Hello,
I planned to buy the S3 in thailand when I go abroad in a week, after scouting a little on the forum I noticed the SDS brick and the uncertainty of it all and i'm wondering whether I should still go for it or choose another device, and if so what is the other recommended device I can go for (n4 out of stock).
thanks in advance.
lightmaker22 said:
Hello,
I planned to buy the S3 in thailand when I go abroad in a week, after scouting a little on the forum I noticed the SDS brick and the uncertainty of it all and i'm wondering whether I should still go for it or choose another device, and if so what is the other recommended device I can go for (n4 out of stock).
thanks in advance.
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I'm thinking the same thing, asked a similar question in questions forum, those that replied said go for it. I'm still not 100% sure yet, and hoping to see some more replies here.
At the price no it has to be the Nexus .
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There is yet to be a better device than the galaxy s 3. If you want to go for a bargain you might consider the nexus 4 but it has a mediocre camera and is far from being the full package. The note 2 would be another competitor if the size fits you but other then that you want get a device that is the overall awesome package that the galaxy s 3 is. Go for it.
The only thing better than a galaxy s3 is the upcoming galaxy s4 which is yet to be announced
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I will buy my next phone in summer, but if my S3 would break, I would be very tempted to buy a Xperia Z.
Anyway, with a S3 you can't go wrong.
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I wud recommend u to wait till summer.. Atleast u will get newest piece if u can wait.. But if u buy s3 ur choice will be good.. Device is one of the high ends on the market right now
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I wud recommend u to wait till summer.. Atleast u will get newest piece if u can wait.. But if u buy s3 ur choice will be good.. Device is one of the high ends on the market right now
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Only problem with waiting for the latest phone is you can potentially be always be waiting, as there will always be a new latest greatest phone just round the corner. I got into that trap with the last phone I got a few years a go. And trying to avoid it this time round. But I do get what your saying.
No don't because with in a month or two it will be outdated and you will find all new phones with 5 inch screen gorilla glass 3 and better processor etc and more advanced stuff so i recommend you to wait either for s4 lol till may or Sony xperia z(beautiful) or htc m7 mosy probably you'll see that in mobile world confrence and Motorola x if i am you i would wait and go for a newer phone as it is i buy one phone a year.
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No don't because with in a month or two it will be outdated and you will find all new phones with 5 inch screen gorilla glass 3 and better processor etc and more advanced stuff so i recommend you to wait either for s4 lol till may or Sony xperia z(beautiful) or htc m7 mosy probably you'll see that in mobile world confrence and Motorola x if i am you i would wait and go for a newer phone as it is i buy one phone a year.
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Outdated?!!! With its quad-core processor? Are you bonkers or high? :silly:
Well, we'll definitely see a lot of new stuff at the MWC. Nothing ground-breaking, I suppose. Everyone has already made their CES announcements and they've left nothing to speculate about (except the possible new Motorola phone).
There isn't a doubt to whether the s3 is still good, I want to buy it, but there has been reports from people in this forum it suffers from hardware problems and can die at any moment, and in that case I'll have no warranty from thailand, does anyone have something to add on the topic ?
Get a Nexus 4.
The S3 for sure. It's ground breaking and even the nexus 4 can't compete.
S3 has plenty of innovative features not to mention things like s beam. Also expandable memory.
When you get you s3 you will just be upgraded to a new version that includes the fixes. Then if you want to root just Flash an old ics bootloader and your good to go
I just bought another s3 so I now have 2. Was going to get the nexus 4 but there's no point. Sold my old s3 to a mate
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I am thinking of buying the Xperia Z the adverts are calling my name so bad.. But am not sure. I mean i love my galaxy s3 it is the fastest phone i owned till now. Plus from day one i had no problem. But i really want a premium feeling phone.. The nexsus 4 is a good phone but sux to be honest. The nexsus brand is very limited in terms of storage and i don't care about cloud space.. I am not going to use my cloud space when i am outside am i when i only have 1gb data a month....
So if you want speed and reliability then go for the S3 sure you've heard of sds and blah blah blah.. I had the phone since it came out in the uk not SDS no nothing. But if you want something else it is upto you really..
I on the other hand am really tempted for a Xperia Z....
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hi i decided that its time to move on from my xperia x10 and want to try out the galaxy s 2 however i did a lot of reseach and found that there is many different models for the galaxy s 2 for e.g there is the standard i9100 then i found theres a i9100G. I also found other models and im alittle confused on which model to get and dont want to get the wrong one. Please help me choose which one Thanks!
Get the i9100
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Get the i9100
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Ok. So i supposed you got the "I9100G" because they sold out "I9100"?
Get a next gen phone like the HTC one x or s or wait for the s3, better faster and almost the same price.
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Ok. So i supposed you got the "I9100G" because they sold out "I9100"?
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I9100G is without any development and no ics till now and totally different chipset(which is weaker than i9100)
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wait for the galaxy S3!!! or buy the htc one x... and if u dont like both of them, then buy the xperia s
Dont stay with the "old galaxy s2". its maybe the best phone out there, but its definitly worth it to wait for the upcoming smartphones
depends really.. S3 price is probably gona be really close to 600euro and right now the S2 price is around 450 - 500euro which is 100euro lower.. if your budget allows you to buy S3 right off the release day then yea wait for it... but if your budget doesnt allow that then dont wait for S3 to lower it's price.. because you will miss out all of the fun..
The HTC One S is selling on presale for around e479, it will be released next week vs the SGS2 for around 409. With the one s you will get qHD amoled vga on the GS2, 16GB vs 8 GB of storage, working ICS with Sense 4 and ARM A15 processor vs ARM A9 of the SGS2. That's a lot more you get for almost the same price....
Thank you all for the helpful replies but I think I'm going to get the galaxy s 2 as my budget wont be enough to get a galaxy s 3 soon as it comes out. Another thing is would Samsung be still supporting the galaxy s 2 with ics and other major updates?
Edit: for those suggesting me the HTC's I'm sorry but I am not a big fan of htc phones and will not be an option for me to get
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Edit: for those suggesting me the HTC's I'm sorry but I am not a big fan of htc phones and will not be an option for me to get
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in that case get S2, S3 still little far from release, its not even announced and samsung will release it atlease month or 2 after announcing S3. so good 6 to 10 months in my book.
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in that case get S2, S3 still little far from release, its not even announced and samsung will release it atlease month or 2 after announcing S3. so good 6 to 10 months in my book.
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6-10 months!? I heard from alot of different sites that it was coming this Summer around April or May.
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6-10 months!? I heard from alot of different sites that it was coming this Summer around April or May.
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thats what i think..... lets see
they announce it sometime in may... that 2 months
usually they release after 2 - 3 months thats 4 - 5 months
released in one location as a start say UK first so another 1 month or more to global.
so basically 6 months.... allthat if announced in may...
now US launch may take more......
Mate if you are hellbent on buying S2 then buy I9100 as it has the most dev support.
However dont count on Samsung giving you major updates.
They did a major **** up with the ICS update.
F*ckin retards couldnt even get out a proper stable release.
Anyway I dont think we will get JB officially.
I love what they did with the phone, they maxed it out on hardware and released with ultrastable GB stock rom.
I just dont like Samsung as a company and their BS support.
to be honest.. samsung isnt really helping dev development. so i dun like samsung now anymore.. gonna move to sony next phone ..
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Hey guys I need some advice. I am still wondering if the i9100 is still worth purchasing. I can get it brand new for 320 dollars here on Canada. While on the other hand, the galaxy S3 ranges from 500-600 dollars. Google doesn't even sell nexus devices in Canada yet? How future proof is the S2? Is the S3 really worth 200-300 more dollars? Thanks guys!
Bring the seller down to $300
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Its worth every cent.
But i wont spent 500 for s3...
No big difference between both.
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Its worth every cent.
But i wont spent 500 for s3...
No big difference between both.
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Everything, literally, is different between them.
Presumably you've never compared them in use, or indeed on paper...
No. (You asked).
I've compared S3's screen with my current S2's one and i must say id much prefer the S3's :good:
The S2 has more in common hardware wise to the Gnex. So the answer to your question is yes it is still worth buying.
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Im recieving my i9100 (after getting my i9100g replaced) on monday. Is it worth keeping the i9100 or should i sell it and buy the GS3?.
The market price of the i9100 in India at the moment is 27k and GS3 is 37k.
10k rupees = $181.
Also if i do sell my phone i can expect to sell it at 27k right since it will be brand new and the box sealed
in its price range Galaxy S2 is still among the best phone you can buy.
obviously S3 is much more advanced and all but its quite a bit costlier than S2and shouldn't be compared . Although personally i think S3 is way too big and single handed use of S3 is impossible .
Go for it. It's an awesome phone for the price. The s3 seems to have issues. Look at all of the people selling it already. The s2 just started being re sold commonly, because everyone liked it so well. Im keeping mine.
It's all a matter of personal preference and whether or not you actually NEED the S3 or if the S2 will suffice.
Do you need HD screen? Do you need quad core processing? Do you need NFC? blah blah blah
I still haven't bought an S3 because for now the S2 hasn't stopped me doing anything, It can play any game I throw at it, even high end games newly released, I can watch movies, surf the net, capture photos and videos and even make calls!!
For me the S2 is still an awesome and powerful phone (might I add MUCH nicer looking than the S3 also) and I think it will last me easily another 6 months, by then a phone even better than the S3 will be released
Ask yourself if you need to fork out the extra money and if the answer is yes, go for it!
Just buy the S3 or buy the S2 only if you can get it for around 200-250$, I recently bought one for 200$. Btw try to get the international S3 because the north american isn't worth it over the S2 it still lags a bit while the international one there's no lag because of the much stronger gpu.
Get it. I bought this i9000 galaxy s to replace my old gio which was really slow and had no development. Even this first gen galaxy s is totally future proof so I imagine that the s2 is even better.
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I got the S2 3 weeks ago for free, I don't regret it. If you can get it for cheap, go for it, there is a lot if development made for it.
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Still worth buying. Just bought my s2 to replace iphone 4 hehehe
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Im recieving my i9100 (after getting my i9100g replaced) on monday. Is it worth keeping the i9100 or should i sell it and buy the GS3?.
The market price of the i9100 in India at the moment is 27k and GS3 is 37k.
10k rupees = $181.
Also if i do sell my phone i can expect to sell it at 27k right since it will be brand new and the box sealed
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hey bro u r from India ??
I want to ask u a ques.
I hv pm u or msg u..plz Chk ur inbox
or plz. tell how u get replacement ???
my frnd is also stuck wide i9100g
can u tell n guide
how to get replacement thorough customer care ??
thx.....
Hi i guess it comes down to ur preferences. There are guys/gals who want to be on the edge of hi tech, and there are others who prefer good performance/price ratio.
S2 is a good phone, it probably has one or two years more market life.
Compare S2 eu/S3 eu:
faster camera
about %20 faster processor with quad and better batt consumption, about double pixel count
about %25 bigger screen,
about % 25 bigger battery,
Nfc support,
Wireless charging,
Much butter sound chip
u decide if it justifies double price
I'am using s2 and I'm not really planning to change yet. i hope prices will drop a bit, or a revised version with better spec and eu compatible
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I bought my s2 two months ago...
I wanted a gnex but it was never officially launched in my country and warranty matters to me so i had to go for the next best phone as per my budget : s2
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This thread has become pointless. There are already hundreds of 'Should I buy the SGS2' threads on here, and the person who asked the question hasn't even bothered to contribute to the thread since their OP. I'm asking for this nonsense to be closed.
Hey galaxy s2'ers!!
I am the owner of a HTC HD2 that has been my pride and joy for a long time. However recently its mini-USB port and GPS broke/failed on me and I decided to move on.
I'm looking for a phone I can keep for a couple of years and it must have decent camera, battery life and good GPS reception. Games/3D performance tends to be rather secondary to me.
I checked with my carrier and I can get a brand new 16GB Galaxy S2 for about 200€. There is a more or less similar question to this one here in the forum but do tell me what you think: is the GS2 a good buy these days and for this price?
Thank you!
Yes.Buy 10 of them,keep 1 and stick the other 9 on eBay-youll make a killing.Ones with broken screens sell for that!
Lol
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Just go for a galaxy nexus. That's what I'd do.
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Yes.Buy 10 of them,keep 1 and stick the other 9 on eBay-youll make a killing.Ones with broken screens sell for that!
Lol
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Hmm.. doesn't sound like a bad idea
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Just go for a galaxy nexus. That's what I'd do.
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I actually like Nexus' slight curvature on the frontal plane but the lack of expansion ports is a deal breaker..
Thanks for the input guys
But whats the total cost/contract.I only buy new unbranded ones and get a sim deal separately.It works out more but I can put it through my business.
Is your deal the phone and minutes etc for the 200 euros.
If it is then buy as much as you can,stick em on eBay and chuck the sims
Lol
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You bet, it is! I just bought a SGS2 4 months for now, and I am completely satisfied and overwhelmed with it. It has the best package for an Android phone. Tons of modifications depending on your taste, and a very powerful hardware that can run almost every app & games. The only phone I would consider to replace my SGS2 is non other han its successor.
Reference: I've constantly checked other Android phones to compare, but nothing beats this beast from what I see.
Go for S III, or Nexus or S II,
If you want to fully Customise your device go for SII or SIII
If not, other variants of S II Like S II X or HD LTE SGH - I757M have greater Hardware 1.5 Ghz i think.
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Then waht about S II Plus? Or S II Advance? -.-
But if its really releasing in Q1 12 then its a Good Deal
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Samsung already denied the rumors of S4. It's waste of time to wait for it, go for the Galaxy Nexus if you care for updates and wants to use stock rom.
You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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You bet, it is! I just bought a SGS2 4 months for now, and I am completely satisfied and overwhelmed with it. It has the best package for an Android phone. Tons of modifications depending on your taste, and a very powerful hardware that can run almost every app & games. The only phone I would consider to replace my SGS2 is non other han its successor.
Reference: I've constantly checked other Android phones to compare, but nothing beats this beast from what I see.
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That's a reaction I want to have when I get my new phone
And yeah, I'm all for flashing new stuff (com'on, coming from a HTC HD2 what else is to be expected)
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ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 a few months from now!!
*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
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Then waht about S II Plus? Or S II Advance? -.-
But if its really releasing in Q1 12 then its a Good Deal
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Hmm I don't know if I can hold out for much longer.. This baddass piece of equipment is my day-to-day phone since my HTC died.. and I find it somewhat lacking for my needs ehehe
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You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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You bet I'm still here: thanks for the input guys! I'm having a meeting with my carrier agent - or whatever you call it - to discuss what phone I'll be getting: I share a professional plan with other colleagues so I get to chose a new phone for a low cost from time to time.. hence the 200€ :victory:
don't worry about sgs2, it definitely worth the money since this great phone beat iphone 4s last year. if you are looking for more budget android smartphone, get sgs2 since the price drop a lot since the launch of sgs3. well, if you can afford sgs3, i will recommend it. :good:
i have been using my sgs2 for almost 6 months now, i wanna say that i am more happy to continue to be with my baby. sgs2 get most of the android update, and i just flash a jelly bean ROM.
sgs2 is more easier to root, to customize, to tweak compare to HTC (where you need the whatever S-OFF thing). i almost kill my friend HTC phone by just trying to S-OFF it. stupid bootloader.
conclusion, if you want cheaper, daily use phone, you can go for sgs2. if you want newer phone, get sgs3 or galaxy note 2.:good: just get samsung phone, you get tonnes of tutorials, guides here.
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Samsung already denied the rumors of S4. It's waste of time to wait for it, go for the Galaxy Nexus if you care for updates and wants to use stock rom.
You still reading this?
Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
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Whew! Thank God. Cause it's too soon for Samsung to release S4 xD lol
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There has been 1 week since I bought my Galaxy S2 and I'm telling you. I love every bit of it. EVERYTHING. The camera, the screen, design, the UI and everything. Having said that, though the reason why I'm in love with it is maybe because my older phone was only a Samsung Galaxy Mini.
i don't know about you, but I think you can't get a better phone with that price (200€). I got mine for €220 and I don't regret any cent spent on it.
worth all that money and much more.
good for you ^^ enjoy every bit of it. like my s2. i am still not bored of it since JB is here for s2 as well ^^
I'm planning to buy my first Android phone and I've chose then Samsung Galaxy S2. But what i'm unsure of, is that after investing a substantial amount of money (its still expensive in my country) will it be good enough to handle updates beyond JB for the coming two years? or will it be outdated soon and should i rather go for the s3? Need help! Thanks
S2 is still very good device!
IMO it is worth to buy it.
I'm planning to buy my first Android phone and I've chose then Samsung Galaxy S2. But what i'm unsure of, is that after investing a substantial amount of money (its still expensive in my country) will it be good enough to handle updates beyond JB for the coming two years? or will it be outdated soon and should i rather go for the s3? Need help! Thanks
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If you can afford it, Go for SIII or wait for NOTE II.
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Don't do it.
The sgs2 is at the end of its support life if we get jelly bean I'll be ecstatic.. But we will not get anything else.. And we will not get the full source code to enable a proper realise of a newer Android OS.
The sgs3 may be short lived as the sgs2 is whispered to come in April..
Save your money buy it used or buy a different phone
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If you can afford it, Go for SIII or wait for NOTE II.
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Sorry Bro i never Argue on Your Posts but he Already saying S II is Expensive...
And OP if you have to choose bw Note II or S III..
Go for Note II
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Sorry Bro i never Argue on Your Posts but he Already saying S II is Expensive...
And OP if you have to choose bw Note II or S III..
Go for Note II
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No problem bro, i actually taught i saw this,
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..... should i rather go for the s3? Need help! Thanks
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Don't do it.
The sgs2 is at the end of its support life if we get jelly bean I'll be ecstatic.. But we will not get anything else.. And we will not get the full source code to enable a proper realise of a newer Android OS.
The sgs3 may be short lived as the sgs2 is whispered to come in April..
Save your money buy it used or buy a different phone
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Are you saying S3 will be outdated soon? Really? i don't think there is any other phone that rivals the S3 at the moment. I won't go for the Note II. Its ridiculously big and i hate big ass phones.
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Are you saying S3 will be outdated soon? Really? i don't think there is any other phone that rivals the S3 at the moment. I won't go for the Note II. Its ridiculously big and i hate big ass phones.
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You're from India, right? Right now there's about a 12K price difference between the S2 and S3. So I'm assuming price will play a pretty big part in deciding on a phone. The S2 as of now probably has the most support amongst all android phones while the s3 support is comparatively still in a nebulous stage. Having said that, most devs who're working on the S2 now seem to slowly be moving towards the S3..So S3 dev support will only improve with time. The S2 is definitely getting the next iteration of android. But that'll probably be it. So it should be good for the next couple of years at the very least. but beyond that..who knows. Its like comparing the where the s2 is now to the galaxy s.
If your pocket allows it, go with the s3, else the s2 is still right up there with the best IMO.
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Its like this. If you want a good phone where you can do anything one can do, and still not be very expensive, go for the S2. You can do everything with that phone. No limitations whatsoever. Good camera, good looking, not so big, and very smooth with enough space for installing apps.
If you want an awesome phone and expensive one, go for the S3, but you would still find everything you do on S3 also in S2. No major differences in there, except the price.
And I am sure with the latest and upcoming Jelly Bean update the S2 will become and even better phone. I really hope that they will also update it with the latest TouchWiz 5 UX Nature interface. If Samsung does that, I will not envy my father for having an S3 at all.
I have both phones in my home and the only major differences between S2 and S3 are on the interface, and the display. S3 has a much much better display and the latest TouchWiz interface is very cool.
Hope I helped in your decision.
Thanks Haxtream, Agonn that really helped. One last question! The HTC One S is from the same category as the S2 right? But in India HTC is lauching it with S3 snapdragon processor overclocked at 1.7ghz instead of the new S4 Krait architecture chip. Its only 3k more than the S2, and since its launched with ICS I'm assuming it will get updates beyond JB.. is it a good option? overclocked processors won't heat up much right?
I can say now in newest google android version we cannot to do customs roms because its some custiminazion center... sorry if my bad english
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Can't say I know much about the One-S but what I do know is that the dev support for it is pretty weak. More so if you compare it to the S2's. I'm assuming its mainly coz of HTCs locked boot loader which they're still trying to work around. Might improve in the future, but you never know.
Another thing is with this whole system of using different chipsets in some countries. It leads to a lot of chaos and confusion if you're into flashing custom ROMs and the like. For proof, just look up the number of people who have managed to flash an i9100 rom on their i9100G phone and bricked it. (If you do go the S2 way, be wary of shops trying to pass off an i9100G in an i9100 box.happened to me.)
Finally..I don't know how it is in Kolkata but here there are barely any HTC service centres.so any problem with the phone means you're stuck for ages. Samsungs service centres are a dime a dozen here. Didn't like the way the fellows were behaving in one service centre so next time I had an issue went to another one literally 500mts away.
Will it get support beyond JB? Who knows? These companies are incredibly cagey about releasing info on releases and since it won't be their latest model nor a past flagship (that I guess is the One-X) I wouldn't count on an upgrade..leave alone a quick one.
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Now this is turning into an essay so forgive me. But regarding the overclocked processor. Extreme overclocking does equal more heat. But if the company is releasing it that way itself it should be alright.
I know the S4 chip does..not so sure about the S3 chip. Atleast one of them uses the 28nm manufacturing process. AFAIK the i9100 chips' is 45nm. A smaller manufacturing process theoretically atleast, should produce lesser heat even if overclocked.
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Hi, if you want long term support for new android go for google nexus, if possible. The first nexus (very old phone) got JB while we are still waiting for SII official JB, and i'm starting to worry if it will ever arrive.
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Nexus gets all the latest updates because it is mainly a Google designed product made by Samsung and Google doesn't have other phones to update as far as I am concerned, I so it's easier for them to only update one device than it is for Samsung who have hundreds of devices to work on updating.
It's not because the S2 is inferior to Nexus cause it has probably even better specs and a much better camera, 8MP, while Nexus only has a 5MP camera.
If you are okay with using custom made Roms than you should definitely choose the Samsung Galaxy S2. There are some truly amazing custom ROM's out there in which you'll be able to run Jelly Bean very good and overclock/underclock your phone to up to 1600MhZ and still have not so much overheating problems.
As for HTC one S, and I don't really know much about it. A friend of mine has a HTC one X and he likes it veryI much. Ive had that phone in hand and it was good amazing screen but too expensive. I would suggest you to get the S2 until a much better phone comes out and you make the money to buy it. Cheers.
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The first nexus (very old phone) got JB
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Argh! Nexus One (the first nexus) has been abandoned by Google. It did not get official JB update.
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Can't say I know much about the One-S but what I do know is that the dev support for it is pretty weak. More so if you compare it to the S2's. I'm assuming its mainly coz of HTCs locked boot loader which they're still trying to work around. Might improve in the future, but you never know.
Another thing is with this whole system of using different chipsets in some countries. It leads to a lot of chaos and confusion if you're into flashing custom ROMs and the like. For proof, just look up the number of people who have managed to flash an i9100 rom on their i9100G phone and bricked it. (If you do go the S2 way, be wary of shops trying to pass off an i9100G in an i9100 box.happened to me.)
Finally..I don't know how it is in Kolkata but here there are barely any HTC service centres.so any problem with the phone means you're stuck for ages. Samsungs service centres are a dime a dozen here. Didn't like the way the fellows were behaving in one service centre so next time I had an issue went to another one literally 500mts away.
Will it get support beyond JB? Who knows? These companies are incredibly cagey about releasing info on releases and since it won't be their latest model nor a past flagship (that I guess is the One-X) I wouldn't count on an upgrade..leave alone a quick one.
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Now this is turning into an essay so forgive me. But regarding the overclocked processor. Extreme overclocking does equal more heat. But if the company is releasing it that way itself it should be alright.
I know the S4 chip does..not so sure about the S3 chip. Atleast one of them uses the 28nm manufacturing process. AFAIK the i9100 chips' is 45nm. A smaller manufacturing process theoretically atleast, should produce lesser heat even if overclocked.
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One last question, This will be my first android phone, So lets say I won't be flashing new roms' on the ONE S with the s3 chip, will simple rooting be also a problem?
IMO just getting root access on any phone should be pretty simple, the best place to get that answer would be the One S forum dude.. people who have and use the phone will be best placed to tell you how easy or difficult it is. Unless someone here has that phone as well or has rooted it for someone else, you wouldn't get a firsthand opinion (for want of a better term)
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IMO just getting root access on any phone should be pretty simple, the best place to get that answer would be the One S forum dude.. people who have and use the phone will be best placed to tell you how easy or difficult it is. Unless someone here has that phone as well or has rooted it for someone else, you wouldn't get a firsthand opinion (for want of a better term)
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Hey thanks for all the help.. Just wanted to let you know I bought the Samsung Galaxy S3
Great. Enjoy it.
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It's good but I would get the galaxy nexus instead
I was meant to upgrade last year, but held off to wait on the sgs4 (passed on the sgs3, stuck with my trusty sgs2). But was a little let down from what I've seen so far, from the photos it looks like a sgs3 (not a fan) but maybe in person it will be nice. So I tempted to jump ship for the htc one, started reading xda (As you do) and see posts saying the sgs4 might not get such great support from the usual suspects...that aint good.
So, if your reading this then you aint upgraded for similar reason no doubt...whats the plan? I mean, yeah I want those crazy specs, removable sd/battery...but stock roms and broken custom roms? Im seriously tempted on the htc one, however its a bit of a double edged sword, looks awesome, drop that **** and its ****ed. My sgs2 barely has a scratch.
Whats your thoughts sgs2 owners, Im still on ICS and not kept uptodate with the goings on here. I dont doubt there are awesome devs here, but if the major players dont take an intrest in the sgs4/exynos...its it doomed?
Do you wan't it just because you like to have last piece of tech and don't use even 5% of it..or you need it for better productivity in bussiness?
If first then i don't see a need for upgrade..
Dont get me wrong, I love gadgets, but i botched a screen replacement on my old hd2 (which is now my bros) so if I cant repair I will get a new one and give the sgs2 to my bro (sad to see the hd2 go tho). Anyway, Im more intrested on your thoughts if you were going to buy a new phone sgs4 or htc one? Like I said, Im not as into the whole modding thing as I used to (still like to flash custom roms tho), will the big guns not supporting the sgs4 make much diff? I would of thought so, but maybe there is talk on here?
Well i don't think i will get a new phone, but if it happenes it will definitely be either HTC One or Nexus 5..no need to give Samy money anymore..they have gone the Apple road
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Well i don't think i will get a new phone, but if it happenes it will definitely be either HTC One or Nexus 5..no need to give Samy money anymore..they have gone the Apple road
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Yup, it seems they try to much and forget the core aspects. Just saw this, not sure how true...maybe the uk will get the qualcomm after alll (still not sure if that will make a difference with CM)
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/samsung-galaxy-s4-quad-core-only-confirmed-for-the-uk/
What are the rest of your guys thoughts on the sgs4 vs htc one? I hate the thought of touchwiz for 18months, I would much rather vanilla android...but not sure about the htc one.
How about a nexus 4? I'm gonna check when Google i/o is. Should give a good idea of when the next nexus is out.
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My S2 contract is up next month and before its release I always planned to upgrade to an S4, however since the S4 launch I have decided to go for the HTC One.
I think the S2 , especially with jelly bean is still a great device but I will pass it on to my son to replace his rubbish galaxy ace, the S3 I think will be Samsungs peak device, the S4 seems to be more of the same, meh, no real innovations on the hardware side but lots of new and gimmicky touchwizz features. I feel as already mentioned by an earlier poster, that this feels a little Apple like...... buy our phone because it's a Samsung and because lots of other people buy it..... rather than....buy it because it's a great phone...
There are, to varying degrees, innovations on BlackBerry z10 (The hub and gestures), Nokia Lumia 920 , (baked in funtionality, low light camera and the live tiles of WP8) and The HTC One (gorgeous design, Zoe, Blinkfeed, ultra pixel camera) all that interest me as an enthusiast/nerd that the S4 just doesn't seem to have.
The Z10 looks great but it's to early in its life for me to spend 2 years without so many essential apps that may or may not arrive on the device. Android has really matured with jelly bean and so for me it is the HTC One
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Seriously S IV probably dosent need any custom ROM. It rocks as it is , stock. We on the S II need and want all this custom ROMs / kernels because we want that extra power and smoothness. No need to worry about developers not suporting it , in my opinion.
Now if you have money to spend buy the octo core one and be sure that at least two years you wont think about another upgrade.
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I was meant to upgrade last year, but held off to wait on the sgs4 (passed on the sgs3, stuck with my trusty sgs2). But was a little let down from what I've seen so far, from the photos it looks like a sgs3 (not a fan) but maybe in person it will be nice. So I tempted to jump ship for the htc one, started reading xda (As you do) and see posts saying the sgs4 might not get such great support from the usual suspects...that aint good.
So, if your reading this then you aint upgraded for similar reason no doubt...whats the plan? I mean, yeah I want those crazy specs, removable sd/battery...but stock roms and broken custom roms? Im seriously tempted on the htc one, however its a bit of a double edged sword, looks awesome, drop that **** and its ****ed. My sgs2 barely has a scratch.
Whats your thoughts sgs2 owners, Im still on ICS and not kept uptodate with the goings on here. I dont doubt there are awesome devs here, but if the major players dont take an intrest in the sgs4/exynos...its it doomed?
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if you are ok with your ver now, dont do it.
I'm of a similar opinion, S2 running well but if I can get a deal I'll upgrade. Torn between S4 and xperia Z. S2 was my first smart phone and I do like TW but I hear Sony is more developer friendly and I like the choice and freedom of flashing custom ROMs. Both phones will meet my performance requirements so will come down to cost eventually.
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I would say buy nexus 4. But, if you like Sammy based roms, you can go with Samsung s4. Im using sammy rom on s2 and i would never again flash aosp/cm based roms only because of screwed drivers. Cudos to devs to what did they do but.. True project butter is still better. I would buy s4 only because i dont mind using sammy based roms, like neatrom lite. And snapdragon version of s4 might have better support because they push their sources out i think. Wait until May to see nexus 5, then decide.
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I'm of a similar opinion, S2 running well but if I can get a deal I'll upgrade. Torn between S4 and xperia Z. S2 was my first smart phone and I do like TW but I hear Sony is more developer friendly and I like the choice and freedom of flashing custom ROMs. Both phones will meet my performance requirements so will come down to cost eventually.
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Go with s4, xperia z has really low specs for that kind of device. And not that good display, its like washed out, also UI is not smooth, it stutters a lot. Better buy nexus 4 instead of xperia z.
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Shamesung: no way. Not again... Sony, Moto xphone, nexus... Or apple. Will see what is the best for me in the following months.
Decisions decisions, next nexus also deserves serious consideration. Just not a fan of the black and white Google stock look.
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Decisions decisions, next nexus also deserves serious consideration. Just not a fan of the black and white Google stock look.
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You mean black and blue. you can flash or apply themes to make it like sammy for example. Thats why nexus is great. If i find great opportunity to buy n4 till May, i will, and if not, ill wait to see what nexus 5 will have. But right now, from devices on market, i would choose between nexus4 and s4. Htc one is good too, but that huge speaker grills on front? I mean come in, like some kid played with design. Also i saw 1080p video sample on youtube. It stutters like hell. Sure, it has great audio and its the best in low light capturing, but.. i personally dont need phone to shoot at night or in the dark. so, its s4 or nexus4.
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I agree, I'll probably sign up for a 30 day sim only rolling contract and run my S2 until prices stabilise and all phones are released and fully reviewed.
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I haven't made my mind up yet but it's going to be a toss up between the Xperia Z, BB Z10, HTC One or the next Nexus 5.
Specs and power are a consideration but....
Xperia Z because I miss reading a book in the bath! Possible development support and good noises coming from Sony but the same could be said for Samsung a few years back.
BB Z10 as the OS intrigues me.
HTC One for its beautiful design, BOM and form factor.
Nexus 5 for the custom appeal and all round Googleness. Strayed from the Nexus line with the S2 so might go back.
Not considering the S4 at the moment as it looks more like a S3 upgrade than revolution. Samsung played it safe, almost using the Apple model of next model releases and I don't like the end result. To paraphrase a song, "here is the new phone, same as the old phone".
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Even the best phone is only the best for 6 to 9 months before its superseded. I am even starting to consider the S3 as it's price is bound to drop once S4 arrives.
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My SII is now used by my wife, and I got an III last year
The SII is still attractive and running well - I went away from stock rom to CM10.1 latest nightlies. It is running perfectly and has now an up to date Android OS - Good value for the money I think
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My SII is now used by my wife, and I got an III last year
The SII is still attractive and running well - I went away from stock rom to CM10.1 latest nightlies. It is running perfectly and has now an up to date Android OS - Good value for the money I think
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Good to know thank you, is the development scene active over on the S3 forum? Just had a quick browse through and there is a decent selection of custom ROMs available.
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