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I was going to upgrade to a SGSII until I just heard these two are coming out in the next couple weeks.
Issue with SGSII is now the user base and Devs will be split between these two devices. Add to that, it's still unclear if the phone will be on Exynos or Snapdragon - which could affect the Rom base.
The Vivid however looks like a really nice phone as well. Just unsure how many Devs will be jumping on that. Add to that it's a qHD screen (although probably not close to the SAMOLED+ in terms of colors and blacks).
Decisions...
But 4.5inch on a 800x480 doesn't seem to great. The qHD is quite better for a 4.5inch.
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I was going to upgrade to a SGSII until I just heard these two are coming out in the next couple weeks.
Issue with SGSII is now the user base and Devs will be split between these two devices. Add to that, it's still unclear if the phone will be on Exynos or Snapdragon - which could affect the Rom base.
The Vivid however looks like a really nice phone as well. Just unsure how many Devs will be jumping on that. Add to that it's a qHD screen (although probably not close to the SAMOLED+ in terms of colors and blacks).
Decisions...
But 4.5inch on a 800x480 doesn't seem to great. The qHD is quite better for a 4.5inch.
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The GS2LTE is a 1.2GHz clocked CPU; therefore, it is an Exynos and not the 1.5GHz Snapdragon present in the TMobile version.
The Vivid, being the only AT&T HTC device (and since it's a newer HTC device, hopefully stock unlocked bootloaders), should have a decent following both in general userbase and in development. I get the feeling that the only reason why people gravitated to the Captivate is due to the fact that it was AT&T's only reasonable Android device at the time.
I've just been so frustrated with Samsung's stock experience on the Captivate and all the problems that this phone has been giving me, unlike my friend's rooted and near-stock Inspire 4G, that I will never consider buying a Samsung Android device again. I don't care how good it looks on paper; the Captivate did not really work in practice until developers got their hands dirty and fixed it for the rest of us.
HTC.......
the SGS2 is great, but HTC always gets the latest and greatest and the most dev support....
qwertyaas said:
I was going to upgrade to a SGSII until I just heard these two are coming out in the next couple weeks.
Issue with SGSII is now the user base and Devs will be split between these two devices. Add to that, it's still unclear if the phone will be on Exynos or Snapdragon - which could affect the Rom base.
The Vivid however looks like a really nice phone as well. Just unsure how many Devs will be jumping on that. Add to that it's a qHD screen (although probably not close to the SAMOLED+ in terms of colors and blacks).
Decisions...
But 4.5inch on a 800x480 doesn't seem to great. The qHD is quite better for a 4.5inch.
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As much as I'm getting frustrated with my Cappy, I think I'm going to wait it out and see what other XDA members say about both of them before buying. Also, I want to see something official from the manufacturers and ATT on whether or not these are getting ICS.
I don't know about this (just thinking out loud here), but could the resolutions change after an ICS update? If it's possible, it would be worth waiting to see what happens after (if) they get an ICS update.
I really want to trust the specs from Samsung but after the GPS issues, the reboot issues, the poor camera quality, the lack of release updates (be it ATT or Samsung) - it's going to be tough to woo me back to another Samsung phone. I know I have a 1GHz phone with good hardware in my hands but my senses always feel like my wife's Nexus1 runs smoother and better on older hardware.
If Samsung (and all phone manufacturers for this matter) actually cared about the customer there would be one form factor across all wireless providers to help encourage innovative accessories and to help reduce the cost of accessories for the customer. Ok, now I'm ranting on a tangent. Time to stop.
The SGS2 i777 already has a good Dev base and continuing to grow already. The sgs2 i777 has in common with the i9100 as we that have/had cappys should know the i897 cappy and i9000 were like sisters and is HOW we had so much Dev support. Most the devs that I have seen already are stating that they are staying with the i777 and NOT moving to the i727 skyrocket.
There are already a few post over in the ATT SGS2 General forums debating this so you can catch up on it beforehand.
Basically it is an ALMOST FOR SURE thing that it is NOT the 1.5Ghz Exerynos chip in it since Samsung stated that ONLY test chips were ready by the end of this year and should make it into phones by the middle of 2012.
The screen is .2" larger but with the SAME 800x480 resolution.
It is Lte which is the ONLY GOOD THING I see in it unless you live in an Lte area now and don't stray out.of that area. The Lte coverage will ONLY BE 12 markets by the end.of the year and will take a few years to spread it out better.
Back to the Dev support, if you look into the tmobile section of xda you will see how slow the Dev support is there and how they have like 1 base kernel that is not tweaked much at all. The Dev base is not too good compared to the Dev base of the i777.
The reason I mention the T-Mobile version is it sounds like MOSTLY it is the same phone with the same chipsets just with a different Lte radio.
I came from/still have 2 of 3 of my cappys, went to the sgs2 i777 on Oct. 4th and Lte will be in my area by the end of the year. I am within the timeframe to return the sgs2 now but wont be doing it due to the Dev base and the similarities with it and the i9100. Which as we know the i9000 got all the updates and goodies which were pretty easily ported over to out captivates since they were similiar. The SAME is/will be true with the i777 and i9100. The i727 doesn't have a sister unbranded phone to port from so will likely be at the mercy of ATT for future software updates. The i777 should get ICS shortly after the i9100 well before att decides to give us ICS on either phone. So to make a long story short I am choosing because.of the Dev support and compatibility of phones already out there. The i727 will be a 1fer phone, one of a kind for the most part. Not wanting to start a i777/i727 flaming war here as each person will have their own ideas about it. That is how.it has already turned into in most of the post about this subject over there. Just giving my thoughts and feelings here.
Plus I have always qualified for an upgrade.on my line every 12 months as I did this time. So 12 months.from now Lte may be in a better spotlight with coverage, the sgs3 should be making its way by that time. The i777 sgs2 kicks ass for sure and I have not had any of the little learning issues/bad flashes/ test software as when I started out with my cappy last year in July. It just works without any of the hiccups. We had actual roms on LAUNCH DAY due to being SO CLOSE to the i9100...
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I guess it's true and I thought this before. If going for a SGSII, no point not getting the original - especially since soon ports of the International SGSII will be coming around and the Skyrocket might have different HW.
But the HTC is tempting as they usually make really nice phones - and there might be a good amount of Devs and people in general jumping on it after the Inspire.
Looks like the SGS2LTE has the Exynos 4212 just from comparing hardware specs. The 1.2Ghz version in the regular SGS2 the Exynos 4210. Throw "Exynos 4212" into google search and you'll see some impressive specs. It is supposed to have 30% better power use and 5 times more powerful graphics performance. I'm not an expert, but this is just what I think is under the hood.
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Looks like the SGS2LTE has the Exynos 4212 just from comparing hardware specs. The 1.2Ghz version in the regular SGS2 the Exynos 4210. Throw "Exynos 4212" into google search and you'll see some impressive specs. It is supposed to have 30% better power use and 5 times more powerful graphics performance. I'm not an expert, but this is just what I think is under the hood.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319484
Read on the Rogers version Qualcomm
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Posted by Mr.Junky on other post. http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4124&idPhone2=4130
Only issue I see is that it list the OG SGS2 as still having the FM radio and the pic of the Ltd version is of a i9100 or something with the physical home button.
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Once the chipset is officially confirmed exyons vs qualcomm that will be the deciding factor in ROM porting. If the skyrocket has the qualcomm chip, there will be no i9100 ports. The only chance of ports will be the TMo version, which should have very little likelyhood of being any better than the ATT version.
There is a lot of circumstancial evidence pointing to the qualcomm chip, check out the several large threads in the i777 Galaxy S II forum. Most devs chimed in and have said the i777 will be the only us version capable of getting ROM ports from the I9100, because they are so close.
There is no proof yet the Vivid will have an unlocked bootloader when shipped.
If you enjoy flashing ROMs, or want the most selection in ROMs, the i777 OG GS II will likely be your best bet.
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Can't decide if I should get SG2 skyrocket or HTC vivid.
I am returning my AT&T SG2 tomorrow.
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Can't decide if I should get SG2 skyrocket or HTC vivid.
I am returning my AT&T SG2 tomorrow.
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Ah, first world troubles. I seriously doubt either phone will disappoint in any showstopping way, with or without a substantial amount of developer support.
Currently I have a Galaxy S II Epic 4g touch on sprint. I will be leaving sprint for multiple reason and going to AT&T to get the HTC Vivid. In my opinion samsung makes better phones but HTC gives you a much better user experience. Here are some pro's and cons of samsung and htc (my opinions are based on my current phone the gs2 and my previous phone the evo)
Samsung beats HTC at:
Screen is better
Camera is better
CPU is faster
Sound on speaker is louder and more clear
HTC beats Samsung at:
Way better widgets
Screen is more sensitive
GPS actually works (gps on samsung phones are always pure failure)
Higher quality plastic
please dont get mad if you disagree this is just my opinion. I will be getting the white vivid and will never get a non htc phone again.
The normal SGS II is better than the Skyrocket. FYI.
The one real downer to the SGS II LTE that would probably stop me from getting it is the resolution is 480 x 800 pixels @ 4.5 inches = 207ppi pixel density?? REALLY?! I think the G1 had better than that
So the HTC vivid and the SGS2 Lte both have worse processors that the OG SGS2? One with 1.2 snapdragon and the other with 1.5 qualcomm?
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2535251/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-pictures-hands-on-att-lte
Glad I am sticking with the OG SGS2
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Only downside now w/ the Vivid, is that it is plastic and not the usual aluminum unibody construction. One of the things that always separated HTC from Samsung IMO
Noob question: I don't know much about the new phones coming out but wouldn't the new nexus that's coming out be a greater or just as good choice. Just wondering because I always thought the nexus s had the most dev support and updates since it was a google phone.
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mossination said:
Noob question: I don't know much about the new phones coming out but wouldn't the new nexus that's coming out be a greater or just as good choice. Just wondering because I always thought the nexus s had the most dev support and updates since it was a google phone.
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It will, but not everyone is willing to fork over money off-contract; I've heard that they're changing it to allow multiple carriers to subsidize, but still. I am passionately avoiding Samsung devices from now on.
I thought Nexus is exclusive to Verizon in the US. Not much help for the ATT, Tmobile and Spring folks.
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It will, but not everyone is willing to fork over money off-contract; I've heard that they're changing it to allow multiple carriers to subsidize, but still. I am passionately avoiding Samsung devices from now on.
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What is wrong with Samsung? I have a SG2 but debating if I should get the Vivid or the Skyrocket.
Specs wise it seems like the skyrocket got the Vivid beat.
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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
I have a feeling that the note will have a ton of development. You guys think it will be easy to port roms for that device to ours? Same or similar chipset i think.
may not be very easy considering the resolution changes. i remember porting from sensation to inspire was rather difficult because of the resolution differences within Sense apps. it might wind up being easier for sammy devices though
I wonder if adjusting the DPI settings on the i727 will make it possible.
That's the main reason i got rid of my Captivate and bought a 9100, always having to wait for someone to make a rom that would work on it, meanwhile everyone on their 9000 had it. Makes it worth every penny to not be locked to a carrier locked phone.
I want the Note just waiting to see how big it actually is in my hand
And then if I like it goings for the Intl version as its already been rooted Rom'ed etc.
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Anyone know if the ATT refurb centers are open tomorrow? Can potentially kill three birds with one brick trying this out. (See what I did there? haha)
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So for those who are waiting, keep on waiting.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/05/sorry-folks-samsung-says-no-galaxy-s-iii-release-in-april/
I shud just get Skyrocket man..Atleast I will enjoy LTE speed
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I shud just get Skyrocket man..Atleast I will enjoy LTE speed
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or the htc one x looks pretty sweet and has lte
viny2cool said:
I shud just get Skyrocket man..Atleast I will enjoy LTE speed
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skyrocket call quality literally sucks balls. due to not having audience chip
mediumsteak said:
skyrocket call quality literally sucks balls. due to not having audience chip
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Literally?
It literally sucks balls? And you're complaining??
How much do i have to pay for a phone to give me some mouth lovin?
On a serious note, I've always used I9000 firmware on my captivate, and remember, cm7, miui, and all ics roms use I9000 reoriented kernels and modems, so they also don't have audience chip support. Call quality pretty much the same as I897 stuff for me, with the added bonus of hsupa.
Just waiting for it to drop cause I'm getting it, skipping s2. Hoping it drops by June though.
Been going without audience support for almost a year now, sure not as good a stock i897 quality but not bad either. I think I could live with the skyrockets non audience chip
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from what i gather is that they wil be releasin the S3 along the olympics , as a spl edition and since Samsung is the official sponsor , it will be big event...
Not so bad really. Well not for me anyway. I just see it as a little more time to play with ICS on the Cappy. If you consider how far the devs have been able to push this thing, it's impressive and not dead yet.
Hard to wait for new toys though.
S4! S4!
any phone with big AMOLED and S4 CPU would be nice.
For me it's Galaxy Note on expensive side and Pantech Burst on cheap side.
S3
Yes S3 looks sweet and I'm hearing July but lets hope earlier. Also the Skyrocket HD will be out soon, better then the original.
http://www.techzek.com/att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-hd-coming-soon/
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Yes S3 looks sweet and I'm hearing July but lets hope earlier. Also the Skyrocket HD will be out soon, better then the original.
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I may just have to wait a little longer for this to drop then.
I can finally get a new phone now, but I'm waiting for something new and sweet to drop.
I'm going to guess that samsung won't name their next flagship device with an S or galaxy. Its probably going to run under HSPA+, since LTE is still in its early ages and the same 1800mah battery from sgs2. I hope they will include virtual onscreen buttons and a newer touchwiz optimized for virtual onscreen buttons as well.
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Those predictions are unfounded, and make no sense:
Galaxy S is a HUGE brand name, why would they abandon it?
And why not include lte, that's not the ONLY connection available when the phone is equipped with lte hardware, so to limit it would be a dumb business strategy.
My reason for the different brand name:
There are a lot of samsung devices with "galaxy" on them already. So transition to a new series would be perfect at this point. Besides, we don't want it to end up like evo and droid series. Too many of the same titles, and rather confusing.
As for LTE:
Only because it's still on premature stages outside of US. Samsung prioritizes Europe, Asia, and Australia (as you can see by who gets updates first) so I wouldn't be surprised if it's on HSPA+ OR! The US variants will have LTE with a snapdragon processor.
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My reason for the different brand name:
There are a lot of samsung devices with "galaxy" on them already. So transition to a new series would be perfect at this point. Besides, we don't want it to end up like evo and droid series. Too many of the same titles, and rather confusing.
As for LTE:
Only because it's still on premature stages outside of US. Samsung prioritizes Europe, Asia, and Australia (as you can see by who gets updates first) so I wouldn't be surprised if it's on HSPA+ OR! The US variants will have LTE with a snapdragon processor.
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Galaxy S series only have 2 phones which is Galaxy S and then Galaxy S2/Galaxy S2 LTE (or Skyrocket in US)...so your reasoning is wrong...
All the other devices only use galaxy..they don't use S with galaxy...every company wants to brand their flagship devices like Sony does with Xperia and LG does with optimus.
Also Droid/My Touch are carrier's names not Manufacturers name...Verizon likes to add droid on all their android phones..so does T Mobile
The reason why Europe, Asia, and Australia get updates first is that they don't have carrier's in between to deal with. In US (and Canada), Carriers controls the future updates along with the manufacturers....even if Samsung provides the updates, ATT needs to approve it too..That's why same series phones (same company) on different carriers gets updates at different times...
As the poster above you said, it would be stupid to release a phone without LTE, when every company around the world is trying to launch it..
Compared to motorola and htc, samsung is better at marketing execution despite of the update delays. And I think it's proper to end it with galaxy s 2 because were heading towards android 4.0-4 etc., which has some differences in its look and feel from froyo and gingerbread.
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Well not all. Many cities around the globe dont have LTE yet. And take sony for example, with xperia ion and xperia S. Both successors of arc, both same processor, but xperia s for europe is only hspa+ whereas ion is LTE. My guess is samsung will go on the safe side to launch with hspa+ in order to keep their devices somewhat 'together' (sorry if I didnt make sense lol). But I do understand why it would be a let down with no LTE
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atleast we know that US version of SG3 will have LTE, irrespective of the carrier, as all the major carriers in US already have LTE or working to get it..
^ There's a possibility samsung will head to that direction too. HSPA+ international, LTE US domestic. Lol with ours and other people's analysis, it looks like samsung is the "Apple" for Android kinda
Hey, I don't personally own a skyrocket but I am the market for one.
I have a slight misconception; in terms of development, the s2 skyrocket and the s2 hd lte are two totally different phones am I correct?
I am more attracted to the HD, yet I cannot even find a section for it on xda (Please correct me if I am mistaken).
Help would be greatly appreciated!
Yes they are two different devices.
The HD LTE isn't a very popular device, since the Skyrocket HD was cancelled.
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That's the same thing I wad about to post the skyrocket HD had been taken off the market I think I guess it really didn't make sense yeah and its not popular because only a few have them
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I am Canadian so I am assuming that the S2 LTE is the same as the Skyrocket in terms of roms, etc, right?
Would you guys recommend that I get the Skyrocket, the HD, the OG S2 or the Galaxy Nexus? I kind of want LTE, but it's definitely not the deal breaker.
Is the lower ppi really noticeable?
I would go with the galaxy nexus hands down very smart sleek device also u get updates faster directly from Google also there is more mods foe the nexus out there senses its a popular device but if u want lte witch is also great well just go with the skyrocket HD but I don't really see the point if lte is not fully up yet in most areas
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I am Canadian so I am assuming that the S2 LTE is the same as the Skyrocket in terms of roms, etc, right?
Would you guys recommend that I get the Skyrocket, the HD or the Nexus? I kind of want LTE, but it's definitely not the deal breaker.
Is the lower ppi really noticeable?
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The Rogers S2 LTE is identical to the AT&T Skyrocket in every way except what carrier it's locked too, and what ROM comes stock on it. All custom development for the Skyrocket works 100% on the S2 LTE.
It depends what price you can get them for and what you intend to do with them.
I would suggest doing some googling of the differences (Google "Skyrocket vs Nexus" for example), and figure out what's best for you.
Personally I think if it was between the Skyrocket and the Nexus, it would be Skyrocket hands down. It has better specs, better screen, bigger battery, better camera, etc. The downside is it comes with Samsung's touchwiz flavour of Android (and Gingerbread at that, until recently maybe?) and does not get regular updates from Google as they come out.
That said, there are some top notch developers working on ICS ROMS for the Skyrocket (CyanogenMod, AOKP, Sky ICS, etc), so there is a wide array of different custom ROMS available. You just have to be willing to dive in and learn some stuff, it's quickly turning into an addicting hobby for me.
Not sure on the S2 HD, but what about the S3? It has native 720p resolution if that is important to you.
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The Rogers S2 LTE is identical to the AT&T Skyrocket in every way except what carrier it's locked too, and what ROM comes stock on it. All custom development for the Skyrocket works 100% on the S2 LTE.
It depends what price you can get them for and what you intend to do with them.
I would suggest doing some googling of the differences (Google "Skyrocket vs Nexus" for example), and figure out what's best for you.
Personally I think if it was between the Skyrocket and the Nexus, it would be Skyrocket hands down. It has better specs, better screen, bigger battery, better camera, etc. The downside is it comes with Samsung's touchwiz flavour of Android (and Gingerbread at that, until recently maybe?) and does not get regular updates from Google as they come out.
That said, there are some top notch developers working on ICS ROMS for the Skyrocket (CyanogenMod, AOKP, Sky ICS, etc), so there is a wide array of different custom ROMS available. You just have to be willing to dive in and learn some stuff, it's quickly turning into an addicting hobby for me.
Not sure on the S2 HD, but what about the S3? It has native 720p resolution if that is important to you.
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I wish I could afford the S3 hahaha
I understand all your facts regarding better specs except the screens. Isn't the screen on the Nexus better than the screen on the Skyrocket? The Nexus has a much high resolution and the only difference as far as I know is that the Skyrockets is armed with Super AMOLED Plus while the Nexus has only Super AMOLED. Is the difference in colour so drastic?
I get you about roms and such haha, fellow flashaholic here
Is the Skyrocket going to receive JB via ports or OTA soon?
I don't think the skyrocket is getting jelly bean update 4.1 but as far as I know is cynogen mod team is working on a cm10 witch is jelly bean with way better mods on it
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I wish I could afford the S3 hahaha
I understand all your facts regarding better specs except the screens. Isn't the screen on the Nexus better than the screen on the Skyrocket? The Nexus has a much high resolution and the only difference as far as I know is that the Skyrockets is armed with Super AMOLED Plus while the Nexus has only Super AMOLED. Is the difference in colour so drastic?
I get you about roms and such haha, fellow flashaholic here
Is the Skyrocket going to receive JB via ports or OTA soon?
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Oh I guess the Nexus has higher resolution, but the main difference for me is the scratch resistance. The gorilla glass on the skyrocket makes all the difference, the nexus my friend has is scratched to **** and my skyrocket that has no screen protector and lives in my pocket is completely fine after 2 or 3 months now.
I've personally compared a nexus to a skyrocket side by side with the same image, and I didn't notice really any difference in image quality. The skyrocket actually seemed better to me? I dunno.
Cyanogen has come out and said they will be working on CM10 as soon as JB source is released. They will stop development of CM9 once they've released a stable 9.0.0 and focus on supporting CM7 and releasing CM10. They also don't seem to think it will be difficult to port since the differences between ICS and JB are less numerous then GB to ICS was.
Anyway, I don't proclaim to be an expert, but the skyrocket wins in my opinion due its superior hardware.
Edit: I wouldn't count on anything OTA ever happening, official ICS is only just now being released by Rogers...
Skyrocket doesn't have gorilla glass
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Skyrocket doesn't have gorilla glass
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Maybe you're right, someone at one time told me it does. I am trying to find the info now and all I can find is marketing crap that says "scratch resistant glass".
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Maybe you're right, someone at one time told me it does. I am trying to find the info now and all I can find is marketing crap that says "scratch resistant glass".
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It's pretty much just as good.
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yeah id get a nexus. kinda regret not getting one :/. they were cheaper too.
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Maybe you're right, someone at one time told me it does. I am trying to find the info now and all I can find is marketing crap that says "scratch resistant glass".
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It's Samsung's version of it.
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SR is much more sexier than the boring Gnex ... Gnex may have 2 strong sides : google updates before any other device and 720p screen ... All other departments are better in SR : battery , style , camera , CPU ...........