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Anybody know if the ICS update will be officially released for Galaxy S2 in the near future (days)? or will it be following the first device released with it pre-loaded. (dare I say, like how apple did 4GS and IOS5)
I was expecting the update to be pushed following the recent meeting in Hong Kong, but no signs of it.
The Galaxy Nexus will be the first phone to officially have ICS, so i wouldn't put much hope into having it on the S2 before the Galaxy Nexus is even released...
The S2 probably won't see it for months and it'll be Carrier dependant, if and when it happens. Google only update devices themselves that are in the Nexus range.
Best case scenario, the Nexus S gets the official update first, a month after the Galaxy Prime is released. Non Nexus phones could be months after that and not all existing phones will be updated, although the S2 almost definitely will be.
Along with the Nexus S, Gingerbread Devices will get it...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/google-confirms-nexus-s-will-get-ice-cream-sandwich-for-real/
Interesting is this line:
"Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device."
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Cant wait to use it on my 80$ (no contract) Huawei U8650
I am pretty confident it will run on ALL 2.3 devices, and why should it not ? Its only a PHONE OS it will not need many ressources.
thank u
cheers for the replies. Im an EX iphone 3gs user, upgraded to galaxys S2 and not looking back at all
Hey galaxy s2'ers!!
I am the owner of a HTC HD2 that has been my pride and joy for a long time. However recently its mini-USB port and GPS broke/failed on me and I decided to move on.
I'm looking for a phone I can keep for a couple of years and it must have decent camera, battery life and good GPS reception. Games/3D performance tends to be rather secondary to me.
I checked with my carrier and I can get a brand new 16GB Galaxy S2 for about 200€. There is a more or less similar question to this one here in the forum but do tell me what you think: is the GS2 a good buy these days and for this price?
Thank you!
Yes.Buy 10 of them,keep 1 and stick the other 9 on eBay-youll make a killing.Ones with broken screens sell for that!
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Just go for a galaxy nexus. That's what I'd do.
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theunderling said:
Yes.Buy 10 of them,keep 1 and stick the other 9 on eBay-youll make a killing.Ones with broken screens sell for that!
Lol
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Hmm.. doesn't sound like a bad idea
thedudejdog said:
Just go for a galaxy nexus. That's what I'd do.
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I actually like Nexus' slight curvature on the frontal plane but the lack of expansion ports is a deal breaker..
Thanks for the input guys
But whats the total cost/contract.I only buy new unbranded ones and get a sim deal separately.It works out more but I can put it through my business.
Is your deal the phone and minutes etc for the 200 euros.
If it is then buy as much as you can,stick em on eBay and chuck the sims
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You bet, it is! I just bought a SGS2 4 months for now, and I am completely satisfied and overwhelmed with it. It has the best package for an Android phone. Tons of modifications depending on your taste, and a very powerful hardware that can run almost every app & games. The only phone I would consider to replace my SGS2 is non other han its successor.
Reference: I've constantly checked other Android phones to compare, but nothing beats this beast from what I see.
Go for S III, or Nexus or S II,
If you want to fully Customise your device go for SII or SIII
If not, other variants of S II Like S II X or HD LTE SGH - I757M have greater Hardware 1.5 Ghz i think.
Peace
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Then waht about S II Plus? Or S II Advance? -.-
But if its really releasing in Q1 12 then its a Good Deal
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Samsung already denied the rumors of S4. It's waste of time to wait for it, go for the Galaxy Nexus if you care for updates and wants to use stock rom.
You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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You bet, it is! I just bought a SGS2 4 months for now, and I am completely satisfied and overwhelmed with it. It has the best package for an Android phone. Tons of modifications depending on your taste, and a very powerful hardware that can run almost every app & games. The only phone I would consider to replace my SGS2 is non other han its successor.
Reference: I've constantly checked other Android phones to compare, but nothing beats this beast from what I see.
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That's a reaction I want to have when I get my new phone
And yeah, I'm all for flashing new stuff (com'on, coming from a HTC HD2 what else is to be expected)
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Then waht about S II Plus? Or S II Advance? -.-
But if its really releasing in Q1 12 then its a Good Deal
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Hmm I don't know if I can hold out for much longer.. This baddass piece of equipment is my day-to-day phone since my HTC died.. and I find it somewhat lacking for my needs ehehe
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You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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You bet I'm still here: thanks for the input guys! I'm having a meeting with my carrier agent - or whatever you call it - to discuss what phone I'll be getting: I share a professional plan with other colleagues so I get to chose a new phone for a low cost from time to time.. hence the 200€ :victory:
don't worry about sgs2, it definitely worth the money since this great phone beat iphone 4s last year. if you are looking for more budget android smartphone, get sgs2 since the price drop a lot since the launch of sgs3. well, if you can afford sgs3, i will recommend it. :good:
i have been using my sgs2 for almost 6 months now, i wanna say that i am more happy to continue to be with my baby. sgs2 get most of the android update, and i just flash a jelly bean ROM.
sgs2 is more easier to root, to customize, to tweak compare to HTC (where you need the whatever S-OFF thing). i almost kill my friend HTC phone by just trying to S-OFF it. stupid bootloader.
conclusion, if you want cheaper, daily use phone, you can go for sgs2. if you want newer phone, get sgs3 or galaxy note 2.:good: just get samsung phone, you get tonnes of tutorials, guides here.
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Samsung already denied the rumors of S4. It's waste of time to wait for it, go for the Galaxy Nexus if you care for updates and wants to use stock rom.
You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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Whew! Thank God. Cause it's too soon for Samsung to release S4 xD lol
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There has been 1 week since I bought my Galaxy S2 and I'm telling you. I love every bit of it. EVERYTHING. The camera, the screen, design, the UI and everything. Having said that, though the reason why I'm in love with it is maybe because my older phone was only a Samsung Galaxy Mini.
i don't know about you, but I think you can't get a better phone with that price (200€). I got mine for €220 and I don't regret any cent spent on it.
worth all that money and much more.
good for you ^^ enjoy every bit of it. like my s2. i am still not bored of it since JB is here for s2 as well ^^
Hi Guys,
I'm due for an upgrade in a few weeks time and I'm currently on a Samsung Galaxy S2, I don't really want to go to the S3 as I don't think it's enough of an upgrade. Is there something else I should be waiting for?
Cheers
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Bump.
Upgrade due in a week, would be great if I need to hang on for the much rumoure new Nexus?
I believe the HTC One X is supposed to be being re-released state side with a quad core. I would definitely be holding out for a quad core.
Speaking as a nexus one owner who went to a galaxy s2 I'd highly recommend you hold off for the next nexus. You'll love being a nexus owner for many reasons. Trust me...
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HOX, iPhone 5, S3 are the top dogs.
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HOX, iPhone 5, S3 are the top dogs.
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http://androidcommunity.com/htc-one-x-flagship-revealed-hands-on-20121002/
That is the top dog. LG has a quad core out as well, but I have a hard time recommending an LG.
Hi guys, Thanks for the replies.
I'm thinking I might wait till the next Nexus line up I'm just concerned on when they'll be available as I don't really want to wait till xmas before my new phone, whens the likely release date for the UK is that info out yet because I can't find anything searching on the net.
Butchr - I'm similar whilst the LG looks good, it's an LG
I'm thinking about trading my Galaxy S3 and cash if need be for an Optimus G. Someone I know just got one and after playing with it I can tell it's noticeably faster than my phone, not by much, but the Quadcore S4 Pro is faster than the Dual-core S4 Plus in the S3 =(. If it were just an even trade I'd do it but I assume people will want cash since this phone is a bit newer and technically a tad bit more powerful. However, I feel as if the S3 has a better design (not boring square) and having Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and a ton of ROMS both touchwiz and AOSP to choose from is important to me. So I'd be losing out big time on that since I'd be running only ICS and virtually the only one ROM available. What should I do, I want the latest and greatest hardware but maybe I should wait for more ROMs and developer support?
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I'm thinking about trading my Galaxy S3 and cash if need be for an Optimus G. Someone I know just got one and after playing with it I can tell it's noticeably faster than my phone, not by much, but the Quadcore S4 Pro is faster than the Dual-core S4 Plus in the S3 =(. If it were just an even trade I'd do it but I assume people will want cash since this phone is a bit newer and technically a tad bit more powerful. However, I feel as if the S3 has a better design (not boring square) and having Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and a ton of ROMS both touchwiz and AOSP to choose from is important to me. So I'd be losing out big time on that since I'd be running only ICS and virtually the only one ROM available. What should I do, I want the latest and greatest hardware but maybe I should wait for more ROMs and developer support?
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I can see where you are coming from. Right now this phone is brand new. I came most recently from the Skyrocket and was thinking the same thing you were. This phone is expected to get a port or aosp soon from what the forums say. For right now you can add most of the Jelly Bean things to this platform using the software in the forum. My personal opinion is this phone will have a better life. The S3 is contending with its new big brother the Note 2. Samsung phones have been easier to play around with the most. The dev teams are working hard to get Jelly Bean to us, but you have to think it is the holidays still. I have no doubt that if you get this phone you will be happy with it. Never hurts to try something new you might be suprised.
hold on to the S3 until JB for the Optimus G comes out. then sell the S3 for cash and renew ATT contract to get the Optimus G for $99 at Amazon or Best Buy.
First post and you've been a member for over six years. That's impressive.
However, by the time JB comes out for the E970 AT&T will have something better for sale.
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First post and you've been a member for over six years. That's impressive.
However, by the time JB comes out for the E970 AT&T will have something better for sale.
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impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
satamusic said:
impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
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I'm sorry, but cell company promises don't mean anything. My money is on late January.
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I just went from an S3 to the Optimus G. I absolutely loved my S3. Unfortunately, it broke so long story short, I went to the OG.
I love both phones. I feel the OG is a little faster (but not by much) and the picture is without a doubt more crisp. You can definitely see more when you're out in the daylight. However, the camera is better on the S3 in my opinion and the speaker blows on the OG. So it does have its downsides. Not to mention, development is incredibly slow compared to the S3 so if you're into flashing roms and all that good stuff, you might want to keep your S3. They're all saying just wait a bit but as it stands right now, the devs are loving the S3 apparently.
Either way, you can't go wrong
Personally, I love the LGOG. My roommate got the SG3 just a couple weeks before I upgraded from a HTC Inspire 4g. It's what kinda swayed me into getting the LGOG. (Was never going to get another HTC after what they did to Inspire.) Anyway, I play with my roommate's phone and she plays with mine. She's wishing she had gotten the LGOG while I'm saying "here, take your piece of plastic back." It really is a matter of preference. Good luck!
It was between a S3 and the OG of me coming from an inspire 4g as well. I just ended up not wanting an "oversized Fischer Price toy" Lol. But once again it entirely comes down to personal preference. All I know is I love my OG and can't wait for the development to really take off.
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i sold my red SG3, and bought the LOG and love it, only I miss from the SG3 is led notification on the front other than that way better in every aspect
I prefer the OG notification LED on the side more because I always place my cell phone face down on surface to protect the screen. My wife is using a galaxy note 2 and I don't like where Samsung placed the notification LED on hers either.
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I prefer the OG notification LED on the side more because I always place my cell phone face down on surface to protect the screen. My wife is using a galaxy note 2 and I don't like where Samsung placed the notification LED on hers either.
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S3's notification was HUGE which is a plus, but it looks really tacky on the white s3 since it bleeds through the white color.
I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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I have both (except I have the unlocked quad core S3) as well as a few other devices. The Optimus G is suffering from the original Epic syndrome where it seemed to be behind development and software wise but after two years the OG Epic slide out keyboard phone has the current JellyBam available for it. If you can deal with being a little patient, the LGOG is raw power waiting to be unlocked. Being new to AT&T, I don't know where development is compared to the international S3 which has multi window and other Note 2 features ported. Even with all of that, my S3 is tied for 3rd place with LGOG and Note 2 1 and 1a.
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I appreciate all the replies I have decided to stick with the S3 for now as Jelly Bean and ROM availability is something I just cannot give up. But the Optimus G is no doubt a great phone with the best hardware available. However I am going to just wait it out, maybe until more development or for a 1080p Optimus G2 or S4 maybe?
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hold on to the S3 until JB for the Optimus G comes out. then sell the S3 for cash and renew ATT contract to get the Optimus G for $99 at Amazon or Best Buy.
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I was also thinking about that too, because I know if I unlocked my S3 I could get a pretty penny on eBay for it probably. My upgrade isn't until October though so by then I'm sure a new generation of the Optimus G and the S4 will be out.
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I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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Yea like it's really Apple's and Orange's, playing with the Optimus G I can notice right away how nice and crisp the screen is. Outdoor visibility on the Optimus G is better, but it's a trade off to me for no Jelly Bean and virtually no development support.
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Yea like it's really Apple's and Orange's, playing with the Optimus G I can notice right away how nice and crisp the screen is. Outdoor visibility on the Optimus G is better, but it's a trade off to me for no Jelly Bean and virtually no development support.
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The deciding factor for me was the SoC. You have the S4 Pro and the new Adreno GPU (assuming you compare both AT&T versions). The G will get it's development soon, I mean I doubt the S3 had amazing development during it's first two months. They are both great phones however, and I have soft spot for Samsung after my indestructible Captivate.
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The G will get it's development soon, I mean I doubt the S3 had amazing development during it's first two months.
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You're kidding, right? Rooted before release, roms the first day of release, AOSP in both CM10 and AOKP within a week or two of release... And that was just for the AT&T & T-Mo versions. Plus you had Cyanogen himself doing the CM builds, along with Task doing the AOKP build for AT&T. I believe Roman and Nighthawk (two of the people in charge of AOKP) were doing the builds for the T-Mo variant.
The ONLY thing that's making me consider the OG (and an LG in general) is because of the Nexus and the dev work that MIGHT be able to be ported over. I got burned with the Thrill (literally, got so hot it burned my hand), and I followed the lack of development on the Nitro as well.
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impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
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It's almost march...
Anyone else upset that we cant get the galaxy gear until we get android 4.3 which may never happen in our case. Hopefully someone comes up with something.
crl95 said:
Anyone else upset that we cant get the galaxy gear until we get android 4.3 which may never happen in our case. Hopefully someone comes up with something.
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They said Note 2 would be updated in Oct.
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They said Note 2 would be updated in Oct.
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Thank god!! I didn't get to watch the whole stream bc I was in a class. Anyone think its worth it to buy it before hand if your interested just incase it gets back ordered? Also anyone know if it has any functionality without pairing it to a phone?
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Thank god!! I didn't get to watch the whole stream bc I was in a class. Anyone think its worth it to buy it before hand if your interested just incase it gets back ordered? Also anyone know if it has any functionality without pairing it to a phone?
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It's $299 so zero interest here but I would guess no point without a device.
I didn't watch the live stream, but all reports are showing S3, S4 getting 4.3 and S4 getting watch functionality. No one (engadget, Pocketnow, and android central) mentioned note 2 at all.
Besides, if international gets 4.3 in October, it will be spring before Verizon official drops.
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I didn't watch the live stream, but all reports are showing S3, S4 getting 4.3 and S4 getting watch functionality. No one (engadget, Pocketnow, and android central) mentioned note 2 at all.
Besides, if international gets 4.3 in October, it will be spring before Verizon official drops.
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In the live stream he basically said "Support for the S3 and S4 coming soon with the Note 2 shortly after that"
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In the live stream he basically said "Support for the S3 and S4 coming soon with the Note 2 shortly after that"
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"Now Gear is compatible of course with Note 3, Note 10.1 2014 edition, and with software upgrade Galaxy S4. For all Galaxy S3 and Note 2 users, your upgrades are also coming soon, in October."
Straight from the live stream....
Milimbar said:
"Now Gear is compatible of course with Note 3, Note 10.1 2014 edition, and with software upgrade Galaxy S4. For all Galaxy S3 and Note 2 users, your upgrades are also coming soon, in October."
Straight from the live stream....
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There we go, I knew he said something similar to what I thought. Thank you for the quote.
Unfortunately ....
He says upgrade to make it work with the Galaxy Gear..... while it 99% means 4.3 .... there still is that 1% chance its just gonna be adding support for the watch and no major update to the android version.
Milimbar said:
"Now Gear is compatible of course with Note 3, Note 10.1 2014 edition, and with software upgrade Galaxy S4. For all Galaxy S3 and Note 2 users, your upgrades are also coming soon, in October."
Straight from the live stream....
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that makes it sound like the watch won't work with the Note 2. It sounds like 4.3 is coming, but not that support. Probably because they want you to buy the note 3.
Maybe it will get hacked, or maybe the note 2 doesn't have the sensors needed. Don't know, don't care. Samsung is going down a path I'm not willing to follow. They are trying to become their own ecosystem.
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that makes it sound like the watch won't work with the Note 2. It sounds like 4.3 is coming, but not that support. Probably because they want you to buy the note 3.
Maybe it will get hacked, or maybe the note 2 doesn't have the sensors needed. Don't know, don't care. Samsung is going down a path I'm not willing to follow. They are trying to become their own ecosystem.
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The Galaxy Gear will work with the Note 2... why else would they even mention the update for the Note 2 during the unveiling of the watch if it wasn't for support of it?
just for reference: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/09/04/s...3-update-for-galaxy-s3-galaxy-s4-and-note-ii/
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just for reference: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/09/04/s...3-update-for-galaxy-s3-galaxy-s4-and-note-ii/
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if you listen to the live stream, it definitely doesn't say conclusively that it will work.
They stated that the update for Gear compatibility will come in October for the S4 and that the S3 and Note 2 will be getting updates in October as well, but didn't say it was for the Gear. Not sure our phones have the newest BT low energy that the watch pairs to. The S4 does.
Even the tech sites are divided. The verge says it will work, engadget says S4 only:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/galaxy-gear-hands-on/
Perhaps the biggest setback, however, is that the Galaxy Gear is only compatible with the Note 3 and the new Note 10.1, and while it will likely work with the GS4 once that device gets an Android 4.3 update, we don't expect that it'll ever function with non-Samsung smartphones and tablets.
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if you listen to the live stream, it definitely doesn't say conclusively that it will work.
They stated that the update for Gear compatibility will come in October for the S4 and that the S3 and Note 2 will be getting updates in October as well, but didn't say it was for the Gear. Not sure our phones have the newest BT low energy that the watch pairs to. The S4 does.
Even the tech sites are divided. The verge says it will work, engadget says S4 only:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/galaxy-gear-hands-on/
Perhaps the biggest setback, however, is that the Galaxy Gear is only compatible with the Note 3 and the new Note 10.1, and while it will likely work with the GS4 once that device gets an Android 4.3 update, we don't expect that it'll ever function with non-Samsung smartphones and tablets.
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"Now Gear is compatible of course with Note 3, Note 10.1 2014 edition, and with software upgrade Galaxy S4. For all Galaxy S3 and Note 2 users, your upgrades are also coming soon, in October."
That is literally word for word exactly what was said on the live stream, all one concise thought. The second sentence is a run off of the first.
yeah, i'm sure we'll find out more conclusively about 4.3 pretty soon. God only knows then add another 6 months to whatever date it's released for Verizon to get it. :cyclops:
Please take this conversation here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192635