked back
if you think 16gb isnt enough, you could also consider the 32GB GSM version: http://www.expansys.com/google-galaxy-nexus-32gb-black-224348/
Hitching for a new device? Waite for the GSIII!
IF your ORD is that bad, then go get a nexus. Shoo! *wave*
I´d never switch my SG2 for nexus...
Waiting for SGIII!!!
I actually got a nexus, and after one week sold it and went back to my
galaxy s2.
The things that I liked on the nexus, were the screen, audio quality, call quality, mic quality, overall smoothness of the ui, the feel of the device, and how all drivers are open for all the hardware on the device.
But, the s2 is just faster (even with ics), the blacks are blacker, camera is much better, and live wallpapers don't lag the device. Also, I didn't realize how useful some of the touchwiz features are until I didn't have them. I like having so many options for roms.
After much deliberation, I ended up deciding to keep my s2 and wait for the s3, but you may have different opinion.
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You're not going to find many people here who will suggest you switch to a Galaxy Nexus; most people who wanted a Nexus have already jumped ship. For videos, the extra resolution isn't even that big a deal--it's much more relevant for small text. Compared to my brother's CDMA Nexus, I prefer the color reproduction of the GS2 screen, though I do think the Nexus feels nicer in hand with its curved shape.
wait for sgs3, it will have amoled HD + screen and also buttonless design, so more screen space to enjoy movies
wait for the sgs3
its just around the corner
Although it is a matter of personal preference, I would stay stay with your SGS2 for now. There is a difference between the Galaxy Nexus and SGS2, but its not that different and its slightly difficult to say that the Nexus if better than the SGS2 all around. With a lot of new phones announced and new one coming (MWC 2012), best to stick with the SGS2. Within a few months, plenty of phones will have ICS and there will be phones that are much better than the SGS2 and Galaxy Nexus.
Skip Nexus and get the Galaxy Note instead. You'll never look back.
nexus or gs2? easy decision...gs2. as for the note...lol is all i will say ..
The dude abides....
Do some research and you'll find out most people who switched to Nexus say it feels slower than SGS2.
I'm not planning on replacing my s2 yet (pretty happy with it, especially with ics lpb ) but if i would loose it today i will probably buy a galaxy note to replace it. The galaxy nexus is a nice device but IMO both the sgs2 as the note are better
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If it's a better screen you're looking for, I'd say it's better to take a look at the Galaxy Note rather than the Galaxy Nexus.. I'm going to sell my wifes Nexus S and buy a Galaxy Note while she will take over my Galaxy S2..
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Im in line for an upgrade in November and want opinions from current owners...is this phone the beast its made out to be or should i wait for galaxy nexus? Also, benchmarks show my cappy outperform s2 gpu. Are games smooth? Is the screen just larger cappy or is it sharper? Basically Im asking if any of you feel as if you should have waited for nexus or are satisfied with s2
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I'm my experience so far, every game I've tried runs smooth as butter.
The screen looks downright beautiful and the colors really "pop"
Also, according to many tech sites I frequent, the SGII is on par with (and in some cases better) than the Galaxy Nexus.
It's simply awesome. Also, I've read that the nexus prime doesn't have Gorilla glass and SGS2 have it. Though ICS does look amazing, and when it's available for us officially or unofficially from our beloved devs, SGS2 will be an awesomess phone.
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Get ready for a lot of satisfied people here.
I love this phone after a year with my captivate. I wouldn't say the screen is noticibly cripser, but its amazing.
I was disappointed with the Nexus. Check this forum, there are several posts about the SGS II vs Nexus discussion. The screen has a higher resolution, but its pentile, so its not a true comaprison.
The biggest feature about the Nexus will be faster updates for new android (vanilla) versions, but that's really the only difference to consider. Other than that the SII is comporable or better in almost every regard.
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It's simply awesome. Also, I've read that the nexus prime doesn't have Gorilla glass and SGS2 have it. Though ICS does look amazing, and when it's available for us officially or unofficially from our beloved devs, SGS2 will be an awesomess phone.
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Am I the only that was disappointed in the 5mp main camera and the front facing camera wasn't close to the 2mp in our beloved handset... That alone made me take the Nexus Prime off my hit list...
I was truly expecting a Galaxy S3 with ICS... A bit of a let down IMHO...
I am happy I didn't wait for the Galaxy Nexus. My Captivate was a great phone but the GSII is better in every way and the Nexus isn't a big enough improvement to warrant the supposedly higher price I've heard will come with the Nexus. But it all comes down to preference so if you feel the Nexus specs are worth waiting for then by all means wait for it but the GSII is definitely the beast it's made out to be.
I'm deciding btw SII and the Galaxy Note if it does come out for att. The bigger screen and stylus sound cool to play with.
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Thats what i was leaning towards but i wanted reenforcment lol.
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Whats the stock quadrant on a s2 and wat r u gettin with custom roms? Curious. We had 800's stock and my best is a 3502 on a cappy
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Also, anyone have the otterbox commuter case for s2? I looked up pics and it looks pretty similar to the cappy one. Sorry for all the ?'s
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topiratiko said:
Whats the stock quadrant on a s2 and wat r u gettin with custom roms? Curious. We had 800's stock and my best is a 3502 on a cappy
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I came from the Cappy also (still have it as a backup and.my wife's also). The SGS2 is a WHOLE LOT SMOOTHER and refined feeling. I never felt I bad lag in my captivate but after using the SGS2 my cappy feels slow. As much as I don't believe in or care for quadrant scores I think the LOWEST I got on stock was in the 3500 range and at least somewhere into the 4000+'s
Yes it is the beast it is made out to be.
Even if you set your cappy to 1.6Ghz as long as it runs smooth it does not compare to the SGS2 running at 1.2Ghz.
It is hard to describe ALL the differences between the SGS2 and cappy but it is noticeably better than the cappy. I too prefer it over the specs of the Google Nexus as for me I prefer a 8Mp camera. From what I have read the size of the device is NOT that much bigger than the SGS2 (total size) it just doesn't have the soft buttons at the bottom and uses that as part of the screen. So that part does sound good to me. The SGS2 doesn't seem to have lockups like the cappy could have on occasion, it just runs better. It is already using EXT4 standard as opposed to on the cappy having to run a lagfix that converted the cappy to EXT4.
SO basically YES IT IS A BEAST IT IS MADE.OUT TO BE...
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Thanks guys...s2 it is then
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I don't think you can go wrong with either device to be honest. They're both top notch products and I think you'll have great support either way. I was really pushing to go with the Nexus early on but with the support here on xda and a few of my friends owning the phone, I see no reason to give up my S2 right now.
I love my S2 and whether we get ICS soon or not, I'm happy with GB as it is and the various roms - UnNamed being my current fav.
The biggest plus of Ics is FULL hardware acceleration..im sure itll be up n runnin for s2 soon after source is released...ill b lookin for watsa's build!
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Hi guys!
Im getting a new phone in the next couple of days and its between these two.
I just want to know which one of these would you recommend over the other and why
Thanks!
Get the Nexus unless you want:
1. the S II's 8MP cam. Although keep in mind that MP count isn't everything.
2. physical/capacitive buttons.
3. ability to expand storage with microSD card. This is a pretty huge deal to a lot of folks.
4. to keep using Gingerbread over Ice Cream Sandwich.
5. TouchWiz.
Galaxy Nexus, updates direct from google no waiting 6+ months for them.
Thats the thing, other than the screen size and os i havent seen anything that makes the galaxy nexus seem better but im not too phone savvie which is why im not sure
I would say apart from the above mentioned points in favour of the s2, the main reason why I didn't go for the nexus is the weight and size factor... if you don't intend to use your phone for more than mainly phone features then I don't think one needs a 4.65" screen... I always felt 4" was the perfect size, but due to the s2's extremely light weight it can get away with the large size... the nexus is bigger aand heavier which makes sense but still... when it comes to comfort of carrying it in a pocket, I'd rather not have a giant bulge in my pocket... but nonetheless the nexus is sexy as hell... I would love to have that HD display... but size does matter...
I think you should check them both out in the shop before buying... soon enough ICS will be on the S2 as well so... and being on xda you will be getting custom rom updates before samsungs... unless your into stock...
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The only thing i like about the nexus is the screen, don't like the design and the lack of memory card slot is unforgivable.
depends on your preference.. if you want gorjess screen and ICS go for nexus..
if you want camera quality and 2011 smartphone of the year go for S2..
but i suggest you to wait for S3.. because it will be a major upgrade over S2 and it comes loaded with more features than the existing galaxy nexus..
its just samsung marketing strategies to keep their phone lineup balanced..
I would wait for the SGS3 as well!!! But would take the SGS2 if I had to choose now!
i had the chance to play with a galaxy nexus yesterday and i wasnt impressed.
it was slower than my sgs2, horrid camera, no sd, screen didnt look better at all, slower cpu and gpu.
I dont want to sound like a hater because i genuinely was considering it but, its simply not a better device.
blunted09 said:
i had the chance to play with a galaxy nexus yesterday and i wasnt impressed.
it was slower than my sgs2, horrid camera, no sd, screen didnt look better at all, slower cpu and gpu.
I dont want to sound like a hater because i genuinely was considering it but, its simply not a better device.
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Damn so the screen was not impressive?
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Im still somewhat torn as some people have said that the galaxy s2 will be superior when ICS comes on it.
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Im still somewhat torn as some people have said that the galaxy s2 will be superior when ICS comes on it.
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Dude, I've had both phones and I can tell you without hesitation to get the Galaxy Nexus. It's the best mobile phone I've ever used. Period.
The HD screen is beyond gorgeous.
Nexus if you
like fast update, big screen with High resolution, android beam ??
and don't care about no sd card slot, gaming(cause it have the same GPU as nexus s! and cpu is lower than SGS2)
SGS2 if you
like sd card slot, gaming, lot of mods
and don't care about big screen but low resolution, slow update
huzidada said:
I would wait for the SGS3 as well!!! But would take the SGS2 if I had to choose now!
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I agree with this to a degree. The GS3 will probably have the same screen as the GN and a better processor - but you'll rely on Samsung for the latest updates.
The GN on the other hand will be the first phone to get the most up to date firmware from Google.
For me, I'm worried about extra storage, having the best camera and gaming.
The GS2 (and obviously the GS3) beats the GN on all those counts, which is why I chose the GS2.
SGS2 because the nexus is expensive right now for what it does. Touchwiz is also a nice touch, love it or hate it, it still has the best codec support for videos which is awesome!
soft keys FOR THE LOSE !
I'm planning to buy/upgrade to a new android phone but I don't know what phone to choose. I'm wondering what's the best android phone out right now for Sprint?
I think Samsung I9100 is The best choice
Yup.. Galaxy S 2 all day!
You should wait for the HTC One X at least.. it'll be out soon
What is your budget
Well what are you looking for in a phone, the latest?, the biggest? etc
If you're on a thight budget maybe a older Samsung Galaxy S1 will fill your needs escpecially with a 4.0.3 rom from this forum on it.
I'd go with the samsung galaxy s2 personnally.
Definitely the better well-rounded high-end phone, imho.
I think HTC ONE X is best android phone
Sony xperia S
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The HTC one X, only annoyance is the lcd screen.
Has to be HTC one X, Samsung Nexus or Galaxy S2 (or S3 when its out).
Or if you dont mind the size, how about the Samung Galaxy Note??
All good phones, plenty of happy users here and plenty of support as well!!!
Galaxy S2
what about samsung galaxy nexus?
I've owned the HTC Inspire, the Motorola Atrix, the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Note, and now the Galaxy Nexus, all of which I've rooted and used for extended periods of time, and I've gotta say that of all the phones I've owned, the Galaxy Nexus is my favorite. Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich is deliciously smooth D) and, though I absolutely loved my Galaxy Note's huge screen and S Pen, the 4.65" screen is still plenty big and offers a great media experience, and it's nice that you can customize the three on-screen softkeys and even add more if the new layout's not your thing. The camera's not quite up to par with the S II and the Note, but it still produces good-looking video and stills. I honestly can't make the Nexus lag no matter how hard I try, which says a lot for a six-month-old phone when compared to the brand new HTC One X that still lags and stutters despite its quad-core processor and all-around superior specs (though that's at the fault of the always increasingly bloated Sense UI, not the hardware). I'm sure that can be remedied on the One X with custom ROMs and better optimization, but if you're looking for flawless performance out of the box, the Nexus is what I'd recommend. Couple that with Sprint's new LTE network and you'll have yourself quite the badass phone. Honestly though, between the Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Nexus, and the EVO 4G LTE (One X), you really can't go wrong. None of them are by any means bad phones, so just go to a Sprint store, spend 5 or 10 minutes with each of them, and take your pick, and revel in the fact that if you're not happy with your choice in 30 days it's not too late to swap it out!
I made some suggestions to another fellow who had a similar question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24906117#post24906117
Sony Xperia s
Go for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3
I`am in doubt, i can trade my S2 for a new Galaxy Nexus, should i do it?
I want to and don`t want to, you know what i mean.
Can anyone provide me with any advice/clarity!
Thanks in advance
Do it, you'll receive all updates from Google directly. this will save you lots of nerves. And personally I believe it is nicer.
gee2012 said:
I`am in doubt, i can trade my S2 for a new Galaxy Nexus, should i do it?
I want to and don`t want to, you know what i mean.
Can anyone provide me with any advice/clarity!
Thanks in advance
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i will personally say to you that DONT DO IT.....s2 is much better....
In a heartbeat.
I had the s2 and loved it.. but when I got the gnexus my s2 becomes my girls toy.
The screen is so much better.
I now have a HTC one x but keep my gnexus as second phone.
Its perfect to play with.
So many good roms for it.
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To me specs are everything
The Galaxy Nexus is a good phone, but S2 is much better
The Nexus has a slightly larger screen, and a slightly (very slightly) better battery
i have a friend with a rooted and optimized Nexus, and my rooted SII owns it in performance comparisons
The SII also has a vastly superior camera
there is more info here if you are still undecided
S2 has a better camera, USB OTG support, external SD support, albeit a slightly smaller screen, plus some amazing ROMs. Keep your S2 and save for S3.
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Get the gnexus.
Better software, updates straight from google, and great custom rom community.
well thats imo...
U culd always just wait for the s3
Zamrock said:
To me specs are everything
The Galaxy Nexus is a good phone, but S2 is much better
The Nexus has a slightly larger screen, and a slightly (very slightly) better battery
i have a friend with a rooted and optimized Nexus, and my rooted SII owns it in performance comparisons
The SII also has a vastly superior camera
there is more info here if you are still undecided
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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Smartphone11/362
Just read the forums, specs, price, and make the decision yourself.
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Thinking of getting S3, but obviously will be a price premium. Wondering if it will be worth it over the Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Same size screen, removable battery, fair do only 16Gb on Nexus, few software features on S3. Anyone actually seen a S3 yet, is the screen as bad/good as people saying?
Is the screen completely different to Nexus, which is best?
Cheers
MrMrMr111 said:
Thinking of getting S3, but obviously will be a price premium. Wondering if it will be worth it over the Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Same size screen, removable battery, fair do only 16Gb on Nexus, few software features on S3. Anyone actually seen a S3 yet, is the screen as bad/good as people saying?
Is the screen completely different to Nexus, which is best?
Cheers
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There are quit a bit of software differences as Samsung added a lot of features to the SGS3.
The screen is added with Gorilla Glass 2, being thinner and allowing better visibility. http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s3-fl-en.shtml
It's really up to you. The phone is nearly twice as powerful with a GPU close to 2.5 times more powerful as well. The battery life rating on GSMArena is rated pretty high also. It's a good solid phone and will be for 1 or 2 years with a good community and support.
The only reason to move to a SGS4 in the future might be for RAM, that is the only thing I didn't see a big jump for the SGS3.
The camera is much better as well.
I'd probably wait for the next nexus devices to come around with jelly bean.
MrMrMr111 said:
Thinking of getting S3, but obviously will be a price premium. Wondering if it will be worth it over the Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Same size screen, removable battery, fair do only 16Gb on Nexus, few software features on S3. Anyone actually seen a S3 yet, is the screen as bad/good as people saying?
Is the screen completely different to Nexus, which is best?
Cheers
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Nexus 4.65 inch -> S3 4.8 inch, also reported the S3's screen is brighter
Nexus dual core OMAP processor at 1.2GHz -> S3 Quad Core Exynos at 1.4GHz, very powerfull GPU
Nexus 5MP camera -> S3 very nice 8MP camera
Nexus 16GB memory -> S3 16/32/64 + 50GB dropbox + SDcard
Also what I like: the S3 has a wolfson soundchip like the S1, musicwise the S3 will be better then the Nexus as far as I understand.
Besides that, the S3 has software tricks the Nexus doesn't. I might have missed something but this is most of it. I don't know how big the difference is between the Nexus and S3, having a quad core might be good "future-proof" wise.
edit: forgot, removable battery (and bigger battery, 2100mAh)
One thing to consider is that Nexus is pentaband (i.e. works with the cheaper t-mobile prepaid) whereas s3 is not (to the best of my knowledge, anyway).
Another thing to consider is custom development; it's in the high now with the Nexus, and unlikely to be as active even when the S3 goes out in full blow.
Aside from these, I think the S3 has all the advantages, both hardware-wise and in terms of additional software (that you can remove later, if you don't like). The price premium is $200ish, but it's worth it for a long term device.
If you wait for the S3 to come out there's an okay chance the Nexus price would drop even further (though, to be honest, I'm not sure if it can beat the current google subsidy in the play store).
Being a Gnex owner I have to say I love it. Have the S3 on preorder as I have to have it, same will happen in November when the new Gnex comes to town. I don't keep my phones for long. To answer ur question I will have to say get the S3, if u want the ability to fully rock your phone with whatever and however YOU want then get a Google phone, they are first to get everything ie. updates, roms, themes, etc.
I have the Verizon version of the GNex. It's a great phone, but there's many things about the phone that make is sub-par, in my opinion.
I think the one good thing about it is it runs vanilla android 4.0.
With the S3, it's a huge upgrade from the GNex with a nicer screen, larger screen, better processor, thinner, better battery life (well compared to my LTE version), and I think I just looks much better. I'm sure it'll run smoother too, but that is yet to be decided as none of us have our pre-order units in our hot little hands yet.
On the flip side, GNex runs Vanilla Android while S3 run Sammy's TW UI over Android. Now, I was not/am not a huge fan of the previous version of TW on the S2, I think I might have different opinions about TW in S3.
I hope I'll like it, but I won't know until I get my phone
From my perspective, S3 all the way. Don't even consider GNex. If you want a GNex, I'd say get the next Google Android Nexus device with Jelly Bean, as other xda guys have mentioned.
My 2 cents.
yyhd said:
nicer screen
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This is probably beating a dead horse, but we don't know if it has nicer screen, until everyone has it and make comparison. It is still Pentile, which is okay, but it would need better quality control and not suffer from grey banding and/or dark spots and/or tinting which half of phones I had in my signature suffered from.
The Samsung is best phone ever