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Hi all, please don't start havin a go at me cos I'm in a situation that after I choose one, I have to stick with.
Ok here goes, I currently have a galaxy s2 which I got 3 weeks ago on a 2 year contract.
Although I'm happy overall with the phone, I really miss sense and some other stuff that htc offer.
Before my galaxy s2 I had a desire hd and was really happy with it.
Now...my girlfriend gets her upgrade in 2 weeks but she is willing to let me have it just as long as I sell this phone.
Now what I'm askin is, is it worth the jump from the galaxy s2 to the sensation??
I've read reviews and I even lurk on this part of the forum just to see how the device is doing.
A few things I've read have concered me like dust under screen, heavy lag, poor driver quality hence phone not as fast as say for example the galaxy s2.
Now I don't mind it not being as fast cos I'm an avid rommer and I'm sure custom roms will come out to speed it up right??
Just asking for a bit of Honest advice really, I know I'm in the sensation forum but would like people to have an honest answer and either say yeah its a good phone jump over or say no its not a good idea.
I'm askin u guys cos I haven't actually had a chance to play with the sensation yet and as I said earlier, once I choose, I've got it for 2 years.
Please help.
Oh sorry bout the post I've seen these type of posts before but I really do need ur advice.
Thanks guys.
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If your main issue is with sense not being there then you'd probably like the sensation more. I really don't like most of sense to be honest. Sense feels so bloated. (Waiting for cyanogenmod and i'm going to upgrade in 5months anyways).
I think they're both great devices, if you aren't happy with the gs2 maybe you should go test out a sensation?
Not a huge fan of sense either but it's a great phone and there are already some great roms around. In fact I'm finding the Leedroid and adw launcher ex combo so silky I can easily wait as long as necessary for Cyanogenmod.
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Man im willing to trade my sensation for your galaxy s 2 lol. It depends what you're looking for. Every review says the galaxy s 2 is the best phone but that doesn't mean the sensation isn't good. It's a very good phone, it does lag tho because sense is heavy and it's a memory hog. I'm not into rooting cause I have no idea how to do so but if that's your thing and you wanna install ROMs on it than give it a try. But I think you should keep you SGS2 just in case. Me personally I would go with the S2
Its good news for HTC that users love sense so much
Have both the sgs2 and sensation...first time using sense and I definitely like the eye candy stuff, and build quality feels nice to hold it in hand. I don't care much about sense bloatware since I use sgs2 if I need fast performance or cm7. My main point of buying sensation was for sense
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Its good news for HTC that users love sense so much
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I like Sense quite a bit myself....but I hope that the next update takes the bloat down a notch. All that eye candy comes at quite a noticeable price...
Reminds me of when I had to 'upgrade' my old PC from Windows 98SE to Windows ME.....shudder...
I tend to get jealous of SGSII users who have their Super Amoled screen and massive internal storage. Touch Wiz also seems to have matured a lot since I last played with it. However, the grass is always greener on the other side. I'm positive I would envy Sensation owners if I had the SGSII.
That being said, I love sense a lot and it makes my daily activities very easy to accomplish. Build quality on the phone is the best I've ever handled. Simply, it's a beast of a phone especially after using these optimized roms in the dev section. The biggest problem with the phone is the wifi deathgrip. Also the speaker is the as loud as it could be. Other than that, this is the perfect phone for me.
Definetly get it you think sense is right for you. Just be aware that you are settling for inferior (though not by much) hardware.
Short and sweet but....
I went from sgs2 to sensation and I'm happy overall. Yea it lags from time to time and its not the pure numbers animal that the sgs2 is but I enjoy the battery life, qhd, and build quality of the sensation over the sgs2. Also, sense is much better than touchwiz. With the current cm7 builds for sgs2 the sensation still has better battery life with sense and all the syncing going on. Even vs stock sgs2 rom.
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i would have suggested the evo 3d since the sense on it is smoother while the sensation is known to be buggy. That being said my sensation doesn't have any problems at the moment.
Thanks for the replies everyone, yeah the main points I'm happy with the galaxy s2 is the screen, camera and speed.
Other than that, I'm not a fan of much else, don't really like touchwiz and also the screen isn't fluid, mine stutters and its a known problem, there is a fix though.
Also no notification light is a bummer as well.
I think u guys have convinced me to jump over ;-).
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Hope you'll enjoy your sensation
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You won' t regret ;-))
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hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
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hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
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LogikWear said:
hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the Samsung Galaxy 2.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
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I'm most likely getting a phone today as well and I'll be going with the Gs2 because it has root and a few devs already working or getting ready to root. Not to mention the lack of the signal issues of the Amaze and the 4.5in screen.
So the amaze has had signal problemm? And thank for responding... ive read the topics about the amaze and sgs2 also youtuve videos but just cant decide lol
I've been going back and forth between the Amaze and Samsung for over a week now, reading reviews, looking at Youtube clips and playing with both at several stores. Initially I really liked the Galaxy. Then I played with an Amaze and really started to like that. Then I found more and more reviews of how awful the battery life is with the Amaze and people having overheating issues and screen bleed with the capacitive buttons.
The only two real gripes I've had with the Galaxy so far would be the blue/gray tint that I've seen on every handset I've tried so far with respect to white backgrounds/websites. It may not be readily apparent at first but after a few minutes I noticed something isn't quite right with the color temperature/balance. When compared to my current phone and the Amaze, whites simply just do not look white at all. Maybe others don't have this problem but the 4 or 5 handsets I've played with all did. The other grip is the resolution...I still can't understand why they'd put a WVGA resolution on a screen so big. Everything is just ridiculously huge. On the plus side with that though, I found a font replacement app in the market that's free and I downloaded it and installed a smaller system font and that seemed to help a little. Of course icons and such are still huge but at least text isn't as gigantic.
Finally I was waiting to see what the new Nexus Galaxy was going to be all about. I have to say I was slightly underwhelmed by it. The resolution and screen look awesome but other facets just don't scream out "buy me". Looks like it will be on sale for $300 at some point for T-Mo, but when that is, who knows. I can get the SGS2 for $200 so the extra $100 does play a bit of a factor too.
Good luck with your decision. Good luck with mine too, although I am around 80% or more sure I'll be giving the Galaxy a whirl...
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So the amaze has had signal problemm? And thank for responding... ive read the topics about the amaze and sgs2 also youtuve videos but just cant decide lol
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Check out the post in the Amaze section about issues and then check out our issues and make your decision from there. The Amaze has a few hardware issues. We have a few software issues. Remember software can be fixed, hardware can not.
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Check out the post in the Amaze section about issues and then check out our issues and make your decision from there. The Amaze has a few hardware issues. We have a few software issues. Remember software can be fixed, hardware can not.
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Lies and trickery. Hardware can be fixed...with a hammer
haha sounds good thanks guys it looks like im getting the SGS2 unless something pops up and changes my mind... but its a good point hardware cant be fixed (unless with a hammer lol ) but software can... and i dont think i want to hit the amaze with a hammer to fix the hardware problem
is there a wway to make your icons smaller on the SGS2? also on the vibrant did people get sense to work? i like how sense ran and looked and i hope they have it where we can get it on the SGS2
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Lol. Or by returning it for a GS2.
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LogikWear said:
haha sounds good thanks guys it looks like im getting the SGS2 unless something pops up and changes my mind... but its a good point hardware cant be fixed (unless with a hammer lol ) but software can... and i dont think i want to hit the amaze with a hammer to fix the hardware problem
is there a wway to make your icons smaller on the SGS2? also on the vibrant did people get sense to work? i like how sense ran and looked and i hope they have it where we can get it on the SGS2
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I don't remember Sense ever being ported to any Samsung device other than the Nexus S and it didn't run that well mainly because of the hardware difference. Most HTC phones are equipped with Snapdragon and the Nexus S and Vibrant had the hummingbird processor. I think we might actually see a decent running version of Sense since we share the same processor and gpu as the Amaze and other HTC devices. Things such as image resizing and reprogramming the capacitive buttons might be the only major obstacle devs might face. I could be wrong.
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I am sure they are both very nice devices. I feel in love with the amaze so why do I have a sgs2. I like samsungs phones and I felt the amaze was heavy.
everyone quotes build quality and all. But I actually like my device light. I also preferred the bigger screen.
My main deciding factor was software. while I was digging sense. I realized that it eliminated the need for any 3rd party software.
I believe in supporting application developers. I do that in hopes that they will create more apps.
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I don't remember Sense ever being ported to any Samsung device other than the Nexus S and it didn't run that well mainly because of the hardware difference. Most HTC phones are equipped with Snapdragon and the Nexus S and Vibrant had the hummingbird processor. I think we might actually see a decent running version of Sense since we share the same processor and gpu as the Amaze and other HTC devices. Things such as image resizing and reprogramming the capacitive buttons might be the only major obstacle devs might face. I could be wrong.
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You can't port sense properly without having proper htc software it has nothing to do with the processor. Unless htc open sources you will not see sense ported properly to samsung devices.
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You can't port sense properly without having proper htc software it has nothing to do with the processor. Unless htc open sources you will not see sense ported properly to samsung devices.
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I thought HTC made a statement about making Sense open source for devs? I could be wrong, but I remember reading it somewhere.
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that would be cool
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I thought HTC made a statement about making Sense open source for devs? I could be wrong, but I remember reading it somewhere.
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HTC announced the launch of their HTCdev platform. It is intended to give HTC developers knowledge and tools to better integrate their apps with HTC Sense. Besides the tutorials, best practices, documentation and support, the portal will also offer the OpenSense SDK providing APIs for 3D display and stylus support. Its not actually the stuff you need to get sense to run. On a non htc device.
Samsung galaxy s2
I contemplated which phone to get for over a week. I was coming from a Sensation, which was rooted and running a custom rom. I went and checked out both the Amaze and the GSII several times. I liked the weight and design of the Amaze. I was concerned that the GSII might be too big and feel too plasticky. Also, I didn't like TouchWiz, at least from what I saw of it and could tolerate Sense. The only thing that concerned me about the Amaze was it seemed to have heat/battery issues as well as signal issues.
With all that said, for whatever reason, I ordered the GSII from Customer Loyalty. Even while waiting for me phone to arrive, I was doubting my decision. Well, now that it's arrived, I clearly made the right choice. What a great phone. Screen is brilliant, no issues whatsoever, and I was able to root it the day I got it. There are a few little things that irk me, but no regrets here.
Hope this helps.
Id wait to see if the Amaze gets unlocked and steady root before deciding. Screen is superior but damn thing is heavy and thick.
Both TW and Sense SUCK. Biggest difference is who will get a good ICS Rom first. Dev support for SGS2 is much much stronger.
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Id wait to see if the Amaze gets unlocked and steady root before deciding. Screen is superior but damn thing is heavy and thick.
Both TW and Sense SUCK. Biggest difference is who will get a good ICS Rom first. Dev support for SGS2 is much much stronger.
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there's perma root already for Amaze
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/one-click-perma-root-for-amaze-4g/
Based on build quality alone I'd go with the Samsung device.
Plus, the drivers are of course better optimized. Sammy has stepped it up to new heights with their software in the latest android devices. Too bad the galaxy nexus doesn't look as optimized as the GSII
Hey guys. Greetings from the Vibrant community. Im eligible for an upgrade. Ive been lurking around here and the SGS II forums, trying to decide on a new phone. I know the SGS II is a beast, but havent seen any custom roms that just pop for me. Thats not a knock and the devs, I have a ton of respect for what they do. On the other hand there are several polished roms here. So are you guys still loving your Sensation's? Sensation or SGS II ?? Any input would be great? Thanks.
I think the Sensation is superior now.
QHD always over an aging 800x480 resoltion. Blacks are not that much better on the GS2 and would take QHD everytime. This is the main thing for me.
Faster processor
Better built
Resolution for me always wins. I don't need ultra black blacks on a mobile device, overrated difference anyway.
What are you using your phone for? What are your priorities?
Sensation fits mine the best. (screen resolution, audio quality, design, price - 100 EUR cheaper than GS2 here)
Yeah, I do love mine
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Hey guys. Greetings from the Vibrant community. Im eligible for an upgrade. Ive been lurking around here and the SGS II forums, trying to decide on a new phone. I know the SGS II is a beast, but havent seen any custom roms that just pop for me. Thats not a knock and the devs, I have a ton of respect for what they do. On the other hand there are several polished roms here. So are you guys still loving your Sensation's? Sensation or SGS II ?? Any input would be great? Thanks.
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Greg,
I just switched from Vibrant to Sensation and I love this phone a lot. The GPS works great unlike vibrant. There are lot of sense roms available. CM 7 is at alpha stage. Currently, I am on TMX rom which I really like a lot with great battery. I tried muiu but had few problems. Eventually, I will get on CM 7 when they are on nightly. I had CM 7 nightly on my vibrant unfortunately, I had problems with incoming calls which was due to hardware problem.
Honestly I use my phone to talk, text and surf the web. I dont watch movies or put music on it. The GPS on the vibrant wasnt an issue. I kept it off anyways. You guys are making me want a sensation! Thanks for the input guys. Nice to see its civil in here!
Tbh i owned two and i just sold my sensation because the sgs 2 was the sensation + more!
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Imo the cost difference isn't worth it for the sgsII over the sensation this is honestly just my transition phone till I get something worth upgrading too hopeful early next year! But I am disappointed with the slcd over samoled but... The higher resolution really is nice
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you can probably get a used sensation for $250-260 off craigslist or ebay if you search well, $300 easy. an SII is going to cost at least $425. all things equal i'd probably pick the SII (as i'd prefer having an awesome camera and SAMOLED over moderately more high resolution screen), but only by a hair. with the difference in cost i chose the sensation and don't regret it
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Hey guys. Greetings from the Vibrant community. Im eligible for an upgrade. Ive been lurking around here and the SGS II forums, trying to decide on a new phone. I know the SGS II is a beast, but havent seen any custom roms that just pop for me. Thats not a knock and the devs, I have a ton of respect for what they do. On the other hand there are several polished roms here. So are you guys still loving your Sensation's? Sensation or SGS II ?? Any input would be great? Thanks.
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I prefer SGSII if the phone is not going to be modded. (e.g. S-off, root, custom rom, etc) cause the touchwiz is very nice. i like how SGSII looks and the functions inside.
Well Htc sensation is aniother choice for you if you're using the phone more in entertainment purpose. Beats audio included, 720p video recording, etc. and there's different kind of roms too, you can mod your phone in the way you want. Btw, I'm having a Htc sensation xe.
I'm a media head so actually the sensation works out for me. I wanted a SGS II but wound up getting my Sensation for free (business account) so I went the Sensation route.
Having it modded with Beats is nice, but I never use the HTC Music app (actually will be soon), I watch movies on it every so often (mostly because I got the 10 dollar credit on HTC watch for being a Tmo customer)
I surf the web, text, use GPS ALOT (I never turn it off), calls, emails, and more. Coming from a Moto Droid X2, I fell in love with QHD and felt the resolution on the SGS II was a downgrade.
The audio part is HUGE for me since I have the klispche ear buds they just released for Android Phones (Overrated when using the app for them, but the audio quality is GREAT)
So, I would say it is what you use it for. Me personally, my eyesight isn't great at seeing what the difference is color wise. So deeper blacks never existed for me. Battery life, build quality, and more are. I don't want to hold a phone and feel like I am holdiing a toy.
Lol, faster processor? They're the same.
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zeroprobe said:
I think the Sensation is superior now.
QHD always over an aging 800x480 resoltion. Blacks are not that much better on the GS2 and would take QHD everytime. This is the main thing for me.
Faster processor
Better built
Resolution for me always wins. I don't need ultra black blacks on a mobile device, overrated difference anyway.
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Faster Processor? I was under the impression that the GSII's Exynos is the best in the business.
The T-Mobile sgs2 has a 1.5 Snapdragon. Exact same as the Amaze. Sensation has essentially the same but its underclocked to 1.2. Both are in the S3 line of snapdragons. I also believe both have the adreno 220 gpu.
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Sensation appears to be the winning choice
Looks like I have a tough decision to make. The one thing that scares me is that I'm not familiar with rooting htc's or their recovery or s-off.
GreggoryD502 said:
Honestly I use my phone to talk, text and surf the web. I dont watch movies or put music on it. The GPS on the vibrant wasnt an issue. I kept it off anyways. You guys are making me want a sensation! Thanks for the input guys. Nice to see its civil in here!
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Then it sounds like a toss up tbh. But do you surf the net in landscape mode? Deathgrip can be really annoying if you're not right next to your router.
Cool thing about htc is once rooted and s-off, you can download and flash a new rom all from your phone. I believe you need a PC with samsungs.
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Hey guys. Greetings from the Vibrant community. Im eligible for an upgrade. Ive been lurking around here and the SGS II forums, trying to decide on a new phone. I know the SGS II is a beast, but havent seen any custom roms that just pop for me. Thats not a knock and the devs, I have a ton of respect for what they do. On the other hand there are several polished roms here. So are you guys still loving your Sensation's? Sensation or SGS II ?? Any input would be great? Thanks.
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Honestly I go where the cyanogenmod is. Seriously.
HTC phones always have the best rom support and GPS locks in seconds. Literally.
HTC quality control blows though. Dust under screen, light leaks, different screens, bad emmc chips, the list goes on.
All that said I currently have two HTC devices. Glacier and sensation and love them both. The g2x just didn't do it for me.
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Looks like I have a tough decision to make. The one thing that scares me is that I'm not familiar with rooting htc's or their recovery or s-off.
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HTC rooting is easy once you're up to speed and fastboot is nice. But odin can and will be a lifesaver sooner or later, lol.
At the end of the day if you want to run cyanogenmod sooner rather than 6 months later than everyone else (ahem, vibrant!) then HTC is the only choice.
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To the OP:
i got my sensation as a warranty exchange from the vibrant. just wondering why you are thinking of sensation or gs2, i would think you would be thinking the Amaze or the GS2...
if you are buying used it makes sense as the sensation would be cheaper, but if you are getting it for signing a new 2 yr contract, why are you contemplating the Sensation over the Amaze (which is updated and has more Ram)?
Would you trade your G2x for a Nexus s?
G2x has better hardware and Nexus s has better software.
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Naww. I love my g2x. It's more fun to screw around with. With the nexus everything's already done for you.
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I would! Tmo nexus s!
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!
Why would u want to give up 2core, better graphics and atleast the idea that LG might give us ics where gs isn't getting it officially?
Nvidia always!
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Why would u want to give up 2core, better graphics and atleast the idea that LG might give us ics where gs isn't getting it officially?
Nvidia always!
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Galaxy Nexus, not Galaxy S
im loving the g2x so far.....im just trying to see if the trade would be worth it. confused as hell....but the g2x is by far the best android ive owned.
but then nexus s has more support and gt-i9020t is valued higher than the p999
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Galaxy Nexus, not Galaxy S
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No, the Nexus S.
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im loving the g2x so far.....im just trying to see if the trade would be worth it. confused as hell....but the g2x is by far the best android ive owned.
but then nexus s has more support and gt-i9020t is valued higher than the p999
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I've been debating the same thing. If gaming isn't your thing, I'd go for the NS. It already has ICS, we'll get ICS "by summer". A couple of things still don't work on CM7 through no fault of their own, it's NVIDIA's closed drivers, so the same will probably happen on CM9. I know they said they'd help the development community but it's already January and we haven't seen anything so I'm not holding my breath.
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I probably would since it already has ics
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dapoharoun said:
im loving the g2x so far.....im just trying to see if the trade would be worth it. confused as hell....but the g2x is by far the best android ive owned.
but then nexus s has more support and gt-i9020t is valued higher than the p999
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Nexus S IMO, I"m actually trying to trade mine as well for a Nexus S. I like SAMOLED better and some thing's on the G2x just bug me. Samsung just makes the best phones IMO, plus it's a Google phone. Can't go wrong with that one. And with Tegra being closed source it'd troublesome to dev on.
got the nexus s guy
had phone while i had my g2x....too bad i cant keep up with my theme i released
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I've been debating the same thing. If gaming isn't your thing, I'd go for the NS. It already has ICS, we'll get ICS "by summer". A couple of things still don't work on CM7 through no fault of their own, it's NVIDIA's closed drivers, so the same will probably happen on CM9. I know they said they'd help the development community but it's already January and we haven't seen anything so I'm not holding my breath.
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I disagree. There's no better chipset for gaming than Tegra2. You'll be hard pressed to find another phone that, when overclocked, hits 100 FPS. Just my opinion.
The NS is hype, a brand, and a loyal group of followers...none of which merit the glorification it receives. G2x is in every way a better phone; the resale value bit mentioned before is complete bull****. The NS sells for the same, if not more than the G2x. I think it's complete bull****. G2x blows the NS out of the water. You can keep an active community, but to me, it comes down to specs. NS is old and can't compare to newer, better technology.
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I disagree. There's no better chipset for gaming than Tegra2. You'll be hard pressed to find another phone that, when overclocked, hits 100 FPS. Just my opinion.
The NS is hype, a brand, and a loyal group of followers...none of which merit the glorification it receives. G2x is in every way a better phone; the resale value bit mentioned before is complete bull****. The NS sells for the same, if not more than the G2x. I think it's complete bull****. G2x blows the NS out of the water. You can keep an active community, but to me, it comes down to specs. NS is old and can't compare to newer, better technology.
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You need to read my post again. I did say that if he's not interested in gaming, to consider then the NS.
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I'd take an hd2 over nexus any day.
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like I said in the OP. g2x has better hardware and Nexus has better software.
I don't care how many cores is in a phone. as long as it works how it should, and the g2x was not doing that FOR ME. Take an iPhone 3gs for instance, I don't think it even had a 1ghz processor yet its as smooth as a 1ghz android.
different strokes for different folks
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like I said in the OP. g2x has better hardware and Nexus has better software.
I don't care how many cores is in a phone. as long as it works how it should, and the g2x was not doing that FOR ME. Take an iPhone 3gs for instance, I don't think it even had a 1ghz processor yet its as smooth as a 1ghz android.
different strokes for different folks
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I guess your loving the NS. I'm the dude that traded you btw.
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I guess your loving the NS. I'm the dude that traded you btw.
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aye! wassup bro.
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aye! wassup bro.
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How's the NS? What's your thoughts after trading? Pros and cons?
My Pros of NS:
Super Amoled
Endless dev support & official Google support
Camera quality looks better
No memory leaks=multitasking King even with 512mb of ram!
My Pros of G2x:
Dual Core Processor!
Micro SD slot
Gorgeous looking device!
Although both the NS and G2x have a 4 inch screen, the G2x screen just looks much bigger and I love the almost natural looking whites.
My Cons of NS:
Single Core Processor
Screen attracts finger prints like crazy and so does the entire phone!
My Cons of G2x:
Lack of drivers=lack of excellent quality roms (no offense to the devs)!
Camera sucks so bad!!! I know its a software issue since the camera was way better with LG's camera app on official Froyo (I've owned a G2x before)
Battery life SMH! Need I explain?
Conclusion: I love both phones. Either phone fits me well since all I really look for is a phone that makes/receives calls, browse the internet well and text. I'm pretty simple. I love the G2x hardware, just hate LG for letting it go to waste. This phone really had and still has potential to be something great. It definitely is better than the NS when it comes to hardware, but software wise the NS has this phone by a long shot.
Luckily I haven't had any random reboots or overheating as my other G2x did in the past. And I notice very little screen bleeding so I'm happy!
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How's the NS? What's your thoughts after trading? Pros and cons?
My Pros of NS:
Super Amoled
Endless dev support & official Google support
Camera quality looks better
No memory leaks=multitasking King even with 512mb of ram!
My Pros of G2x:
Dual Core Processor!
Micro SD slot
Gorgeous looking device!
Although both the NS and G2x have a 4 inch screen, the G2x screen just looks much bigger and I love the almost natural looking whites.
My Cons of NS:
Single Core Processor
Screen attracts finger prints like crazy and so does the entire phone!
My Cons of G2x:
Lack of drivers=lack of excellent quality roms (no offense to the devs)!
Camera sucks so bad!!! I know its a software issue since the camera was way better with LG's camera app on official Froyo (I've owned a G2x before)
Battery life SMH! Need I explain?
Conclusion: I love both phones. Either phone fits me well since all I really look for is a phone that makes/receives calls, browse the internet well and text. I'm pretty simple. I love the G2x hardware, just hate LG for letting it go to waste. This phone really had and still has potential to be something great. It definitely is better than the NS when it comes to hardware, but software wise the NS has this phone by a long shot.
Luckily I haven't had any random reboots or overheating as my other G2x did in the past. And I notice very little screen bleeding so I'm happy!
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exactly, my pros and cons would be exactly the same. i wish the Nexus had a removable sd, but then i can always mount it.
but im sure u wont get any overheat/ reboot, it never occurred when i owned the phone for about 4 weeks.
im satisfied tho, i have a device i can settle down with for about 6 months...maybe more .
i just need to get used to the button arrangement on the nexus s....its f*ucking confusing me
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exactly, my pros and cons would be exactly the same. i wish the Nexus had a removable sd, but then i can always mount it.
but im sure u wont get any overheat/ reboot, it never occurred when i owned the phone for about 4 weeks.
im satisfied tho, i have a device i can settle down with for about 6 months...maybe more .
i just need to get used to the button arrangement on the nexus s....its f*ucking confusing me
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Vice versa with the buttons arrangement on the G2x. Lmao
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Just bought my Galaxy Nexus from the Google Play Store, can't say I regret it... just yet. Anyways, who else bit the bullet? The HD screen, plus ICS and pure google made it irresistible...
Nope. Can't afford a new phone and what's the point? I mean yea you get a nicer total hardware and all, but I really only use my phone for web browsing when not at my computer and texting.
I don't feel it would be worth upgrading from a one year old phone for no real upgrades.
You didn't miss out on anything. I did not like the Nexus. My SGS2 blew it away. The pentile screen on the Nexus left much to be desired. No expandable memory, and the touchscreen nav buttons take up screen space, making the useable screen space limited. Returned it.
Getting a G2x tomorrow to use as a daily driver. Will install the latest ICS for it. I look forward to checking out the devs work around here.
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You didn't miss out on anything. I did not like the Nexus. My SGS2 blew it away. The pentile screen on the Nexus left much to be desired. No expandable memory, and the touchscreen nav buttons take up screen space, making the useable screen space limited. Returned it.
Getting a G2x tomorrow to use as a daily driver. Will install the latest ICS for it. I look forward to checking out the devs work around here.
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Why would you come from a Galaxy SII to the G2x? I love my G2x, but it'd be awesome to have a.Galaxy SII.
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Went yesterday to buy one...
Also saw moto razr, a powerful rival. .
Both devices cost 533$ in my country...still thinking about it...don't know which one to buy
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omr911 said:
Went yesterday to buy one...
Also saw moto razr, a powerful rival. .
Both devices cost 533$ in my country...still thinking about it...don't know which one to buy
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Nexus, better development.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
Nexus, better development.
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Do you really need that much developmnts going on? You cellphone to make make phone calls, texting, browse the web, games.
If android do need that many, that would mean a really big question on its quality.
redmonke255 said:
Nope. Can't afford a new phone and what's the point? I mean yea you get a nicer total hardware and all, but I really only use my phone for web browsing when not at my computer and texting.
I don't feel it would be worth upgrading from a one year old phone for no real upgrades.
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Well I use my device constantly, and the screen size was one of my constant conplaints about the G2x. I love the phone, but I fell the G2x better suits my needs.
apicia said:
You didn't miss out on anything. I did not like the Nexus. My SGS2 blew it away. The pentile screen on the Nexus left much to be desired. No expandable memory, and the touchscreen nav buttons take up screen space, making the useable screen space limited. Returned it.
Getting a G2x tomorrow to use as a daily driver. Will install the latest ICS for it. I look forward to checking out the devs work around here.
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Of course the on screen nav keys take up space, that's why the screen size is 4.65"? There's less space wasted into bezel however, and that's appreciated. I definitely agree with the Pentile screen though, can't be that bad though.
Why are you downgrading from a SGS2 to a G2x however?
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Do you really need that much developmnts going on? You cellphone to make make phone calls, texting, browse the web, games.
If android do need that many, that would mean a really big question on its quality.
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Wait...
What are you doing here then?
punyategar said:
Do you really need that much developmnts going on? You cellphone to make make phone calls, texting, browse the web, games.
If android do need that many, that would mean a really big question on its quality.
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That'd be the same as saying "why are there so many apps for the iPhone". Does it suck that bad that it needs apps to make it usable? No, development is always a good thing.
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I still have the TMo SGS2. It dominates the Nexus. I was excited to get the Nexus, but it did not live up to expectations. Best phone out there is the SGS2 by TMo.
I got a good deal on a G2x, so I picked one up. Looks to be a nice phone. Reminds me of my Vibrant, but with upgraded specs.
Nexus = fail
SGS2 by TMo = best
G2x = tbd
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I still have the TMo SGS2. It dominates the Nexus. I was excited to get the Nexus, but it did not live up to expectations. Best phone out there is the SGS2 by TMo.
I got a good deal on a G2x, so I picked one up. Looks to be a nice phone. Reminds me of my Vibrant, but with upgraded specs.
Nexus = fail
SGS2 by TMo = best
G2x = tbd
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Lol wow
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I got the Tmobile GS2 and its become my main phone for a month now.
I really really really hated it. Back of my mind I still hate it. I have small hands and 4.7 screen really is too big. I hate the stock SMS app and replaced it with the CM7 SMS.
Slowly the phone has won me over, mainly because its reliable and doesn't have any crap or surprises. It just works.
I would have kept the G2X as my main but the reliability and GPS really killed it for me. Also, data kept just stopped working sometimes. Stupid little bugs.
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Honestly, I've slowly warmed up to my SGS2 but slowly. I hate that it doesn't have CM7 solid and stable as my G2. TouchWiz does ok. It wins for reliability. I've tried to trade it. But really there isn't any better phones out there on T-Mobile. HTC One doesn't sway me because no memory expansion.
Right now I'm slowly moving all my personal data and info from the CM7 to Stock 2.3.3 on my G2X. Going stock for a while and away from CM7 based ROMS. Its a hate/love relationship on the phone. If it were solid and stable as the G2, I wouldn't have gotten the SGS2.
I think everyone should just be patient, not bite the bullet for the Galaxy Nexus, and wait till June for T-Mobile to put out the S3!
Patience FTW.
rainynight88 said:
I think everyone should just be patient, not bite the bullet for the Galaxy Nexus, and wait till June for T-Mobile to put out the S3!
Patience FTW.
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Oct/Nov for Tmobile.
Note is coming out soon for Tmo.
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Oct/Nov for Tmobile.
Note is coming out soon for Tmo.
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True, we won't get it for a while.
And the Note is HUGE. I don't have the pockets for it.
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theking_13 said:
True, we won't get it for a while.
And the Note is HUGE. I don't have the pockets for it.
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Time to get some big boy pants
I love it too. I use my phone a lot for browsing the web too, and the GN makes it a lot better. Nice screen, and flash doesn't lag on the web unlike on the G2x.
But saying the S2 is better and Nexus is a fail is quite wrong. There's still no official ICS for the TMO S2... And that big screen with such low res looks ugly to me. I'm sure Whitehawkx and Roman left that phone for the Nexus for those same reasons.
But the G2x is awesome in it's own ways. I liked it as much as everyone else here with the G2x.
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mackster248 said:
I love it too. I use my phone a lot for browsing the web too, and the GN makes it a lot better. Nice screen, and flash doesn't lag on the web unlike on the G2x.
But saying the S2 is better and Nexus is a fail is quite wrong. There's still no official ICS for the TMO S2... And that big screen with such low res looks ugly to me. I'm sure Whitehawkx and Roman left that phone for the Nexus for those same reasons.
But the G2x is awesome in it's own ways. I liked it as much as everyone else here with the G2x.
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True, and a better phone than the T-Mo GS2 would be Sprints or At&t's, as they have the Exynos CPU.
And none yet unfortunately, its arriving tomorrow. Any recommendations?
When the Galaxy Note/SGSIII hits Tmo, and the price is reasonable, I'll prob jump ship...
Maybe jumping ship around Aug... Or maybe if LG gave us a half decent release of ICS, I'll stay. Wub u all <3