Greetings! First of all sorry for my bad english.
I'm watching this forums for some time but I finally made an account because I need some advice.
I have Galaxy Ace at the moment and I'm in a search for a new android one.
So i got stuck on Xperia S, Galaxy S2 or something 3rd
And I'm not sure if galaxy S2 is still worth buying? Is there any better dual core andorid?
Quad core is just to much at the moment for me and I don't see any reason to get one.
I found HTC one S is a great phone but it's to costly for me and I really don't like HTC phones.
Anybody?
Best dual core android at the moment? Or at least best for its value
The galaxy S II is still a great phone. Depending who your service provider is you could maybe even get some other phones, but the s2 is amazing. It is one of the most durable phones, even though it does feel cheap. It will come with touchwiz so I suggest you put a custom rom on it. The battery life is pretty nice on it. The screen is nice, large and bright. The phone is very nice, with its biggest downfall being it feels rather cheap, but still a trustworthy phone.
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i think too... Galaxy 2 its very good ..
Many thanks!!
Good luck!
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It's a good phone, especially considering how the newer phones have terrible giant screens.
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Samsung Galaxy Note :thumbup:
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It's a good phone, especially considering how the newer phones have terrible giant screens.
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chintamanijaipuri said:
Samsung Galaxy Note :thumbup:
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Exhibit A.
buy SGS2 i think is the best 2-core mobile on market
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I love my s2 but... I have an option to buy a galaxy note by adding about 50$
Need advice, should I stick to my i9100 or should I go for the note?
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Answer is simple, if you can bear that monstrous size, yes.
If not, you know.
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Note is just like a bigger SGS2 with lesser Development
Not worth it as SGS3 is around the corner
For me it's also a way to keep the value of my SmartPhone high
When s3 will be out the s2 price will fall hard, the note on the other hand won't drop that hard I think
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iakovl said:
For me it's also a way to keep the value of my SmartPhone high
When s3 will be out the s2 price will fall hard, the note on the other hand won't drop that hard I think
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I'd like to think the same thing too, but if that's your main driver for swapping phones then I'd be against it. I don't think the Note is going to keep its value either because the market for a 5 inch "phone" is very small. I recall the Dell Streak on eBay very well, and just because they're advertising it during the SuperBowl doesn't mean it will guarantee people are going to buy.
Either way you're going to suffer some devaluation especially once the S3 and iPhone 5 are released. I personally couldn't fathom using a Galaxy Note. WIth that in mind keep whichever device you think would suit you better for you in the meantime.
Believe me..you're gonna regret it...SGS II got it all......
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To be honest I would love the galaxy note over the galaxy s2, that screen size just looks fantastic But I am already saving up for the galaxy s3 (hopefully will have enough in about June, I like to wait a couple of months after release to make sure the phone is the the best and it has no mayor bugs, reason I got the s2 over the sensation as after a couple of months it was clear the sensation has a crappy dual core arm cortex-A8 cpu and a buggy touch screen + the locked boot loader was the main turn off) As long as the s3 has a bigger screen than the s2, I'll be very happy
I would suggest that the s2 would properly be better for most people, but if you can you should wait for the s3
You will look like an absolute fool and normal people will laugh at you.
iakovl said:
I love my s2 but... I have an option to buy a galaxy note by adding about 50$
Need advice, should I stick to my i9100 or should I go for the note?
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Well I'm selling my Galaxy S2 and will buy a Galaxy note. The S2 is the best smartphone I've ever owned by lightyears, but the s3 is around the corner so it will soon lose its number 1 smartphone status. By getting the note now I get to try something new, something that will have more resell value when the S3 comes out vs the S2. So you should go for it buddy!
Only if you have big pockets.
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I'd like to think the same thing too, but if that's your main driver for swapping phones then I'd be against it.
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my main drive is that it'll only cost me about 50$ to change it (selling s2 + 50$ = NOTE)
Archaic1881 said:
Only if you have big pockets.
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not only pockets... if you know what i mean
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i also have big hands, what did you think i meant (dirty minded bastard )
I'm going to go for a Note myself from my current S2, gonna sell my wifes Nexus S and give her my S2.. I like the Note for it's awesome screen and the S-Pen.. It doesnt suit everyone, but for me it's the perfect combination of a tablet and a phone. The screen is hands down one of the best in a cell phone today.
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I love my s2 but... I have an option to buy a galaxy note by adding about 50$
Need advice, should I stick to my i9100 or should I go for the note?
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Go for it. I am planing to do the same thing soon.
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I was just about to pre-order the HTC One S for $600 bucks but then I started to look at used S2's and I've seen them in mint condition for $350-$400.
Are everyone out there happy with CM9 / ICS on their S2s? Should I punt on the HTC One S for a used S2?
Get the S2. If you want new device get the S3 next month.
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After one year with the SGS2 I don't think I will buy Samsung anymore. don't get me wrong, the sgs2 is great hardware wise and touchwizz isn't all that bad (well the launcher is, horizontal scrolling, seriously who thought of that!? but there are plenty of replacements) but it just doesnt feel as polished as sense
i'd say go for it. mates got a htc one and its so f**kin hideous. seriously, its like it has downs. i can't believe some places are asking £41.00 per month and 29.00 down for the handset...a complete piss take.
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Would go for one s, sense is well polished and has consistent ui
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im a proud owner of galaxy s2 . . honestly i would suggest you to buay one S you know . newwer hardware better astetics on the handset itself . . but this super AMOLED just blow any other screen . . ive compared my galaxy s 2 screen with xperia s's 720p-bravia-engined-screen . . and the owner of this phone still admit that super amoled just look sharper and more colorful . . despite the lower resolution.
sooo just wait for galaxy s3 it will blow away anything on the market . . im sure about that
ow shoot i forgot ONE s use super amoled too -,- but the pentlie one
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I was never satisfied about cm9 nor cm7 when comparing to the stock.
of curse cm good if you sacrifice some features. BUT if you want full hardware and softwar harmony, the stock is waaaay better.
if you want to be happy with cm9 you should get galaxy nexus because it's the only device trule open source.
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I will answer for what I surly know.
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I was never satisfied about cm9 nor cm7 when comparing to the stock.
of curse cm good if you sacrifice some features. BUT if you want full hardware and softwar harmony, the stock is waaaay better.
if you want to be happy with cm9 you should get galaxy nexus because it's the only device trule open source.
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What features do you lose exactly? :/ i can think of **** all.
If you're just going to slap cm9 on it then get the gs2.
got 200 more get ONE S it is faster if you want speed.
wait few months for SIII but will be 300+ more
cm9 works perfect for my needs, its only in development so it will be getting better by days..
one S is now as slim and light as S2.
should have better camera.
research!
atifsh said:
got 200 more get ONE S it is faster if you want speed.
wait few months for SIII but will be 300+ more
cm9 works perfect for my needs, its only in development so it will be getting better by days..
one S is now as slim and light as S2.
should have better camera.
research!
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Everyone says the HTC One S's camera is super awesome but of all the pics I've seen, the S2 looks as good and if not better in some cases.
Also, the 1080p video capture from the S2 looks great.
I've used HTC phones for 3 years, an now im happy with my two samsung galaxy phones. HTC sense is so big, it makes the phones really slow.
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I've used HTC phones for 3 years, an now im happy with my two samsung galaxy phones. HTC sense is so big, it makes the phones really slow.
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They scaled it down on latest release apparently
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They scaled it down on latest release apparently
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I'm looking to run ICS (the new update or CM9) on the S2 so that's where I'm making my decision from.
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I'm looking to run ICS (the new update or CM9) on the S2 so that's where I'm making my decision from.
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Then one s, it comes optimizes for ics
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Hello.
So, Yeah. I'm going to get something new.
After I had unfortunate accident when my Droid RAZR broke in my pocket without any crash, I'm receiving new one for warranty and decide to change something, because I hate when phone breaks without reason
I live in Poland, so I need something that reach europe.
What I need... Specs comparable with RAZR (CPU and RAM. Some nice GPU would also be nice), Screen at least same quality as it and overall nice quality.
It would be also welcome to be easily moddable with decent amount of Custom ROMs for it. Official/Unofficial CM support is also welcome.
And one more thing. No SGS2. I'm tired of it.
So. Any propositions?
Thanks in advance!
Galaxy S II is old, why would anyone suggest it with the Galaxy S III is out? If you're tired of Samsung then go for an HTC One X. If not, the Samsung Galaxy S III is waiting to love you. I'd suggest a Nexus but you seem to be pretty content with rooting and ROMs so I guess it isn't necessary.
How about Galaxy Note 2? Supposed to be announced at end of month
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If you like rooting and roming, go with the Nexus. Otherwise, Galaxy S III or One X.
Ooh, go for the Xperia gx. Actually, scratch that. I don't think it's available in Europe yet... maybe the acro s... damn I'm not really sure when it comes to Europe.
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go for the one X, but rooting it might be a bit difficult, if so, then go with a nexus!
I would suggest a Galaxy Nexus. Nexus devices always get the official updates first and will be supported for a long time (for example: Nexus S got JellyBean, Galaxy S which has almost the same hardware has not even gotten official ICS...)
Get Galaxy Note 2. It will be released in few days.
Galaxy s3 is an awesome choice too.
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The nexus s is very close in spec to your RAZR. The camera isn't as nice, but fantastic device none the less. You can get them cheap right now too.
The SGS3 is an incredible device. It blows away the RAZR in performance from every angle.
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Nexus does not have good camera.
Either go for HTC One S .. !!
Htc one x if u can live without external memory.
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the Galaxy Nexus is awesome and includes real stock jelly bean!!! (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy)
the Samsung Galaxy 3 i an awesome phone!
the HTC One X is Amazingly strong!!
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Nexus does not have good camera.
Either go for HTC One S .. !!
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The nexus does not have a good camera, but if you get one knowing that, the rest of the device is superb.
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Thanks for all replies. I think that I'll go with Nexus. However I've got one question about it. I heard that it doesn't have Gorilla Glass display. Can anyone say something about its resistance for little scratches?
Nexus S
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Can someone tell me why is Nexus S is why so much preferred when Galaxy S3 is far costlier than it ?
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Acuap said:
Thanks for all replies. I think that I'll go with Nexus. However I've got one question about it. I heard that it doesn't have Gorilla Glass display. Can anyone say something about its resistance for little scratches?
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It doesn't have a gorilla glass display??
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If you can get a Galaxy S III go for it because Samsung just came out with the official jelly bean OTA , otherwise Galaxy Nexus ftw...
The Galaxy Nexus does not have a gorilla glass display , only a scratch resistant one...I haven't really tested mine by putting it in my pocket with my keys lol, but If you get a decent screen protector you won't have any problems...
Gorilla Glass is a big plus , but its a small price to pay for the software experience you're getting out of this phone...Pure AOSP Android experience , you will get the latest updates FIRST, and not have to wait like with the SIII for example...or any other phone for that matter...
Plus its a pretty powerful phone..well worth its money right now if you don't care about the mediocre camera...(which I personally think is fine...1080p video at 30fps , with decent lighting it records great... Photos are OK as well so...)
OR if you're good at waiting you can wait for the new nexus to come out that might have a GG display, but Google hasn't even announced it officially yet so...
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Hello i have Samsung galaxy s ii
and i was thinking of buying samsung galaxy s iii
but i'm not very sure because my s ii have a great performance and it is not different with anything but the Cpu on s iii is quad core
should i wait for a phone that contain a 2GB ram to buy it or i should go with the s 3 ??
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Hello i have Samsung galaxy s ii
and i was thinking of buying samsung galaxy s iii
but i'm not very sure because my s ii have a great performance and it is not different with anything but the Cpu on s iii is quad core
should i wait for a phone that contain a 2GB ram to buy it or i should go with the s 3 ??
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Go for S3! There won't be S4 anytime soon, so... There won't be a better phone any time soon, so, until then S3 will be the best phone in the world!! (Just like the S2, two years in a row!)
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Hello i have Samsung galaxy s ii
and i was thinking of buying samsung galaxy s iii
but i'm not very sure because my s ii have a great performance and it is not different with anything but the Cpu on s iii is quad core
should i wait for a phone that contain a 2GB ram to buy it or i should go with the s 3 ??
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I came from sgs 2 and the original s1 and boy the gs3 is so much better
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I had both. S3 is faster but ugly
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Don't upgrade
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Hello i have Samsung galaxy s ii
and i was thinking of buying samsung galaxy s iii
but i'm not very sure because my s ii have a great performance and it is not different with anything but the Cpu on s iii is quad core
should i wait for a phone that contain a 2GB ram to buy it or i should go with the s 3 ??
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If u have a galaxy s2 . i dont think u should upgrade to galaxy s3
because there isnt that many new feature in it that is worth the upgrade
the galaxy s2 is a great phone and it will suit your needs for another year
so stick with s2 till s4
trust me i had s2 and i went for s3 and i didnt find that many new stuff that was worth the upgrade
The main improvements over the S2 for me are much better screen, call quality (clarity and no echo), hugely improved audio (even better than S1 thanks to siyah audio tweaks) and much much better battery life. Plus an improvement in looks IMO.
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Keep the s2. Best phone with minor things missing which can be ported from s3.
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I've had my S3 for 2 days now having upgraded from S2 and to be honest so far I think my S2 was better. I was running wajk miui on my S2 and it was great. running stock on the S3 at the moment but i'm finding lots of little bugs. motion to put your hand over the screen to stop media doesn't work, s-voice is pretty crap and it doesn't seem anywhere near as fast as my S2.
Having said all that I'm going to persevere with it and try different roms til I find one that makes it run much better.
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I had both. S3 is faster but ugly
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S3 ain't ugly lol better return yours might of got the wrong phone
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Personally, right now if I had the choice of SGS3 and Note 2 I'd go for the note. Faster CPU and more RAM, bigger screen, battery and S-Pen.
Wait for the Galaxy Note 2 if you can put up with the huge screen (in some cases it's the bigger the better but that screen is a little too big for my liking)
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Wait for the Galaxy Note 2 if you can put up with the huge screen (in some cases it's the bigger the better but that screen is a little too big for my liking)
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I loved the note 2 specs but like you said i don't like huge screen
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I've had my S3 for 2 days now having upgraded from S2 and to be honest so far I think my S2 was better. I was running wajk miui on my S2 and it was great. running stock on the S3 at the moment but i'm finding lots of little bugs. motion to put your hand over the screen to stop media doesn't work, s-voice is pretty crap and it doesn't seem anywhere near as fast as my S2.
Having said all that I'm going to persevere with it and try different roms til I find one that makes it run much better.
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I think all this options like S-voice and smart stay and motion things are only for advertising
I never used my motion thing for my s 2
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Hi everyone... i am a student and currently own a Samsung galaxy s2 for last 10 months...
Last week i got my screen cracked but everything is working fine...
I was thinking if it would be a good idea to sell this and buy a new phone instead of spending 6500 inr for screen...
If yes then which one...
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Another what shall I buy thread. Note II, Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 4. All have great dev behind them
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i would buy a s2 again.
im very interested in smartphones and always buy the newest and best phones. but when i buyed my s2 a long time ago, i was so happy with it,
the cam is very very good, the speed is awesome and its not to big like s3 or the notes. as u can see its still supported even from samsung with new jelly bean upgrade. i dont know much phones which get 2 android upgrades (from gb to ics, from ics to jb) except the google phones and the s2 is still supported by good devs. so why not buy a s2?
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i would buy a s2 again.
im very interested in smartphones and always buy the newest and best phones. but when i buyed my s2 a long time ago, i was so happy with it,
the cam is very very good, the speed is awesome and its not to big like s3 or the notes. as u can see its still supported even from samsung with new jelly bean upgrade. i dont know much phones which get 2 android upgrades (from gb to ics, from ics to jb) except the google phones and the s2 is still supported by good devs. so why not buy a s2?
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I would agree in some point. Yeah it is got a very good graphics card and all. But you might wanna go a little more future proof with the 2GB RAM option. Not that you need/use it all but its worth having for the future. Im always going with the Note series now but the Nexis 4 is a pretty solid buy
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I would agree in some point. Yeah it is got a very good graphics card and all. But you might wanna go a little more future proof with the 2GB RAM option. Not that you need/use it all but its worth having for the future. Im always going with the Note series now but the Nexis 4 is a pretty solid buy
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i dont know if someone needs a quad core and/or 2 gb ram, even in the future. im very happy to have a not to big and not to small phone, which is very fast and got a very very nice cam. thats all i need, but i dont know what u need
you already have an idea what to buy ?
This guy is so easy to flash, so easy to root, so easy to handle, so easy to love
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