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Next Phone?

The Captivate community here on XDA is nothing but awesome. So, I'm asking everyone: where are you going next? Will you be switching to Motorola and the Atrix 4G? Sticking it out with Samsung and the Infuse 4G? Maybe an Inspire 4G?
Please vote in the poll. I'm interested in seeing where Captivate owners are planning to head in the next couple of months.
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I don't know because I have over a year on my contract. By that time who knows where we will be. I do think next time I get a phone it will be after its been out for a while. If it were the next couple months I think it would be the atrix.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.

Im seriously considering the atrix but the infuse looks impressive they both have awesome features...im torn.
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niezek said:
Im seriously considering the atrix but the infuse looks impressive they both have awesome features...im torn.
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The infuse is nothing more than an overclocked captivate with a 4.5" screen, its nothing new. The atrix on the other hand has a dual core cpu, 1g of ram, fingerprint reader and that nifty webtop thingamajiggy.

niezek said:
Im seriously considering the atrix but the infuse looks impressive they both have awesome features...im torn.
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The only thing drawing me to the Infuse is that screen. But the qHD screen on the Atrix should be cool, too.
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kennethpenn said:
The Captivate community here on XDA is nothing but awesome. So, I'm asking everyone: where are you going next? Will you be switching to Motorola and the Atrix 4G? Sticking it out with Samsung and the Infuse 4G? Maybe an Inspire 4G?
Please vote in the poll. I'm interested in seeing where Captivate owners are planning to head in the next couple of months.
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The Atrix is going where I've wanted to be for a while. If my phone is as powerful as a laptop, why have two separate devices? I'm a bit upset about the Infuse because it's what the Galaxy S line should have been. That all being said, I'll probably cave for the Infuse because of the "flashability" and brilliant screen.

mrbisme33 said:
The Atrix is going where I've wanted to be for a while. If my phone is as powerful as a laptop, why have two separate devices? I'm a bit upset about the Infuse because it's what the Galaxy S line should have been. That all being said, I'll probably cave for the Infuse because of the "flashability" and brilliant screen.
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Most people would disagree about your statement on the Galaxy S supposed to have been like the Infuse. I like a 4" screen and beyond that the Infuse really does not make much of an impact. The bad thing about the Galaxy S is Samsung not releasing source code.

I have 2yrs left on my contract so by that time phones will be installed into our brains

I despise Motorola phones, so I'm not touching those.
Samsung has been reliable, I'm not sure that I'd want to deal with the Captivate's jank anymore, and I don't trust Samsung to provide updates especially if they're corrupted with TouchWiz.
I love using HTC phones and their spec sheets and feel just seem so refined.
Alas, I'll probably defect from ATT. They've thrown too much crap into my face over the past 6 years. My employer can foot for my business phone, its service is far too unreliable for me. I'm probably going to Verizon.

You should have made the choice "Stuck with the Captivate" instead of "Sticking..."

Miami_Son said:
You should have made the choice "Stuck with the Captivate" instead of "Sticking..."
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At first I thought you were being a grammar Nazi, because my choices weren't parallel. Then I realized it was just a well-worded, witty jab at Samsung.
Well done, sir.
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peachpuff said:
The infuse is nothing more than an overclocked captivate with a 4.5" screen, its nothing new. The atrix on the other hand has a dual core cpu, 1g of ram, fingerprint reader and that nifty webtop thingamajiggy.
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And a locked bootloader;-)
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flashman2002 said:
Most people would disagree about your statement on the Galaxy S supposed to have been like the Infuse. I like a 4" screen and beyond that the Infuse really does not make much of an impact. The bad thing about the Galaxy S is Samsung not releasing source code.
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I am a fan of the Infuse's front facing camera, 8 mp main camera with flash and moderately improved processor. When the Captivate was released, it was competing with the Evo and Iphone 4, both of which had better specs (on paper). I worry that AT&T will cripple the Infuse as they did the Captivate and take away it's competitive features to conserve network bandwidth. Plus I'll need evidence that the GPS works on the Infuse ;-)

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And a locked bootloader;-)
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Thats what i thought, but look what moto just posted.

I was wondering when this thread would pop up... I'm digging the atrix's raw power... but really we should all reserve judgement until MWC has passed. I'm sure there's more stuff that'll blow us away there

Atrix FTW
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kennethpenn said:
At first I thought you were being a grammar Nazi, because my choices weren't parallel. Then I realized it was just a well-worded, witty jab at Samsung.
Well done, sir.
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You get me.

I think most ppl expectation of the Atrix is too high, unless you plan on running it stock.
And for those dead set on getting it, be prepared for a big change when it comes to Motorola development section, not much happening there compared to Samsung section.
I will wait about a month or so after release before buying 2 of the units in the poll (off-contract). I've learned that having patience on buying any electronic device that is first introduce can save you alot of headaches.

Well, I don't really have a manufacturer preference and I don't buy phones as an update, ie, not locked into 2 more years so I shop around different carrier phones. Actually though I get a great ATT plan through work so I'm not leaving, still using original iPhone unlimited data plan.
That said, I got my wife the HTC HD2 and about 2 weeks ago loaded the NAND version of Cyanogen. I must say if there is a newer version of the HD2 that runs Android, and works with ATT 3g in about a year or so i will be all over it. That is actually quite an awesome phone and if it worked with ATT 3g I might actually trade her.

I'm betting MWC doesn't bring AT&T much. Perhaps the second Galaxy S, but I'm thinking it will launch in several months, like the Captivate did.
MWC - February 2010 - Announcement of Galaxy S GT-I9000
Captivate announced - late June 2010
Captivate released - July 2010
The Atrix is looking at a possible March launch. So, it'll probably be a few months ahead of the Galaxy S2.
After dealing with Samsung's lack of updates, GPS problems, shut down problems, I'm personally inclined to give Motorola a shot with the Atrix. Let's hope there is an unlocked bootloader.

[Q] How long will the Infuse 4G hold up?

How long do you guys think the Infuse 4G will last in the Market of ever improving phones? Will it last the next few years, say until an upgrade is eligible? Or will it simply fall apart compared to upcoming phones in the next few years? Personally, I love my Infuse, and I think it'll last at least a year to three in terms of specs and software. Please, discuss.

Ok, this is one thing you need to learn when it comes to new phones / laptops/ technology in general. In a year, IT WILL BE OUTDATED. I got the Samsung Captivate and could not imagine a better phone ---besides it's constant GPS issues and until the charging port broke on it...but that was partly my fault. I got this phone and it is great as well--even better than the Captivate. At the time, I did not think that was possible.
The thing you want to do is buy a quality product for the time. The Infuse is one of those things. If you take good care of it, it will last you. I fell off of my bike a few weeks back going downhill. I was pretty banged up. My Infuse, even though it was in a case, got pretty banged up--- cosmetically around those silver edges. It is fully functioning otherwise. It is a solid product. It will last you a long time if you don't abuse it.
For example -- -I still have the Samsung Blackjack 2 as my backup phone and I use it when my "newer and better" phones give me problems. I've had it for forever. It is still a good phone despite being years old. You have a decent phone now--- we all do, as far as the Infuse is concerned. I haven't heard too many complaints, but only time can tell if that will change. Treat it well and it will remain good to you.

The sg2 looks identical to the infuse(slightly smaller on at&t) , except with a better resolution and much better cpu, so I think the infuse will be obsolete when the sg2 hits the states. Nevertheless, I love my infuse and I think it's one of the best phones out right now.
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I'm just asking if you guys think it'll last the above-average Android user the next few years. I know it's already outdated. It was probably outdated before it even came out.
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depends on the user. there isnt much the phone can't do but it depends on samsung releasing updates and on the community to put out quality mods. to be honest with a good rom a droid could still be a viable phone. my friend has a nexus1 and loves it. i actually kinda envy it, i love the screen and media capabilities on samsung phones but as a phone the nexus is perfect and there is no reason it should need to be anything more.
i have a phone lust though. i will likely get the sgsiii or whatever comes after the sgsii long before my contract is up.

The Infuse right now is still the absolute best phone on AT&T.
And will stay that way till the SGS 2 comes out....
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requiem3 said:
The sg2 looks identical to the infuse(slightly smaller on at&t) , except with a better resolution and much better cpu, so I think the infuse will be obsolete when the sg2 hits the states. Nevertheless, I love my infuse and I think it's one of the best phones out right now.
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Sgs2 and infuse have the same resolution. 480x800 wvga.

I was looking at the specs of Galaxy II and the one thing I won't switch my infuse for is battery. It has 1600mA while Infuse has 1750mA. So when it comes to dual CPU, it should drain battery down pretty bad. I mean why will you ever even use that power on the phone unless you compute rocket science data using it. 4G also has a big mouth for drinking the juice out of your phone.
I'm not trying to say it is horible, it just would be a major concern if I'm a heavy data user.
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phones are always out of date typically within 6 months of being released there will be a higher end phone, with few exceptions. (i use to sell phones personally)
anyways, i had a samsung captivate which was the best phone when it came out, currently out of date, but it broke i payed money throuh insurance and luckily they were out so i got an infuse. very happy so far, and i can save my upgrade, im going to wait till i get a high spec (probably htc) lte phone

kcab87 said:
Sgs2 and infuse have the same resolution. 480x800 wvga.
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Sgs2 has a smaller screen...therfore it will seem to have better resolution next to the infuse...
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6 weeks, at best.
Coming from the Captivate it's already boring.
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The phone is already outdated when you bought it, but that is the rule with all tech lol. Will it last 5 years. If you take care of it sure but will it still be getting upgrades. Most likely not sense we are seeing higher and higher system requirements to run the newer updates.

It is confirmed the nexus S will get the ics update, hardware wise there's no reason the infused couldn't handle the update also. It's up to att and Sammy.
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corythug said:
It is confirmed the nexus S will get the ics update, hardware wise there's no reason the infused couldn't handle the update also. It's up to att and Sammy.
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I am not saying it couldnt handle it, just saying that after the first OS update I would not look for any others. IF it gets 1 more after that then it will be lucky. As for the Nexus S, I had great hopes for it but then I found the Nexus S was by samsung and thought ok ill wait for the next and not the new prime may be a samsung as well so looks like ill wait till the next nexus is an HTC. But if it is a samsung or HTC as long as the phone is bought through ATT dont expect to get the same number of updates as the Euro versions of the same phone. They always will get more updates then its US counter parts. As always been the case and always will be.

This is why the nexus line is a safe bet typically, as it is 'googles' phone, the updates are fast and frequent. The S is a Sammy, but no need to wait on them making the updates play nice with tw .
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corythug said:
This is why the nexus line is a safe bet typically, as it is 'googles' phone, the updates are fast and frequent. The S is a Sammy, but no need to wait on them making the updates play nice with tw .
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Yup thats why my next device will be a Nexus, as long as it is not made by samsung

Think I should go for the Galaxy S II or wait?

I'd get it off contract because I'm crazy and illogical. But the Galaxy S II looks great, even if ATT shrunk the screen. I know the Nexus Prime is coming out soon, but I am iffy on it. All of the previous Nexus's seemed to fizzle out quickly or something, though I know none were ever made by the current Samsung beast company.
I guess I should wait for that announcement. A curved screen isn't weird, is it?

Att didn't shrink the screen. Their version, the I777, is the closest to the original S2. The other carriers mess with their versions more.

I plan on waiting for the Nexus Prime. I'm pretty sure it's going to set the new standard for smart phones in 2012.

Ya I'm kinda in the same boat. But the important thing is whether the nexus it galaxy will have the most active community because for me that is really what made my phone. Also I saw somewhere that Samsung is coming out with 1.5ghz chips for their phones in the spring and you may wanna wait for that
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I'll bleed for S ll
I want phone off contract but don't want to derail budget. Realized if I donate blood that's sixty to seventy dollars a week..

i'm waiting to see about the prime. some rumours are it will be CDMA/Verizon. besides, it's only tuesday

I would wait for not necessarily the prime but a phone with:
- 720p screen
- Quad Core cpu (Kal-El hopefully because I am sick of looking at games like shadowgun and I cannot play. I know there is chainfire3d but it does not work for all games)

Nexus Prime sounds perty nice, but looks like it may be a Verizon exclusive for now.
I was REALLY looking forward to the S II on AT&T, but it's taken so long to get here that at this point I'm thinking of holding off for the Galaxy Note (possibly early 2012). It may to big for some but I like the S pen thing and will be using it for business.
PLayes with the S II yesterday for a few minutes. It was nice and my captivate is getting long in the tooth... Tempting, but I will likely wait (for the Note).
As for waiting for the Nexus Prime, you may have a bit of a wait if indeed it starts out as a Verizon exclusive.

The joy and bane of android phones is that they self-obsolete themselves every 6 months. There will ALWAYS be a better phone that is just past the corner. The android phone scene is advancing faster than any other hardware wise.
I went with the Thrill: dual core, dual channel RAM, 3D screen, HDMI output (cable included), excellent build quality, same "4"G, plus its $20 from Walmart online on contract. In many ways its even or outspecs the galaxy s 2, but much softer on the wallet. I just couldn't rationalize paying an extra $100+ just to get more choice in custom ROMs.
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I'm sorry but I think the sgs 2 is worth it because of the screen power and community resources
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Well, I just read that an AT&T flavored Nexus Prime has hit the FCC. So we might indeed be getting this 4.0 device.
Still the Galaxy Note has the feature set I'm really after.

For me its between the htc holiday and the nexus prime. Its pretty much whatever comes out first. Once i went to the htc inspire, I fell in love with htc. Still absolutely love my Captivate though
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Just get it
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Anyone switching to the galaxy nexus?

I was thinking about switching to a galaxy nexus today because I can technically get it for free if I give up my S2, but I am not sure if it is a good move or not.
With the S2 having full cyanogen and miui support, the only 2 roms I really use, the only thing it seems like I would gain with the nexus is a bigger screen.
Is anyone going to switch to the nexus? If so, why are you switching? I don't want to switch and then regret it. I only have until the 21st to be able to get the galaxy nexus for free so I am going to have to make a decision without being able to see the phone in person.

I'm considering it but the cost is off putting because I'll have to buy off contract. I like the idea of a pure Google phone and the bigger screen would be nice
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My contract was up 3 weeks ago, so i thought about waiting for the nexus, or getting the gs2, the no sd card was the decider for me, that and an sure the gs community will bee bigger then the nexus community, though granted both will be big enough
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Most of the enhancements are because of ICS, which we will get in a couple months anyway. The bigger screen isn't much different because the size includes the part of the screen that will display the buttons. If you measured to the end of our buttons, we'd have almost the same screen size (the resolution is great but its also pentile). The camera is a toss up (Nexus shoots faster, we have 3 more megapixels). NFC doesn't matter yet for me in the US (I have never seen a place to pay for anything with NFC, not even one time).
Bottom line, If I had the choice, I'd rather have the Nexus. It will get the fastest software updates and its great hardware. But its not worth spending a lot of money on coming from the GSII which will be 95 percent as good once we get ICS.

Both are similar in my opinion...galaxy wins on extra sd support,camera and will get ics finally..also is more pocket friendly..nexus is taller...
Nexus has a better screen.....
I will wait for galaxy s3

If it had Super Amoled PLUS, I would.

Im getting it but I wouldn't switch. The Hardware acceleration probably be better on the S2 due to better GPU + Lower screen resolution. Also the downside of not having micro sd slot.
I've ordered it at Amazon but is due for 2nd Decemeber (sucks!) but probably be returning it after some fun use with it (14 days policy).

Apparently Galaxy Nexus is not getting Flash also, together with many other issues like no sd-card, worst camera, no Touchwiz and other stuff, nasty pentile screen with higher battery drain, huge uncomfortable size.
I took my decision for SII when I could get Nexus Prime, as far as I know many are completely ignoring Nexus and will hopefully wait for the next gen SIII.

I would have if I was able to transfer my 64GB MicroSDXC card to it.

No offence to the OP but there has already been several threads relating to this please use search function.

pacc said:
Apparently Galaxy Nexus is not getting Flash also, together with many other issues like no sd-card, worst camera, no Touchwiz and other stuff, nasty pentile screen with higher battery drain, huge uncomfortable size.
I took my decision for SII when I could get Nexus Prime, as far as I know many are completely ignoring Nexus and will hopefully wait for the next gen SIII.
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Where is this no flash business?

I just got SGSII. I used Infuse 4G which has 4.5" screen, and I think SGSII screen size is perfect. As others mentioned, only benefit with Galaxy Nexus is ICS. But I think I can wait couple of month for ICS update on my SGSII. I'm pretty happy with mine.

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Only thing it seems to have over the gs2 is ics.. And now we know we'll be getting that too I see no reason to replace this awesome toy
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Only thing it seems to have over the gs2 is ics.. And now we know we'll be getting that too I see no reason to replace this awesome toy
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What about screen, ics, camera?
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I'm getting my Galaxy Nexus Next week! can't wait for it to arrive! i will keep my S2 though.

my galaxy nexus will arrive tomorrow as i could just not help myself but im not selling my sg2 just yet until i have had a good play

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What about screen, ics, camera?
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Ok so I missed out screen res. Camera is more than good enough for me on gs2. And as I said we're getting ics officially and the will be plenty of vanilla ports around. Not saying the nexus is bad, just not enough for me to swap is all
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i wouldn't switch..not a sniff. the nexus is totally hideous...gs2 is the sweetspot.
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Nope, not switching. If you remove ICS your left with a pretty standard Android device.

6 months from now, will my gs3 be outdated?

Will my gs3 be outdated six months from now if the gs4 comes out?
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All phones are out dated in 6 months... It's the nature of the beast.
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It's getting there. Once the SIV is out, our device will be offically irrelevant for Verizon to keep updating.
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It's already outdated. Phones now have quad core with 2 GB of ram. Does that mean it's not a beast? Of course not! it's just the nature of electronics.
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Not necessarily. There might be phones with better specs on the market (better cameras, faster processors with more cores, etc), the S3 will surely be fine to be your phone until your next upgrade. If you're planning on buying an S3 now, I would wait until the summer when it is rumored that the S4 will come out.

Technology is out dated the day of it's release

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Technology is out dated the day of it's release
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DroidBabe said:
Will my gs3 be outdated six months from now if the gs4 comes out?
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I doubt it would be outdated.. The s3 is one of the best phones out,when the s4 comes out that just means its new if the s3 can still manage speed,performance,and stability then I don't think it will be outdated,with ces just ending the new phones that been previewed I'd still go for the s3.. The Verizon line you have the droid DNA and note 2 lots of ppl actually would still prefer the s3
As far as technology goes nothing really gets truly outdated til years come n go,most ppl now a days are just spoiled on urging for higher and better specs which would make bit "seem" like everything gets outdated way to quickly,s3 is the best in the market and when the s4 gets released you know the s3 is not outdated if it can still go head to head with its predecessor but that's just my opinion lol

What's your definition of "outdated"? If you mean not the top phone out there, then it's already outdated as it doesn't have a 1080p screen. Hell, it was even outdated before it came out since development was already underway on the S4 when the S3 came out.
Otherwise no, it's not outdated.

It will be outdated when it can't do something you want it to do. I don't see any deal breakers in the next 12 months, but I would jump at a vzw nexus 4 just to get on the nexus line.
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