Hi XDA,
How is the GPS accuracy?
I saw lots of reviews, but they didn't mentioned this aspect.
For me, this is very important, because I need to travel a lot.
Thanks!
it works as expected
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It is working flawlessly .
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How is the GPS working for you? I had a Captivate and it never worked very well. I have the LG thrill now and the GPS is spot on. The Thrill just has absolutely horrible battery life. Has Samsung fixed their issues with the GPS?
I'm hoping for some good input. I'm not happy with the Thrill but I wanna know how good the galaxy s 2 is before I trade it in.
Thank you in advance
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I've been traveling for work all week and have used google maps every day for both walking and driving. As a former captivate owner myself I can say the GPS on this phone has been awesome for me. I am running stock rom rooted and used titanium backup to debloat. Otherwise I have made no other modifications.
Good luck
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GPS is fantastic on this phone. I used it for 5 hours straight from Jacksonville, FL to Augusta, GA and never once lost GPS signal. Compared to the Craptivate, it's night and day. I'm very pleased thus far.
GPS is amazing on this phone.
Been working great for me as well.
the gps is amazing. it is so freaking fast to lock on
Even though it's the "crippled" GSD4t variant, the SiRFStarIV in this phone is amazing.
Better than any previous mobile device I've ever owned... Just not as good as non-"crippled" StarIII, MTKv2, or even the STM Cartesio. But no mobile phones have full-blown GPS chipsets like that.
Thanks for all the help guys. Your making my decision a lot easier
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Another thread on this topic is here for more info/opinions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286063
There have numerous threads on the GPS of the GSII. All of them say the same thing this one does.
I just received my prime today and am very happy. I read in several websites that the prime had a barometer but it does not show my stats in weatherbug. Can anyone confirm that it does indeed have a barometer?
Try Elixir app. It can show every sensors built-in.
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There's no barometer sensor in the Prime. Sorry.
I believe you are thinking of the phone the nexus prime that has a barometer in it.
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I believe you are thinking of the phone the nexus prime that has a barometer in it.
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Bingo.. used to help the GPS in the Nexus (though not like we couldnt use that)
Hey y'all!
How accurate is the barometer in S3 supposed to be? Especially interested in the altitude readings. How come do I see variation between my phone and my friends in the same location?
xenofont said:
Hey y'all!
How accurate is the barometer in S3 supposed to be? Especially interested in the altitude readings. How come do I see variation between my phone and my friends in the same location?
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AFAIK there is no barometer sensor inside the s3 and the altitude is anyway something which is acquired by GPS and/or magnetic field sensor.
Probably it differs, because one of you had gps disabled or you locked different satellites.
Also are both phones gs3?
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Tectas said:
AFAIK there is no barometer sensor inside the s3 and the altitude is anyway something which is acquired by GPS and/or magnetic field sensor.
Probably it differs, because one of you had gps disabled or you locked different satellites.
Also are both phones gs3?
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There is a barometer in the S3.
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I've heard that too, but the app from samsung apps doesn't seem to use it.
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This works.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivolk.Barometer
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This is very late, probably doesnt matter anymore, but still:
Have you seen this test on youtube, S3 compared to an aircraft barometer..
Google "Samsung Galaxy s3 barometer test in a bell jar"
how can we read the data from the STMicroelectronics LSP331AP pressure sensor in our Galaxy S III phones? The one just mentioned on Engadget.
I work with UAV applications so having an accurate barometric pressure reading at the ground station is very important. And if I can read baro from my phone instead of buying a dedicated piece of hardware, that just makes my GS III even cooler than it was previously.
So does anyone know to read this value? Does it already report this to the phone to correct the GPS altitude (which is probably 100s of meters off, lol)? I'm assuming that the altitude reported in apps like Google Maps is probably pulled straight from the GPS..
Gps positioning should have a spherical accuracy error, so if it shows 5m that would be 5m in every direction.
(At least afaik)
Take a look here: http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-barometer-logger-recording-sensor-data/
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Download S baro from Samsung apps or more services and do an internet sync on the app, that works for me
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Gps positioning should have a spherical accuracy error, so if it shows 5m that would be 5m in every direction.
(At least afaik)
Take a look here: http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-barometer-logger-recording-sensor-data/
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wow. this would be nice if I was building an app to incorporate this. thank you.
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Download S baro from Samsung apps or more services and do an internet sync on the app, that works for me
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hmm. I have the Verizon SCH-I535 (stock right now) and I don't have this option for S Baro or more services. Can you post an APK?
EDIT: im stupid. there are several apps out there that can already read this. lol. thanks for your help tho guys
Is just me or does phone have the best gps ever this my third android and iv never had a gps this good its scary how damn well accurate it is
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gabrielpina4 said:
Is just me or does phone have the best gps ever this my third android and iv never had a gps this good its scary how damn well accurate it is
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I got twenty satellites per gps status (the app). Never saw anything like it.
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It's freakishly accurate. I was doing a number 2, playing with my phone with the GPS on. When I opened the map, I had a birds eye view of myself pooping.
insanely accurate and locks in the second i open the app. my galaxy nexus would struggle sometimes to get a lock but this thing is locked before i even open the app lol
Does anybody know if it possible to use this gps kernel on other phones cause my other phones dont have a gps this damn good if so how to I copy the kernel of the gps on here?
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I've only messed with it once so far. It was very quick to find my position. I'm looking forward to using it when I go visit family in a week. Since I got about 24 hours drive one way, it will get some good road use.