Hi Guys.. Im using Samsung Galaxy ACE Rightnow..
I hve planed to move-on & YES to Either Galaxy S II (OR) Galaxy Nexus..
The choice i hve is Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S2 and HTC One S. and the choice is due to my budget.
i know the NEXUS 4 has launched...but as for the news i heard.. LG gona either sell it for above 30k or don't launch it India as samsung did..
The cons i hve with the S2 is ..
1. Poor design.
2. No quick android update... the current update of Android is 4.2 & still s2 got just the ICS. Dono y samsung guys forgot their device after selling them..
3. Absence of dedicated notification light.
The problem i found in getting the Gnex is that,
1. its not yet been officially launched in the India, so no HW & Software warranty.
2. Prob in the GSM Network Getting Locked.
3. lower spec compared to the S2.
My cousin has jus bought GNEX frm ebay las month, n a week before his gsm module got locked while he try to update to 4.1.2..he says like its asking for " SIM Netwrok unlock Pin ".
So pls do help me buying a correct device...
Either GO for the nexus Device or the Samsung galaxy S II....
Thanks in advance...
sarat_mit said:
Hi Guys.. Im using Samsung Galaxy ACE Rightnow..
I hve planed to move-on & YES to Either Galaxy S II (OR) Galaxy Nexus..
The choice i hve is Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S2 and HTC One S. and the choice is due to my budget.
i know the NEXUS 4 has launched...but as for the news i heard.. LG gona either sell it for above 30k or don't launch it India as samsung did..
The cons i hve with the S2 is ..
1. Poor design.
2. No quick android update... the current update of Android is 4.2 & still s2 got just the ICS. Dono y samsung guys forgot their device after selling them..
3. Absence of dedicated notification light.
The problem i found in getting the Gnex is that,
1. its not yet been officially launched in the India, so no HW & Software warranty.
2. Prob in the GSM Network Getting Locked.
3. lower spec compared to the S2.
My cousin has jus bought GNEX frm ebay las month, n a week before his gsm module got locked while he try to update to 4.1.2..he says like its asking for " SIM Netwrok unlock Pin ".
So pls do help me buying a correct device...
Either GO for the nexus Device or the Samsung galaxy S II....
Thanks in advance...
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1.Poor design?? Many ppl retained to S2 bcoz of its nice design...
2. I agree Android update is not quick bcoz of several reasons, AOSP is completely different from Touchwiz.. Like heart s same only skin is changed..
3.BLN might help u.. Even i agree S2 should had notification light.
Gnex:
1.Gnex is made by Samsung. So u ll have universal warranty.
2. Forums might be helpful.
3. No lower at all both have same... Except Camera.
BTW nexus 4 is 24K on Ebay... Now decide which phone u ll go for.. Dont worry if sammy releases 4.1.2 we ll get upto 4.2 unofficially
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Poor design.
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Noooooo wayyyy!
This is a forum for help........not reviews etc.People are busy helping people that HAVE s2's and theres too much crap threads like these appearing on here.
If you dont like the s2 then dont buy it.Maybe buy an iphone or nokia 3210.
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theunderling said:
This is a forum for help........not reviews etc.People are busy helping people that HAVE s2's and theres too much crap threads like these appearing on here.
If you dont like the s2 then dont buy it.Maybe buy an iphone or nokia 3210.
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Ya i know its a Forum...Its the only reason i hve raised the question....
I hve clearly mentioned the title of the thread as " Request for suggestion "
And its a Q&A thread not a Dev Section...
Even clearing ppls doubt & suggesting them for buying a good device is helping others like me n many....
And i never mentioned that i didn't like S2.. so pls don't tell me to buy any nokia 3210 or i****s....
SO if u wana help, help Else pls jus Leave...
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1.Poor design?? Many ppl retained to S2 bcoz of its nice design...
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ysrini said:
Noooooo wayyyy!
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Guys i love the light weight and sleek design of s2...
But wen compared to GNEX its cool with the curved edges..with no physical button in the front. and the absence of two capacitive touch button made me to tell the genex is cool in looks..
But apart from that its different in inside & i agree with u guys...
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Hi everyone, I got a question for you phone savvy people.
I currently have the LG Optimus One (P500) with Koodo Mobile (Sub-Section of Telus:Canada).
The Samsung Galaxy Ace has just become available and I've been strongly considering it. I've read a lot of reviews and just can't decide.
I use my phone mainly for texting and talking. I don't use data, and just use apps occasionally like Twitter whenever I have wifi. I do like to take pictures, but not videos. I don't use my phone for music or video.
So basically, I'm leaning towards switching to the Ace for $50.
What do you all think I should do?
*My phone is indeed rooted, and I much prefer the rooted version. I have no idea how rooting is on the ACE though.
Thank you.
i have had the SG ace for a few weeks and i have to say, its a nice SMALL phone
(this display is smaller than P500) ... but, its realy no comparable to P500.
The display has a lower resolution, you see LED pixel every time, and the performance is very pore.
Sorry to say that, but forget the SG Ace
+ Larger screen on the Ace.
+ Better camera on the Ace.
+ The Ace is a little smaller and 0.56 oz lighter. I'm mildly annoyed by how heavy the P500/P509 is, so I actually do care about this... a little.
- Less developer support for the Ace. This would concern me. LG must have sold a buzzillion of the P500/P509, so I assume it will continue to have good dev support.
- No 3G with my carrier with the Ace. I could easily live without that, but it's still a small con for me (obviously, this won't apply to everyone).
* Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Ace has an 800 MHz ARMv6 processor that currently can't be overclocked. That's a little better than an ARMv6 processor that can be overclocked to >700 MHz... but not much. I'm calling this a wash.
* The Ace has about the same (or is it less?) internal memory as the P500/P509, so I guess this is a wash.
* I don't know how battery life compares...?
I don't consider the Ace an upgrade. They're comparable phones... Phone Arena actually gave higher marks to both the Optimus One and Optimus T than they did to the Galaxy Ace, for whatever that is worth. User reviews are about the same at various sites like Reevoo (good for both phones). Personally, I wouldn't want to pay $50 to switch to a new phone that is almost exactly the same as the one that I have now. The biggest advantage of the Ace seems to be its 0.3" larger screen, and that's not worth $50 to me. ETA: It seems like the camera might be significantly better on the Ace, if that is important to you...
andy572 said:
i have had the SG ace for a few weeks and i have to say, its a nice SMALL phone
(this display is smaller than P500) ... but, its realy no comparable to P500.
The display has a lower resolution, you see LED pixel every time, and the performance is very pore.
Sorry to say that, but forget the SG Ace
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The Galaxy Ace has a 3.5" 320 x 480 display.
From the Galaxy Ace forum:
scoffyburito said:
My friends have p500s and they envy my phone because of the slimness, 800mhz cpu and screen size.
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Seriously? Your friends envy your phone because it is ~1.8 mm slimmer than their phones? Do your friends know that, unlike Galaxy Ace owners, they can overclock their phones? I would definitely prefer a 3.5" screen, but we're talking about two very similar phones here.
Well, i own 2 devices now, current one is X10 but my previous device was the P500
I do suggest to some of my friends which are newbies to android to use the Ace, but after months of usage, most of them report to me that, the Ace restarts a lot...
The main reason behind this is the small amount of RAM, IMO. When your RAM is running too low, the phone will restart itself, aka soft reboot to resolve the problem.
P500 has 512MB[428mb user accessible] while Ace only has 278, get the difference?
Ace does have a few advantage over the P500 though, the slightly more powerful CPU, better camera and flash[camera flash] too, plus you can take screenshot without root too[P500 has to do this via apps, w/o root]
If both were priced at a same price,i'll get Ace over P500, but $50 is just... too much?
BTW, why not considering upgrade to some new sony? xperia ray seems good to me! A QSD8255 under the hood, 8MP camera, everything is way awesome-er than P500 and Ace
You already have an Optimus One which is quite a decent small little phone. I would save your money and if you really wanted a new phone get a more higher end phone and skip the Ace. That's what I would do, but it's your decision. Are you happy with your Optimus and does it fulfill all your needs? If you are I would stay with the Optimus and save up for a more high end phone.
I wish I could get a Galaxy SII but my carrier doesn't have much coice and I don't think I could afford it! haha.
Only good android phones my carrier has: O1, ACE, Nexus S.
The rest are either Blackberry, garbage, or iPhone.
Zyphur said:
I wish I could get a Galaxy SII but my carrier doesn't have much coice and I don't think I could afford it! haha.
Only good android phones my carrier has: O1, ACE, Nexus S.
The rest are either Blackberry, garbage, or iPhone.
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Get Nexus S if u can afford..
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Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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samsung is class. go for ace.
Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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Get Samsung.
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Well... i allready had a p500.
Now i have an ace.
Bettter camera , better screen, better hardware. No dust under screen. Much nicer to the eyes.
No regreats.
Cheers
Zecanilis said:
Well... i allready had a p500.
Now i have an ace.
Bettter camera , better screen, better hardware. No dust under screen. Much nicer to the eyes.
No regreats.
Cheers
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nice to see ya zecanilis long time no see where have u been?
hsingh1993 said:
nice to see ya zecanilis long time no see where have u been?
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What do you think? He is a moderator after all.
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Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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ace better
btw, y u dun consider SE xperia mini or mini pro ??
price almost same with ace in my country
try check it out
because it running 1ghz with support flash
although screen is around 3-3.2inch if not mistaken
XeactorZ said:
ace better
btw, y u dun consider SE xperia mini or mini pro ??
price almost same with ace in my country
try check it out
because it running 1ghz with support flash
although screen is around 3-3.2inch if not mistaken
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Cant u see what he said... His operator only have ACE, O1, Nexus S and the others are blackberry, iphone and nokia?
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Same price with Live with walkman too, and live with walkman has some serious music capability too... [i think so]
Dude ill prefer taking nexus . Its a nice phone and updates are there for it. Custom rom wise, there are a lot of devs. Ace can be laggy at times. I have a friend using. Nexus is google best phone yeah
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The Ace is better, but have a ugly display. The P500 costs less and the price is correct for that phone. I succest the P500, or a phone above 300€
DaxElectro said:
Cant u see what he said... His operator only have ACE, O1, Nexus S and the others are blackberry, iphone and nokia?
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lolx
y must buy from operator ??
can't buy with phone shop meh ?
XeactorZ said:
lolx
y must buy from operator ??
can't buy with phone shop meh ?
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I think he still has some contract with the service provider?
MOTOROLA ATRIX 4G , MOTOROLA DROID RAZR , SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE , GALAXY S2 , GOOGLE NEXUS S 4G AND GOOGLE NEXUS S , which one should i buy , made more than 5-6 hours of comparison, review , still confused
Start by eliminating everything Motorola as it is junk. Galaxy s 2 or galaxy nexus.
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I would say Galaxy Note, but that depends on you liking a
5 inch mammoth of a phone. Outside of that, Galaxy
Nexus or SII would be my next choices.
Thanks for the reply ...
fine dude , if i opt for samsung which one should i go for it ? i can go upto $650 not more than that . r8 now am using motorola defy and am very much pleased with that , will take your comments as my buying option .
Motorola makes decent phones hardware wise, but they lock the bootloaders, install tons of bloatware and make your phone model obsolete in a few months.
Samsung galaxy S 2, why ? Cause i have him! Best phone.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
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I think the Galaxy SII is the better android phone now. If you want to want to hack him, there is a lot of ROM availables. Some of my friends have it, the screen is very good, and the battery life seems to be pretty decent too. It's a powerful, and beautiful. Take it
Thanks for the reply ...
guess i made this post in Q and A only !
and above now the options are S2 or nexus or note ?
Just as a note (no phone pun intended) if you go with the S2 I'd personally recommend trying to get one that's more standard GSM, international version for example avoid the Samsung Epic 4G Touch if possible, it has a bigger screen, but it's not as compatible as the other variants are... the GSM versions seem to have more ROM options, I guess maybe it's due to the CDMA modem in the E4GT, but there isn't even a full-compatible release of Cyanogenmod for the E4GT and the official ICS isn't out for it either. I have the E4GT and I really like it, but I bought it thinking Cyanogenmod was already out for it, but it was only available for the other SG2 models. The same might be true for Skyrocket? Just something to think about.
I surely would buy Sgs II.
I own a Galaxy S. My bro has a Sgs II and i felt in love with his phone. ABSOLUTELY GREAT.
Galaxy Nexus is awesome too but i didnt saw it in person
no choice
hi, i got samsung galaxy 2 (sgs2) for almost half a year - couldnt be happier!!!! my friends with nexus and motorolla are sorry they didnt get my phone. I suggest to get either sgs2 or samsung note depending on the size you are comfortable with as they are practically identical aprt from the screen size.
Also, dont forget that sgs3 will be out in few month and 3d phones are about to start their crusaide.
Go to gsmarena.com and do a comparison (under the photo of the phone on th eleft click on COMPARE) with any of the phones and by spec sg2 will will - by user experience as well @gsmarena.com/[email protected]
hope it helps...
I Want To Buy New Phone And I Get Confused Between Galaxy S2 And Xperia T ?? In My Opinion I Think That The Xperia T Is Better !!! But Which Phone Would You Choose ?? And Why ?? And How Much Is The Xperia T ??? (sorry for my bad english )
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I Want To Buy New Phone And I Get Confused Between Galaxy S2 And Xperia T ?? In My Opinion I Think That The Xperia T Is Better !!! But Which Phone Would You Choose ?? And Why ?? And How Much Is The Xperia T ??? (sorry for my bad english )
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Galaxy S2 now stands as an old phone because it has been in Market for over an year. Xperia T is a recently launched new phone, so purchasing a recently launched phone is always good, because of hardware improvements, updated software etc.
About price, its expected to be Rs 25,000 (~ $463) as mentioned in some websites, not sure though.
Saving up money and buy a LG Nesux 4 and u r good to go another 2 years without worrying about changing phone. anyway i think xperia T is a good enough choice for now
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, the new nexus is a good choice...or else you can go for Samsung Devices like Galaxy note 2 or S3...These phones are the best in the market that you can get and their performance quite satisfying though
For development i use Nexus One phone - old but really good,
For daily activity i use Galaxy Note,
(i don't like to debug something on Samsung phones - there are enormous number of traces from samsung apps in traceview)
But now due to logs in play market, i also need some phone for development on 4.1 android system,
i think it will be new Nexus model.
Zwindchung said:
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, the new nexus is a good choice...or else you can go for Samsung Devices like Galaxy note 2 or S3...These phones are the best in the market that you can get and their performance quite satisfying though
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my budget is about 400$ and iam from the middle east and i will buy the phone in february
Hello,
I am planning to buy a galaxy s2...... i would like some reviews and help from the members here about..
1. Future possiblities of official new android version on s2
2. Amount of deving on s2
3. How to differentiate s2 i9100 and i9100g?
4. Anything else...
Thanks
S2 will see jellybean. As for 4.2 the jury is out on. I expect 4.2 wont get released officially for the S2. poor Samsung updating is the reason why many are going nexus.
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Aj.GaLaxY aCE said:
Hello,
I am planning to buy a galaxy s2...... i would like some reviews and help from the members here about..
1. Future possiblities of official new android version on s2
2. Amount of deving on s2
3. How to differentiate s2 i9100 and i9100g?
4. Anything else...
Thanks
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1. I think jelly bean will be the last major update from Samsung. Dont expect more!!
2. If u dive in to CM10 official thred u ll know.!!!
3. Settings-> About phone-> Model
4. Suggestion s if u hav a budget within 25k INR u can buy this.. Else buy any other device like S3 or Note 2.. Moreover if ur not satisfied by current phone trend wai for S4!! It ll be the beast with mind blowing specs..
Prashanthme said:
1. I think jelly bean will be the last major update from Samsung. Dont expect more!!
2. If u dive in to CM10 official thred u ll know.!!!
3. Settings-> About phone-> Model
4. Suggestion s if u hav a budget within 25k INR u can buy this.. Else buy any other device like S3 or Note 2.. Moreover if ur not satisfied by current phone trend wai for S4!! It ll be the beast with mind blowing specs..
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well i am buying a second had set for 17,500 and thinking of using it for 5-6 months and then buying another or shall i go for google nexus?
Aj.GaLaxY aCE said:
well i am buying a second had set for 17,500 and thinking of using it for 5-6 months and then buying another or shall i go for google nexus?
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Hmmm deal is good. Will nexus gets released in INDIA?? Hardly 5% chance, just wait for new devices..
Aj.GaLaxY aCE said:
Hello,
I am planning to buy a galaxy s2...... i would like some reviews and help from the members here about..
Thanks
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1. Future possiblities of official new android version on s2
Yes, Android JellyBean v4.1 will be available for S2 by the Year end
2. Amount of deving on s2
No other Device has that amount of DEV compared to S2
3. How to differentiate s2 i9100 and i9100g?
I9100 comes with EXYNOS Chipset and Mali 400 GPU and is quite Diff from I9100G which comes with TI-OMAP Chipset and PowerVr-SGX540 GPU
4. Anything else...
Thats it for now
Sun90 said:
No other Device has that amount of DEV compared to S2
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LMAO dude seriously???
Obviously you don't have/have never owned a HTC HD2 or visited the forum? The device has an absolutely unbeatable amount/quality/organization of development work and has done from DAY 1. No other device before or since has even come close to the HD2 and certainly not the GS2 (Which is a excellent device nonetheless).
Hello guys, after a year that i have been using my xperia sola im considering upgrading to a galaxy s3... It costs 300€ now which is just 100 more than what i paid to buy this errrr... Lets just say phone... So, do u think it is worth it, or should i buy another device? The bad thing is that i dont have more than 350€ to spend...
Mokiwipeout said:
Hello guys, after a year that i have been using my xperia sola im considering upgrading to a galaxy s3... It costs 300€ now which is just 100 more than what i paid to buy this errrr... Lets just say phone... So, do u think it is worth it, or should i buy another device? The bad thing is that i dont have more than 350€ to spend...
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buy a nexus device .. if u are truly interested in android.
Plus a nexus 4 is more capable for the same money ( except battery, Camera)
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See multiple identical posts .
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I picked the s3 over the nexus because I like tw and the ext sd and removable/replaceable with easy battery. You should have a look at the i9305. Goldie has that and is a really good dev. Team alliance rocks. Wish I listened to him. Plus the biggest point I chosen s3 over the nexus is its made by lg. Living good!! Cheap living more like. Samsung is like Panasonic. Top brand .
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andrewwright said:
I picked the s3 over the nexus because I like tw and the ext sd and removable/replaceable with easy battery. You should have a look at the i9305. Goldie has that and is a really good dev. Team alliance rocks. Wish I listened to him. Plus the biggest point I chosen s3 over the nexus is its made by lg. Living good!! Cheap living more like. Samsung is like Panasonic. Top brand .
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Go for i9305 is snappy , better then 9300 and it has good support from dev not like i9300 but still , btw will get an AllianceRom in the next weeks from the dev of Alliancerom on S2 the added ram is making it a smother experience.
fotbal5 said:
Go for i9305 is snappy , better then 9300 and it has good support from dev not like i9300 but still , btw will get an AllianceRom in the next weeks from the dev of Alliancerom on S2 the added ram is making it a smother experience.
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I know..im gutted I rushed in and didn't get an i9305 online. I couldn't find one in Peterborough at the time.but we on the I9300 still have a top man making alliance rom for this model and next release is coming soon. To be just like s2 version so that's pretty cool. Only got ten more months on s3 then im moving on to s4 :thumbup: that will be the i9505.
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After dealing with freezing issues with I9300, I would never recommend Samsung to anyone. And I have owned MANY Samsung products in the past.