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SGSII vs. Nexus S?...

I'm currently using SGSII-M250K(Korean galaxy s2), andI was using Verizon Fascinate with CM7 before.
To be honest, I can't really define which is better between my Fascinate and SGSII...Sure the SGSII has better hardware, but with the stabilization of XDA roms on the Fascinate evens it out. Since I bought a Korean SGSII which XDA doesn't care for, there's hardly any development going on in Korean communities, while Nexus S is in the XDA game as a reference phone regardless of which carrier I use.
Therefore I am on the verge of returning my SGSII and buying a Nexus S, in trade of the hardware specs for far better development environment and stabilization.
So what do you think?
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I think you should keep the sgs2. I have both phones. The nexus s running latest cm7 taichi kang and sgs2 rooted with oc kernel. At first I was like you. Thinking this was the worst purchase I could had possibly made due to the lack of development. But when you use the two phone next to each other you soon start to realise how much more superior the s2 is due to its dual core processor. There isn't much development threads as this forum although there are worthy ones in the other. I tried cm7 but decided to just stay stock as the standard rom is just that good and stable. I use it with go launcher cause I'm not a fan of touchwiz.
The worst thing about the s2 section is that it's all over the place. Such as cm7 nightlys are in the q&a section. It does take time getting use to but you learn to love it.
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i don't have i9100 , but just stupid question ...
when you say dual-core CPU , and also i9100 has bigger screen ...
do not this effect on battery life ?
i saw i9100's battery only has 1650 mAh , and Nexus's has 1500 mAh.......

qtwrk said:
i don't have i9100 , but just stupid question ...
when you say dual-core CPU , and also i9100 has bigger screen ...
do not this effect on battery life ?
i saw i9100's battery only has 1650 mAh , and Nexus's has 1500 mAh.......
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Its really not a stupid question.. I just bought a nexus s, just to try out ics and I really can't believe how fast this ***** is.... the nexus is a phone I shouldn't have over looked... but that doesn't mean I'm going to rush out and sell my SGS2 epic edition... honestly just wanted to have a phone to play with till ics came...
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qtwrk said:
i don't have i9100 , but just stupid question ...
when you say dual-core CPU , and also i9100 has bigger screen ...
do not this effect on battery life ?
i saw i9100's battery only has 1650 mAh , and Nexus's has 1500 mAh.......
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Its not a stupid question at all
Personally my SGSII lasts longer than my Verizon Fascinate. I use overclock/undervolted at 200-1400, And 100% brightness everyday. For a moderate use, it holds up for 12 hours minimum. I never had to use my second battery although I carry it all the time just in case.
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I had the SGS2 for about 2 months, and now I have a Nexus S. I am MUCH happier with the Nexus. Knowing that it'll be among the first phones to get ICS is pretty much a very strong point. I liked the sgs2's screen but I found it too flashy and DAMN did it get the battery down. Just having the screen on used up battery like you wouldn't believe.
I'm MUCH more in love with the Nexus' curved screen than with the sgs2's huge one. I never regretted selling my galaxy, but when the time comes to sell my nexus, I'll miss it.

I recently got the Nexus S. Previously had the HTC Desire and the HTC HD2. The moment i used the Nexus S i could notice a jump in speed. Very smooth and alot of development everywhere. But the GS2 has a dual core processor and all. The choice is really up to you. GS2 for more speed and better hardware or the Nexus S for more development. I would recommend you keep the GS2 though. The better hardware would be very useful.

zwwel said:
I had the SGS2 for about 2 months, and now I have a Nexus S. I am MUCH happier with the Nexus. Knowing that it'll be among the first phones to get ICS is pretty much a very strong point. I liked the sgs2's screen but I found it too flashy and DAMN did it get the battery down. Just having the screen on used up battery like you wouldn't believe.
I'm MUCH more in love with the Nexus' curved screen than with the sgs2's huge one. I never regretted selling my galaxy, but when the time comes to sell my nexus, I'll miss it.
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haha , actually Nexus S would be the second device which gets ICS , the first would be Galaxy Nexus , don't you think ?
beside , i9100 is very popular , Samsung will definitely have it update to ICS
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shockem said:
I recently got the Nexus S. Previously had the HTC Desire and the HTC HD2. The moment i used the Nexus S i could notice a jump in speed. Very smooth and alot of development everywhere. But the GS2 has a dual core processor and all. The choice is really up to you. GS2 for more speed and better hardware or the Nexus S for more development. I would recommend you keep the GS2 though. The better hardware would be very useful.
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dual-core makes phone running first , that's for sure
but , for the most normal users , single core CPU is more than enough to handle most of their applications and functions ...
personal point of view , at this time , using dual-core is kinda ...hm...waste energy ...
it's just ... makes me feel ...
single core = car with 150 km/h max speed
dual core = car with 300 km/h max speed
but high-way only allows you to run at 100 km/h ... so ... single or dual , doesn't make much different
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well , of course , when i have dual-core device , i may gonna take back what i said , but for the moment ...

With a custom ROM, the Nexus S is way faster than the SGS2.

Icecoldmeat said:
With a custom ROM, the Nexus S is way faster than the SGS2.
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I wish that was true, but unfortunately it's not.
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LuvinN1 said:
I wish that was true, but unfortunately it's not.
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It is true, without a doubt. Samsung's crap bog the SGS2 down immensely, whereas with the Nexus you get pure preformance. The system is much, much more responsive on the Nexus, simple as that.
qtwrk said:
haha , actually Nexus S would be the second device which gets ICS , the first would be Galaxy Nexus , don't you think ?
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I said specifically *among* the first phones to get ICS. It will definitely be the first phone already on the market to get ICS. SGS2 will get ICS only when Samsung port their bloatware to ICS, which should be around March or so, by which time the SGS3 should be making an appearence as a rumour. If you want to run ICS within this month, the Nexus S is pretty much your only choice unless you want to spend 3x the cash on the Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus phones are pretty much as cutting edge as it gets, software-wise, and that will remain so in the foreseeable future. For me, that's much more important than a couple more hundred MHz that most likely I won't really find any use for.
I really liked the SGS2, but FOR ME, the Nexus, with its inferior hardware, is a better phone. Your opinion may differ.

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

smacko said:
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.

[Q] What phone to buy?

I want to save for a new phone, i was thinking of getting a Galaxy S ii or Galaxy Nexus. Which is better?

they are the same only nexus has a better screen. (CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG)
why dont you wait for s3 like i do?

i wiil go with nexus
i think "Galaxy Nexus" would be better. u will get a long talk time and better uploading speed here. downloading speed is also good here....

I honestly and personally would get the Galaxy Nexus. The SII seems a bit over rated to me. Also the Galaxy Nexus looks a lot better and looks like something that is fun to use

Galaxy sII

suky08 said:
they are the same only nexus has a better screen. (CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG)
why dont you wait for s3 like i do?
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Better in terms of pixel density which results in slightly sharper images. However, the s2 produces better quality images and the contrast and viewing angles are much better
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get the nexus .more updates in the future

Galaxy Nexus. Screen is really nice and it is smooth right out of the box.
Samsung also sells an extended battery which adds very minimal bulk. It makes the battery cover flush and adds a little bit of weight which feels nice.

Galaxy sII：O

i think galacy nexus is better, however if i were u i would buy an htc one s

So any way it depends what you use your phone for. If you want high resilousion pics then go with the s2 cause it has the 8mp camera compared to the 5mp camera for the nexus. So if you put the s2's photos on a big screen it will look better than the nexus's photos on the same big screen,but if you look at the nexus's photos on the phone screen it will look better than the s2's photos on the phone screen because the nexus has a higher resliousion screen.
So if you are gona put your photos onto a computer then go with the s2 but if you are gona just look at them on you phone then go with the nexus. The specs of the two phones are the same a think is 1.2 ghz dule core prossor and 202 gpu.
It should be fast enough for daily tasks and gameing alike.
PS. sorry about the spelling mistakes Iam a 13 year old boy
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Galaxy Nexus for me. Only because it's an official Google phone, I love to have the updates before everyone else

i think galaxy nexus is better.. it has more modern technology than galaxy S2

i also think that galaxy nexus is better

Well i too would suggest the nexus.. but if you are still saving.. and saving big.. wait for the s3 !!
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I think Nexus is better than S2 for performance.But You can try to another Product like HTC or Sony.

My vote is on the Nexus
However if you have that kind of cash why not consider something newer in the market?

I would definately wait for the s3! the official release is this thursday, so it's sooooo close!
there is no official picture but there are some leaked pictures based photos, check out the site of sammobile . com, there are some pics! (I can't post links..)
it supports better specs than s2 or nexus.
If you don't like this and can't wait for 2 days, I would say galaxy s2 because it has such an overwhelming development section with soo many ROMs etcetera.
GL

You should wait just a couple of days..
For sure the one currently with the most up to date software without having to root it and install one of the custom ROMs here would be the Galaxy Nexus. Although it won't be the best device in a couple of days. I suggest you to wait just at least a couple of day before choosing if your one top notch up to date kind of guy since the Galaxy SIII should be announced on May 3rd by Samsung. Also, the HTC One series are getting through many carriers these day until the end of may. The One X is definitively a much better device currently even if it's not available everywhere. Anyhow, if you want it at the end of the day, I would go with the Galaxy Nexus, if you can wait just a couple of days, I would be curious to compare it with the incoming One X or the SIII!

If your into custom rooms, definitely go for the s2 as there is more going on in the development section
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Recommend a phone

I currently have a Motorola Atrix, and while I love some of the features (led flash, fingerprint scanner, speed...), I'm fed up with waiting for moto to release updates, and the battery life is too short for me (I can't compare it to other smartphones thou, and I hear in general it's quite good, and mine is about average I would say, but I make heavy use of it and have a really long day). Also, I feel like it's "too powerful" for my needs: while I do multitask, browse the web, etc a lot, I almost don't game at all (maybe ~10 minutes of fruit ninja every other day). I imagine a lot of battery drain is going into powering the CPU/GPU, of which I almost don't use the GPU, and the CPU I could probably do with less. It also isn't very good at maintaining a HSPA/HSPA+ connection, which results in lost messages, etc.
So can anyone recommend a phone (if it exists) that:
Can be bought for <$300
Has as good or better battery life than the Atrix
Is GSM & quad band (or at lest 1900MHz + 850MHz)
Has a good community -no offense ment to Atrix devs, moto is the problem- behind it & tends to get frequent updates (ex, Nexus, Galaxys, etc)
Sorry if I'm asking for something that doesn't exist...

Battery life can be increased with power profiles, if you want stock to stock though, the atrix is pretty strong in the power category, the only other phone that might beat it is the gaming sony xperia play, otherwise I would recommend getting an HTC one X

Samsung galaxy S2
looking at everything v need samsung galaxy S2 brings everything.. battery life is gud.. performance is great.. but litle expensive but its worth.. for a reference of phones providing good battery backup check gsmarena.com site.. u could find all phones there with detailed specs and info u need.. i suggest if u luk into performance and gaming , with good hardware specs and battery backup..samsung phones will surely help..
if u dont lik samsung lik i do, then sony is another choice..but battery back up is a big issue..for sony..
in the matter of fast updates samsung does real good ahead indeed..

I prefer for you either HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S3

Hesham_3del said:
I prefer for you either HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S3
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/facepalm Is that even cheap?

I recommend ZTE U970 or MEIZU M9. If you can get at your local,Xiaomi Mione Plus is also a better choice at the price about $300.
Others maybe to expensive.

You can pick up a used GS2 for under $300 right now. A good ROM/Kernal combo will get you a solid days worth of battery life.

Personally I'd get the Samsung S3 and if needed upgrade it myself by rooting it. But if you want really fast updates without rooting your phone and not have to wait for the manufacturer to customise the ROM before releasing it on their phones, you'd be better off with a Galaxy Nexus phone. They're comparable, except the S3 has better battery life and Quad core CPU whereas the Nexus only has Dual Core.
Keep in mind with older hardware the Nexus may not see many updates anyway. I'd say the Nexus should be able to cope with Jellybean and I'd guess the next version after that would run O.K. based on previous experience (i.e. I'm running a rooted ICS ROM on an old HTC Desire... Admittedly it is slow and I don't have all features. This phone came out with Froyo and lasted 2 full versions after that). All the best with your choice. Hopefully this will help

i like the samsung s3

OptimusLove said:
/facepalm Is that even cheap?
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This, SGS3 & One X are way too expensive, and the SGS2 isn't much better than my Atrix (as far as I know). The chinese market only phones sound good, but they're chinese market only, lol...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

adriangb said:
I currently have a Motorola Atrix, and while I love some of the features (led flash, fingerprint scanner, speed...), I'm fed up with waiting for moto to release updates, and the battery life is too short for me (I can't compare it to other smartphones thou, and I hear in general it's quite good, and mine is about average I would say, but I make heavy use of it and have a really long day). Also, I feel like it's "too powerful" for my needs: while I do multitask, browse the web, etc a lot, I almost don't game at all (maybe ~10 minutes of fruit ninja every other day). I imagine a lot of battery drain is going into powering the CPU/GPU, of which I almost don't use the GPU, and the CPU I could probably do with less. It also isn't very good at maintaining a HSPA/HSPA+ connection, which results in lost messages, etc.
So can anyone recommend a phone (if it exists) that:
Can be bought for <$300
Has as good or better battery life than the Atrix
Is GSM & quad band (or at lest 1900MHz + 850MHz)
Has a good community -no offense ment to Atrix devs, moto is the problem- behind it & tends to get frequent updates (ex, Nexus, Galaxys, etc)
Sorry if I'm asking for something that doesn't exist...
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ill sell you my ssgalaxy s2 tombile or att for 350 or a gnex whitch is 350

don728871 said:
ill sell you my ssgalaxy s2 tombile or att for 350 or a gnex whitch is 350
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Unfortunately, at this moment, you cant sell your "gnex" because Apple banned it.

SONY XPERIA S....only disadvantage is battery.....only one and a half day....all others is very good

mynick13 said:
SONY XPERIA S....only disadvantage is battery.....only one and a half day....all others is very good
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= 24 + 12 hrs.
iPad = 10 hrs
3310 = 1 decade(but oudated)
iPhone = 8 hours

Gnex!
I'd say the Galaxy Nexus is a good choice.
good battery, only $350 from Google play and includes 1yr warranty, GSM pentaband, and great dev community!

HTC vivid
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Well those are the best Android devices on AT&T lmao.

It really depends on wether you are willing to root your device and wether you are willing to go on contract.
If willing to root and willing to go on contract:
Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy SIII
If not will to root and willing to go on contract:
Galaxy Nexus
If not willing to root and not willing to go on contract:
Nexus S
If willing to root and not willing to go on contract:
Galaxy SII or one of the variants.

The only that can solve all of your problem is...... NOKIA 3310 xD
All jokes aside, I have a Sony Xperia Pro and with a little changes, my battery phone work for 2 or 3 days, air plane mode only from 2 am to 8 am and always wifi or 3G, and a lot of app in background.

[Q] Better Phone?

Hey guys! Judging by my name you can probably tell I (used) to be a noob. Well times have changed and I'm coming up on 2 years with an extensive knowledge of rooting and whatnot (little rusty on my ADB skills but I'll manage xD). My question is whether I should get the Galaxy S3 or The Galaxy Nexus? Money is not a factor in this. Whats a better daily phone for everyday use? Battery Life? Display? Usability? More importantly which phone is better for flashing roms, overclocking and just general tinkering? I'd love to hear your thoughts

experience doesnt matter its all about post count.
The Galaxy Nexus is comparable to the Galaxy s2, the s3 is a better phone than both. I'd go with the s3 unless you can wait until the next Nexus
IMO the Nexus phones are a blank slate that you can setup yourself, while the galaxy phones have everything done already. That said the s3 has plenty of rom/modding support so just flash it and do your own thing

They both are great phones but as in performance the s3 is better. If you want pure Google then go with the nexus, you won't be disapointed with either phones
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