Hey guys
I own a nexus running jb. Its a perfect device- simply the best money can buy. Project butter really works wonders and Google now is game changing! Dev community is incredible, one post asking for help and twelve pages of support add up in less than an hour
Because of the stock, simple and no nonsense-no bloat ware approach of the nexus + speed charge (phone charges to 100% in about an hour) I plan to use it as a work phone.
Im now looking for a personal device.
This is what I am looking for in the device:
1. Excellent display - very high priority
2. Sexy to look and hold
3. Must have awesome cam and great audio quality
4. Amazing standby life
5. Smooth os
6. Active Dev support and aosp ROM abundance
7. Less bloatware
8. Ease of living - no necessary requirements set by manufacturer to install apps on PC just to copy files etc.
9. As close to android originality as possible
Do you think xperia s can cut it?
Or should I be waiting for another device?
With what I can see ROM development isn't really much... but u need to tell me the real picture.
*pushes back the chair and sits attentively. *
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I think Xperia S fullfill your wishes
SXS is all that you want and need and more.. .. and as for custom roms.. just wait for it.. now that Sony has released source.. they will be coming soon enough..
The phone that you are asking about is not out yet
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ROFL... very funny
1. Excellent display - very high priority Check
2. Sexy to look and hold Check
3. Must have awesome cam and great audio quality Check
4. Amazing standby life Errrr
5. Smooth os Check! (Well Almost)
6. Active Dev support and aosp ROM abundance Hmmmmmmmmmmm
7. Less bloatware Uhmmmm
8. Ease of living - no necessary requirements set by manufacturer to install apps on PC just to copy files etc. Check
9. As close to android originality as possible hmmm!!
Purchased. Dont think I should have
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I bought an Xperia S, sent it back for a replacement. Then I bought a Galaxy Nexus because it dropped to 350. I just purchased another Xperia S today and am sending the Nexus back. Samsung is garbage and not worth it even for Jellybean. Also the addition of the onboard hdmi port is great.
Let's hope I feel the same way. I Dont like the slow dev... brilliant phone otherwise, it cannot replace my nexus but will be a good sidekick...
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I had an Arc S and by my experience with its development environment I'm sure there will be more ROMs.
I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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I said the specs on the Galaxy Nexus are better than the Galaxy S II. Larger and higher screen resolution, faster+newer CPU. The specs on the Xperia S should be better since it is newer
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I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I really hope it does!!! Paid for the unlocked!
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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I would have to disagree. The nexus still holds the most advanced screen tech there is. It has 320ppi screen which is just 20 short of my xperia and everything about the nexus screen seems better than the s. richer colors, sharper pictures and greater contrasts. Even the anti aliasing is better on the amoled. The s till now I've found has comparatively faded colours disappointing blacks...
The ram is the same as an s2 and a xperia s but in the 6 months I've owned it NOT EVEN ONCE has it gotten hung or run sluggishly. I have decided to skip the s3 altogether because at all given times jellybean seems to have over 50% of my ram free...
Battery life I get currently is 1d 18h on normal - heavy usage, but that's got a lot to do with your choice of radio since this is a world phone.
Build quality: it feels really sturdy and I've dropped it a number of times but couldn't get even a scratch on the paint...!
Infact I feel like I should have just bought another nexus... but xperia isn't bad too... just my experience. It might be an old phone but it still is kickass! Waiting for aosp ROMs on the xperia - I hope they'll be fun
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Well everyone has the right to have their own opinion so I'm not gonna say that whatever you're saying is wrong but IMO having compared the screens of Galaxy SII, Galaxy Nexus, Note and S3 with the Xperia S, I can safely say that the Xperia S has a significantly superior screen to all of those devices.
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Well everyone has the right to have their own opinion so I'm not gonna say that whatever you're saying is wrong but IMO having compared the screens of Galaxy SII, Galaxy Nexus, Note and S3 with the Xperia S, I can safely say that the Xperia S has a significantly superior screen to all of those devices.
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Yes, it is a personal preference...
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Hello guys,
I have been an oppurtunity to swap brand new Galaxy Nexus with my Samsung Galaxy S2. Should I do it?
[x] If yes, Please state why?
[x] If no, Why not?
Can anyone list out pros and cons?
Can I bank on the future development of GNexus? As of now, Gnex has nothing additional to SGS-II.
Your voice?
If the 16GB fixed storage on the GN is enough for you then go for it, but if you need additional SD Card storage take the S2.
Asking this in SII forums? You think people will say Nexus is better?
SII for me.
It depends on what you want, since you lose some and get some in this trade . First if you want high spec smartphone you should be happy with SGS2 compared to Nexus, but if you want the pure Google android experience with latest stable android updates, nexus is superior.
Gnexus. Has a much better ics version n pure google and the hd display. But u should research them yourself this is a silly place to ask. ;-)
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The Nexus Vs S2 is down to physical appearance and also if you need the extra RAM. The only thing going for the nexus is the screen resolution and the look. The software which is on the nexus can be ported over to the S2.
Personally i would say they are both equal, as the Nexus does feel like a phone, the resolution is nice but it lacks the hardware of the S2, the S2 in terms of hardware beats the nexus hands down but it is light, it doesnt feel like a phone because it is light and plastic like.
ATM the nexus holds its value greater than the S2 and S2 used are going for a lot less.
If i was set with the choice without having to pay anything extra i would go for the S2 mainly beause it is future proof with the higher spec.
Not yet released in india
So no warranty
I heard some display issues with Gnex and u won't have warranty so won't be able to replace the display for free
And in india people don't even know nexus devices and they are not popular here u know
and better wait for the next big thing or next nexus
I won't downgrade my storage by nexus...
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Hello guys,
I have been an oppurtunity to swap brand new Galaxy Nexus with my Samsung Galaxy S2. Should I do it?
[x] If yes, Please state why?
[x] If no, Why not?
Can anyone list out pros and cons?
Can I bank on the future development of GNexus? As of now, Gnex has nothing additional to SGS-II.
Your voice?
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differences are:
SD card support (only internal 16g storage on gnex)
screen type (no gorilla glass on gnex)
screen resolution and size (higher and larger on gnex)
better camera on S2
design and feel (purely subjective.. up to each user to judge)
minor differences in hardware otherwise.. not something users will notice
pure google on gnex versus samsung android on s2
better battery on s2 (unless u buy original extended battery for gnex)
Depends what your priorities are. Both phones are awesome!
For me screen resolution and size, pure google experience and design and feel were more important than slightly better camera and SD card support.
The only thing I did was to buy 2000 mah extended battery from samsung korea and now that I with average to heavy use get about 48 hours of battery life I'm happy with my choice.
iPhone 1...
All the previous posters who have asked the exact same question may be better placed to give you an answer .
jje
Thanks guys
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it's no question, get a nexus. its so much better. looks better, buildquality lightyears better, s2 is a slippery fish in your hands, screen that makes the s2's look like crap, its big enough to read entire webpages, its even big enough to drop ics into tablet mode, the device itself though is not much bigger, we're talkin millimeters. it has no stupid hardware buttons, and most importantly, pure ics. the s2 maybe has a better gpu or whatever, but in real life i don't see the difference. the only thing that sucks is the sd-card.
just look at your phone, you still did not get ics. samsung needed half a year to vomit it's ugliest breed of touchwizz on it. you're sitting on that thing without drivers and if you want to run a modern OS you willingly deal with a crapload of faults because all you have is leaks. you bought it alright, but you dont OWN it, samsung does. in a few months that thing is history, its becomming old, and samsung has already wasted half it's shelf-life since ics came out. i have both, s2 and nexus. s2 is far from what you're getting with nexus, which has a flowering community, newest, freshest rom's. bear in mind, nexus is open by design, no stupid odin, no hacks, you unlock it with documented toolsets.
It generally depends on what you use your phone for - if it's media consumption then the SGS2 is by far the better phone, but if you don't use the added functionality of the SGS2, then the GNex is the best choice. I personally love the looks of the Gnex, but couldn't live without hardware accelerated mkv playback support.
I don't like the look of gnex though i have seen it only in pictures, also some nexuses get their updates from samsung not from google, but I don't know the diffrence between those updates, I guess there ain't any diffrence but not sure?
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Makrilli said:
I don't like the look of gnex though i have seen it only in pictures, also some nexuses get their updates from samsung not from google, but I don't know the diffrence between those updates, I guess there ain't any diffrence but not sure?
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hold one in your hand and you'll think differently. i also love my s2, and i thought gnex is too big or whatever. well, it's perfect. i was suprised, too. about that samsung thing, i have heard it's a myth or misunderstanding but in any way, it does not matter. you unlock that phone by pressing one button on your keyboard. load up gnex-toolkit and press "7," bang, open. after that you can choose from a wealth of really cool roms, all based on freshest ics open-source. who cares about googles ota updates anyway, they are boring. take a look in the build section here, more and more you'll see leaks based on things like "aokp," now where do you think that comes from, from nexus of course.
Without trying to be biased but yes I would go for the S2 because I wouldn't like the idea of having no external storage on the fly.
Galaxy Nexus will be supported for much longer, has the pure Google experience and a superior screen.
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accept it. get the brand new gnex, sell it and buy another sgs2
in hardware aspect sgs is much better, better camera powerfull cpu gpu and ... but in software i like aosp ics much more
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I went to buy Galaxy Note today..I watched Youtube videos and though it would fit on my hands.. I saw it n
OMG!! its huge..Doesn't even fit on my pocket..
My friend laughed like hell when I tried to imitate a phone call scenario.. Its was awkward .
The shopkeeper also said its too big .
Then he showed me the Sony Xperia S..
Gosh the screen was awesome..
I check out the Galaxy S2 too..
I liked the WVGA screen of the S2 but its nowhere near Xperia S.
But the viewing angle was really bad on the Xperia S.
N I didn't like the design too..Too much extra space at the bottom. N 10mm thick too..
S2 was thin n comfortable to hold..
What I liked about Xperia S
-720p screen(but viewing angle is so bad)
-NFC tag
-Free standard hdmi cable
- 12 mp camera( i checked it n its awesome)
-PS store
-TV launcher.. Turns HD tv into smart tv.(pretty cool uhh)
What I don't like about Xperia S
-Design
-Capacitive button is not responsive
-CPU n GPU is weaker than S2( according to most techsites)
-Too thick..
Please help me choose...
Design of Xperia S is big. It's longer than SII. I didn't used SII for longer time but I am using Xperia S for a month now and I am comfortable with it. Got hanging strip attached with it . and capacitive buttons are great now I never got wrong with them. Responsive, accurate. The internal storage is 32GB, you get 25.80GB total. I am running since 12days and its still fast.
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Design of Xperia S is big. It's longer than SII. I didn't used SII for longer time but I am using Xperia S for a month now and I am comfortable with it. Got hanging strip attached with it . and capacitive buttons are great now I never got wrong with them. Responsive, accurate. The internal storage is 32GB, you get 25.80GB total. I am running since 12days and its still fast.
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So you think Xperia is better?
You used both so which one do you prefer..??
I am asking myself same question - Sony or Samsung. But this might be wrong forum to ask
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Why don't you guys try it at a store side by side?
Sony has a better display though IMO. And also feels more premium (albeit a bit too long.)
But you won't go wrong with either of the two
I had a samsung galaxy S2 before I get the Xperia S.
The Xperia S is a way better compared to the SGS2.
Better screen, better sound quality, better camera ...
I signed this 2.
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Leave the phones.
Compare first the firms..
Sony versus Samsung..
In the hardware shop they would laugh you out.
Samsung???
Xperia S is the hit.
1. Its Sony
2. Quality
3. Service (way better then Samsung)
4. Screen
5. Design
6. Faster
7. Camera
etc.
Some of my friends has S2, its seriously garbage..
And it also looks like a cheap thing, some sort plastic bumped together.
Ugly device..
My opinion.
I would say, Xperia S
I used my S2 until a week ago, when I handed my friend the phone the moment I walk out of the store with my Xperia S I do miss it sometimes, but I believe the Xperia S is the better one out of the 2. The capacitive button take times to get used to, but it's better as I sometimes hit the buttons on the S2 accidently. The CPU and GPU is just fine as Sony optimised it pretty well, not like S2 where I hated the Touchwiz Interface. The thickness helps you, trust me, as I from time to time slips the S2 off my hands as it was too "skinny" . Anyway, that's just my 2 cents. I recommend the XS.
P/S: @Efe64 : Mate, try owning and using the phone first, before saying crap about it. Pretty damn fine phone the S2 was.
Really?????????
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P/S: @Efe64 : Mate, try owning and using the phone first, before saying crap about it. Pretty damn fine phone the S2 was.
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Of course I used it, how should i say then its crap?
Not even comparable to me.
We call Samsung here a "Sheissung", from Samsung and Scheisse, german word for ****.
Jokes aside, SGS II is a 2011 hit. Ugly, ****ty UI. Yes, good hardware but X S is just working better and faster in any way. No comparison really.
Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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elaborate please..
On XS you can't transfer 4GB+ file. I didn;t knew this before buying. I hope they change the file system to ext4 with ICS update. I am happy with my XS Its my primary phone. Never let me down.
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Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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Lol ?¿
Saeen said:
On XS you can't transfer 4GB+ file. I didn;t knew this before buying. I hope they change the file system to ext4 with ICS update. I am happy with my XS Its my primary phone. Never let me down.
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Its Fat32
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Its Fat32
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Yes, it's FAT32. Hope they change to ext4 with ICS update.
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Yes, it's FAT32. Hope they change to ext4 with ICS update.
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Not gonna happen IMO. FAT32 is simple and works with windows. Most people wont be putting DVD images on their phone(especially with not external SD slot) so it really isnt an issue.
I had s2before the xs, my reason to change where:
No notification led, I had to hold the phone always in my hand, like the iphone, no possible to leave it on the table and look from far at it. There are tricks to use button light as notification but this uses the battery.
The battery was not great, at first also this of the xps, now is great.
While angle of vision where good, better than xps, these of the s2 become bluish, so not better
Dimesions wise, the xps is thinner than s2 and this greatly helps hand holding, if i remember there are 2mm more in eight but 2mm less in large for xps. Also rouded back helps hand holding as surface finish.
Wifi, gps, 3g, all much more sensitive in xps.
Music with earbud better for xps.
And last, when I looked at the screen in the shop I was amazed by xps.
Many advantages I discovered after IBought the phone, other may be subjective, the s2 is still a great phone but now I only miss the wery low weight, otherwise if you only watch a 1080p trailer on xps you'll loose all doubt.
Ciao
There is no comparison between S2 Touchwiz and Timescape UI from Sony. It's my first Sony smartphone, but i'm very very happy that i've made this choice... I had Acer Liquid, Galaxy SCL, Nexus S, Htc Desire HD, but not even one can compare in terms of android software with the XPS...It's the most complete and bug free android flavour. You will never believe how good and helpful is the camera button and the fast picture from standby function. It's just amazing how you can take the XPS locked out of your pocket and in 1 second you already have the picture...
Greetings,
I'm looking for new phone. I have Galaxy Ace at the moment.
Was looking between SGS2 and HTC One S.
One S is way better on papers but all the about it say "don't go for it"
Chipping, home screen button problems, etc
And SGS2 is now almost 2y old phone.
And what about One S battery? What if my phone freeze? I can't remove battery so what then? That sound stupid.
Now I really don'k know which one to buy?
Many thanks!
S2 is far better in overall and has good android development for it I say go for it or u can try xperia s
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Is it that better then SGS2?
I don't need 12MP camera or more then 8Gb on my phone. So both looks great to me.
Didn't research much about Xepria S so don't know much about Xperia S flaws.
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And i'm not sure about battery life on xperia s
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I'm more into better screen, performance and battery life ;D
As you said the S2 is old by now while the One S is brand new. It has a very snappy dual core processor and nice screen. And the build quality is above the S2. I had the S2 and am now rocking the One X and I have to say the build quality is years away in the HTC. And the one S has the same uni body polycarbonate build as the X has.
Plus you get software Beats audio enhancements and Sense 4 UI which I think it's better looking than Touchwiz.
Your call.
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Thanks for the replay!
Now its 1:1 = SGS2 / One S
And Ill be on my way to get new phone in about 2h from now
nevrozel what about HTC when it freeze? Battery is not removable
My sister went from an SGS2 to the One S. Screen is better as higher ppi, despite being a pentile its not that bad, better camera, sense is better than touchwiz, better sound quality via headphones. Its fast and has good battery life too. Looks nice and feels solid in the hand. Both are good but it opt for the One S as its newer and more likely to be supported longer by HTC.
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galaxy s2 is 1 year old, not 2.
but go for the one s, it's much faster device, higher resolution (still amoled), and ics on non-s3 devices isn't that great i heard... still the same touchwiz 4 feel (not even widgets in app drawer!).
in terms of touchwiz 4.0 vs sense 4, sense wins.
and im guessing htc has probably implemented some kind of emergency off feature such as the iphone, where it'll turn off the phone no matter what kind of state it's in. ask around on the one forums if there's such a feature.
One s is better than s2 but it has non user replaceble battery and can break if fallen frm a hieght !!!!
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One s is better than s2 but it has non user replaceble battery and can break if fallen frm a hieght !!!!
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In that case, Nokia 3310 is better. Throw it from a 20 storey building. You will see big crack on the road where it had fallen.
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ejatds said:
galaxy s2 is 1 year old, not 2.
but go for the one s, it's much faster device, higher resolution (still amoled), and ics on non-s3 devices isn't that great i heard... still the same touchwiz 4 feel (not even widgets in app drawer!).
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I second that, S4 (Krait, SoC in One S) is absolute killer.
P.S.:I'm wondering what he bought.
We might not known for a while as he is busy killing his new HTC. Hehe....
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Sorry for the long time it took me to reply.
In the end I have bought Galaxy S2.
The price for SGS2 in the end was 200€ and for One S 470€ so no hard choice in the end.
At first both had same price, but 2 days before I went to shop SGS2 got new price. Yay
But had some problems first SGS2 i got was I9100G so took me like 7 days till I got normal version.
I have an upgrade coming soon so I came here to ask everyone's opinion on which phone they have or seen that runs good, have good battery life, etc. Basically what's best on the market right now? I have sprint.
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I have an upgrade coming soon so I came here to ask everyone's opinion on which phone they have or seen that runs good, have good battery life, etc. Basically what's best on the market right now? I have sprint.
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Note 2 or S3
Just what you prefer.
I suggest you go to a phonestore and play around with some devices because everyone's opinion is different. Some will say you have to buy Sony, others will say you need Samsung, htc, etc...
Choose what you like the most yourself, and don't go by other people opinions.
(This is what I did when I bought my Xperia S)
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Well, TiesB basically said what I also would suggest. Go to phonestores and take a closer look to the phones which have drawn your attention.
The good thing about Android is that there are many phones with different hardware. Everyone has different preferences. Look at your own preferences and take the phone which matches most.
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Well, TiesB basically said what I also would suggest. Go to phonestores and take a closer look to the phones which have drawn your attention.
The good thing about Android is that there are many phones with different hardware. Everyone has different preferences. Look at your own preferences and take the phone which matches most.
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Just what you prefer.
I suggest you go to a phonestore and play around with some devices because everyone's opinion is different. Some will say you have to buy Sony, others will say you need Samsung, htc, etc...
Choose what you like the most yourself, and don't go by other people opinions.
(This is what I did when I bought my Xperia S)
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Note 2 or S3
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Thanks all, just wanted everyone's opinion. I messed around with a few today, but thank you for your input!
Evo 4g.
I have four options for you:
1) Samsung Galaxy S3 (Too mainstream for me. Great phone anyway)
2) Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (If you are okay with the extra large screen, its a winner in term of specs, raw power, battery life)
3) HTC One X+ or XL (not sure if its available on the US yet)
4) Sony Xperia T (Sony's flagship device. Pretty nice IMO.)
With either of these, you will be satisfied. I have noted that there is a current trend of devs moving to Xperia devices, mostly because seems like Sony is making great phones lately and they are becoming dev-friendly. Just my .02
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
All nice choices. I wish note 2 had NFC though.
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How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
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IPhone 5? Gtfo.
;D
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There are many decent phones out there, but ur budget and personal likings are the most important factors.
Some of the decent phones:
Motorola Razr Maxx HD
Samsung Galaxy SIII
HTC One X+
Atrix 4G, CM7 based TopSmarts 1.3 rom, Faux123 1ghz kernel
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I have four options for you:
1) Samsung Galaxy S3 (Too mainstream for me. Great phone anyway)
2) Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (If you are okay with the extra large screen, its a winner in term of specs, raw power, battery life)
3) HTC One X+ or XL (not sure if its available on the US yet)
4) Sony Xperia T (Sony's flagship device. Pretty nice IMO.)
With either of these, you will be satisfied. I have noted that there is a current trend of devs moving to Xperia devices, mostly because seems like Sony is making great phones lately and they are becoming dev-friendly. Just my .02
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Zwindchung said:
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
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sumit77seo said:
There are many decent phones out there, but ur budget and personal likings are the most important factors.
Some of the decent phones:
Motorola Razr Maxx HD
Samsung Galaxy SIII
HTC One X+
Atrix 4G, CM7 based TopSmarts 1.3 rom, Faux123 1ghz kernel
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Thanks all! I think I am going to go with the s3 because I heard it had best battery life for a phone that can do so much, and I heard so much positive things about it, I think I will have to try it. Thanks for everyone opinions though!
Evo 4g.
A phone is a personal phenomenon , something which i like may not appeal to some other person !! Though going by my personal experience i will definitely suggest S3 , great phone from every aspect including the price nowadays (S3 prices have come down by atleast 80 to 100 $) !!
Hey guys, my contract expires in a month and I am looking at a couple of new phones to buy. I currently own a Droid Incredible, and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has poor battery life, and it's kind of slow. Things that I do like about it are that I have a plethora of roms to choose from and it has great development support. Some phones that I am looking to buy are the Droid Razr Maxx HD, Samsung Galaxy S3, and the Google Nexus. Can you tell me about the pros and cons of the S3? How is the developer support for this phone? I appreciate any help!
Developer support isn't the worst but it isn't the best, the Exynos 4412 is Faster than it needs to be, don't go for a Snapdragon S4 Quad just because its faster... the differences are minimal.
If I was you I would get the Nexus 4 over the Galaxy Nexus if you were to get a Nexus device.
Cons:
Not much.
ra9b said:
Hey guys, my contract expires in a month and I am looking at a couple of new phones to buy. I currently own a Droid Incredible, and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has poor battery life, and it's kind of slow. Things that I do like about it are that I have a plethora of roms to choose from and it has great development support. Some phones that I am looking to buy are the Droid Razr Maxx HD, Samsung Galaxy S3, and the Google Nexus. Can you tell me about the pros and cons of the S3? How is the developer support for this phone? I appreciate any help!
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CUSTOM ROMS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1566
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1685
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everything is great with this phone, developer community, xda support community is good, frequency of software updates from samsung is also good compared to other OEMs at the moment...overall phone experience is excellent and you will not be disappointed...however, sgs3 suffers from two issues...
1) stock Contacts & Phone App lags, takes 3-4 seconds to open for the first time and will not stay in memory for a long time for fast opening..this sucks...work around is avaliable like Exdialer app from play store or Jkay mod for SGS3 to keep contacts and dialer app in memory always.
2) heavy apps installed from market cannot be moved into external memory (memory stick)...work around available though I guess..!
If you are comfortable flashing a custom rom, kernel or mods, then it's a wonderful phone.
Stock experience is good but has some shortcomings like mentioned before.
Overall, I think it's the most balanced device right now. Removable battery and micro sd slot surely give it an edge and it's not as large as a Note.
Xperia Z would be also a great choice if you decide to wait. Seems that it would be a better choice IF you can wait a month or two.
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@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
@gchindi: well, i am not too worried about the contacts and phone apks taking a while to load. and how big apk files are we talking about?
@drakester09: yeah, i am addicted to flashing. I have a gtab 2 so i'm familiar with the rooting process for samsung devices as well. i don't like the stock interface too much. i can't stand touchwiz for some reason lol.
thanks for your help guys. can one of you upload a screenshot of your battery usage graphs too? just for comparison with my battery life. i'd greatly appreciate that.
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@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
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he was talking about the SGS3, I thought you were too
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he was talking about the SGS3, I thought you were too
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haha let me clarify. i was telling him what the dev support is like on the dinc so that he could compare it to the dev support on the gs3.
oh, I got you.
ra9b said:
@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
@gchindi: well, i am not too worried about the contacts and phone apks taking a while to load. and how big apk files are we talking about?
@drakester09: yeah, i am addicted to flashing. I have a gtab 2 so i'm familiar with the rooting process for samsung devices as well. i don't like the stock interface too much. i can't stand touchwiz for some reason lol.
thanks for your help guys. can one of you upload a screenshot of your battery usage graphs too? just for comparison with my battery life. i'd greatly appreciate that.
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I meant to say the dev support for the Galaxy S3, which isn't massively impressive compared to the Nexus, but that's expected as AOSP is made for Nexus.
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I meant to say the dev support for the Galaxy S3, which isn't massively impressive compared to the Nexus, but that's expected as AOSP is made for Nexus.
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Ohh OK. I was going threw the development forum and it looks pretty good.
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It's has great hardware but horrible software specially Ram Management.
For example, you wanna enjoy some tracks while browsing web ?
Forget it, the songs start to shutter .
eggman89 said:
It's has great hardware but horrible software specially Ram Management.
For example, you wanna enjoy some tracks while browsing web ?
Forget it, the songs start to shutter .
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Easily fixed with a new kernel or ROM.
Worst thing about Samsung bloatware, but that isn't as bad with the I9305 and its 2G ram.
I'd wait for the SGS4!
LG, Lucky Goldstar anything but...
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Yeah, I'd hold off for a few months if you can - get a discount off your monthly bill from your service provider, save that money, then pull the trigger on a brand new S4 when that comes out. S3 is a great phone, and there's nothing else I'd rather have at the moment (except maybe the i9305 with more RAM, although a much weaker dev scene). But with the S4 release within spitting distance now, you'd be mad not to wait. Unless cost is an issue, in which case I'd still say wait, cos the S3 will drop in price quite a bit when the S4 is released. Might as well get yourself synced up with the Galaxy S release cycle now, cos once you have one you're unlikely to want to go elsewhere. I did buy myself a Nexus 4 when that came out, but the only benefits that had was the software (if you're into vanilla Android) and two gigs of RAM. EVERYTHING else was inferior to my S3, so I ended up sending the N4 back.
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Yeah, I'd hold off for a few months if you can - get a discount off your monthly bill from your service provider, save that money, then pull the trigger on a brand new S4 when that comes out. S3 is a great phone, and there's nothing else I'd rather have at the moment (except maybe the i9305 with more RAM, although a much weaker dev scene). But with the S4 release within spitting distance now, you'd be mad not to wait. Unless cost is an issue, in which case I'd still say wait, cos the S3 will drop in price quite a bit when the S4 is released. Might as well get yourself synced up with the Galaxy S release cycle now, cos once you have one you're unlikely to want to go elsewhere. I did buy myself a Nexus 4 when that came out, but the only benefits that had was the software (if you're into vanilla Android) and two gigs of RAM. EVERYTHING else was inferior to my S3, so I ended up sending the N4 back.
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i was thinking about waiting for the s4 but i don't know when exactly it will come out. regardless, i probably won't buy it since i personally think that it might be too over powered and the battery life will take a hit, but hey, you never know. you're right about the S3's cost dropping though. i was looking at the nexus 4, but the no microSD card
(at least that's what i've read) was a complete turn off for me.
40 million S3 units sold, having come from HTC I can see why just on the quality of components Samsung uses in it's phones. I had a choice between the new nexus and the S3, the removable battery and sd card sold it for me but I'm very impressed by how well the software works. All my phones up to now had AOSP, this is the first that has ( albeit a stripped down version) a stock ROM onboard after three months use.
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40 million S3 units sold, having come from HTC I can see why just on the quality of components Samsung uses in it's phones. I had a choice between the new nexus and the S3, the removable battery and sd card sold it for me but I'm very impressed by how well the software works. All my phones up to now had AOSP, this is the first that has ( albeit a stripped down version) a stock ROM onboard after three months use.
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Yeah the s3 is pretty great. I've played around with it and I really like it. Is the battery life good with touchwiz or is it better with cm10.1?
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Its all about choice. I have a nexus 7 which is a bigger version of the Google nexus in theory. Do you mean Google nexus or the nexus 4? I have to say that I love the jelly bean on the nexus and especially the user interface which I think is very simple to use on my nexus7. The RAZR maxx has the best battery life out of any phone I have seen on the market. My friend has one and funnily enough I have a s3. The s3 is brilliant you can really feel and see the quality Samsung put into making their phones. I came from HTC myself after having alot of issues with the one x . I would recommend either the nexus 4, simply because of the software and easy access and the s3 because of the removable battery and SD card which is what made me go for the s3 rather than the nexus
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i was thinking about waiting for the s4 but i don't know when exactly it will come out. regardless, i probably won't buy it since i personally think that it might be too over powered and the battery life will take a hit, but hey, you never know. you're right about the S3's cost dropping though. i was looking at the nexus 4, but the no microSD card
(at least that's what i've read) was a complete turn off for me.
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I highly doubt this will be the case - the battery life will be no worse than the S3 (most likely better). Chances are it will have a bigger battery as well as a better CPU (which will have better power management). The possibly larger screen and 1080P will obviously have a negative effect. This is obviously basing off rumour specs (and no one will really know until the phone is released), though point is, just because the phone is more powerful doesn't mean the battery life will be worse. The S3 is more powerful than the S2, though has better battery life (for me anyways).
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Its all about choice. I have a nexus 7 which is a bigger version of the Google nexus in theory. Do you mean Google nexus or the nexus 4? I have to say that I love the jelly bean on the nexus and especially the user interface which I think is very simple to use on my nexus7. The RAZR maxx has the best battery life out of any phone I have seen on the market. My friend has one and funnily enough I have a s3. The s3 is brilliant you can really feel and see the quality Samsung put into making their phones. I came from HTC myself after having alot of issues with the one x . I would recommend either the nexus 4, simply because of the software and easy access and the s3 because of the removable battery and SD card which is what made me go for the s3 rather than the nexus
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Yeah, the Nexus 4. What was wrong with your One X? But yeah, I think I'm going to go with the S3. It has a lot of roms (so that beats out the raxr) and it has a micro SD(beating put the Nexus). Having a rooted droid incredible has kind of made those two things a necessity for me.
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