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Will this phone gain popularity among developers?

My dad (a fellow geek) saw that I was struggling with my Infuse because it has little official support from the big-name teams. Basically, we found that if I wanted to use MIUI or CM7, I would have to use a port that didn't really work that well, and I'm looking for the best MIUI experience possible.
He came home today and surprised me with a Skyrocket, but the more we read, the more we found out that this isn't a widely-supported phone either.
With that said, I live in a big city, so I'll probably get LTE eventually. Should I stick with this phone and hope that the MIUI team picks up the Skyrocket, or should I go trade it in for an AT&T SGS2?

The sgs2 has a huge development community but the skyrocket is a far better device especially with Lte. I decided to stay with the skyrocket and have noticed that we are picking up some steam it prob will never be as big as the sgs2 but i think it will be more than enough to satisfy any user
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This phone has quickly gained developer support. Its still very new. And our dev community will only continue to grow. Theres alot of development going on check out the dev section. And dont worry we wil get ics. And we have a great bunch of guys on our forum that help eachother out. With out bad attitudes. Be happy you have the best device available in this country.

Also I think I know of somebody that might be working on a MIUI port for out lovely skyrocket, and he's no joke either. The skyrocket is gaining momentum quickly. I would not be worried. The device is still young. And its basically replaced the OG S2 on att. Your pops is a smart man.
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Worry not fellow SGSII owner (I have the sprint flavored one). There's a bunch of reasons why development on this phone is going to, pun squarely intended, Skyrocket. Here's a couple:
1. the SGS II is THE best phone out period. If they'd given the Galaxy Nexus an Exynos processor, I couldn't say that but the Sprint, At&T and international SGS II have the Exynos which means our phones are the best hardware wise. Developers like sexy hardware. Don't need 8 mods to make it lag free, it's already lag free, so they can just have fun with it.
2. This particular SGS II is GSM, which is exactly like the international SGS II sans LTE. This means that porting stuff from their phone to this phone is going to be much more simple than, say, porting it to the Sprint one (which is cdma). You'll start seeing ports to this phone from the international version very soon.
So GSM + great hardware = good development eventually. It's very new though so be patient. The Epic Touch has been out two months and our development forums have just started to kick and show some promising work, so don't get discouraged!

I've never been impressed with either MIUI or CM7, personally. That is just my opinion and I have used them both.
I think this device has devs pushing forward on ROMs that aren't MIUI and CM7 maybe give them a shot you might be surprised.

PoorCollegeGuy said:
Worry not fellow SGSII owner (I have the sprint flavored one). There's a bunch of reasons why development on this phone is going to, pun squarely intended, Skyrocket. Here's a couple:
1. the SGS II is THE best phone out period. If they'd given the Galaxy Nexus an Exynos processor, I couldn't say that but the Sprint, At&T and international SGS II have the Exynos which means our phones are the best hardware wise. Developers like sexy hardware. Don't need 8 mods to make it lag free, it's already lag free, so they can just have fun with it.
2. This particular SGS II is GSM, which is exactly like the international SGS II sans LTE. This means that porting stuff from their phone to this phone is going to be much more simple than, say, porting it to the Sprint one (which is cdma). You'll start seeing ports to this phone from the international version very soon.
So GSM + great hardware = good development eventually. It's very new though so be patient. The Epic Touch has been out two months and our development forums have just started to kick and show some promising work, so don't get discouraged!
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The phone he is referring to (skyrocket) does not have the exynos
Snapdragon.
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Yes clocked at 1.5 ghz. But still a great phone. I love it. Much more then the og gs2 i had for a month

There's also an international version of this phone too, right (SGS2 LTE)? It came out half a year or so after the OGSGS2.
So, maybe developer support will come pick up steam after a few more months?

Thats the hd lte your talking about. Its different but japan just got a skyrocket

Cool, you guys have convinced me to stick with this one! Thanks for all the responses.
silver03wrx said:
Yes clocked at 1.5 ghz. But still a great phone. I love it. Much more then the og gs2 i had for a month
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Why do you like this so much more than the OG GS2?

Becaude of the people on our forum, i cant stress enough to have a forum with people who want to help and add to the betterment of our device. Also the 4.5 inch display, and lte ive got over 60mbps download. My comcast highspeed cable internet is only 18.
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Oh yeah and the confirmation of our icecream sandwich update from at&t

It is nice to have a forum full of active folks. Even if there aren't as many as some of the most popular phones, a dedicated community can usually draw the attention of some of the bigger dev groups.

orlandoxpolice said:
It is nice to have a forum full of active folks. Even if there aren't as many as some of the most popular phones, a dedicated community can usually draw the attention of some of the bigger dev groups.
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thats the plan.....
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We have 2 great devs on the horizon. And it will only get better.

Can't wait for this monster to take off!!!!
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If you haven't noticed, we're getting devs at a nice rate.
Honestly, it's good as it is, because I don't want quanities of ROM's, I want quality ROM's.
That being said, with slayher working on CM9, and our device being literally identical to the T-Mobile SGS II except for the LTE radio (which adding our personal radio fixes), we shant not worry.
Plus, we have 2 devs on the horizon, and we have dev rotation, so devs will be getting our device soon.

silver03wrx said:
Thats the hd lte your talking about. Its different but japan just got a skyrocket
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-s-ii-hd-lte-handset/
There should be 2: an HD LTE and regular LTE. It would've been nice if ATT skipped the regular LTE version and gave us the HD LTE instead.
Oh well, it's all good. I'm still really enjoying my Skyrocket.

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http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-s-ii-hd-lte-handset/
There should be 2: an HD LTE and regular LTE. It would've been nice if ATT skipped the regular LTE version and gave us the HD LTE instead.
Oh well, it's all good. I'm still really enjoying my Skyrocket.
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If AT&T had done that...
1. Murder GNexus sales.
2. Make all the AT&T SGS II guys hop, it has the new Exynos 4212 SoC.
3. Get amazingly huge development.

I've been debating on upgrading to the Skyrocket from my HTC Inspire. One of the things holding me back is this topic. I'm sure there are some great devs working on the Skyrocket, I just don't know any of them. Who are the two you all mentioned on the horizon?

Upgrade or Stay with the Captivate

Hey everyone,
My contract with AT&T just expired and I may switch to Verizon to go for the Galaxy Nexus or Razor Maxx. However, I like the Galaxy SII that AT&T only offers. I currently have a Captivate and love it. I just want to know if anyone has any opinions on the SGSII or Nexus. Thanks

LongLiveCappy92 said:
Hey everyone,
My contract with AT&T just expired and I may switch to Verizon to go for the Galaxy Nexus or Razor Maxx. However, I like the Galaxy SII that AT&T only offers. I currently have a Captivate and love it. I just want to know if anyone has any opinions on the SGSII or Nexus. Thanks
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I still have my captivate but it just collects dust after getting my att sgs2. I'm pretty unsure why you would even have to consider upgrading to a phone that is 100 times better then the captivate.

Well the Captivate was the first Android I had and it's so versatile. And I see developers are porting ICS for it. But I can't argue with the power and awesomeness of the SGS2

if I were you I would try an ics ROM. I would recommend docs Master ics (v3.1)
My cappy is blazing fast. I'm talking 0 lag!
MC 3 runs completely smooth with not a hint of stutter or lag. That's with no over clocking! When I oc/live oc it with nstools, I can get it up to 1500mghz.
Run it for a while and wait for the sgs 3.
Hope this helps you on your decision.
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I'm loving ICS and the anker battery on the cappy, it changed my decision on wanting to upgrade now. My upgrade was eligible last Oct, but I holding out till summer when all the quad-cores come out (I HOPE!!).

Yea, I guess waiting is always an option, especially if more powerful phones are still to come! I'll look more into ICS and see what I can do, I'm on Serendipity 7 right now and it's pretty laggy, at least for me.

I went from a Captivate running S7 to a SGSII. To say the SGSII blows away the Captivate is an understatement. I have felt zero need to even root the phone yet. It is great out of the box. Fast, stable, great battery life. Not one force close since I got it 6-7 weeks ago FYI, still running 2.3.4 Gingerbread. If you get one, don't update to 2.3.6. It has battery drain issues.
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FC out of the box was never an issue. Why anyone would buy a new phone that is only running GB is beyond me. If I was in a position to switch carriers I'd go with the Nexus, you're getting the good stuff that everyone else is just trying to catch up to.

ratflinger said:
FC out of the box was never an issue. Why anyone would buy a new phone that is only running GB is beyond me. If I was in a position to switch carriers I'd go with the Nexus, you're getting the good stuff that everyone else is just trying to catch up to.
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Well isn't the sgs2 slated for an ICS upgrade? I know Samsung said that the captivate won't get ICS. And we all know how much of an ordeal it was just to get froyo, let alone gingerbread on it, so it'll probably be the same way for the sgs2, but it has better specs than the Nexus

If I were you I would upgrade in a heart beat. Hardware-wise the Captivate just can't compete with the dual-cores phone you mentioned. And the battery from the Maxx is a beast!
Keep in mind that AT&T is now charging doubled the upgrade fee (from $18 to $36). Switching to Verzion can easily get you free activation + free shipping via some online retailer in addition to their "Twice the data, same low price" data promo, which is quite a deal unless you got grandfathered with AT&T previous data plan.
I also loved the Galaxy S II, only downside is no 4G LTE with the exception of the Skyrocket. Rumor has it that Skyrocket HD is coming to AT&T, with a full 720p Super AMOLED screen upgrade from a 480x800. You might want to wait on that.
Just my two cents.

task650 said:
I still have my captivate but it just collects dust after getting my att sgs2. I'm pretty unsure why you would even have to consider upgrading to a phone that is 100 times better then the captivate.
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What he said

I still love my C(r)aptivate. I loathed it something aweful because of the utterly fail GPS, but all-in-all it's still a fantastic phone. Seeing that I have the LG Thrill as my main phone(I use nav a lot and needed better gps or i wouldn't have) which just came out and is still on FROYO and a phone that came out last July already has Gingerbread...It's nice to know that it is still supported. A lot is to be said about not having a contract being held over your head too. Personally if I were you I would keep the Captivate and leave my options open. Some awesome phones will be coming out Q3 this year. I'm looking forward to the Tegra 3 powered HTC Endeavor. Bide your time and know you can jump ship to another carrier any time you choose. IMHO

Yea, the GPS was a huge fail, I actually sent back my first one because apparently the first manufactured devices were "defective" but even after I got a new one my GPS didn't improve much. The captivate is under powered, but it sounds like some pretty awesome phones are in the works and not having a contract allows for some breathing room. I guess I'll just see which carrier releases the most desirable phone in the next few months or so and go from there.

rompus said:
I have felt zero need to even root the phone yet. It is great out of the box. Fast, stable, great battery life. Not one force close since I got it 6-7 weeks ago FYI, still running 2.3.4 Gingerbread.
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Really? No interests in customization? Cuz rooting the phone for reasons you listed is a rather poor use of root access... No such thing as "good" stock!
LongLiveCappy92 said:
The captivate is under powered,
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No it's not, if anything call it "outdated." The device is getting close to two years old! When it came out no one was honestly considering a PHONE having a dual-core CPU. In all honesty they don't need it! Quad-core is just ridicules... The ICS ROMs we have now show that the phone is by no means under powered.
As to the other idea, all I can say is that AT&T seems to be getting more and more greedy, their practices more sleazy... Or at least being faster to jump on ways to improve profits and reduce costs, of which we the customers are seeing no benefits...
leaked from my ICS- FUSED SGS I897 contaminating you via XDA app.

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As to the other idea said:
leaked[/I] from my ICS- FUSED SGS I897 contaminating you via XDA app.
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Improve profits and reduce costs as in raise rates and reduce services. Or Promise a technology, then abandon it before fruition. I liked the falsely advertising a technology ploy. I've been with this phone service since it was Cingular, which in my opinion was a far better company. It's been getting harder and harder to renew my contract. I find myself peering over the fence to see how green the grass is on the other side.

nuclearwinterxxx said:
Improve profits and reduce costs as in raise rates and reduce services. Or Promise a technology, then abandon it before fruition. I liked the falsely advertising a technology ploy. I've been with this phone service since it was Cingular, which in my opinion was a far better company. It's been getting harder and harder to renew my contract. I find myself peering over the fence to see how green the grass is on the other side.
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I know what you mean here... I've been with them since Cingular as well and I know the prices will go up over time, but their service hasn't improved one bit. One big bonus of Verizon is the coverage they have nationwide is FAR superior to AT&T's. When you have to sell a Microcell to imporve coverage in your customer's houses, you know you need to upgrade your service. Verizon will probably end up having the better LTE network too, as AT&T never went nationwide 3G, as Verizon did looong ago

I'm switching to Verizon as well in March. Why? Att and their throttling madness .I get throttle every month right around the 2gb mark 2 weeks into my billing cycle after that data is unusable. I just sold my Sgs2 skyrocket yesterday using the captivate until my contract is over .
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I got the captivate the second day the phone came out, so I have the phone with all the problems. I ALMOST upgraded to the SGS2, until teamhacksung's ICS rom came out. It runs so smoothly that it actually makes my captivate usable! I would suggest waiting for the SGS3; thats what I am doing. Why buy a phone that has been out for a long time (SGS2) when the upgrade is just around the corner!
No matter how good these ROMs get, it is impossible to fix my terrible GPS, connection dropping issues, battery drains, and random crashes.

I just read an article about the throttling and how inconsistent it is at various data limits. I just can't believe they get away with it. It just shows how inferior their network is to Verizon if Verizon can handle it smoothly. Yea the SGS3 is worth waiting for. I think I'm gonna try ICS on my Captivate for now and hopefully that will hold me long enough. I just hate that it doesn't have a front facing camera.

Cappy still rules!
1. On stock ROMs - they don't cut it. XDA matured to fix all bugs and shortcomings of manufacturer ROM.
2. May be skip AT&T upgrade alltogether? See what they did to GSII Skyrocket and Note? Bastardized and downgraded to Snapdragon old chip.
3. Get GSII from ebay, may be? It is around 500 now.

ICS Getting Closer

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Looks like its coming pretty soon. Maybe some awesome devs can work some magic and get us ICS before AT&T does.
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That's Awesome

So the original s2 and international only? Hope the skyrocket international comes along beside it so someone can port it to att for us.
Was really hoping for this to be att news. But I guess I should have less faith in them.

We have a different processor and gpu in our Skyrockets than the international version. Not sure if ICS for that device would help a lot for rom development on ours, but then again we have some amazing devs here on XDA

Or not...
They updated their article:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Update: Samsung's just tweeted that March 10th date is (sadly) wrong. It added that once the upgrade schedule is concrete, it'll confirm through its dedicated Twitter account.
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Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.

Is it me or is samsung acting like a bunch of monkey flinging poo

AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
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Ditto. My Skyrocket is only a few months old and it's going to be 'old tech' as soon as the HD hits.

Update recalled. Or delayed which ever you prefer.
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My next device is going to be the next Nexus device. I'm tired of this carrier and OEM bull****.

AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
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As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.

Gr8Danes said:
As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.
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I traded my Thrill for the Skyrocket because of this. SO glad I don't have that paper weight anymore. At least we know ICS is coming, and it's about ready. LG was just playing with our emotions.

I said the same thing about only getting Nexus, but I was unimpressed with the specs of this last one and my NS4G had horrible reception issues because of a ****ty antenna.
Add to this the fact that they omit an SD card slot <--That is the biggest deal breaker by far! I like being able to take all of my files with me from phone to phone and not have to spend hours transferring files when I get a new phone.

Its basically just the carriers, if you want to get updates and have an amazing phone get the international version! I would speend 300 bucks more to pick up a of gs2 when it first came out. But I get a free phone anyway. Same thing for the gs3 the galaxy devices are pretty dang good! I mean the gs2 is still on of the best IMO. Or at least just got past after a year of it being out. So grab that extra. Money and go for it
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Same here, I'm getting a nexus device, I'm done playng the waiting game with Samsuck
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It sucks that they're taking so long. But, if you want to stay w/ GSM, I think the SR is still the best game in town ICS or not. Battery life on the Nitro and Vivid aren't nearly as good. And when I played w/ them at the store, they weren't nearly as responsive as the S2 (i777 or SR). The Nitro's screen was nicer, but wasn't so much nicer that I'd give up battery life and performance (and LG doesn't do much better w/ updates either). Nexus is cool, but if you don't wanna pay $6-700, value external storage, and LTE, that's off the table, too.
Samsung should've been happy w/ the original S2 (still one of the best phones available right now). They didn't need to release so many versions. I had in mind before buying this phone that the i777 will get ICS before the SR (either thru XDA or official) since the hardware is nearly identical to the international version. But, LTE was more important to me than ICS.
We can keep waiting for that perfect phone, or be happy that we have an awesome phone right now.

nexus devices are always inferior then the latest phone of that year...For example...Nexus S was inferior then SGS and now Galaxy Nexus in inferior then SG2....
I agree with above poster...with so many devs working for our phones, I think I would always go for a better hardware then the one which will get updated quickly.
I am using Samsung Captivate now, I am already running ICS (almost stable). it was one of best smartphone hardware wise 2 yrs ago..so its still getting development really good.

Waiting for official updates is dumb. The devs is where the good stuff comes from. ICS will be on our SR's from our devs loooooooong before Samung or ATT gets it to us. Standby for the good stuff. It's coming.
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So there's no XDA release of ICS yet for Skyrocket?

Not a fully functional or stable one.

GSIII International vs SKyrocket-is it really better?

Here is the comparison you have all been waiting for....
http://geekaphone.com/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-vs-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Skyrocket
Looking at the categories that the SIII actually won on here is my opinion
1-more space---while its true, I can throw a 32 GB card in my skyrocket and ill never use it all.
2-better data speeds-we will be able to use these when exactly?
3-screen resolution, is it really all that noticeable to the human eye?
4-processor, they have them listed at 1.4 quad and 1.5 dual. Seeing as the US version is only getting 1.4 or 1.5 dual this is a wash.
If you ask me (i realize you are not) the SIII just isnt a big enough of an upgrade to go and spend the money. Looks like Im waiting for the S4. Im gonna have to throw on a GSIII rom on the Skyrocket, get a bigger SD card and keep on rocking! It was stupid to release the SIII so close to the Skyrocket (7 whole months later) and then give it dang near the same specs.

Now if you're comparing to the int. version of the S3, there are some big differences.
1. Yes, I completely agree with that. I can't even use up the 16GB internal on the Skyrocket.
2. Some people are in LTE areas, and the data speeds are seriously phenomenal, but I also agree with this point based on where I'm at. Don't see my area getting LTE any time soon...
3. Yes, it definitely is. Comparing my Skyrocket next to a Nitro HD (one of the first 720p phones), I could EASILY tell how much nicer the Nitro's screen looked. When I had to trade back in my phone, I was honestly tempted to trade for it because they were the same price, but development for this phone is SO much better than it. But yes, you can definitely tell how much smoother and more crisp everything is.
4. The international S3 has a 1.4 exynos quad. They had to go with the 1.5 snapdragon dual here in the states because carriers wanted LTE support, and the exynos processors aren't compatible with current LTE chips. Though our S3 is still a 1.5 dual, it's based on better architecture, so it's still a bit faster than our Skyrocket.
I would say if you have the money and are willing to jump for the international version, heck, I'd go for it. Development there is going to be awesome and it's a killer phone if you don't have/care about LTE. Though, if you're going for the version we got here in the states, I'd wait it out a bit for the next wave of phones to come out and hold onto the Skyrocket.

I've been debating the switch myself and I'm finding that I agree with you that it's not really worth it to upgrade at this point.
The S3 is an amazing phone, but so was the Skyrocket. The only thing I really want from the S3 is the better display. Everything else is a wash to me, unless the S3 ends up having incredibly better battery life.

TLS2000 said:
I've been debating the switch myself and I'm finding that I agree with you that it's not really worth it to upgrade at this point.
The S3 is an amazing phone, but so was the Skyrocket. The only thing I really want from the S3 is the better display. Everything else is a wash to me, unless the S3 ends up having incredibly better battery life.
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My solution to that is getting the 2100mAh battery from the galaxy, nexus. I'm already getting a good 20 hrs, that battery will put me over a day.
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The one thing that catches my eye is a stable ICS, but then again in the time it'll take for Rogers to release ICS for the skyrocket.... it's worth selling it to get the S3 in return for maybe 4 months added to my contract end date
Xperia X10 => Desire HD => Galaxy S2 LTE/Skyrocket

In the article they say LTE average is 2.4 mbps Download and 1.09 mbps Upload. Seems so weird almost everyone here that I have seen post SS's myself included get way higher. Even on the low end I have 34.41 mbps down and 15.87 mbps Upload.

Can someone fill me in on how some people manage to switch from high end smartphone to high end smartphone every year
These phones aren't cheap..
I can't afford the new S3. I used my upgrade on the S2 skyrocket. Either way I didn't like the HTC One X's capacaitive buttons and lack of actual multitasking I've been hearing of. The S3 I like, but the only thing is the lack of a multitasking button. I've never tried a hardware button for the galaxy series but I think manufactures should really move towards the onscreen buttons.

smartnphone said:
Can someone fill me in on how some people manage to switch from high end smartphone to high end smartphone every year
These phones aren't cheap..
I can't afford the new S3. I used my upgrade on the S2 skyrocket. Either way I didn't like the HTC One X's capacaitive buttons and lack of actual multitasking I've been hearing of. The S3 I like, but the only thing is the lack of a multitasking button. I've never tried a hardware button for the galaxy series but I think manufactures should really move towards the onscreen buttons.
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Wtf do you mean multitasking button??? and all android phones are capable of multitasking! I think one needs to do more research. Secondly on screen buttons is a gimmick anyway you don't get more screen space. The s3 and one x under the hood are about the same for the U.S. version. not a massive upgrade for us SR users either with some creativity and work we can make their stuff work on our phone and I'm almost there I just gotta debloat the apk's of all the junk Res files and language packs that we wont use lol yes I almost have a testable package
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smartnphone said:
Can someone fill me in on how some people manage to switch from high end smartphone to high end smartphone every year
These phones aren't cheap..
I can't afford the new S3. I used my upgrade on the S2 skyrocket. Either way I didn't like the HTC One X's capacaitive buttons and lack of actual multitasking I've been hearing of. The S3 I like, but the only thing is the lack of a multitasking button. I've never tried a hardware button for the galaxy series but I think manufactures should really move towards the onscreen buttons.
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You're really confused and uninformed.
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smartnphone said:
Can someone fill me in on how some people manage to switch from high end smartphone to high end smartphone every year
These phones aren't cheap..
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Either having open upgrades available on a line in their family plan, selling their old phones and using that money, adding a line and taking the new contract price, starting a new contract completely, trading... There are many, many ways. And if phones are your hobby, a few hundred bucks isn't really that much every 6-8 months or so...
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I have spent the better half of the last week trying to figure out to get the S3 by selling my 2 skyrockets, I have 2 open lines on my plan but i would have to pay $20 a month extra for the 2 lines plus $20 for each line for the required data plan. That an extra $60 a month that i cant afford!

Decepticaons said:
I have spent the better half of the last week trying to figure out to get the S3 by selling my 2 skyrockets, I have 2 open lines on my plan but i would have to pay $20 a month extra for the 2 lines plus $20 for each line for the required data plan. That an extra $60 a month that i cant afford!
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You can drop the extra data plan actually, you just go in and say you don't want data for your second line. I do it every upgrade. If they argue just say your going to be using an antique Nokia or something for the other line, so that your kid can't surf the web and dl apps on your bill. It should only be 10$ extra a month.
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You can drop the extra data plan actually, you just go in and say you don't want data for your second line. I do it every upgrade. If they argue just say your going to be using an antique Nokia or something for the other line, so that your kid can't surf the web and dl apps on your bill. It should only be 10$ extra a month.
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Hmm that's good to know....
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nrm5110 said:
Wtf do you mean multitasking button??? and all android phones are capable of multitasking! I think one needs to do more research. Secondly on screen buttons is a gimmick anyway you don't get more screen space. The s3 and one x under the hood are about the same for the U.S. version. not a massive upgrade for us SR users either with some creativity and work we can make their stuff work on our phone and I'm almost there I just gotta debloat the apk's of all the junk Res files and language packs that we wont use lol yes I almost have a testable package
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I was referring to Htc One X's multitasking issue; the lack of Google's intended multitasking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Uo5f2vSxo
and that a Galaxy S phone in the USA finally has a hardware menu button and without a specific multitasking button like the Nexus and the One X's. I think moving towards onscreen buttons like how Google intends is a good idea is what I meant. Holding the home button to switch between apps takes a lot longer. I wish they could implement double tap home for switching between stuff.
I see what you mean about selling and rebuying. Too bad I can only sell the Skyrocket for about 300-350 at best :/
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You're really confused and uninformed.
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I think I just explained it poorly. I hope it makes more sense now.

I can actually help you in reversing your contract in att. as long as you wont leak me hehe.

Ya, I have 3 lines on my plan, only 2 get used. I got my skyrocket by using the upgrade from the line that isn't used. They just switched everything over for me. I've got nothing on that line so it only costs me an extra $10 a month.
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Can someone explain to me what do they mean that the skyrocket have FM radio?
Because I know the phone doesn't have the FM receiver hardware and the only way to listen to FM is using data which I think you can do on any smartphone.

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I can actually help you in reversing your contract in att. as long as you wont leak me hehe.
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Would love the help, certainly wont say a word to anyone lol. PM if you can help me!

I'm grabbing then next nexus, at full price if I have too. Forget the s series.
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kishke said:
Can someone explain to me what do they mean that the skyrocket have FM radio?
Because I know the phone doesn't have the FM receiver hardware and the only way to listen to FM is using data which I think you can do on any smartphone.
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It has the ability, but its unusable currently.

Considering Galaxy Nexus...

Now, I'm not exactly dissatisfied with the Infuse itself as a phone, as the development here has been phenomenal, especially with getting us ICS.
The Galaxy Nexus came into consideration with the price drop that I believe only lasts till July 12th. With the Galaxy Nexus I'd get 4G LTE (or would I?), an off contract phone (which is an advantage in some ways despite the cost), "pure google" and long term software support (essentially avoiding fragmentation). I'd also get all the new hardware, yatta yatta yatta... I would essentially be switching to the Nexus line, as this is obviously not an upgrade.
What do you all think, is this worth the $350 for software support and new goodies coming from the Infuse? Would I need to pay for a new SIM card if I get LTE? I'd plan on keeping this phone as long as it's supported. Once my parents dump me off the family plan I was planning on getting as much data as possible and as little of everything else and switching to Google voice.
Thanks for any input, I always like to get some feedback on "major" purchase decisions.

the $350 play store galaxy nexus does not have lte. youll get the same hspa+ speeds you do on your infuse. the camera is not as good, but the screen is better. the battery life is not as good, but the performance is better. its the best phone you can buy off-contract. youll get android updates first, and you can even run jelly bean right now. and if you have the money and want to buy it, its a good phone.

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Now, I'm not exactly dissatisfied with the Infuse itself as a phone, as the development here has been phenomenal, especially with getting us ICS.
The Galaxy Nexus came into consideration with the price drop that I believe only lasts till July 12th. With the Galaxy Nexus I'd get 4G LTE (or would I?), an off contract phone (which is an advantage in some ways despite the cost), "pure google" and long term software support (essentially avoiding fragmentation). I'd also get all the new hardware, yatta yatta yatta... I would essentially be switching to the Nexus line, as this is obviously not an upgrade.
What do you all think, is this worth the $350 for software support and new goodies coming from the Infuse? Would I need to pay for a new SIM card if I get LTE? I'd plan on keeping this phone as long as it's supported. Once my parents dump me off the family plan I was planning on getting as much data as possible and as little of everything else and switching to Google voice.
Thanks for any input, I always like to get some feedback on "major" purchase decisions.
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I went from Infuse to GNex and absolutely love it; granted, this was almost 6 months ago. You can bet the farm that Google will have their next Nexus device out in the near future.
Things to consider:
If you stay on At&t, no, you won't have LTE b/c you will need to buy the GSM version of the GNex
Hardware isn't all that new, but it is pretty solid.
Screen size IS smaller than the Infuse b/c of virtual softkeys.
Honestly, it is a decision you will have to make; asking here will get you a bunch of "the infuse is an awesome phone, keep ittt!!!" If you ask the same question over on the GNex forums you will get "You still own a single core phone!? trololol"
Its all up to what you want, not the often biased opinions of others

xIC-MACIx said:
I went from Infuse to GNex and absolutely love it; granted, this was almost 6 months ago. You can bet the farm that Google will have their next Nexus device out in the near future.
Things to consider:
If you stay on At&t, no, you won't have LTE b/c you will need to buy the GSM version of the GNex
Hardware isn't all that new, but it is pretty solid.
Screen size IS smaller than the Infuse b/c of virtual softkeys.
Honestly, it is a decision you will have to make; asking here will get you a bunch of "the infuse is an awesome phone, keep ittt!!!" If you ask the same question over on the GNex forums you will get "You still own a single core phone!? trololol"
Its all up to what you want, not the often biased opinions of others
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How is the screen compared to the Infuse with the Pentile matrix and all? Also, how is the signal (I've been having signal issues lately and have been trying all sorts of modems)?

Thewalrus0034 said:
How is the screen compared to the Infuse with the Pentile matrix and all? Also, how is the signal (I've been having signal issues lately and have been trying all sorts of modems)?
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I've had two Galaxy Nexus, the first had a great screen, little more blue than the Infuse's but xhdpi looks amazing. My second has a slightly grainy screen w/ a slight screen burn for like 2 seconds any time I spend too long on one page.
As for signal issues; stock 4.0.4 OTA from Verizon solved all my signal issues and w/ the GNex, the radios stick when flashing roms.

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I've had two Galaxy Nexus, the first had a great screen, little more blue than the Infuse's but xhdpi looks amazing. My second has a slightly grainy screen w/ a slight screen burn for like 2 seconds any time I spend too long on one page.
As for signal issues; stock 4.0.4 OTA from Verizon solved all my signal issues and w/ the GNex, the radios stick when flashing roms.
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Are there any build quality issues I need to worry about? Just seems like a good question to ask after you mentioned having a second.

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Are there any build quality issues I need to worry about? Just seems like a good question to ask after you mentioned having a second.
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Not at all; the only thing you really need to watch out for is if you flash a lot of roms. (Also no PIT file available for LTE Nexus)
The only reason I am on my second is b/c nand writing completely stopped working and essentially the phone stopped booting. So just be careful what you flash and make sure you always wipe everything correctly yadah yadah..
So yeah NAND is the only issue I have encountered. The GNex doesn't have gorilla glass, but I've been rocking mine w/o a screen protector since I got it and no scratches here.
Having said all of that; I've had the same Infuse since mid-2011 and it is basically my development phone, so it gets soft bricked several times a week lol and it is still running smooth...

If you ever do get an LTE phone, you can pick up an LTE sim for free from att store (although the one in he infuse is actually the same as the LTE sims...trust me I'm using my infuse sim on LTE)
You will need to have hem switch you over to the LTE towers or whatever though which is also free and doesn't effect your plan/bill... I just called them and told them I bought a used vivid and needed to enable lte...they did it free of charge....
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If you ever do get an LTE phone, you can pick up an LTE sim for free from att store (although the one in he infuse is actually the same as the LTE sims...trust me I'm using my infuse sim on LTE)
You will need to have hem switch you over to the LTE towers or whatever though which is also free and doesn't effect your plan/bill... I just called them and told them I bought a used vivid and needed to enable lte...they did it free of charge....
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Seems like a lot of trouble since the infuse doesn't support LTE lol

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Seems like a lot of trouble since the infuse doesn't support LTE lol
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Haha...it may be a little work, but once you expiernce the speeds of LTE it will be worth it...I get 23mb down and like 10mb up on LTE...only problem is that I'm on the smallest data plan so I can't fully enjoy it :/
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Haha...it may be a little work, but once you expiernce the speeds of LTE it will be worth it...I get 23mb down and like 10mb up on LTE...only problem is that I'm on the smallest data plan so I can't fully enjoy it :/
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Oh yeah, I couldn't go back to 3G.
I bought my Galaxy Nexus when verizon was doing double to data, so I have smallest data plan... just doubled to 4GB

neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.

The Jack of Clubs said:
neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.
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He asked a question on if he would need to pay for an LTE sim card...I answered that part of the question...alhough I will agree its getting off topic
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The Jack of Clubs said:
neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.
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You. Out of the pool. Lol
Wrong chief, the Toro (Verizon) and Toroplus (Sprint) versions of the Galaxy Nexus BOTH have LTE support. Now, the Maguro (GSM) version of the Galaxy Nexus does not have LTE. (Which is the version that would work on AT&T)
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mg2195 said:
He asked a question on if he would need to pay for an LTE sim card...I answered that part of the question...alhough I will agree its getting off topic
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You're right I might have jumped the gun on that. I'm sorry.
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You. Out of the pool. Lol
Wrong chief, the Toro (Verizon) and Toroplus (Sprint) versions of the Galaxy Nexus BOTH have LTE support. Now, the Maguro (GSM) version of the Galaxy Nexus does not have LTE. (Which is the version that would work on AT&T)
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I debated for a second if I should put "gsm galaxy nexus" but I thought no one would be stupid enough to argue the cdma versions had lte since that had nothing to do with att and the $350 galaxy nexus from the play store in question. But alas, I was proven wrong and will be careful of my wording around people like you.
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The Jack of Clubs said:
You're right I might have jumped the gun on that. I'm sorry.
I debated for a second if I should put "gsm galaxy nexus" but I thought no one would be stupid enough to argue the cdma versions had lte since that had nothing to do with att and the $350 galaxy nexus from the play store in question. But alas, I was proven wrong and will be careful of my wording around people like you.
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Wonderful idea! Your earlier post wasn't necessary, so I returned the favor.
The majority of the people here are well aware the Infuse and GSM GNex don't have LTE, see where I am going with this?
Have a good one!

xIC-MACIx said:
Not at all; the only thing you really need to watch out for is if you flash a lot of roms. (Also no PIT file available for LTE Nexus)
The only reason I am on my second is b/c nand writing completely stopped working and essentially the phone stopped booting. So just be careful what you flash and make sure you always wipe everything correctly yadah yadah..
So yeah NAND is the only issue I have encountered. The GNex doesn't have gorilla glass, but I've been rocking mine w/o a screen protector since I got it and no scratches here.
Having said all of that; I've had the same Infuse since mid-2011 and it is basically my development phone, so it gets soft bricked several times a week lol and it is still running smooth...
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Same here
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