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Rogers Infuse to have Gingerbread

I just read that when the Rogers version of Infuse will come stock with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This should be big news to all the devs because I'm sure they can port it to our phones.
http://www.techwafer.com/2011/06/10/samsung-galaxy-infuse-4g-heading-rogers/

Im not so sure, because i heard specs blabbed out from random sites before for the US release stating it was going to be 2.3... SO im not so sure its legit

I think they got a their info wrong...
To start it is not. Galaxy S deivce...
Second if it would run gingerbread wouldn't it have touchwiz 4???
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http://m.androidcentral.com/samsung...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
Android central seems to agree
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I hope this means 2.3 for AT&T launches at the same time. Probably not but I can hope.
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WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!? why does it say Galaxy S? our phone is not a Galaxy S device, that phone better not have a label somewhere on there that says Galaxy S or i will be pretty pissed about it.
its the same phone with with the same specs, yet AT&T's version is not Galaxy S

Transformer27 said:
WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!? why does it say Galaxy S? our phone is not a Galaxy S device, that phone better not have a label somewhere on there that says Galaxy S or i will be pretty pissed about it.
its the same phone with with the same specs, yet AT&T's version is not Galaxy S
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what the hell does a label matter? its the same damn phone

but Galaxy S sounds cool
Having a Galaxy S label on your phone makes it worth more.
let me put it this way, lets say your trying to sell it,
"Have this Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G" sounds more executive than "I have this Samsung Infuse 4G"
Galaxy S gives it the name it should deserve i high end phone, since Samsung has made it known that their galaxy s device line are high end devices...

Transformer27 said:
but Galaxy S sounds cool
Having a Galaxy S label on your phone makes it worth more.
let me put it this way, lets say your trying to sell it,
"Have this Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G" sounds more executive than "I have this Samsung Infuse 4G"
Galaxy S gives it the name it should deserve i high end phone, since Samsung has made it known that their galaxy s device line are high end devices...
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Honestly, any legitimate buyer would do his/her research and realize the specs are more important than a label. Which is why I bought an Infuse.. have you seen this screen?

ha, well yeah, i guess that true, but still! Galaxy S does sound cool, or maybe its just that i have a thing for outer space...
and no i havent seen the screen on this thing
i picked up my HD2 yesterday to mess around with it, and i was like da f#@$ this screen is so small, i think im going to screen my self over with huge screens

I've actually seen several places say it is a Galaxy S phone. To me it really doesn't matter though. I love the phone, S or not.

yeah, i should just get over it... maybe in a few weeks... months...

well to start tw4 is only for the sgs2. it has been ported to and used on other roms(may bet ported to 2.2.1 on the infuse like it was for the vibrant) the sgsi9000 has gb and it is still tw3. next it wont need any "porting" from rogers. it should flash ringht on and just work! and rogers is not known to have much bloat so there wont be too many equivelents of the att apps that you need to delete.

What's the current gingerbread version?
What's the current version of Gingerbread on the Rogers Infuse? Hope it's at least 2.3.4 (so Google Talk has video/voice support)...

maizein said:
What's the current version of Gingerbread on the Rogers Infuse? Hope it's at least 2.3.4 (so Google Talk has video/voice support)...
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JUNE dammit. This post is from JUNE.

SGS2 already has leaked official Android 4.01 rom! When can we expect for the I727

Hey guys,
Theres a Android 4.0.1 official from Samsung released for the i9100: http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/14/exclsuive-android-4-0-1-by-samsung-for-sgs2-custom/ . Wow it looks like they made Ice Cream Sandwich look like dog **** so do you guys think we can expect the same for our skyrocket and how long would it take!

+1 can't wait
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that has major issues from what i hear. it will still be a while...

Do you know how many dev work on international sgs2? They have dev thread full of devs from all over the world. I can guess about 20 devs or more and they have tons of roms and kernels. We have bunch of devs too but idk who will bring it on skyrocket. I am not talking about official ics either.

They got a leak. What can we expect you asked? No one knows it may or.may not get leaked. Depends on if anyone has a friend inside.. which i dont believe anyone on ou..r forum does so dont expect a leak if it happens great but just because the gs2 did does not mean anything for us. Ours is a completly different phone..

+1 Amen... Cant wait for ICS for S/R, will keep an eye out for CM9-stable in the meantime..

Knowing AT&T, they'll want to keep their latest and greatest phone with the greatest network up to date with the greatest software, so they probably have an alpha build of ICS for our phone, just no leak.

Hate to burst people's hopes, I saw posted somewhere in Twitter that someone had leaked a document showing the unverified release dates for various phones to get ICS.. however, the Samsung Galaxy S II series phones will NOT be seeing anything on ICS until approximately April 2012.
Now I know our phones are part of the SGS2 series, but don't know if it's included in that approximate release date !!
EDIT: Found the link - http://www.talkandroid.com/78981-oo...-for-htc-samsung-and-lg-devices/#.TupXle5Z62I
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Longcat14 said:
Knowing AT&T, they'll want to keep their latest and greatest phone with the greatest network up to date with the greatest software, so they probably have an alpha build of ICS for our phone, just no leak.
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lolz
If I interpret your sarcasm correctly, I read "Get real - they're just as likely to say 'What's a Skyrocket? Are you sure you don't mean this conceptually identical phone called the Skyrocket 2 that's currently on sale on-contract (for you, sucker!) that comes pre-loaded with ICS?'"
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vbhines said:
lolz
If I interpret your sarcasm correctly, I read "Get real - they're just as likely to say 'What's a Skyrocket? Are you sure you don't mean this conceptually identical phone called the Skyrocket 2 that's currently on sale on-contract (for you, sucker!) that comes pre-loaded with ICS?'"
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Don't you mean skyrocket HD with 720p display? Ob wait that's already been announced =(

Longcat14 said:
Knowing AT&T, they'll want to keep their latest and greatest phone with the greatest network up to date with the greatest software, so they probably have an alpha build of ICS for our phone, just no leak.
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Lmao, yeah, I'm sure AT&T really cares about updates. That's why they haven't even bothered to push out the already completed Infuse Gingerbread update, even though that's one of their most popular phones.
I guarantee you this: The international Galaxy S II LTE and/or the T989 will get their release first, and we'll all be flashing ROMs based on that long before AT&T gets around to doing an update.
vbhines said:
lolz
If I interpret your sarcasm correctly, I read "Get real - they're just as likely to say 'What's a Skyrocket? Are you sure you don't mean this conceptually identical phone called the Skyrocket 2 that's currently on sale on-contract (for you, sucker!) that comes pre-loaded with ICS?'"
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Yeah, this is actually a possibility. The Skyrocket HD might come with ICS, in which case we'll have it too around the same time.
Luckily there are a LOT of popular variants of our hardware that feature largely identical internals, so I'm not too worried about us having to wait TOO long.
That's the main reason I didn't get the Captivate Glide, even though I love landscape keyboards. The Tegra internals and Samsung's lack of firm commitment on updates were enough to scare me away.
I need to know I'm going to have ICS, and the Skyrocket, Vivid, and Galaxy S II were really the only sure things for ICS on AT&T.

Longcat14 said:
Knowing AT&T, they'll want to keep their latest and greatest phone with the greatest network up to date with the greatest software, so they probably have an alpha build of ICS for our phone, just no leak.
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Seriously...they could not even complete the first update after they rolled it out and then pulled it.

planoman said:
Seriously...they could not even complete the first update after they rolled it out and then pulled it.
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They pulled it because of a deep with the ROM, that Samsung never noticed.
There's no reason to push a GB update now that Samsung has the nessesary things for ICS.
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arberthebarber said:
Hey guys,
Theres a Android 4.0.1 official from Samsung released for the i9100: http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/14/exclsuive-android-4-0-1-by-samsung-for-sgs2-custom/ . Wow it looks like they made Ice Cream Sandwich look like dog **** so do you guys think we can expect the same for our skyrocket and how long would it take!
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I hate how it has to look just cause its Samsung.
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I was under the impression we can install s2 roms but need to use a skyrocket kernel. Is this correct?

quikt said:
I was under the impression we can install s2 roms but need to use a skyrocket kernel. Is this correct?
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not even close.
you can install TMOBILE GS2 roms with skyrocket kernel, but not any other GS2 roms.

Why does everyone try and speculate? Patience people.... Nothing is different from the original statement from Samsung and it doesn't change anything trying to interperate things differently than what they are. And NO, the Galaxy S2 is not categorized the same at the Skyrocket.
Samsung
Official statements:
Samsung Electronics plan to provide the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for GALAXY devices. The platform update for GALAXY S II and GALAXY Note will start in the first quarter 2012, and other GALAXY devices will soon follow.
The ICS-upgradable devices are the GALAXY S II, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Note, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Tab 8.9, GALAXY Tab 7.7, and GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus.
For upgradable models, Samsung will make separate announcements on details of OS updates schedule for each market according to market situation and carriers' requirements. [December 20, 2011]

quikt said:
I was under the impression we can install s2 roms but need to use a skyrocket kernel. Is this correct?
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Search this forum for "hard brick" and you'll find a ton of people who borked their phones trying to flash OG S2 roms on the skyrocket.
Don't do it!

quikt said:
I was under the impression we can install s2 roms but need to use a skyrocket kernel. Is this correct?
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We can use T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989) roms, but NOT international GS2 or AT&T GS2 roms. VERY important distinction.
Our phone is the Galaxy S II LTE internationally. It's totally different hardware from the main GS2. T-Mobile's thing isn't LTE but uses the same hardware as ours for related reasons (needing a different modem than the one in the Exynos).

I think the Touchwiz will kill it. Pure 4.0 Vanilla is the best!

What is the best phone for the money?

Im looking for a new phone.I want a good phone, but i dont want to have to get a loan for one. What is your favorite phone for the price? oh and im on Sprint!
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Google Wallet
Any android phone with Google Wallet is the best! :good:

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edit: I misread the Original Post... I thought you meant memory... I'm deeply sorry.. for the money... It depends on what you want, if you're going through sprint they usually have phones that cost little money on plans, what is your budget?

People aren't reading the OP. He's on sprint which means he has three decent options. He could kick-it-old school with the best Americanized S2 (Epic 4G Touch), go pure with the Galaxy Nexus, or have some sense and go LTEvo.
I'd say the Evo LTE as I have the One S and the One Series is brilliant. I was a Samsung fanboy up until this phone.
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For the money, I don't think you can beat the Galaxy Nexus. There are somewhat better high-end phones, but they cost much more.
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Samsung Infuse i think, for ~300USD best quallity

Any pure Google phone. Galaxy nexus being the most powerful at the moment and it may have a slightly outdated gpu however its still more than capable of everything on Google play. Don't get stuck with poor support/prices anywhere else
Pin it to Win it.

Search on google, i think google will help you...
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Probably nexus since sprint sgs2 blows nor will you get all latest and greatest updates.

villainhalf said:
People aren't reading the OP. He's on sprint which means he has three decent options. He could kick-it-old school with the best Americanized S2 (Epic 4G Touch), go pure with the Galaxy Nexus, or have some sense and go LTEvo.
I'd say the Evo LTE as I have the One S and the One Series is brilliant. I was a Samsung fanboy up until this phone.
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The Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC Evo 4G LTE are the most expensive and the same price, but it's kind of a toss up as to which one's better. I think the HTC Evo 4G LTE scores slightly better, but honestly, I don't think you'd see much of a difference in actual use. I'd guess that the Evo handles drops/falls better than the S III though, and that would be a big factor for me.
So the HTC Evo 4G LTE and Samsung Galaxy S III are the most expensive, then the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, then the cheapest is the Samsung Galaxy S II. On a few benchmark tests, the Samsung Galaxy S II using its latest OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, was faster than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But in a few weeks, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is supposed to be getting Jelly Bean, which is supposed to be a much more refined version than Ice Cream Sandwich. I'm guessing that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean would be faster than Ice Cream Sandwich on the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Personally, I'd get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, just so I could get the newest version of Android. But if you want to save $50, the Samsung Galaxy S II is a great choice too.

Get an iPhone bro.

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lolatharoun said:
Get an iPhone bro.
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That's pathetic, everyone who knows phones knows iPhones are far overpriced.
You're also posting this in an Android dedicated forum...
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Debating on new phone: Galaxy Nexus or SGS3??!!

Hey guys, I'm planning on getting a new phone contract and I'm really debating on 2 phones.. the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy S3.
I'm right now using a Nexus S which I'm really happy with but Rogers is offering a really nice plan extremely better than my actual one and cheaper.
I'm just looking for some opinions from you guys to help me chose.
Thanks.

I never understood this kind of a question. It is just too subjective with so many factors. If having the latest and greatest software is important go with a Nexus. If not....you really need to compare and decide what is right for you. They are both great phones. I suggest handling them both and get a good feel for each.
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Can all questions about buying phones or a comparison between phones be posted in here please?
This is just an idea so it makes these forums easier to deal with.
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S3 is supposedly getting updated to JB late in the fourth quarter 2012.
If you can wait, well then I say go for the S3, if not then go with the Nexus. Personally, my opinion is to grab the S3. You are on XDA after all! Grab yourself a custom Jelly Bean ROM! (The devs are everywhere on the S3 thread, expect one to come out soon if it hasn't come already.)

Definitely the s3 if you are a rooter or not because even tho the s3 doesn't have jelly bean officially its definitely worth the wait. The s3 has a faster processor, better screen, more ram, bigger battery, and overall newer hardware! Its worth the wait for jelly bean!
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SGSIII if you like modding, installing new ROM's etc,
Nexus if not as you will get the latest firmware more or less first.

hi maxx1601! i've a galaxy nexus and personally i think is the best android phone for some reason: first it's the official google phone, so the android developing is based on it and with jelly bean google resolved the few ICS's bugs; second it has a dual core cpu (is enough for all android operation and using, we don't need more), that make battery good against the gsIII that has in my opinion too many power enhancements like quad core cpu ecc. that cause battery drain under android, has got a user interface that is second to google pure UI, that personally love; gsIII has olso a too big display ( nexus display is enough bigger, good for browsing, gaming, texting, using apps like maps and google earth that need a large display). my advice is to buy the galaxy nexus, and don't forgot, the price is olso a good thing to keep in mind it costs only 399 $ now ( mabe less i don't know) and is full supported for updates by google and developers that have a solid base made by google. i hope it helps, I wish you have a good choice! :fingers-crossed:

Warning on the Nexus: Outside the US of A, Samsung ,NOT GOOGLE, is controlling the updates.

OptimusLove said:
Warning on the Nexus: Outside the US of A, Samsung ,NOT GOOGLE, is controlling the updates.
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Wow, good thing users can easily flash the Takju image huh? Even if not rooted.

OptimusLove said:
Warning on the Nexus: Outside the US of A, Samsung ,NOT GOOGLE, is controlling the updates.
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really? good to know. is this the reason why yakju is released after takju? thanks!
( P.S. f*** S******!)

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OptimusLove said:
Warning on the Nexus: Outside the US of A, Samsung ,NOT GOOGLE, is controlling the updates.
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What it means?
Edward Cullen

Go with the data plan that makes you happy I'd say.

inoe_day said:
I vote my phone HoX .. the best camera phone i'v ever had ..
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Agreed. HOX worth consideration... Amazing screen, hardware and build quality. Upgraded from GNex and very happy I did. Screens side by side makes AMOLED cringe worthy.
Future Shop also has Rogers HOX on sale for 29.99 right now. Honestly don't feel the GS3 is worth the extra $130.
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Nexus, in my opinion

interest to developed phone....choose nexus
interest in spec and performance....choose sgs3

thebeastglasser said:
S3 is supposedly getting updated to JB late in the fourth quarter 2012.
If you can wait, well then I say go for the S3, if not then go with the Nexus. Personally, my opinion is to grab the S3. You are on XDA after all! Grab yourself a custom Jelly Bean ROM! (The devs are everywhere on the S3 thread, expect one to come out soon if it hasn't come already.)
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And samsung was supposed to have ICS for most of their phones in the first quarter and didnt release them until the 3rd quarter. Thats probably the nicest thing about owning the nexus you know that you will get the updates and you will get them on time. The SIII will get support for updates until the next flagship samsung phone comes out and then they will put it on the back burner just like they did with the SII, skyrocket etc... That was the most frustrating part when i had my skyrocket, i had a phone that was less than a year old, had decent hardware and i knew it would probably never get updated past ICS, because once the SIII came out samsung and AT&T had moved on.

inoe_day said:
I vote my phone HoX .. the best camera phone i'v ever had ..
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I loved my one x but to tell you the truth, the lack of a removable battery really killed it for me. Besides that the phone was awesome.

nexus FTW
Hey ive got an Galaxy Nexus now for over two month and I must say its just awesome, especially in combination with these forums (There are tons of good roms for the GNEX=
The best part about the phone is the stock android experience but thats personal preference.
I also tested the S3 and its a great phone but i dont like the Samsung custom Software that much.

I've had the Galaxy s3 for about a month now and love it.the camera options are awesome, decent selection of ROMs available and some cool compatibility programs if you have dlna devices at home.
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If you could have either free...

Would you get a Samsung Galaxy SII or the Galaxy Nexus, and why?
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Galaxy Nexus for sure. It's newer and gets all the good Google updates, Samsung isn't known for being quick to update. I kind of wish I got a Gnex instead of my Evo LTE sometimes...

Wrong forum section but definitely GNex.
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Nexus, for me the software is more important than the hardware and with the Nexus I'd be getting pure Android and quick updates, as opposed to something hacked together by Samsung which gets released if they feel like bothering.

Samsung Galaxy, the nexus is having too many quality issues.
Kinda funny though, I still want one but refuse to buy it until the forum discussions change from quality problems/workarounds to use problems/workarounds.

Nexus is newer but galaxy s2 is still getting plenty of love in development and updates, plus has additional sd storage capability so galaxy s2
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nexus
nexus. got to demo the sprint one before it came out. was real nice plus the perks of google updates quicker. testing with jelly bean now

Neither.you have to get on the hd2 train.so many devs and too many ROMs
hd2legit

jbd123 said:
Neither.you have to get on the hd2 train.so many devs and too many ROMs
hd2legit
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And way older hardware, old enough to make a big difference.
Nexus for an HD screen and faster updates, as well as a sexy look
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jbd123 said:
Neither.you have to get on the hd2 train.so many devs and too many ROMs
hd2legit
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HD2?
Do they make that anymore?
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ExploreMN said:
Would you get a Samsung Galaxy SII or the Galaxy Nexus, and why?
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Galaxy Nexus its future proof imho

Oldie but goodie running jb on one as a d2d rom they never die.
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