I am not asking this question based purely on the specs but more based on the specs and the world these phones live in. What i mean is, both are proven, good, reliable Android phones. But consider the price you would pay for an unlocked contract free handset on Ebay or somewhere. Availability off latest software and updates etc.
I was looking on Ebay UK and seems you could get a good example of either phone for around £250. Now i hate bloatware so rooting on the S2 is essential to remove any crap useless programmes.. stock market prices app as standard...!! do they think we are all rich stock market traders!!!
Galaxy Nexus is pretty much bloatware free and i actually now run the F1 Galaxy Nexus ROM on my S2 and i prefer it 5000% over any version of GB or ICS.
So seeing now that JellyBean 4.1 is available for Nexus phones and may/may not ever appear on the S2 and if it does it could take a while. Google Nexus phones seem to be getting their Google updates pretty much straight away, take these things into account....
Does anyone think the Nexus might currently have gained an edge over the S2, maybe even the S3 and the best Samsung Android phone currently available?
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Does the Galaxy Nexus now have the edge over the S2????
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No.
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No.
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True !!
really... is that the intelligent replies that are going to be posted??? how disappointing...
well your worthless replies can be ignored seeing as you obviously couldn't be bothered to back up your answer with a few reasons why.
Worthless questions are doomed to get worthless answers. Specially when they are made in the wrong forum.
I think this beats both the Nexus & the S2.
(as the poster above me said, you deserve nonsensical answers because threads like this are stupid. They don't belong here. This isn't Sammobile or GSMArena).
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Worthless questions are doomed to get worthless answers. Specially when they are made in the wrong forum.
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S2 General Forum and you say that is the wrong one... a forum for 'general' discussion about the S2 phone. i think asking a question like i have counts as general and i am an S2 owner so i am asking from the point of view of an S2 owner.
So which would be the correct forum oh mighty forum god????
I didn't know you had a learning disability, my apologies.
On top of the general forum you will find a sticky reading:
***QUESTIONS BELONG IN Q&A!***
But hey dude, keep fighting the good fight and ignoring guidelines and rules, after all the whole world is here to serve you!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111
Okay I will tell you what I think about. My suggestion is, that more and more people want the newest Google experience. So they want the Galaxy Nexus. It´s a good device, but it has not the power off the Galaxy S 3. But you must ask, is it be needed? I think not! You can have a good OS without much power. Look at windows phone single processor and 512 MB of RAM and not so bad performance in many cases.
Some little points are very imported you may miss. The GN has no FM-Radio, "only" a 5 MP Camera and no SD Slot. So everybody can choose what is imported for yourself.
One point I miss... Do we need a update each time?
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This isn't going anywhere we need to go.
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I am thinking of buying the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Is it a good buy?
What are the drawbacks/quirks?
How is battery life?
Are there good stable custom ROMs for it or are you still better of with stock?
Would I be better off buying something else? Any suggestions?
There are plenty of them already discussed with the same queries.
Please do a 'Search'.
Regards.
I did with virtual no filtering,probably 80% of existing threads show up in most of the searches.
Please, do search via google: xda "what-ever-you-need"
and you will get everything you want.
Click Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Forum, Click Galaxy S II General, Scroll down, read thread, see many wonderful answered to all your questions.
I hear the Q&A section has loads of questions that have been answered, aint that great!
And the Original Dev section, wow, its full of custom roms, kernels and all other wonderful things!
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I am thinking of buying the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Is it a good buy?
What are the drawbacks/quirks?
How is battery life?
Are there good stable custom ROMs for it or are you still better of with stock?
Would I be better off buying something else? Any suggestions?
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Seriously need searching dude.
But, here's my take.
Good to buy
Battery last 12 hours for medium usage. Could you last longer or shorter depending on self
If you want an article of custom roms, check my siggy.
Definitely custom over stock.
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nicregi said:
Seriously need searching dude.
But, here's my take.
Good to buy
Battery last 12 hours for medium usage. Could you last longer or shorter depending on self
If you want an article of custom roms, check my siggy.
Definitely custom over stock.
Send from my 'iPhone Killer' Samsung Galaxy S II using Tapatalk
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Stupid ads pop up before i could read your guides. WTF. Nod32 even detected an attack. Forget it. Not clicking any of your links.
Looking to get a tablet and know I don't want an ipad, but do want a similar size screen. I'm leaning toward the Galaxy Tab 10.1. I currently have a Samsung Epic and have not been at all happy with the frequency of Android updates (we *just* got gingerbread OTA). Is it the same with the Galaxy Tab, or are the Epic upgrades slow because of the carrier (Sprint)? Sorry if this is a duplicate thread. I did a quick search but didn't find anything.
Samsung is rather slow. Asus was much faster in the past.
The Galaxy Tab will get ICS Update in Q1 2012, whatever that means Could be january, could be march. The good thing is, at least you're not carrierdepending (at least if you buy the WIFI version. but I think the 3G version isn't different).
The ipad and Galaxy Tab 10.1 do not have similar screen sizes. If that is what you want I suggest the Galaxy Tab 8.9 or 7.7
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Looking to get a tablet and know I don't want an ipad, but do want a similar size screen. I'm leaning toward the Galaxy Tab 10.1. I currently have a Samsung Epic and have not been at all happy with the frequency of Android updates (we *just* got gingerbread OTA). Is it the same with the Galaxy Tab, or are the Epic upgrades slow because of the carrier (Sprint)? Sorry if this is a duplicate thread. I did a quick search but didn't find anything.
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This is XDA, a forum for custom ROM devs and users. Nobody here (except some of the new folk who are afraid to root) cares how fast Samsung pushes updates.
Except this is the Q&A thread so the OP has a valid post IMHO.
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This is XDA, a forum for custom ROM devs and users. Nobody here (except some of the new folk who are afraid to root) cares how fast Samsung pushes updates.
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Except this is the Q&A thread so the OP has a valid post IMHO.
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Good of you to answer it then.
Here's an answer: Your question is subjective; some folks think that 6 months is fine, others think that we should have gotten it on the day it was announced. Here on XDA the vast majority of people will be running it long before the carrier releases it. Of course, there will be a few people here that will say "I don't want to root, when will the official update come?" and the rest of us will think "why are you here?"
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"why are you here?"
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To get answers on devices from the less pretentious members.
Hi,
I´ve been toying with the idea of getting the One X and I´m wondering if anyone here has it. I´ve had the GS1 and presently I have the GS2. I watch A LOT of video with it, so the display and multimedia capabilities are a huge deal for me. The GS2 does stellar on both. It plays any formart/codec you may throw at it natively (no need for special players) and there is no need to go on about its´ the mind blowing gorgeous super amoled screen.
Other than these 2 major concerns I´m wondering if you can really notice the benefits of the quad core processor on day to day activities. I´ve watched several benchmarks where the GS2 was not far behind.
So far i dont see why we need a quad core phone~ most apps even cant fully use the dual core phone~~
doesnt matter
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Wouldnt you be better off reading up in the relevant forum?
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Why isn´t this the relevant forum? I know many many people who own several high end smartphones and latest addition is not necessarily the main one. There may also be people here who bought the ONE X and decided to go back to the GS2.
I really don´t understand why people need to pollute threads with pointless comments that have nothing to do with what is being discussed.
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Why isn´t this the relevant forum? I know many many people who own several high end smartphones and latest addition is not necessarily the main one. There may also be people here who bought the ONE X and decided to go back to the GS2.
I really don´t understand why people need to pollute threads with pointless comments that have nothing to do with what is being discussed.
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i agree. A forum entited Samsung Galaxy SII Question and Answers is quite clearly the correct section to post a thread about the HTC One X
Its obvious, cant see why anyone would think otherwise
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i agree. A forum entited Samsung Galaxy SII Question and Answers is quite clearly the correct section to post a thread about the HTC One X
Its obvious, cant see why anyone would think otherwise
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What is obvious is that you have a hard time interpreting what you read. Don´t have anything to say...don´t say say it.
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So far i dont see why we need a quad core phone~ most apps even cant fully use the dual core phone~~
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I agree. Dual core is perfectly fine. I´m enticed by the screen size and the fact that it is supposed to be REALLY good. For this price range I could also go with the Skyrocket HD (slightly smaller screen BUT super amoled...dual core and expandable memory via micro sd card).
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What is obvious is that you have a hard time interpreting what you read. Don´t have anything to say...don´t say say it.
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i read perfectly well, you it seems do not. At what point in your post are you asking a question or needing an answer about the Samsung Galaxy S II?
When they create a thread called "General Comparisons" I´ll post there. I´ve explained once that what I´m looking for it´s the opinion of GS2 users...which logically I should get HERE.
even though this forum is for the s2, its ok to have posts like this so we s2 users could discuss about a phone newer than ours
ive been edging about this phone since its a quad and a better screen, but the idea of no micro sd slot, fixed battery and 8mp camera isnt a winner for me, i need room for my CWM recoveries and a spare battery to use while the other is charging, i wouldnt care if the S2 had a better Ppi pixel density but 217 is too low for me in browsing.
its currently not worth upgrading, i dont think a quad will improve the experience on android yet
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When they create a thread called "General Comparisons" I´ll post there. I´ve explained once that what I´m looking for it´s the opinion of GS2 users...which logically I should get HERE.
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there is quite a large general android section you know
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there is quite a large general android section you know
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Again, I´m not interested in the general opinion, I´m interested in the opinion of GS users who moved to or from the One X.
I would just like to request that a sticky be made or a warning be added to the main stickies in the original and ported development forums to warn users that the i777 Galaxy S II 4G is not the i727 Galaxy SII Skyrocket. It seems really easy for myself as well as others to confuse the two.
I bricked my friends Skyrocket after flashing a ROM from the ported development thread as others have also done. Here is the post from the skyrocket forum.
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So, I made the stupidest mistake ever flashing a rom. My friend comes over and tells me his phone is slow and acts funny. He says that he wants a new Rom which is more user friendly (if there is one). So, I've already flashed a ROM on his phone before so it already had CWM recovery installed. I decide to try MIUI on the phone.
The first thing I do, which is what I always DID (and unless I get lazy will never do again) is open up google and type "XDA AT&T Galaxy S II", fairly harmless, I though but it turned out to be a fatal mistake. I search the forums, see buzz about ICS leaks and figure I'm in the right place then I see a section called ported development. I go there and see MIUIandroid for Galaxy SII right off the bat and download it without a second thought. This may seem obviously wrong to you all but being that I am a Nexus S 4G user, I am unaccustomed to the numeration of the model number, I thought i777 sounded correct.
I boot into recovery then proceed to back-up the phone, wipe data, cache, dalvik, and finally system like always then flash the rom. It flashed just fine then I returned to the recovery screen and tapped reboot system.
It never turned back on. No matter what I did to try to get a response (two buttons then plug in usb to get ODIN with and without the battery), nothing, no response. I didn't figure out why until I went to find JTAG services and found that the i777 was in fact the older model.
I plan to send it in to be JTAG'ed and buy my friend a Galaxy Nexus. We've been friends for years and he isn't mad at all. I have a job and can afford it (even though it sucks). I figure I owe it to him. However this could have all been avoided if I had paid attention.
In closing, I would first like to suggest some things so maybe some of you learn from my mistakes.
1. As experienced an XDA'er as you may think you are, even you can make (uber) rookie mistakes. Pay attention and work slowly, your wallet will thank you!
2. Never, EVER flash a rom for a friend! The worst things always tend to happen when you are using someone elses stuff! (no idea why, but they do!)
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I recognize many will say I didn't pay enough attention and that this is completely my fault. That's true, it is.
However, I think adding a warning wouldn't harm these forums and feel that it would be extremely helpful. Most people are not perfect and small reminders like that could help spare users from making a grave mistake.
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I would just like to request that a sticky be made or a warning be added to the main stickies in the original and ported development forums to warn users that the i777 Galaxy S II 4G is not the i727 Galaxy SII Skyrocket. It seems really easy for myself as well as others to confuse the two.
I bricked my friends Skyrocket after flashing a ROM from the ported development thread as others have also done. Here is the post from the skyrocket forum.
I recognize many will say I didn't pay enough attention and that this is completely my fault. That's true, it is.
However, I think adding a warning wouldn't harm these forums and feel that it would be extremely helpful. Most people are not perfect and small reminders like that could help spare users from making a grave mistake.
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Just curious... if you didn't take the time to see if you were in the right forum, would you have REALLY checked the sticky to see if it was the right forum also?
I guess if you say it would help.
I wonder if anyone has ever accidentally flashed a skyrocket rom on a i777?
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Uh, how about no. Users should know this.. we do NOT need a sticky for this..
I wanted a change in design,style,performance,look,clarity,size..so I went for this from http://dx.com/p/samsung-galaxy-note...capacitive-and-gps-white-16-gb-122846?item=12 .No model to beat this right now.May think little expensive but it worth for the price.What I want with a Smart tablet is available with this. I think it is advisable to avoiding spend more when this is available compared to other models.
Is there no issue in upgrading to android 4.1? Pls help as i am planning to upgrade my unit. I had issues on upgrading with my old S1. The USB connectivity was disabled. Anyone can share answer with my question? Thanks much.
I love my Samsung Note! I honestly couldn't live without it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
Check out the above link....
Inside your going to find a wealth of information covering virtually every aspect of upgrading, Modding and making your new device ...."yours"
Reading for comprehension is critical, so take your time and read, read, read as you browse the thread and it's sections.
Most likely any questions you have can be answered from within the super thread and it's respective links.
Happy reading, and enjoy ....g
Thanks for your help.