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Just got Samsung Captivate UI is slow?

Just got a Captivate (AT&T Branded S) the device seems awesome but the UI seems sluggish? Any advice to speed up the UI? I was using a HTC aria and the UI on it was much snappier.

What? how? what is the firmware? any bloatware installed on it?

where did you get it.. do you work for them? i dont see it on the website.

atrain987 said:
Just got a Captivate (AT&T Branded S) the device seems awesome but the UI seems sluggish? Any advice to speed up the UI? I was using a HTC aria and the UI on it was much snappier.
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to speed up ui. try he stalling fix.. with the symlink.. assuming the root hack works.. keep us informed.

Job Secuirty
For my job sake I'm really care not to give out that info. It has AT&T apps preinstalled but I'm not sure how that would affect the UI performance? All I know is the HTC "seemed" much faster than this device .

Please let us know if anything changes in terms of perkiness.
What aspects of the UI seems slow?
Responsiveness of touch?
Let us know whats going on, there are lots of interested people out here!

atrain, you'll likely have to do the lag fix mentioned above, I was in the same boat, the myTouch Slide felt much snappier until I did the fix on my carrier-branded Galaxy.

atrain987 said:
Just got a Captivate (AT&T Branded S) the device seems awesome but the UI seems sluggish? Any advice to speed up the UI? I was using a HTC aria and the UI on it was much snappier.
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OMG! I CAN"T WAIT FOR IT :{
I NEEd the releASE DATE.
guys mind my sudden lost of sanity.

Suppose the firmware revisions are different on those, but guess it doesn't hurt to ask: What's the firmware version on it?
(enter *#1234# in the phone app to find out)

Yes, any more information that you could give about the device w/o compromising your career would be appreciated. As mymansionisabox said, there are tons of people here interested.
To the rest of us: if this guy's legit, & he does indeed have a Captivate in-hand, then we can assume he's an AT&T rep of some sort. If they're giving the handsets out to employees for play-time/testing, release must be pretty close. I do find it odd, however, that he thinks the UI is slow, since the innumerable videos on the web from the 6/29 event didn't show any such lag in the Captivate... The only video that showed any UI lag was the Engadget vid where the person shooting was at a Starbucks & admitted that they were playing w/a pre-production device. All of the videos of the Captivate at the 6/29 event (which came after that Engadget vid) showed no such lag.

t-readyroc said:
Yes, any more information that you could give about the device w/o compromising your career would be appreciated. As mymansionisabox said, there are tons of people here interested.
To the rest of us: if this guy's legit, & he does indeed have a Captivate in-hand, then we can assume he's an AT&T rep of some sort. If they're giving the handsets out to employees for play-time/testing, release must be pretty close. I do find it odd, however, that he thinks the UI is slow, since the innumerable videos on the web from the 6/29 event didn't show any such lag in the Captivate...
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But who knows what kind of "improvements" at&t has done to the firmware since showcasing it?

I tried the galaxy s the other day and the UI is indeed slow especially when live wallpapers are active, also got used to the desire's hardware keys which made using the galaxy a bit difficult, also the interface is a bit boring...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

atrain987 said:
For my job sake I'm really care not to give out that info. It has AT&T apps preinstalled but I'm not sure how that would affect the UI performance? All I know is the HTC "seemed" much faster than this device .
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Without showing parts of the UI that might disclose your identity... would you be able to make and post a video of the UI and show the issues that you're experiencing? Short of that... as mentioned before... can you tell us the firmware version and if your Captivate is pre-release or if it is the hardware and software that's going to be "officially" released.

Update
I removed the live wall paper and some large widgets and the UI seems better, I think I was just spoiled by how insanely fast the UI is on the HTC aria.
Can you root the Galaxy S without putting a stock firmware on it? I need to leave the AT&T firmware on the device.
Sorry I am noob on android still.

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tamanaco said:
Without showing parts of the UI that might disclose your identity... would you be able to make and post a video of the UI and show the issues that you're experiencing? Short of that... as mentioned before... can you tell us the firmware version and if your Captivate is pre-release or if it is the hardware and software that's going to be "officially" released.
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Its the release build, but yeah sorry no videos.

atrain987 said:
I think I was just spoiled by how insanely fast the UI is on the HTC aria.
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OK, srsly? I may have to call b.s. on OP. Sure, Aria's UI is quick/responsive, but I find it hard to believe Captivate's that much slower, no matter what AT&T might've done to it since 6/29.
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No videos. Fine. Don't think I'm all-in on this crazy train w/o some sort of proof, though.

Okay
The Captivate is awesome once you have a app open like the 720p MKV file I was watching on it earlier, but the UI is sluggish compared to HTC aria.
I came here just looking for tips to improve performance I could care less about "forum glory".

It actually isnt what at&t may have done to the firmware, the galaxy i tried wasnt locked to a carrier, and it was slow, especially when the ocean live wallpaper was active...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Well, since AT&T just officially announced availability in 10days, I guess I'm going to have to reverse my stance.
I still can't comprehend how the UI is slow compared to the Aria, though.
**Edit - Samsung confirmed the date/pricing as well. 10days to go, boyos!

UI
It does seem faster now that I have replaced the stock home screen with LauncherPro Beta. Maybe its just the touchwize homescreen that is slow? Again app performance is fine it was just the homescreen UI.

Thought the Nexus S was your next phone? CHECK THIS OUT

There's a lot of hype about the upcoming Nexus S (Galaxy S + Nexus One) with stock gingerbread, ffc, and first on the plate for updates.
But what you're about to lay your eyes upon.. is the GOD phone, rivaling the 4.3 in screen you envied from your droid x users I present here the:
Galaxy S 2! (The First Samsung Flashship phone)
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Boasting the specs of:
4.3/4.5 in SAMOLED2
Android Gingerbread
8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture
14.4Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth 3.0
1.2GHz core
16GB of storage onboard
Thinner than iphone 4!!
Not to mention how sleek it is! THIS WILL BE THE BEST PHONE

Wtf, the cake is a lie. And if its not, I need some cake...

I got 2 nuts and a first born child for it...if it gets AT&T 3G bands..lol

Bowsa2511 said:
Boasting the specs of:
4.3/4.5 in SAMOLED2
Android Gingerbread
8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture
14.4Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth 3.0
1.2GHz core
16GB of storage onboard
Lagfix included
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It better not have the same lag issues as the current crop, otherwise im not buying it.

If it doesn't have tons of ram i don't want it.

omg it makes me so sad to see this after ive only had my captivate for a month but imagine what the next year or two will bring!

Unless the samoled 2 is also a solar panel, I don't experience the best battery life...
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Probably gonna be bogged with RFS and and TouchWiz. If they bork the nexus S with RFS that will seriously suck. I know we can run lag fixes etc. but it would be nice to get a phone that doesn't need to be hacked just top be functional (totally would still root it, but its just the satisfaction of knowing that I wouldn't have to ^_^)

I'd still pick the Nexus S.
If the Captivate has such awful battery life, I can't imagine what a 1.2ghz processor and a 4.3" screen will do to it.
The Google Experience with a 4" screen is my dream phone. The S2 sure does look pretty though.

with all this extra power, bigger screen etc, I couldnt believe what kind of a battery it would need to be HALF DECENT.
Companies should stop competing in cpu wars, display wars etc and really revolutionize a battery that will last at least a full 24 hours with moderate usage.

Bowsa2511 said:
But what you're about to lay your eyes upon.. is the GOD phone, rivaling the 4.3 in screen you envied from your droid x users
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Interesting, I didn't see GPS on the feature list. Like its predecessor it looks like this phone won't come with GPS either.
Very sad for Samsung not to figure out GPS yet.

Looks like it might not be the real thing. Here's more info:
http://www.bgr.com/2010/11/12/new-samsung-flagship-phone-due-in-february/

100% fake, end of story, move along...

Saw it yesterday and haven't stopped drooling
From a phone on an app

rafyvitto said:
100% fake, end of story, move along...
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Still like the specs..lol
sent from the bomb diggity captivate. XDA rocks.

Ummmmm gingerbread cookies! Gingerbread what a stupid name.
Looks like an i Phone and a battery hog.
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This isn't fake at all. I have a very good source at Samsung who can confirm this device, although those slides are not final. Like Engadget said, these slides are 100% real from Samsung... they just used an image of a different device to get their point across. Not meant to be seen by the whole world.
Anyways, the device (which can be confirmed real by Engadget, BGR, AndroidCentral) is called the Samsung Elite: http://briefmobile.com/new-samsung-elite-specifications
It is the successor to the Galaxy S line and it's due in early 2011 for announcement.

kennethpenn said:
This isn't fake at all. I have a very good source at Samsung who can confirm this device, although those slides are not final. Like Engadget said, these slides are 100% real from Samsung... they just used an image of a different device to get their point across. Not meant to be seen by the whole world.
Anyways, the device (which can be confirmed real by Engadget, BGR, AndroidCentral) is called the Samsung Elite: http://briefmobile.com/new-samsung-elite-specifications
It is the successor to the Galaxy S line and it's due in early 2011 for announcement.
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Sounds reasonable, I was wondering if it's samsung advertising our a mock up of what might come next.
People around here are so argumentative over things where they have no facts. Also I don't get what people expect of a phone, I find battery life between meets expectations to excellent depending on what rom and modem I'm running.
And where did the notion that amoled displays hog power come from? that's the opposite of true, I don't know what the droid x is like but go buy an evo and check the battery life, it's far from good.
I'm excited about the nexus s and hope the rom and kernel port to the captivate, I just wonder if the modem will be a problem, I'm guessing it will be hsupa+ (4g) and wonder if the hardware is the same in that area and if the modem file will support the att 3g bands, or will a froyo captivate modem.bin work in gingerbread? I'll have to wait and see. As for my next phone I'll wait for a dual core device.
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roadrash7 said:
Ummmmm gingerbread cookies! Gingerbread what a stupid name.
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Please propose a desert that starts with the letter G instead.
That's right.
For you, Mr. Noob, I present:
Cupcake
Donut
Eclair
Frozen Yogurt
Gingerbread

The big Infuse 4G comparison thread

Hey folks.
I've seen several comparison threads on the Infuse around here. Although it's nice to compare the Infuse with other (newer) devices out there, a thread can derail very quickly or become a flame-fest.
That's why I thought of starting this comparison thread, which can be stickied and will be the ONLY comparison thread in General. Others will be closed.
Every pro and cons may be discussed, as long as we watch our language and play nice.
Discussion may start....
Now.

I'll start, cons:
NEED MOAR CORES!!!
...and more RAM... and a better GPS.
Pros:
Everything else!
Who agrees?

i completely disagree, batterylife is so-so as it is with the stock firmware, what would it be with another core to support? ram is not an issue if it is managed correctly, more ram just gives app developers an excuse to get lazy. try the 99tweaks mod in dev section and ignore the reported free ram, it is insignificant information.
gps, well we know samsung sux at that :/ it is wonky and has worse reception than my captivate (not to say it works worse, that would be a lie but my captivate can loc in places that my infuse can't it just takes longer and tracks like **** if agps is enabled)
needs 1080p recording, i think the gpu is marginal for that ability but i think if they had real talent in their software department it could be "possible" though i know it will never happen.

You also have to consider majority over minority. A large amount of people that pick up these phones don't know what "rooting" or flashing firmwares and all that can do. The average Joe will just minimize the app and keep going. They want to have a phone that works out the box without a need to jump through hoops.
Adding more to something already good is never a bad thing. Basically it would be a SGSII with a bigger screen, and last I checked it's probably one of the most popular phones on the market to this date.

Yall thinks it worth giving up the Infuse for the Nexus Prime when it hits the market in a few months??
im thinking of getting it, and giving the infuse to my mom - she needs the big screen..lol

the2rrell said:
Yall thinks it worth giving up the Infuse for the Nexus Prime when it hits the market in a few months??
im thinking of getting it, and giving the infuse to my mom - she needs the big screen..lol
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all up to you buddy. i think there is too much emphasis on hardware, yeah hardware is cool and benchmarks are cool but the infuse has raw capabilities that some tegra powered phones dont have in video playback.. like i said earlier there isnt much the phone can't do. but obviously the infuse is near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to 2011 phones as far as hardware goes. i would say pick up the next nexus and see if it tickles you a certain way, you will be assured that it will have the best firmware at any givven time. if the nexus doesnt do it for you then return it.

nascasho said:
I'll start, cons:
NEED MOAR CORES!!!
...and more RAM... and a better GPS.
Pros:
Everything else!
Who agrees?
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Hm...I disagree. My phone has been able to manage everything well with a single core, and RAM has never been an issue. (Maybe on stock, but then again, I flashed a ROM as soon as I got it so yeah)
And I don't get what the problem with GPS is. Maybe I live in a place where Sammy is er...I have no idea what to say but yeah. I live in New Jersey and I haven't had a GPS issue so far...

Dani897 said:
all up to you buddy. i think there is too much emphasis on hardware, yeah hardware is cool and benchmarks are cool but the infuse has raw capabilities that some tegra powered phones dont have in video playback.. like i said earlier there isnt much the phone can't do. but obviously the infuse is near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to 2011 phones as far as hardware goes. i would say pick up the next nexus and see if it tickles you a certain way, you will be assured that it will have the best firmware at any givven time. if the nexus doesnt do it for you then return it.
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yea, wont really know till i pick it up. Thats True.

It's crazy. I like some things about my infuse, I like some things about my thrill
I keep swapping back and forth between the two.
I no longer have any interest in the SGS2....but I do look forward to seeing what ATT does with LTE around Christmas

I have a HTC Sensation and an Infuse 4g and believe me battery consumption on Dual Core Sensation is annoying and i throw it away. Infuse has good battery life and does everything with a single core. My next phone will probably be a Galaxy Note depending on battery.

here is Infuse with 4.5 and galaxy S2 with 4.27" (<--look like 4 inches!").
phone size is only a little bigger, but your eyes will notice the HUGE screen different! if it' not 4.5, i dont want it!
update: try to look at each screen for 5 seconds, then you will see the HUGE screen different!
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Wait, you have both? Does the dual core and the extra 512megs of RAM make a difference?

nascasho said:
Wait, you have both? Does the dual core and the extra 512megs of RAM make a difference?
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i only noticed the galaxy S2 (dual core) boots up and loads webpages with flashes faster. other than that, i dont noticed that much different since i overclocked my infuse to 1.6Gzh with bedwa kernel.

Now when it comes to battery life on the GSII based on your normal use, would you say it was worse or same/similar?
Reason I'm asking is because I never really messed with a dual core android unit... yet, but was curious what real improvements they bring other than benchmarks.
I liked running my Infuse at 1.6Ghz, but could never find the right voltage to keep it going while maintaining a great battery life.
Btw, thanks for the input, kinda changed my perspective on DC phones a little.

nascasho said:
Now when it comes to battery life on the GSII based on your normal use, would you say it was worse or same/similar?
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battery life is about the same on both phones, after 8 hours at work,
I have about 20% battery left. I mostly surf the web while on break and lunchtime.
Now I underclocked the Infuse to 800mzh during work hours, after 8 hours I have about 40% left.

The Infuse is the first smartphone I've owned, I can only compare to other phones I've played with for a short time. I run the Infused 2.1.0 with 1.6 Infusion 1.1 kernel, and my Infuse is faster than many others. The battery life is great, I'm on my phone for about 4-5 hours talk time, and heavily use web, music and the occasional game. I can get a day and a half worth out of the battery before charging. If I dont use those, sometimes I can go 3 days. I dont see much difference with dual cores. If the phone was ran stock, yes, you can tell noticeable difference. I do wish it could record in 1080, but thats not that big of a deal. Never had a problem with GPS, or anything else I can think of.
Infused 2.1.0
Infusion GB Kernel 1.1
Is that an Infuse in my pocket
or am I just happy to see you?

Does anyone know of any place where you can actually use NFC?

Infuse
I have to say after being on my first Android Phone making the jump from WinMo to my Cappy and learning about Roms, tweaking and modding I was excited to make the next jump to the next Android phone. I had 30 days after purchase that I was going to use the Infuse and then make the transition to the SGSII for the bump in power and performance but sacrificing the minor screen downsizing. But after experiencing and reading many users inputs and advice I decided to hang on to the Infuse. I am finding the power is perfect for what I want and need (Mostly email, Text and web) I hardly use the GPS or maps (Currently Frozen in TIBU at the moment) and battery life is average or comparable to all others I have read about. I found that most user that get extraordinary long battery life is due to no SIM and WiFi only use, as I have done and got two days out of my battery before at the sacrifice of connectivity availability. But overall I think the infuse is comparable if not better phone than most and I would like to see more development and activity for this device even though its not the "Most Popular" phone on the block at the moment.

I just saw the sgs2 att comercial and gotta say it looks quite sexy. but ill wait and see things like Rom compatibility with the international version and final hardware specs. there were rumors that Samsung would use tegra2 chips in some markets. not really sure about that but hope that we get the Orion chip.
it may be better to wait for the galaxy s 3 or whatever comes next but the att gs2 does look good.

NeoS2007 said:
Hey folks.
I've seen several comparison threads on the Infuse around here. Although it's nice to compare the Infuse with other (newer) devices out there, a thread can derail very quickly or become a flame-fest.
That's why I thought of starting this comparison thread, which can be stickied and will be the ONLY comparison thread in General. Others will be closed.
Every pro and cons may be discussed, as long as we watch our language and play nice.
Discussion may start....
Now.
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Thank you Neo!!!!
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Did a Quick compare between Iphone 4s and My Stock Froyo Capi

Hi Folks i was at Apple store just abt 10 mins ago, hardly there were people coming in to buy Iphone 4s, so i did a quick compare between browsing speeds of My captivate and 4S and I should say that 4S is faster but not as fast as marketing/tech sites say. i did record the video(i used another iphone sitting on display) but i could not email to mys self as i didnt had a camera. but i did buy a iphone for my GF so will try to post the video. i dont see a good why reason why people should upgrade to 4S.
Video coming soon
see this video a quick compare for drop test between SGS 2 and Iphone 4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=elKxgsrJFhw

Very Interesting... I went from an Iphone 3gs to the Cappy.. there was NO comparison. especially now that I am running Phoenix. ive been told mine runs smoother than the iPhone 4 my boss has.

Really? The SGS II has insanely improved web browsing over the Captivate.
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MikeyMike01 said:
Really? The SGS II has insanely improved web browsing over the Captivate.
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I dont mean to be THAT GUY, but it's just a given that iOS is going to be about 100x smoother than android, unless you have a Nexus S, which is an iPhone 4 with android on it.

^^^^^
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parkerdjohnson said:
I dont mean to be THAT GUY, but it's just a given that iOS is going to be about 100x smoother than android, unless you have a Nexus S, which is an iPhone 4 with android on it.
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It's basically impossible for web browsing to be much smoother than the SGS II.
Sent from my SGS II

MikeyMike01 said:
It's basically impossible for web browsing to be much smoother than the SGS II.
Sent from my SGS II
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You would have said the same thing a year ago with ur cappy.

parkerdjohnson said:
I dont mean to be THAT GUY, but it's just a given that iOS is going to be about 100x smoother than android, unless you have a Nexus S, which is an iPhone 4 with android on it.
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UUUMMMMM..........Nexus S is actually a Cappy in a different casing with a front camera....... Thanks for being "That Guy" that has no clue...

nickm50 said:
UUUMMMMM..........Nexus S is actually a Cappy in a different casing with a front camera....... Thanks for being "That Guy" that has no clue...
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+1. same hardware. almost.
except different implementations. aosp. stock. different i/o. n all that goodness, u knw!
so yea, a cappy n cm7 r miui is way pretty much the same as iphone4.

hahaha iphone sucks!

What's an iPhone?
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i didn't try my captivate while in the store but
i did try bringing up pages on the 4s and the GSII side by side in the store.
They were both connected to wifi rather than 3g so couldn't test that
but i do have to admit the 4s was bringing up webpages faster than the GSII.

Why do people even still care?
I've had my phone for a while, and I'm still a while away from an upgrade.. What good do these comparisons do?
The iphone 4s is a dual core device at 800 mhz. Therefore unless the browser is optimized for dual cores the captivate will theoretically be faster at 1000 mhz assuming both have a stable connection in the same location.
Even if the browser is hypothetically optimized for dual core processing, the gains over a single core processor for a web browser is probably still not going to see large gains.
It's a browser.. not autocad :/

Who buys a cappy/sgs2/iphone4/iphone4s only to brows the web? There are thousands of other applications/uses for these phones. For speed and stability browsing is the least of my concerns. Run a real test, like how well it streams or runs video intensive apps/games, etc.

I can co-sign with MikeyMike that the GS2 has 100x better browsing than the Captivate. I went to heavy flash websites and lagged hardcore with the Captivate. That lag is non existing with the GS2. I can compare this with my laptop in terms of smoothness.
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Wow. The Captivate General forum has degraded to YouTube comment quality.

lownox said:
What's an iPhone?
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It's a device that runs Instagram which is about the only reason to look at one, albeit a damn compelling one.

If you want it to "just work" you buy a iPhone. If you want to tweak it to match you you buy a Android. I am not sure why people are always trying to compare. btw apple sucks
Currently Fusionized

lownox said:
What's an iPhone?
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Its the smartphone that makes their owners feel they are smarter than they really are.

I can only wonder why everything has to be a contest.
I love my captivate, but come on.. it is how old?
Captivate is now low-mid range in terms of price/performance.
Honestly, I really don't mind that it is the low range.. It is still decent hardware which can do everything I bought it to do.
Just seems in terms of comparisons.. you would think people would have gotten bored with comparing it by now :/

HTC One S vs SGS3

Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?

yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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No.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

If SGS3 came to TMobile, how would you support your argument?

yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.

SoFLO. said:
I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:

yesshh said:
If SGS3 came to TMobile, how would you support your argument?
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Well, even though it has it critics, and I do go through periods of using AOSP (and prob will on the S once it's available and stable) I still think Sense is the best custom UI on Android. Simple really, SGS3 can't match that element
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Supposedly its going to have a 1080p screen, to me this is a bad thing.
1) I bet it is bigger than the ONE S and I wasn't quite happy with the size of the ONE X
2) It takes more horse power to run it, so its processor and graphics may be higher but side by side performance will probably be similar due to it having to push more pixels about the place. Also.. 1080p.. on a phone... What's the F'in point??

First i'm 100% sure that Galaxy S III won't have 2gb of ram neither 1080p screen. Its a next generation and since theres obvious settlement betwen manufacturers you can expect same specs as One X. And i'm also pretty sure that it won't have SD card, every manufacturer stops using them, why should they use them, about removable battery i'm not sure, if new galaxy is gonna be thinner then i guess it will have non removable battery.

I think the S3 will have 4.7 screen, so its big, also display will be as good as X. About other specs - I suspect quad core processor, some good graphic component, rumors about 12mp camera.
But anyway, there are only rumors atm, and Im not fan of S2, so I will go for One S as soon as it avaible here

SoFLO. said:
I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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TobiS87 said:
Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:
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same here...
hope the design is going to be something like that (or better)
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but on 3rd may we might get some new infos (... no rumours)
however a display bigger than 4,6" is much to big for my taste...
if thats going to happen, i probably will get myself a ONE S

If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.

dolcedavinci said:
If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.
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There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics. I know the gs3 will be beast but I hate touchwiz and love sense. I had a mt4gs and now have a sg2 and touchwiz kills it. There is no stock ics that's working well, and no sense .: /. I want the One s or the One x one tmobile, but would get the gs3 if there is a stock ics rom
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Samsung gps
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?

nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times

kinda yes, I really like GS2 and SAMOLED Plus is great. But we still don't know if GS3 will be SAMOLED HD or SAMOLED HD Plus. It's most likely be the same size as One X, packing same or better CPU, probably same or better quality camera, and most likely missing things like notification light and noise canceling mic.

Already got one s and prefer HTC build
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azzledazzle said:
nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times
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agreed 100%

Samsung Vibrant GPS
tf442 said:
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?
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Same boat as @tf442. I have a "first month out" Vibrant and GPS has been abysmal from the get-go. I have flashed at least a dozen ROMS (probably more)from Bionix, Trigger all the way to ICS 4.0.4 and they vary, but still no where near other manufacturers GPS. I will not give $$$ to Samsung since they went on the pine in acknowledging any issues with GPS. That, and quit with FROYO. Not good for a top-end phone at the time.

I am eligible for upgrade now, but I don't think I am going to. I might wait out until mid to end-year to upgrade. I am pretty satisfied with my G2 still. Everyone swears it's a great backup phone, but I like it as my main phone all the same.

Drzfr3shboialex said:
There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics.
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That won't happen.