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Need help picking a phone?

I previously had a Vibrant, and loved it. Unfortunately I had a pretty intense water accident with it (sat in a jacuzzi for 10 min before realizing it was in my pocket). I am eligible for an upgrade and am torn on phones. I have to get a phone by the 25th, so I can't wait for the Hercules, so I'm wondering, should I look at the Sensation, SGS4G or G2X?
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I would recommend that you go to a T-Mobile store and check them all out.
All three of them are different, out of the three though I preferred the G2x since I like it stock.
I had the SGS4G and although it was a good phone I think that the G2x is a better phone all around. Tetra Dual core, HD recording, unlocked bootloader, stock, great screen, hdmi port, and build quality.
Hope that helps
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I'd recommend waiting on the Hercules IF you can.

I would love to wait for the Herc, but I need to get the phone taken care of by the 25th (long story)...
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nickmcghee said:
I would love to wait for the Herc, but I need to get the phone taken care of by the 25th (long story)...
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I would recommend that you go to a T-Mobile store as well. If you are not good with dealing things, do not go for the g2x. Don't get me wrong,I love my phone. It's an amazing phone,but you have to do little work on it. If you like sense, go for the sensation, if you like games? I would suggest to go with the g2x.
But it all comes down to you, buddy. Go to a store and try them out to see if you like which better.

if you cant wait for the hercules than get the g2x because its almost the same price as the sgs4g but daul core, since sensation sucks its only using one core but good gpu. G2X ftw because of performance and price.

supersilko said:
if you cant wait for the hercules than get the g2x because its almost the same price as the sgs4g but daul core, since sensation sucks its only using one core but good gpu. G2X ftw because of performance and price.
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The Sensation is a dual core phone...
And I'd recommend the G2X because it has a larger Dev community, considering the fast that the Sensation just got Perma-Root...

FatalityBoyZahy said:
The Sensation is a dual core phone...
And I'd recommend the G2X because it has a larger Dev community, considering the fast that the Sensation just got Perma-Root...
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The dev community is also a big deal to me.. I rooted my vibrant and LOVED all the support it had...
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jdaclutch said:
I would recommend that you go to a T-Mobile store as well. If you are not good with dealing things, do not go for the g2x. Don't get me wrong,I love my phone. It's an amazing phone,but you have to do little work on it. If you like sense, go for the sensation, if you like games? I would suggest to go with the g2x.
But it all comes down to you, buddy. Go to a store and try them out to see if you like which better.
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What do you mean by if I'm not good with dealing things? You mean if I'm not good with dealing WITH things? I can deal, just long enough to root and not have to deal anymore, hahaha. Like I did with my vibrant.
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Don't get the gs4g slower then the vibrant. Pick the sensation or the g2x. I like the g2x cuz I don't have to do all that stuff like s off to perm root my phone
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Haha, yea, you got me. Well, I guess you are good to go then. Go to the store to see if you like the g2x or not. If yes, go for it.

Wait for the Hercules as it will walk all over any of the current offerings. Plus it is going to come with 4.5 inches of Super AMOLED + goodness. If you liked your Vibrants display you are going to love the Hercules display.
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jrwingate6 said:
Wait for the Hercules as it will walk all over any of the current offerings. Plus it is going to come with 4.5 inches of Super AMOLED + goodness. If you liked your Vibrants display you are going to love the Hercules display.
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The thing is, I need to get a new phone by the 25th of this month... Can't wait for herc... I would love too...
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update: I'm getting the sensation this friday and t mobile is giving me 30 days to switch out for the hercules if the hercules releases in time... I will just have to pay the difference in price & 50 dollar restocking fee... if I like the sensation, I will instead just keep it tho...
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No Galaxy S 2 for Verizon

Just thought id share this with u guys...
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...ter-all/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art
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Seeing that makes me glad I didn't hold out. Loving my charge
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I find this very hard to believe.

Yeah I'd rather have the prime so hopefully that becomes official for Verizon
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Oh well... Nexus Prime anyone?

dammit
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Glad I fight hold out!
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Meh, no big deal. NEXUS PRIME is primed up to be the bad boy coming out very very soon, forget the Bionic or the SGS2.

Nexus Prime or HTC Vigor all the way
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Big Red sure hates super-phones.
The Charge is nice, but it isn't a super-phone.
The iPhone 4 is far from it.
Man... Verizon fails again.
We'll have to see how the Nexus Prime goes.

Sleek69 said:
I find this very hard to believe.
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It's being confirmed by Verizon, no SGS2 for Verizon. You can email her to get confirmation:
[email protected]
Here is a response someone else got from her when they asked why Verizon was not getting the SGS2:
BBLV said:
My response from Verizon's Brenda Raney when asked why the Galaxy SII was passed up by Verizon:
"We have an exciting portfolio of devices including the 4G LTE Droid Charge by Samsung. The new Galaxy S device is a 3G device."
What a joke..
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I was pretty upset when I found out. Especially since I was planning on selling my Charge to buy the GSII, then selling the GSII to buy the Prime.
What would suck the most is of the Prime DOESN'T come to Verizon. :/
And what about the Samsung Celox? It's almost like a GSII, but with LTE and a Super Amoled HD display.
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Rememo said:
Man... Verizon faisl again.
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Lol.
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Big Red didn't want the SGS2 because the Charge isn't selling all that well(and most people were holding out for the GS2 instead of getting the Charge). Glad I didn't hold out, dual-core is OVERRATED. Only thing I envy is the 1gb ram. Oh lawd I want 1gb ram.

blarrick said:
Glad I didn't hold out, dual-core is OVERRATED.
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That's what people said about them when dual-cores were new for PCs.
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DirgeExtinction said:
That's what people said about them when dual-cores were new for PCs.
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Yup... dual core is the ****. Web browsing is like pure gold on a dual core.

Syn Ack said:
Yup... dual core is the ****. Web browsing is like pure gold on a dual core.
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Is it really? I've only used a single core phone before(they load perfect on the Charge with those godly 4g speeds) and if cores on phones are anything like a CPU then they are wasted. Cores are used for multi-tasking plenty of applications or single-tasking core intensive applications and as far as I know there aren't any apps that would require both cores.

blarrick said:
I'm pretty sure Big Red didn't want the SGS2 because the Charge isn't selling all that well
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Where did you get that info? I'd say that the Charge is probably the best selling 4G phone on Verizon, and if it isn't, then it is definitely the 2nd best selling 4G phone.

The Charge is selling perfectly fine. Its not a blockbuster, but its not a flop either. Its expensive, so that's one thing to consider when looking at the Tbolt. I think the extra money is worth the gorgeous screen on the Charge. Considering I spend a heafty percentage of my time staring at the screen while I use my phone, I consider the screen the second most important component of the phone nipping at the heels of the radios. Motorola has the best radios.... but they don't have an lte device on vzw... yet.
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blarrick said:
Is it really? I've only used a single core phone before(they load perfect on the Charge with those godly 4g speeds) and if cores on phones are anything like a CPU then they are wasted. Cores are used for multi-tasking plenty of applications or single-tasking core intensive applications and as far as I know there aren't any apps that would require both cores.
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Dual core makes browsing better because it can multi-load 2 things at once on web pages. For example it can load the web script on one core and flash on the other all at the same time. LTE and dual core combined make browsing spectacular. Go try the new Galaxy Tab. It's awesome.

Syn Ack said:
Dual core makes browsing better because it can multi-load 2 things at once on web pages. For example it can load the web script on one core and flash on the other all at the same time. LTE and dual core combined make browsing spectacular. Go try the new Galaxy Tab. It's awesome.
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Well, it's not EXACTLY like that, but you get the point. Dual cores just beat the crap out of single cores. My dad's X2 scores like 2500 on Quadrant bone stock with little ram left. My Charge and OG Galaxy Tab are both single core Hummingbirds...and they have NOTHING on the X2, even OC'd and with Voodoo. If you pick up a dual core device you will instantly see the difference. It's smooth as butter.
However, manufacturers had an early problem of the LTE radio toasting dual core processors. My bet is the interference of the 800mhz radio, but i'm no professional. I believe this problem is pretty much solved now.
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Mt4g still alive and well!

Has anyone besides me noticed, that with all the newer handsets that are coming out, the mt4g is still comparable, and not really outdated! I am still loving mine. Best handset is have had to date. And believe me, b4 I got laid off, I was changing phones every 3 to 4 months...
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jjbadd385 said:
Has anyone besides me noticed, that with all the newer handsets that are coming out, the mt4g is still comparable, and not really outdated! I am still loving mine. Best handset is have had to date. And believe me, b4 I got laid off, I was changing phones every 3 to 4 months...
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+1
http://Zanderthezillionaire.biz

The specs for the MyTouch 4G are great. If I hadn't rooted it, though, this phone would be crappy.

aysiu said:
The specs for the MyTouch 4G are great. If I hadn't rooted it, though, this phone would be crappy.
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yes agreed.
and virtuous unity just makes it the BEST OF THE BEST

saranhai said:
yes agreed.
and virtuous unity just makes it the BEST OF THE BEST
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Lol, well I wouldn't go that far. But yes, it does put it right up there with a step behind the Sensation group.
All thanks to these devs.

mackster248 said:
Lol, well I wouldn't go that far. But yes, it does put it right up there with a step behind the Sensation group.
All thanks to these devs.
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IMO the sensation really isn't anything special. The screen on it sucks and its not that fast for it being a dual core phone. I played with the epic touch gs2 yesterday....and now that's a phone to drool over. That right now is the only phone out that's worth an upgrade from the mt4g. Again this is just my opinion.
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em2drvr03 said:
IMO the sensation really isn't anything special. The screen on it sucks and its not that fast for it being a dual core phone. I played with the epic touch gs2 yesterday....and now that's a phone to drool over. That right now is the only phone out that's worth an upgrade from the mt4g. Again this is just my opinion.
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I've heard some bad things about the Sensation, but I think the sluggish speed is caused by the async Snapdragon that Qualcomm made. Both CPUs won't be on unless they're both needed and I'm guessing that doesn't work really good in Gingerbread, so perhaps on 1 core is active. When the Exynos or Tegra 2 the cores are both on all the time, so they should be faster, although they still clock up and down as normal. The screen in lacking, but it's no S/Amoled or IPS or Retina. HTC doesn't really produce nicer screens like the competition, they use S-LCD or LCD in their phones, not sure if they have any other tech ATM.

Well, I can agree on this. I've never been a fan of MyTouch models, but T-Mo forced me. I've been from a T-Mo G1 (Dream), to a T-Mo G2 (Desire Z), then to a samsung Galaxy S 4g and when it got stolen, the assurant would only leave me with a MyTouch 4g. Really can't compare the screen, but hey, I'm more than pleased. I'm quite impressed this phone doesn't have that much of a great feedback from T-Mo. :/ Oh well.

Yeah I've had a bunch, came from an epic and I have to say this phone is good stock. Unity is boss though. Omfg.
Edit: one other thing... This community is so chilled and friendly compared to the previous ones I have been a part of. Thank you people...
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GioIsGio said:
Well, I can agree on this. I've never been a fan of MyTouch models, but T-Mo forced me. I've been from a T-Mo G1 (Dream), to a T-Mo G2 (Desire Z), then to a samsung Galaxy S 4g and when it got stolen, the assurant would only leave me with a MyTouch 4g. Really can't compare the screen, but hey, I'm more than pleased. I'm quite impressed this phone doesn't have that much of a great feedback from T-Mo. :/ Oh well.
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Do you wish you had your SGS4G still, or you happier with this one?
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mackster248 said:
Do you wish you had your SGS4G still, or you happier with this one?
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Totally happier with this one. SGS4G relied TOO MUCH on the screen~ and it was just annoying sometimes. I got used to physical buttons because of my last phones, so I felt like using an iPhone not an Android. And besides, the SGS4G's front facing camera was just sad.

GioIsGio said:
Totally happier with this one. SGS4G relied TOO MUCH on the screen~ and it was just annoying sometimes. I got used to physical buttons because of my last phones, so I felt like using an iPhone not an Android. And besides, the SGS4G's front facing camera was just sad.
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You didn't like the ROM's for the Galaxy? I would think their FFC quality would be better than the MT4G's.
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DhD, TB, and MT4G is last 2GS single core proc of HTC and with even DDR1 768MB we are set for long time. Keep in mind with custom mod hack (script, tweak, rom, kernel) if you know what you doing your set now until we have need for dual core.
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AirSCAN said:
DhD, TB, and MT4G is last 2GS single core proc of HTC and with even DDR1 768MB we are set for long time. Keep in mind with custom mod hack (script, tweak, rom, kernel) if you know what you doing your set now until we have need for dual core.
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Acronym dropper... Lul.
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Etrick said:
Acronym dropper... Lul.
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Sorry was it hard for you to comprehend?
DhD = Desire HD (GSM)
TB = Thunderbolt (CDMA)
2GS = Second Generation Spandragon
So technically Inspire HD (GSM-US) is equivalent of Desire HD (GSM-EU). Since we real pro die hard SmartPhone user know HTC owns Moto and SamSUX, so that's another subject of its own.
Now the point I was making is as you being home user you yourself do not need or dual core mCPU yet. So MT4G is same spec as Thunderbolt (yes I'm aware of the screen and nand diff). Thus last of its kind not failed attempt to upgrade us to dual core when Android framework so far utilizing only cpu0 as cpu1 thread is most not used as OS and App is not using it yet.
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Yeah I'm skipping dual cores then just gonna go for quads or whatever is out in Fall next year.
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mackster248 said:
You didn't like the ROM's for the Galaxy? I would think their FFC quality would be better than the MT4G's.
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Most likely, never had the chance to check. The phone got stolen a month after bought so I could barely play around with it. It's not usual of me to root a phone the same day I get it; I stay with root for a few days, and in this case, a month. Now with the MT4G, no way I was gonna stay with stock for a month, no way. |: hahaha.

Hi guys, I've move to the Sensation its nice and all,but mytouch4G seems better and faster to be honest I miss my mytouch4G its a great phone. I'm thinking of selling this Sensation and get HTC Amazed or SGII. But I love Sense but the speakers in HTC sux,gonna be a hard decision.
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I'm new to smartphones, got the MT4G in Feb and love it. I just rooted last month and put Virtuous Unity(2.3.5 and V9 unity kernal) on it and it outperformed the Sensation in quadrant and just "feels" better.
The MT4G forums here are great! Even this old man has learned alot.

This is my first smartphone. Rooted and S off the first week. Been impressed eversince. My girl got a g2x it seems sluggish compared to mt4g. Battery life is much better also.
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Data speeds beat by the amaze

I was at tmobile today and I was comparing our phone against the amaze. The amaze blew away the MT4G on a side by side speed test. My phone was getting almost one quarter of the data speed of the amaze. And no it was not on wifi. Why does the amaze get such faster 4G speed? Does it have a better radio?
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Faster HSPA+ support.

Because everyone stupidly abandoned the MT4GS.
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blackknightavalon said:
Because everyone stupidly abandoned the MT4GS.
Sent from a message in a bottle.
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Yea ... This phone could be BEAAAAST
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Could the radio from the amaze be moved to the MT4GS? And would out improve our 4G speed?
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Its probably the hardware of the radio. Not the radio software. Like the Droid Razr has a new "Micro" LTE radio Which is thinner and apparently is resulting in bettery battery.
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I would so change over to the amaze if I could. if just for the speed
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I would too, the only phone I'd give up a physical keyboard for.

Can you tell us the results from speednet? I m curious to know the difference.
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7 vs 21, 5 vs 18, 6 vs 22 6 vs 16 mbps. I ran about 20 tests and the amaze blue the MT4G out of the water. Any where from 3 to 4 times faster. I never saw the amaze drop below 12mbps where my phone would be as low as 3. Now that sucks.
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This might be diving into conspiracy theory here, but maybe it's because it's a t mobile demo phone?
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That is a possibility. They did not have a working MT4G for me to compare. Only the dummy phone.
dung8604 said:
This might be diving into conspiracy theory here, but maybe it's because it's a t mobile demo phone?
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this thread makes no sense.
according to specs, mt4gs supports 14.4 mbps hspa+ while amaze supports 42 mbps hspa+
it's only logical that the amaze is way faster.

Braccoz said:
this thread makes no sense.
according to specs, mt4gs supports 14.4 mbps hspa+ while amaze supports 42 mbps hspa+
it's only logical that the amaze is way faster.
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Or this. I was too lazy to dive into the specs. Honestly, though, I get around 6 down speed most everywhere I go, which is plenty fast for me. IMO, once you get above six or seven down, the internet connection is no longer the bottle neck that's slowing your phone down.
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Wow I'm surprised that the amaze is much faster data wise. The phones were both released within a few months of each other.
I need to check out the amaze's specs. I wonder if its faster overall.
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Droidmoder said:
Wow I'm surprised that the amaze is much faster data wise. The phones were both released within a few months of each other.
I need to check out the amaze's specs. I wonder if its faster overall.
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It is, faster overall, faster data speed, faster processor (1.5 ghz) the same one on the mytouch just that is not the underclock version, camera is the same. But one thing is that the battery is just the worst on the amaze because of higher clocked speed on the processor
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Braccoz said:
this thread makes no sense.
according to specs, mt4gs supports 14.4 mbps hspa+ while amaze supports 42 mbps hspa+
it's only logical that the amaze is way faster.
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When I first bought this phone way back when it launched I liked it because everyone listed as having 21 mbps.. now I looked again and you see different specs depending on which website you visit.. I really don't know who to believe.
http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_mytouch_4g_slide-4018.php
I hope that I wasn't lured to this phone by a lie. The cell phone market is full of a lot of unethical practices :/
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michaelmab88 said:
When I first bought this phone way back when it launched I liked it because everyone listed as having 21 mbps.. now I looked again and you see different specs depending on which website you visit.. I really don't know who to believe.
I hope that I wasn't lured to this phone by a lie. The cell phone market is full of a lot of unethical practices :/
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t-mobile official specs lists it as 14.4 mbps.
Qualcomm's msm8260 official specs say the chipset has 28.8 mbps capability.
some random sites say it supports 21 mbps.
which one is the right one? dunno, but officially the phone is 14.4 and besides that, as someone already said, when you get over 5-6 mbps speed is not that much of a problem anymore so w/e

Too bad I barely get 1 mbps... 4g on tmobile was way faster back when they first launched 4g. When they launched 21 mbps in this market there wasn't really any speed difference. Still betweem 1 & 2 mbps :/
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new phone

so i was just wondering and thinking, my phone is about to go at any moment between dropping it and replacing the screen once then cracking the
screen and having a chunk at the top missing now. I feel like getting a new phone i was thing sgs2 since I started out with the vibrant i love these phones. what yall think?
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Sgs2 is the way to go.
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I think the s2 is an amazing phone.
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Just don't get T-Mobiles version of the sgs2. Its not the same, and my g2x is actually faster and smoother than it.
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95Z28 said:
Just don't get T-Mobiles version of the sgs2. Its not the same, and my g2x is actually faster and smoother than it.
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Really? my g2x was practically unusable. I had to get rid of it because it was so bad. My t mo gs2 definitely out performed it hands down.
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Sgs2 is vibrant++... In my opinion I would go for a total different phone. To me those three are the same with a few tweaks here and there. I would wait for a real upgrade.

chris31jct said:
Sgs2 is vibrant++... In my opinion I would go for a total different phone. To me those three are the same with a few tweaks here and there. I would wait for a real upgrade.
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And any upgrade would just be an upgrade to the sgs2. So by your logic it would just be a vibrant+++. The sgs2 is the best phone I have owned. And I have had a lot of them. Bigger, better screen, much more storage, nfc, dual core, better camera, possible future lte capabilities, and the list goes on. How are these just tweaks here and there?
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I used to own the S 4G, then the S II (T-Mobile), now the Note (International). My advice is to skip the S II and get the Note. The Note international version is expensive and won't work with T-Mobile 3G of course, or you can wait for the Note to come to US (it will likely be with ATT, hopefully T-Mobile).
The S II T-Mobile version isn't a worthy upgrade at its full price, unless you are in a contract and get subsidized of course. The reasons are:
-Lots of people with the T-Mobile version it has screen problems and imperfect screen, including me.
-It's still 800x480 res, the usage experience will be the same.
-T-Mobile version uses Qualcomm S3 cpu, which is no longer considered high end. I could not play HD MKV videos with it smoothly.
If you look around the Note forum there are lots of praise for this phone. The only thing that could hold ones back is the size of the phone and maybe cost.