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Ok .. so right now I have a Motorola Atrix 2 on AT&T, and quite frankly, I am NOT impressed with this phone at all .. the fact that Motorola did not learn from its mistakes from the Motorola Atrix 4G in regards to the memory issues is just pure stupidity.
I'm torn between the 2 new phones that were just released to AT&T .. the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Now, I have hammered theweb reading reviews about the 2 phones .. I have gone into the AT&T Store and played with both .. but for unknown reasons, I cannot make up my mind as to which one to get.
I obtained the Atrix 2 from BestBuy in the beginning of November, so I'm currently in the 30 days return policy .. so:
I'm posting this poll to see what other readers suggest as to what would be the best to get next .. please vote, let me know .. and if any questions or comments about the phones .. please post .. the more feedback, the better.
Thank you.
skyrocket, no question about it.
I would have to go with the Skyrocket i've used a raider and well... it feels like ever other HTC phone on the market... they really don't differentiate their products well. The Skyrocket, well it's a Galaxy S II so it has those in common but even though it uses a Qualcomm it's still quite a decent.
I've tried the Raider, The Razar and the SIILTE against each other once or twice already at a store and well the SIILTE beats both of them.
In all I would recommend the SIILTE, Samsung makes good products and are quite speedy in updating their products, HTC well you will get "Well your device can't support sense 4.0 "But it's on your budget device" "so..."
PERFECT .. please keep the responses coming
Well would you be willing to wait for option 3.
Get a Galaxy Nexus you'll be able to get one next week when they are released you can import one since they already come unlocked. Or they will be released on AT&T pretty soon
Dark lord me said:
Well would you be willing to wait for option 3.
Get a Galaxy Nexus you'll be able to get one next week when they are released you can import one since they already come unlocked. Or they will be released on AT&T pretty soon
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He's exchanging phones.
Not favoring Android at all right now, but out of the two definitely Skyrocket.
wow easy!
Honestly there is no question or even a contest between the both.
SKYROCKET ALL THE WAY BUD!
CHEERS
As they are saying skyrocket all the way..
I'd have to go with Samsung, gorgeous phone, and definitely a beast.
Skyrocket, Samsung makes the best phones these times
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Thank you Thank you ... This is really helping.
Illicit Hero said:
He's exchanging phones.
Not favoring Android at all right now, but out of the two definitely Skyrocket.
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@Illicit Hero: Why aren't you favoring Android at this time ?
Definitely Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, the specification itself is better than HTC Vivid.
Goto GSMarena and do a comparison of these 2 phone.
Out of all previous poster prolly only couple actually own the Skyrocket. I was about to buy it but I've changed my mind inside ATT's store after playing almost an hour with both. Any sgs2 user will say "Sammy's the best" and indeed it is, but the Skyrocket has a different CPU and I actually could see the difference. Didn't like the wvga on its 4.5" screen, for some reason the screen on sgs2 looks so much better. If you don't care for 4.5" go with sgs2, otherwise I would go back to the store and play a little more.
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galaxy is my choice..its very reliable phone.......
AT&T Galaxy S II i777.
Why? Dev support on that from stemming from i9100 which the Skyrocket is not 'compatible' with.
between the 2 it's an easy choice LOL
just look at the development for each of those phones to help you decide
S II Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket....
Skyrocket is the way to go mate
Samsung Galaxy S2 is the best phone on the market.
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skyrocket, no question about it.
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if you can't live without SENSE than htc vivid.. otherwise skyrocket...
No confusion at all
Sorry if this is not the right place.
My N1 just died on me and am doing an upgrade through Rogers. My choices are the Galaxy S Infuse 4G and the Galaxy S II 4G.
Obviously the S2 has more power but the Infuse is pretty good (I have it now and I like it (but I can still return it for the S2)).
Since I am on the fence, I figured the deciding factor might just be which one the devs are heading to ... I was spoiled with the support the N1 got. My guess would be the S2 but I'd like to hear other opinions.
Up until now I've always gone HTC and have not been watching the Samsung discussions.
Dave
Dear fellow XDA members,
I was wondering if someone could chime in to help make my decision much easier for me. I currently just signed up with AT&T and within my 30 buyers remorse period so I am trying to get the right phone for me. I like the bigger screen that most Android phone offers but I like the screen resolution that the iPhone offers, but not a fan of the apps being displayed on the home screen. Could anyone help me out with deciding which phone to choose. Please give me an explanation to why you chose that particular phone please.
Here are my options:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
Apple iPhone 4S
LG Nitro HD
HTC Vivid
Much appreciation for those who chimes in to provide information to me.
Thank you,
John
Wrong section. .......... questions go in q&a
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphone-reviews/?filter=1101538_17074997_&tag=mncol;dir3
personally i would say the skyrocket because of the cheap price and dual core 1.5 ghz processor. But its all about personal preference but i suggest the GSIISR
This is a TMobile subforum....
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This is a TMobile subforum....
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you sure about that chief?
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket General[Q] Which phone is recommended for AT&T?
Lol.....wow........i meant its in general belongs in q&a. But yeah definately at&t galaxy s2 skyrocket forum
Lol, the results are a big surprise .
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.
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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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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!
Looks like at&t got another damn skyrocket....you have got to be kidding me?!?!
What you guys think of this rubbish?
http://tinyurl.com/7pxfhv5
Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (Gingersnap v1.1)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|*Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
yes the HD version it already exist in Japan/Korea
the Galaxy S2 HD very old news http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277599
ATT just renamed it Skyrocket HD
Dam... I wish this phone had that res :/
retarded....
ATT has too many gs2 phones.... whats the point?
I'll be buying this one, and selling my tmobile version, I deserve a nice screen.
I wont buy a phone with the same specs as mine just better screen when at the end of the summer the Galaxy S 3 with Quad core will be in the US.
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still happy with mine
one thing is for sure
ATT customers are going to be so freaking confused with all the different models of Galaxy S2 available in store and online
I wish Samsung would spend more time taking care of it's current customers by pushing ICS. I know it's about making money but seriously, it's current customer base needs to be happy too. Three Galaxy S models on AT&T. That's just retarded and seems like overkill.
ATT gets so much love from smartphone manufacturers and they are the absolute WORST carrier EVER! EVER! When I was switching carriers I had them for less than a week and it was the worst experience I've had owning a phone since I was on Metro PCS many, many moons ago.
I had an average of 3 dropped calls per day, and they completely f*cked up my very first bill. Overcharging me for crap I did not order. Three phone calls and three visits to the ATT store and they still could not get it right. The third trip was to return everything and tell them where they can stick it, and they are STILL trying to charge me for a month's use when I didn't even have the phone 5 days.
I don't understand why they get so many good phones. It's irritating!
Damn, if I had AT&T and was one of the people to get the first SGS2 I would be BEYOND mad. You buy the latest and greatest for it to be at least relevant for 5-6 months before something else comes out, main reason why I sold my sensation once the Amaze was announced.
i wonder how many people Samsung and Motorola just pissed off with these devices....i mean seriously....Droid Razr Maxx??? Razr just frickin released...although another Skyrocket device should mean another phone where we can use their development, correct?
and yea, the skyrocket is a nice device (and the new one) but id honestly love a device with the Exynos, so if it were me, id probably get the first version
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I wish Samsung would spend more time taking care of it's current customers by pushing ICS. I know it's about making money but seriously, it's current customer base needs to be happy too. Three Galaxy S models on AT&T. That's just retarded and seems like overkill.
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technically it'll be 5
Galaxy S i9000
Galaxy S2 i9100
Galaxy S2 i727 Skyrocket
Galaxy S2 HD ? Skyrocket 2
Galaxy Notes same Galaxy S2 just super sized with fries (pen)
Unfortunately this is just the way it is and will probably get worse. Buy a phone and a month later something "newer and better" gets released. Sure you can wait for the galaxy s3 to come out but a week later the galaxy nexus ultra gets released. A month after that the galaxy s3 supreme. No wonder android is so fragmented.
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AllGamer said:
one thing is for sure
ATT customers are going to be so freaking confused with all the different models of Galaxy S2 available in store and online
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As a salesperson all I can say is that is so true
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the good thing is all these phones are the same with only a few minor differences....but these are differences that rooting solves! like how we can overclock, but when Samsung does it, its a new device! lol! we just need some CM9 love and all this will be irrelevant, as we will be having the latest and greatest SOFTWARE (more important!!!) Dual-Core is really unnecessary until ICS
oh yea, and Quad core??? why the hell do we need that many?? I dont see how playing hardcore games on a phone is better than playing on a gaming console with a controller? How much faster can these phones get?? lol
cashyftw said:
I'll be buying this one, and selling my tmobile version, I deserve a nice screen.
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And then you're going to regret buying it when the GS3 comes out. Just wait for that, that's what I'm going to do.
Exodian said:
Unfortunately this is just the way it is and will probably get worse. Buy a phone and a month later something "newer and better" gets released. Sure you can wait for the galaxy s3 to come out but a week later the galaxy nexus ultra gets released. A month after that the galaxy s3 supreme. No wonder android is so fragmented.
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+1 i wish they just slow it down a little like 6 months/1 phone
chiensibut said:
+1 i wish they just slow it down a little like 6 months/1 phone
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Android is out of control. New phones monthly and lack of support for older phones. Google seems to not care. What's even worst is all these phones all run gingerbread. You buy the newest and greatest and you get last years software.
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technically it'll be 5
Galaxy S i9000
Galaxy S2 i9100
Galaxy S2 i727 Skyrocket
Galaxy S2 HD ? Skyrocket 2
Galaxy Notes same Galaxy S2 just super sized with fries (pen)
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Personally, the Snapdragon has left a sour taste. Maybe its TouchWiz's fault. Thankfully the SkyRocket, the HD and the Note are all Snapdragon - pushing more pixels with the same CPU = good luck with that. Ergo, not that disappointed.
Simer03 said:
the good thing is all these phones are the same with only a few minor differences....but these are differences that rooting solves! like how we can overclock, but when Samsung does it, its a new device! lol! we just need some CM9 love and all this will be irrelevant, as we will be having the latest and greatest SOFTWARE (more important!!!) Dual-Core is really unnecessary until ICS
oh yea, and Quad core??? why the hell do we need that many?? I dont see how playing hardcore games on a phone is better than playing on a gaming console with a controller? How much faster can these phones get?? lol
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Have you tried Dead Space? T_T omg how can a game that looks THAT good be on a phone seriously?? Yeah 2 cores seem plenty sufficient; the PS vita (shoot I should look up the specs) has 512mb RAM afterall!