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[Q] AT&T - What to do?

First off, thanks for reading my thread. I'm currently stuck in a bit of a dilemma. I'm 14 years old so I don't really have flexibility when it comes to other carriers - I'm stuck with my families AT&T family plan. I completely broke my iPhone 3G by having it in my football bag on an away game. When I took out my phone to check my messages it had somehow been badly cracked starting from the home button and extending to about half-way up the phone. The home button is unusable. I've been hiding this from my parents because if they saw it they'd surely make me go get a phone at that moment. I've been making excuses of why I wasn't answering my Mom's texts and calls but that can only go on for so long. Here is my current ideas, but I'm also open to new ones:
1. Grab the HTC Vivid
Pros -
High(er) screen resolution
HTC Sense UI (big pro to me)
HTC build quality
LTE
Confirmed 4.0
Cons -
Underclocked Snapdragon processor
qHD inferior to other screens
2. Grab the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
Pros -
SAMOLED+
LTE
Confirmed 4.0
Cons -
Low resolution by today's standards
Snapdragon processor
3. Grab the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II
Pros -
SAMOLED+
Exynos
Confirmed 4.0
Cons -
No LTE
Low resolution by today's standards
4. Get the iPhone 4S
Pros -
Pixel density
Premium build quality
My Dad is a giant "Macfag" so he will approve this purchase
Cons -
I don't want iOS
Small screen
5. Wait until the HTC Rezound (my current choice of the big 3), Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR comes to AT&T
Pros -
720p screens (except for the RAZR)
TI OMAP
Confirmed 4.0 or 4.0 pre-loaded
Various perks like Beats
Rezound has Sense 3.5
Cons -
May not come to AT&T for a long time and my time is running out
6. Grab one of the first 3 mentioned phones and pray that one of the new 3 come out in the 30-day exchange window
As you can see I am in quite a dilemma. Sorry for the long post and thanks for reading.

Well the RAZR won't be coming to AT&T and the Nexus could be awhile. I would go with skyrocket if LTE is important to you. The T-Mobile Galaxy S2 has the snapdragon processor and hands on reviews cannot see a difference in performance. Plus you can always root it and overclock it. If LTE is not a huge factor, I would go with the regular Galaxy S2.

At the moment LTE is zero use to me since I live in the Philadelphia area where AT&T has no reaching LTE towers and I'm not sure until how long it will be of use to me but I think within my 2 year contract it could become a good deal. Also, are you saying the SGSII Skyrocket is better than the HTC Vivid?

just fyi, my nephew switched fr ip4 to s2 and never looks back since
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quattr0 said:
just fyi, my nephew switched fr ip4 to s2 and never looks back since
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I'm all ready pretty sold on Android, just included the iPhone in my options because it won't become directly out-dated soon.

I just saw that HTC phones are optimized for Snapdragon and Samsung phones are optimized for Exynos/Hummingbird. Is that true?

Is The Samsung Galaxy Epic Touch a worthy upgrade?

Do you guys think the Galaxy S2 is a worthy upgrade from the nexus s because I have the choice to get one right now and wanted to know you guys opinion?

Hardly seems worth it since you'll be switching to a phone running an older version of Android. The Nexus S is still a fairly competitive phone even with year old hardware.

the situation i'm in is either get a new phone now or wait 2 more years with the nexus s. Does that change things?

Well I have the epic touch 4g and it's amazing, now with that said I just got my gf a nexus and put ics on it it also is amazing. The epic is the only upgrade I see and it's worth it but your not gonna get ics for another month or more. Now with calks rom, desparado kernal, and ics theme I love it more than anything (except a galaxy nexus).
If you can get one for not too much money I would say yes as the nexus while it's great with ics and glades kernal it's still not perfect, it's almost there but ics is still early.
Either way each option is good so I say go for the epic touch or wait and pray and hope sprint gets the galaxy nexus because that is the only phone I can see myself leaving the epic for. And once the epic gets ics the epic in some ways is really better.

My wife's gs2 (epic 4g touch) blows my nexus s 4g away. There is no comparison. After owning it, there are no regrets. I have nexus owners that admit it is a very nice phone lol.
When u look at the camera, battery life, size, CPU, gpu...the list of **** it actually does, built in screen shot, can connect Bluetooth keyboard/mouse, HDMI via mhl adapter...
I have played w ics and plenty of ics roms for my ns4g, owned plenty of phones and the gs2 on sprint is arguably one of the best phones I have ever touched, no pun intended.
My ns4g just feels slow in comparison.

Go try a dual core device at Sprint to get a better idea of the differences. I found the most obvious differences in scrolling rich web pages, doing other stuff while updating apps, using the device during TB backups, etc.
Don't forget, you also get a huge increase in ram, screen size, and even notable boost in battery life (YMMV) . ICS won't be available for a while, so keep that in mind as well.
I have two Epics and two Epic Touches.. one of the latter is new if you want to trade for your NS +, cash

isn't the epic touch wimax? Not late? I'd wait for an lte device.
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adamw1101 said:
isn't the epic touch wimax? Not late? I'd wait for an lte device.
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Yes but sprints network rollout is worthless. I have heard about rev b since October yet no one has posted it actually being functional. Maybe by 2013 or 14.sprint spent so much on iPhones seems like they can't put new towers up, all the while Verizon is bringing 4g to way more places w the aggressive rollout.

which phoen should i get!?

i'm going to get a new phone to replace my Samsung gs Captivate,
my phone is still working , but getting slow since i have more then 60apps installed, and camera focus is broken.
my phone is rooted+custom 2.3ROM+OC, still slow...XXXXXX
im in BC, canada with roger, still have 1 year contract.
i like the look of GS II(i9100)
but rogers don't have it, only Bell GSII 4G look the same, and i'm not going to move to bell
3 device im interested
Motorola razr
Galaxy Nexus
GSII LTE(i'm not going to upgrade to LTE network...LTE seems less interested to me)
what i think about those 3 phones
razr have the best look(i think).
Galaxy Nexushave the best support for android(son of Google)
LTE.....only faster CPU, and expensive LTE
which one should i get....
give me some suggestions please
thank you very much

i'd go for the Galaxy Nexus seeing you're into custom roms

Galaxy Nexus should

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is fine, or the HTC HD2 (warning, it has windows but HUGE Android ROM Support here)

HTC sensation?

GS2 is better than Sensation, not to mention Gnexus..
GS2 weights less, performs much faster (my bro can barely play GTA3 on Sensation) and has a much, much better* screen which you can even use outdoors.

HTC Sensation is very nice. ;-) Awesome design and performance!

Go with the Nexus...
720p resolution screen is amazing!
Plus it's a google phone and from the looks it will be a major flagship device for them (unlike the nexus s), so it will receive all and any new updates first. That being said when the official release is made the custom roms will only be that much more stable!

thank you everyone!
i guess i will go for galaxy nexus.
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I woudla said sgs or sgs II but seeing how you're not interested in the SGS and nor much interested in the SGS II then i'd say galaxy nexus, being a direct google product has the obvious benefits, plus being a samsung product ensures good reliability, and custom ROM-ing seems very popular and well supported for the samsung line of smart phones. My SGS seems to have a shed load of ROMS for it!
Nexus S

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i'd go for the Galaxy Nexus seeing you're into custom roms
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That will be my choice too, go for it.
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HTC Sensation @ ARHD 6.2.1
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Galaxy Nexus

Galaxy Nexus. Simple choice.

If you must choose now take Galaxy Nexus, but better is to wate until april/may when new phones will arrive to carriers.

Nexus
I would say #1 is the galaxy nexus. It is a great advantage if you want stock android, and if you generally use the stock rom. If you use custom roms, then this won't be a big deal, as you can flash an updated rom. The motorola razr is the second best choice in my opinion. Motorola phones have relatively low amounts of bloatware and are relatively easy to root compared to other phones like samsung.
hope i helped

Nexus S
you may also like the unique curved body of the galaxy s. it is a show off point, but i don't know if that is important to you.

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tennis77 said:
I would say #1 is the galaxy nexus. It is a great advantage if you want stock android, and if you generally use the stock rom. If you use custom roms, then this won't be a big deal, as you can flash an updated rom.
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On the flipside, of course, the Galaxy Nexus is also the phone of choice if you're looking for custom ROMs It already acts as a Nexus (pun intended) and benchmark for developers, since it was the device to have supported ICS the longest. Plus, as the latest Nexus device (until later this year), and destined for official updates from google, one can expect dev interest to continue for quite some time.

better wait for xperia S .... or wait for mwc 2012, there will be alot new phone coming......

I will chose phone that can be giving ics update like xperia 2011 family
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It depends how much money u can spend for this phone if i will have "some" cash i will buy phone with TI OMAP5 Cortex-A15 made in 28nm technology its 2 core processor but its much more better then tegra 3 and have good battery life with good performance.

Mid to High Range Phone

I got around $500 bucks to spend.... and in my price range I have 2 options.
Galaxy S2 or the Galaxy Nexus.
I'm not sure which, all i know is my wife who has the Galaxy S2 has a lot of trouble with games, and the Nexus has a powerVR in, slower but more compatible.
S2 or Galaxy Nexus? (i'm not fussed about the 5mp camera on the nexus)
Which is more hackable of the 2 i guess lol or maybe i should wait for the Quad Core Beast from Samsung to drive the prices down a bit more...

If you are willing to get a used phone you have alot more options than just those two phones you mentioned. Look in the marketplace

Craig Capel said:
I got around $500 bucks to spend.... and in my price range I have 2 options.
Galaxy S2 or the Galaxy Nexus.
I'm not sure which, all i know is my wife who has the Galaxy S2 has a lot of trouble with games, and the Nexus has a powerVR in, slower but more compatible.
S2 or Galaxy Nexus? (i'm not fussed about the 5mp camera on the nexus)
Which is more hackable of the 2 i guess lol or maybe i should wait for the Quad Core Beast from Samsung to drive the prices down a bit more...
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Depends which S2 your wife has. If she has the T-Mobile one or the AT&T Skyrocket, there's your problem. Those have Snapdragons in them, which suck for gaming. They're not real Galaxy S II's. They're only branded that way to make people buy them. Only the Sprint Epic 4G Touch and the AT&T i777 (Galaxy S II) have the original Exynos chip with the Mali GPU (the one in the real GSII i9100).
If you want a high res display with no microSD slot (16/32GB for GSM/CDMA models respectively) and pure mod-ability, get the Galaxy Nexus. It's pretty good for gaming, but it probably won't handle the next generation of games as well as the GS2. The Galaxy S II has a better GPU and processor, but a lower res screen (which actually means better performance), and 16GB + MicroSD card slot, and a camera that rivals the iPhone 4S's.
They both have great development communities, and all GSII variants are getting ICS officially. (the i9100 already has it). If you want a phone that will 100% get Jelly Bean officially, go for the GNexus.
Gaming/Media-oriented -> Galaxy S II
Pure mod-ability -> Galaxy Nexus
A Galaxy Nexus from Expansys I think is $399, no tax. I know the Google Play store is selling it for the same price, but with tax here in NY that's $450. You should be able to pick up either phone for around $400.

have u considered xperia S?

Go with the galaxy nexus some pure google
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One x?
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The screen isn't that much larger on the nexus as it has the soft buttons which render the screen to be almost the same size as the s2. However, the nexus has a higher pixel density whereas the s2 exceeds in contrast ratios and looks better in my eyes
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Galaxy Nexus
Pure Google is truly awesome

if u can go out of these two options then maybe htc one x?..or wait for other quad core phones...by sony or samsung(S3)..i think u should go with the latest coz it wont get outdated soon...

Nexus, without any doubt
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You can consider also HTC Sentation XL

try out galaxy nexus.

Although the Galaxy Nexus would be the usual choice, I honestly suggest that you check both phones' Specs carefully.
While Nexus's display is quite nice and it is "more famous" than the S2, in terms of processor or camera, there's no reason not to choose the latter.
Also, you should consider the release of ICS and CM9 for the S2.

One things I'll chime in from my personal experience against the "pure modability" aka Nexus- the best experience I've had with my S2 was on the old, stock ATT rom with the clockwork mod recovery in the stock kernel. All the custom roms I've tried, above all, that the WORST battery life.
So while you'll be able to get more, useless modability out of a Nexus, S2 will work like a champ right out of the box without ANY issues.

Galaxy Nexus!!
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What phone should i buy ???

hi guys
i want to buy a galaxy S2
so should i buy one form At&T or T-Mo or Sprint or globel verson ????

Why buy a S2 when S3 was just released? Or you could buy the HTC One X.

wait for the S3 to come. and the htc one-phones are probably a bit better than the s2. but max. a bit

WAIT for the global galaxy sIII to be released and then buy that

samsung s2

Buy a Galaxy Note
I would Buy a Galaxy note as i had a brand new nexus with official ics and sold it and bourght a note and couldnt go back to a smaller screen then ive rooted and flashed stunner ics i woudnt swap it for any phone now i have a quadrant score of 44130 blows my nexus out the water.massive thanks to all at xda as i knew nothing about phone development untill i stumbled apon this forum and now im flashing custom ics roms

If you must get a GS2, go for the "Skyrocket" model, it's CPU is clocked to 1.5 versus all other models being clocked at 1.2

thanks for the advise but you guys change the topic
i think that S3 is not very impress compare to S2 with the price 600 euro

guys on here telling you get s3.... is nothing so special about s3 apart from faster cpu ....and the design of s2 is much better than s3

Go with tmobile and save yourself some money...

Which phone should I buy now?
I've had the HTC Wildfire since last year but I'm getting pretty bored of it now because of the slow processor, graphics and small screen.
Basically, I need a big screen, good camera(capable of HD recording), nice multimedia features and a decent processor in my next phone.
I'm thinking of getting the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V. Is it a good phone or should I go for something else?

Galaxy S3.

Easy, Global, more development and support. But Galaxy Nexus would make better sense with updates
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I'd also go for global for the dev/support.

If you have already invested tons into micro sdcard, go for sgs3, note or sgs2.
If not and you want style at the expense of no storage/battery upgrade options .. go for one x.

Samsung Galaxy SII even if for samsung upgrade reason maybe I'll chose HTC One X

Just buy the samsung galaxy siii.. man.. that phone is awesome .. just like a portable computer..
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Griffiths_Anna said:
Just buy the samsung galaxy siii.. man.. that phone is awesome .. just like a portable computer..
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Galaxy S3 is a pretty big phone so it might be not that comfortable for everyday use...

asdasd
Buy the Galaxy S3

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